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00:03Stephon Diggs released, or will be released, reportedly, by the Patriots.
00:09Free agent idea of the day?
00:11I guess.
00:12I watched a couple of minutes of Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson talking about the Bills this morning.
00:18I did that thing where I pushed play on Twitter, and then I left Twitter and it stopped.
00:22Oh.
00:23Instead of, like, opening up a new Twitter.
00:25So I only caught part of it.
00:27I didn't go back to it.
00:28But no offense to those guys.
00:30I love those guys.
00:31They're great to listen to.
00:32They were talking about the Bills, and I think Steve brought up Diggs just in passing,
00:38and Sam might have said, well, they're not going to do that.
00:40And that's right, isn't it?
00:42I think probably.
00:43Is there a 0% chance the Bills would?
00:48It's not 0 for me.
00:50It's not 0.
00:50I wouldn't put 0 on it.
00:52I might get to, like, you know, barely 10.
00:57But I would never say 0.
00:59Because we still, we don't really know exactly what, you know, why they parted when they did,
01:06the way they did.
01:07And, you know, you can assume certain things about, you know, how amicable or not amicable
01:13that whole situation was.
01:15But you don't have to be right.
01:17And so, you know, opportunity, the money, whatever.
01:22Like, I wouldn't say 0.
01:23But I wouldn't go much higher than 10.
01:25Well, the key people, of course, are Allen and Brady.
01:28And if there was anything negative about him from them, that's probably the end of it.
01:34Then it's a 0, yeah.
01:35Right.
01:35You know, if it got weird or, you know, worse between the quarterback and the wide receiver,
01:41then I guess that's probably that.
01:42And I don't need the Bills to bring, I don't even want them to bring back Diggs.
01:45I like rooting against Diggs.
01:47I'm enjoying that.
01:48But remember, Brady recalibrated the Bills' offense with Diggs on the team.
01:56Right.
01:57He took over and Diggs was on the team.
01:59And that was kind of like the end of Diggs.
02:00And Shakir started getting more targets than Diggs.
02:02And the running game was emphasized.
02:04And, yeah, it was.
02:06Diggs' target share no longer looked like that of a number one receiver.
02:10And that was three years ago and an ACL injury ago.
02:13Right.
02:13So, probably it's a no.
02:16The guy that they brought up, Steve and Sam, for the Bills was Iyuk.
02:23And I don't know, like, what that would cost in a trade.
02:26Like, could the Bills outbid the NFL for Brandon Iyuk?
02:32He's under contract.
02:33It's a big contract.
02:34It's not just like a free agent.
02:36It's not, you don't do this on a whim.
02:38They'd have to be, you know, unless there's some other reason to think this wouldn't be how it works.
02:43But they'd have to be the most interested team in Brandon Iyuk.
02:47Because he's probably someone that San Francisco wants to be rid of.
02:51Oh, I don't think there's any question about that.
02:53Right.
02:54I thought I'd heard, there's a lot, I think, to, like, get, uncover there.
02:59Because didn't they go after some guaranteed money that they'd already paid him or something?
03:05Like, I wonder how cumbersome it is for either party.
03:10San Francisco or the team bringing him in.
03:13Like, just how tough that contract is to swallow and just how much maneuverability you have around it.
03:20You could absolutely, I don't think it should cost you, this really depends on what the contract entails.
03:26Like, what is tied to him and what am I taking on if I do it?
03:30That always mitigates cost.
03:32The less financial burden I'm taking off your hands, the more I pay you.
03:38The more financial burden I'm removing from you, San Francisco, then the less that I have to pay you in
03:44draft asset.
03:45Or player asset.
03:47Right.
03:47So, it shouldn't cost, maybe even in either case.
03:55He's not playing there ever again.
03:57You could just wait to see if they release him.
04:00So, I would think a day three pick would get you, would get their attention.
04:06My guess would be the third round.
04:08Okay.
04:09Because I think there would be interest in him.
04:12I doubt that the, well, I don't know, but I would guess that the 49ers don't need to get to
04:18a point where they can just cut him.
04:20Because I think teams, what's not to like?
04:24I mean, maybe you've just got like an A1 level head case or something.
04:28And that.
04:29On the field, there's a lot to like.
04:31Absolutely.
04:32I'm not sure what is negative about him on the field.
04:34Well, the thing is, I think what usually hurts guys more than anything is if they like break the football
04:42code in some way.
04:44Right.
04:44And that's basically what Ayuk has done.
04:46He quit.
04:47He quit.
04:48He ghosted them.
04:49They had no idea in season if he was trying to come back and help them or anything.
04:54It was just a mess.
04:56And I think when you've got that on your resume, I'd be surprised if it was as much as a
05:04third round pick.
05:05But I could be wrong.
05:06I think a third round pick would definitely get their attention.
05:08But I don't think you, I would hope you wouldn't have to pay that.
05:13Because you're taking a shot.
05:15The guy's going to look you in the eye, tell you, oh, I'm good.
05:19I love football.
05:20I want to be here.
05:21I want to come help the Bills win a Super Bowl.
05:23But you don't know what you're buying.
05:25You haven't lived with him.
05:26And San Francisco just went through a freakout with him.
05:28So I think that should definitely mitigate what you pay for him.
05:33But I'm not ruling him out.
05:34I wouldn't rule him out.
05:36I'd want to do all my work and find out what exactly his problem was.
05:40Last full season in 2023, 1,300 yards and seven touchdowns.
05:45I mean, big yards per catch.
05:48He's interesting.
05:49I guess our difference is how much interest, how many teams would want to try out Brandon Ayuk.
05:56Like, pay the rate and see what he can do.
06:00I think it would be a few.
06:02Mike Schopen, the Bulldog here.
06:03We'll talk draft with Justin Mello.
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