LFG!!!
After weeks spent doing nothing substantial to address their need for more WRs, the Pats finally do something by signing Stefon Diggs. Despite being 31 and coming off an ACL injury, Diggs was producing much better than any Patriots wide reciever. In 8 games he had 47 catches, 496 yards recieving and 3 TDs. Over the full season only one Pats WR had more catches, only two had more yards, and none had more TDs.
Here’s the most intriguing stat for Diggs. CJ Stroud (in his 2nd year last year, just like Maye will be this year) had a passer rating of 104 and completion percentage of 73% when targeting Diggs. That’s what we’ll hope to see with Maye.
It’s also great to see that Maye pushed hard for Diggs and the team listened to what he had to say. That keeps him and the team hapy.
The deal may look too big financially at 3 years, $69 million. However, it’s only $26 million guaranteed, which is something I’m happy to pay for a guy who will instantly come in and be our WR1.
There are rumors about Diggs being a little bit of a diva. However, on the Pats he will be the go-to target and should get plenty of targets to keep him happy. And if he doesn’t end up liking it here, the Pats can likely get out of the deal after a year.
I think Diggs is hungry and has something to prove. I see this working out well.
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