WR Stefon Diggs, NE (4 Viewers)

[BobbyLayne]

S. Diggs Week 7 @ DET. You're likely going to come away from watching this video thinking that you can't possibly sit Diggs moving forward.

Good stuff again.Have to also like that he was targeted a few other times in the end zone, and Teddy just couldn't hit him on those and a few other throws. Also seemed very wide open on most of his routes.

In both the KC & Detroit games, TB looked for Rudolph first on multiple occasions inside the RZ. That may or may not change going forward.

In PPR, TDs for Diggs is icing on the cake. Won't complain if I'm wrong but I'm not expecting him to be a RZ monster. Still has a ton of value going forward either way. If you were a top 3 team in your league & added Diggs as your WR3/Flex, that's a huge upgrade.

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

S. Diggs Week 7 @ DET. You're likely going to come away from watching this video thinking that you can't possibly sit Diggs moving forward.

Start a gofundme. Would donate from my Diggs winnings. Seriously these are awesome. Many many thanks.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

S. Diggs Week 7 @ DET. You're likely going to come away from watching this video thinking that you can't possibly sit Diggs moving forward.

First of all thanks.

Secondly I see screens and crosses with the hopes he will house something.

Thirdly you can also see Bridgewater miss on some throws and nearly missed on the TD where Diggs got wide open.

 

[Interseptopus]

Considering starting him over Benjamin... Benjamin gets return yards though, but Haden is likely out again. I know this is a WDIS but I don't care, this is likely the best thread for a discussion on these types of moves, as I'm sure others are wondering who others are playing him over...

 

[packer_junkie]

Diggs >>> Benjamin

 

[Insein]

My WR corps is suddenly crowded. OBJ, DT, Edelman and Diggs. Hard to pick just 3.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Considering starting him over Benjamin... Benjamin gets return yards though, but Haden is likely out again. I know this is a WDIS but I don't care, this is likely the best thread for a discussion on these types of moves, as I'm sure others are wondering who others are playing him over...

I didn't consider starting Benjamin over him - and I've started Travis several times this year.

For reference, my WR1/WR2 are AB and AJG, Forsett/Gurley in at RB/Flex, plus Kelce - so basically this is the only lineup decision I consistently have. All year I've struggled with picking the correct WR3. I'm not gonna overthink it. I'll go with the hot hand and ride him until I see evidence he can be shut down.

 

[The Hank]

I have Diggs, Julio, Calvin and Odell, considering benching Odell for Diggs

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Have Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Mike Evans, ODB, Jerry Rice in his prime, Jesus Christ, and Diggs. Flexing Diggs over the son of God.

 

[Soulfly3]

Got Diggs in over Finley

 

[Interseptopus]

Good to see this. To put it into perspective I've got Antonio Brown, Beckham, Benjamin and Diggs... 2 WR and a flex. Looks like a lot of people with Diggs is a classic case of the rich getting richer.

Diggs it is!

 

[Insein]

Have Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Mike Evans, ODB, Jerry Rice in his prime, Jesus Christ, and Diggs. Flexing Diggs over the son of God.

Christ is due man. You can't bench him now when he can give you a heavenly performance any given week. Dude walks on water.

 

[shadyridr]

In one league i have julio, odb, Fitz, and diggs. I think this week im starting Fitz one more week despite the bad game. They all have insane matchups

 

[C-Bound]

Have Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Mike Evans, ODB, Jerry Rice in his prime, Jesus Christ, and Diggs. Flexing Diggs over the son of God.

Christ is due man. You can't bench him now when he can give you a heavenly performance any given week. Dude walks on water.

Careful with this one. After that catastrophic injury and then playing again on only 3 days rest, he might be a little rusty.

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Have Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Mike Evans, ODB, Jerry Rice in his prime, Jesus Christ, and Diggs. Flexing Diggs over the son of God.

Christ is due man. You can't bench him now when he can give you a heavenly performance any given week. Dude walks on water.

Careful with this one. After that catastrophic injury and then playing again on only 3 days rest, he might be a little rusty.

3 days rest. Gold.

 

[timbrah_ho]

I have an embarrassment of riches at WR in my super flex league after picking him up (lineup in sig). Actually considering packaging him up for a trade upgrade at RB and/or QB because WR points do no good on my bench...but I also kind of want to ride the wave if he's gonna continue at this pace.

Still struggling with putting him in my lineup ahead of names like Eifert @ PIT, Moncrief @ CAR, Cobb @ DEN. Given recent performance it seems like maybe Eifert is the only one on that list I'd play in front of Diggs but only because PIT is a juicy TE matchup.

 

[zamboni]

Well my broker is E.F. Hutton and...

 

[JuniorNB]

Have Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Mike Evans, ODB, Jerry Rice in his prime, Jesus Christ, and Diggs. Flexing Diggs over the son of God.

Christ is due man. You can't bench him now when he can give you a heavenly performance any given week. Dude walks on water.

Careful with this one. After that catastrophic injury and then playing again on only 3 days rest, he might be a little rusty.

plus he can't catch. It's like he has holes in his hands.

 

[steelerfan1]

think we diggs owners now have a chance to go out and try to upgrade at other positions. having julio, odell, alshon, john brown and diggs, i'm probably going to offer someting like woodhead and brown for doug martin and have diggs as the 4th going forward and to cover injury/byes.

thanks for this thread.

 

[DrBananas]

Have Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Mike Evans, ODB, Jerry Rice in his prime, Jesus Christ, and Diggs. Flexing Diggs over the son of God.

Christ is due man. You can't bench him now when he can give you a heavenly performance any given week. Dude walks on water.

Careful with this one. After that catastrophic injury and then playing again on only 3 days rest, he might be a little rusty.

plus he can't catch. It's like he has holes in his hands.

This, lmao.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Stefon Diggs shines under the lights in Vikings' night practice - Minnesota Vikings Blog - ESPN

Faust - when you have a moment please edit the thread title.

BREAK OUT THE TAPE MEASURE BOYS

TIA

 

[Biabreakable]

Sorry to say, I missed on Diggs, outbid.

One thing to keep in mind here,

Wasn't Norv Turner the OC in Cleveland when Josh Gordon blew up and won leagues for everyone that had him?

I can see Diggs being used in the same ways Gordon was that year.

The main difference here is that Clevaland traded away Trent Richardson early on in that season and the other RB Cleveland had at that time was injured. So he had no running game to work with which led to the Brown having 1078 total plays 681 passing attempts to 348 rushing attempts, the bulk of those were handled by McGahee who was let go by Denver and was still a free agent at the start of the season. This is 63% pass to 37% run not including the sacks which could also be put on the passing attempt side.

The Vikings after 6 games have run 381 total plays 181 pass attempts 181 rushing attempts 19 sacks. This couldn't really be more balanced. The offense is improving now up to 63.5 offensive plays/game which over the course of the season would be 1016 total plays. Currently Bridgewater is on pace to throw the ball 508 times. I do think the pass ratio will end up higher than 50% of total plays over the course of the last 10 games but this is a difference of about 150 pass attempts between the two situations.

Diggs is playing the X position which is the same as Josh Gordon. Looking at the history of receivers who played for Norv Truner it is pretty balanced between the X and the Z receiver. What determines which receiver is more targeted depends on the talent of the players moreso than the position they play based on looking at the history of this. Vincent Jackson played Z under Norv which is what balances the useage of the 2 positions out.

I don't think Diggs is better than Wallace to the degree that Gordon was better than Greg Little. So some balance of targets between the 2 receivers is what I would expect. Teddy likes to spread the ball around as well. I do think Teddy has shown a tendency to look Diggs way more than the other receivers in recent games. Not sure that continues for the rest of the season or not.

Kyle Rudolph is being asked to block more and not in the picture as much as other TE under Turner have been such as Jordan Cameron or Antonio Gates. He did have a lot of targets early on in the season, but I don't think Rudolph will be taking opportunity away from the outside receivers the way those TE did.

 

[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

Things look great for Diggs but let's not forget the Patterson Experience.

 

[SameSongNDance]

Things look great for Diggs but let's not forget the Patterson Experience.

Except Patterson quite literally just can't play the WR position. Diggs has shown more in 3 games than Patterson has in 3 seasons.

 

[JackReacher]

Things look great for Diggs but let's not forget the Patterson Experience.

I believe it was Bia who posted up thread that Diggs production was much more likely to be sustainable than CPatt because he is less reliant on big plays and much better with the route tree. Made a lot of sense.

 

[zamboni]

Things look great for Diggs but let's not forget the Patterson Experience.

While we shouldn't disregard the possibility that Diggs is a flash in the pan a la Patterson, I think he's already shown more in polish and route running ability than Patterson ever did during CP's short-lived emergence.

ETA: what the other two guys said prior to me

 

[Biabreakable]

Things look great for Diggs but let's not forget the Patterson Experience.

I believe it was Bia who posted up thread that Diggs production was much more likely to be sustainable than CPatt because he is less reliant on big plays and much better with the route tree. Made a lot of sense.

A lot of that I think was Arif Hasan. I agree with Arif and SameSongandDance that the difference of the two players is night and day.

The caution about Patterson (and Johnson) is something that inevitably would be brought up. That is why I tried to be pre-emptive in addressing that.

I am still looking for weaknesses in Diggs game. I have not seen him face good press coverage. I wonder if some of the more physical corners might be able to slow down his release off the LOS. For the most part I cannot find a good way for opposing teams to shut DIggs down. This one hasn't been fully tested yet in my opinion. I am running out of ideas. Diggs is technically sound with a lot of deception in how he runs his routes.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Sorry to say, I missed on Diggs, outbid.

One thing to keep in mind here,

Wasn't Norv Turner the OC in Cleveland when Josh Gordon blew up and won leagues for everyone that had him?

I can see Diggs being used in the same ways Gordon was that year.

The main difference here is that Clevaland traded away Trent Richardson early on in that season and the other RB Cleveland had at that time was injured. So he had no running game to work with which led to the Brown having 1078 total plays 681 passing attempts to 348 rushing attempts, the bulk of those were handled by McGahee who was let go by Denver and was still a free agent at the start of the season. This is 63% pass to 37% run not including the sacks which could also be put on the passing attempt side.

The Vikings after 6 games have run 381 total plays 181 pass attempts 181 rushing attempts 19 sacks. This couldn't really be more balanced. The offense is improving now up to 63.5 offensive plays/game which over the course of the season would be 1016 total plays. Currently Bridgewater is on pace to throw the ball 508 times. I do think the pass ratio will end up higher than 50% of total plays over the course of the last 10 games but this is a difference of about 150 pass attempts between the two situations.

Diggs is playing the X position which is the same as Josh Gordon. Looking at the history of receivers who played for Norv Truner it is pretty balanced between the X and the Z receiver. What determines which receiver is more targeted depends on the talent of the players moreso than the position they play based on looking at the history of this. Vincent Jackson played Z under Norv which is what balances the useage of the 2 positions out.

I don't think Diggs is better than Wallace to the degree that Gordon was better than Greg Little. So some balance of targets between the 2 receivers is what I would expect. Teddy likes to spread the ball around as well. I do think Teddy has shown a tendency to look Diggs way more than the other receivers in recent games. Not sure that continues for the rest of the season or not.

Kyle Rudolph is being asked to block more and not in the picture as much as other TE under Turner have been such as Jordan Cameron or Antonio Gates. He did have a lot of targets early on in the season, but I don't think Rudolph will be taking opportunity away from the outside receivers the way those TE did.

Norv Turner has been running an offense as an OC or HC 23 of the last 25 years. He has a #### ton of great RBs to work with: Emmitt, Terry Allen, Stephen Davis, the early and then the late LT2 Charger years. Hell, he even squeezed 1,000 yards & 60 receptions out of Lamont Jordan. And through all those great to good RBs, he only has three teams with fewer pass attempts per game than the 2015 Vikings.

(ASIDE - that was through Week 6; the average went up from 29.2 to 30.2, and as we'll see in a moment, they're trending.)

Now you can say the Vikings are perfectly balanced with an equal 181 Rush and Pass attempts, but that ignores that only one team has less PA. On a PG basis, they're around 28th. The league wide average per team after 7 weeks is 173 RA & 236 PA.

HOWEVER, let's be fair & relevant.

Diggs inactive Weeks 1-3: 74 PA, 24.67 per game

Stefon active Weeks 4-7 (3 G): 107, 35.67

35 pass attempts puts them around 15th in today's NFL. Some of the other advances metrics (N/YPA) as well as traditional measures (TD %) point to inadequacy but they're going in a positive direction.

More important, I think, is TB making good decisions. I still think his pocket presence is poor & combined with his slow release he'll continue to be sacked at a higher rate than you might expect. But he is showing progress & I think he may continue to do so.

Definitely feel better about the potential volume in this offense after another week of the trend toward more passing. The Bears give up the sixth most FF points to WRs - for reference KC ranks 1st in most points allowed, Detroit 4th - so we have every reason to believe the production continues.

Tougher row to hoe in 4 of the 5 games afterward, but after seeing the tape versus the Broncos, not overly concerned. And that playoff schedule?



Oh, yeah.

 

[Biabreakable]

As I have said I do expect the run pass ratio to shift more towards the pass as the season goes on.

The Vikings did run 75 offensive plays against the Lions which I think is a team high for plays in a game so far. They did that in large part because of the defense being able to keep the Lions from having the ball much.

I wouldn't expect 1200 total plays as the Vikings pace is well below that. However due to more than 50/50 passing attempts over the last 10 games I do think the Vikings could reach 1040 offensive plays which is more what I was expecting for them prior to the start of the season. The main reason I expected the total plays to increase (981 last season) is because of the defense and the return of Peterson.

Although Peterson got stuffed a lot. He did convert 1st downs out of short yardage situations and looking at his game from a success rate perspective, he did help keep some of these drives going. Especially the Vikings first drive that ended up being 15 plays and 7 minutes long.

Some of the rushing attempts are just the Vikings running out the clock and victory formation downing the ball at the end of games.

The Bears with Adam Gase may be using an up tempo approach against the Vikings which gives the Vikings more time to control the ball but also might push the Vikings to pass more if the Bears offense is successful. Seems like a good match up for Diggs and Bridgewater to me. The Bears defense is a bit worse against the run than they are against the pass right now. So Peterson may have a better game against them than he did the Lions. If this happens I could see the Vikings going conservative which might limit the receivers opportunity if the Vikings can build an early lead. This being a home game for the Bears I am not expecting that to happen so much although I do think the Vikings defense can keep the Bears from turning this game into a shoot out.

 

[flapgreen]

Have Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Mike Evans, ODB, Jerry Rice in his prime, Jesus Christ, and Diggs. Flexing Diggs over the son of God.

Christ is due man. You can't bench him now when he can give you a heavenly performance any given week. Dude walks on water.

Careful with this one. After that catastrophic injury and then playing again on only 3 days rest, he might be a little rusty.

 

[Rhythmdoctor]

I have Diggs, Julio, Calvin and Odell, considering benching Odell for Diggs

Let's not get crazy.

 

[Biabreakable]

Somewhat incidental but another thing I just realized talking about Turner with the Browns in 2013 and them trading away Trent Richardson.

Dion Lewis had played very well during the preseason and I remember finding it somewhat odd that the Browns hadn't used Richardson in the preseason at all. If Lewis had not been injured (broken fibia) before the season began he may have been a big part of the Browns offense and they likely would have thrown to RB more if he was.

The Vikings also brought Dion Lewis in for a try out last season but ultimately didn't sign him.

The Patriots picked Lewis up at the end of 2014.

Peterson has already been phased out of 3rd down assignments due to his poor pass protection. Matt Asiata or McKinnon are RB Teddy will check down to perhaps more than he will Peterson. So I don't see as many targets going to the RB as they might if McKinnon/Asiata were always playing. So the receivers may get more targets than they might if the main RB wasn't Peterson.

 

[Apple Juice]

The thing I like most is I don't recall any drops. Incompletions have been due to rushed or forced throws. Looks like he has good hands which will keep Bridgewater looking his way when there's pressure. He's getting open a lot more than Wallace.

 

[massraider]

Watching him, I think of Amari. Smooth, quick more than fast. Really smooth. Catches it in stride, just looks natural. Doesn't reach more than he has to, doesn't stop or slow down if he doesn't need to.

Maybe that's why he was overlooked. Can't measure a lot of this stuff at the combine.

 

[SameSongNDance]

The thing I like most is I don't recall any drops. Incompletions have been due to rushed or forced throws. Looks like he has good hands which will keep Bridgewater looking his way when there's pressure. He's getting open a lot more than Wallace.

In his first start he had two pretty bad drops. One might have actually been a fumble that he recovered himself. I mentioned it when I posted the video as the only real blemish. I'm just happy I didn't weigh those drops too heavily when deciding to roster him coming out of his bye.

 

[Biabreakable]

With 6 games of data I decided to run some numbers on the passing game.

Currently the Vikings have 396 offensive snaps. The Vikings have completed 381 offensive plays. This is 66 snaps/game and 63.5 plays/game. Some of these plays result in penalty on either team, so the difference of 15 plays so far

Stefon Diggs has played 3 games thus far. He has averaged 53 offensive snaps/game which is about 80% of the plays. He has 27 targets which is 9 targets/game. Mike Wallace has 6.3 targets/game. He has .17 targets/offensive snap which leads the team. Mike Wallace has .125 targets/snap.

Diggs leads the team is catch percentage with 70.3% Mike Wallace is 68.4% Diggs has 6.3 receptions/game Mike Wallace has 4.3 receptions/game. When the receivers are converting at a high rate it can be counted on by Teddy Bridgewater who has a goal of completing 70% of his attempts this season.

Diggs has 17.1 yards/reception. Jarius Wright has 17.2ypr but his catch percentage is only 52.6% the next highest is Theilen with 12.9ypr on only 14 targets.

Diggs leads the WR with 12 yards/target. Wright has 9 yards/target Theilen 8.2

Diggs leads the team in receiving yards/offensive snap at 2. Mike Wallace is the next best with .96

Diggs leads the team is target %/game with 30% of the targets the last 3 weeks. The next highest is Mike Wallace with 21.1% of the targets

If this were to continue over the next 10 weeks Diggs could be looking at 90 targets 63 receptions 1077 yards 3TD or 9 targets 6.3 reception 107.7 yards/game .33TD/game.

30% is a huge target share and I would expect that to come down towards 25% even if Diggs remains the primary target for Bridgewater the rest of the way. But I guess we shall see what happens if teams start focusing more attention to stopping him. I would expect most teams to continue to focus on stopping Peterson as their main priority.

 

[VaTerp]

Rotoworld:

ESPN Vikings reporter Ben Goessling believes fifth-round WR Stefon Diggs will contribute more from the slot than outside.

Diggs is certainly built like a slot receiver, checking in at 6-foot-0, 195 pounds. Diggs was expected to be a playmaker all over the field at Maryland, but was hampered by injuries. He has adequate speed at 4.46. Diggs could have a hard time earning targets as a rookie. Mike Wallace and Charles Johnson have the outside on lock, while Jarius Wright is capable in the slot. Cordarrelle Patterson is still hanging around as a supposed playmaker.

May 3 - 4:45 PM
Source: ESPN.com

ESPN's Todd McShay believes Maryland WR Stefon Diggs "is a potential Day 2 pick because he is exceptional in one important trait -- the ability to create with the ball in his hands."

"He is a twitched-up wide receiver with really impressive stop-start ability and lateral agility, and while he doesn't have elite top-end speed, he is above average in this area and does possess elite initial burst (just a 4.46 40-yard dash, but an excellent 1.53-second 10-yard split)," McShay wrote. "He almost always makes the first defender miss either after the catch or as a returner (which might end up being his best role in the pros), and he can string together multiple moves with the ball in his hands." The analyst clarifies that Diggs "isn't likely to go in the first two rounds" because of his size and health concerns, but calls him a "big-time playmaker in the open field" who could be a potential steal. The 6-foot, 195-pound Diggs was called the "sleeper favorite" of Football Outsiders' Playmaker Score metric.

Apr 27 - 12:47 AM
Source: ESPN Insider

Maryland WR Stefon Diggs "has the skills to be a productive NFL receiver" despite a lackluster collegiate career, notes CBS Sports' Pete Prisco.

"He is also a capable return man," Prisco wrote. "A team using a mid-round pick on him might end up with a steal. The talent is there." The analyst is far from the only person who thinks so, which is why it's basically impossible to peg where Diggs will go in the draft. Diggs was dubbed "Playmaker's 2015 sleeper favorite" by Football Outsiders' Playmaker Score. The 6-foot, 195-pound Diggs recorded forty times of 4.46 and 4.50 at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Apr 22 - 8:00 PM
Source: CBS Sports

ESPN's Todd McShay is concerned about Maryland WR Stefon Diggs's durability, but writes that there's "a lot to like about his game."

"He is special with the ball in his hands, with impressive stop-start ability, lateral agility, shiftiness in the open field and the top-end speed to hit the home run when he catches a crease," McShay wrote. "He's a zone-buster who can locate soft spots underneath but also threaten vertically with his speed. He's a very good return specialist as well." Diggs is a former stud recruit coming off an up-and-down college career who was dubbed "Playmaker's 2015 sleeper favorite" by Football Outsiders' Playmaker Score. The 6-foot, 195-pound Diggs recorded forty times of 4.46 and 4.50 at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Apr 16 - 9:21 PM
Source: ESPN Insider

Maryland WR Stefon Diggs "ran scissor-sharp routes and caught the ball very well" at his pro day, according to TFY Draft Insider's Tony Pauline.

In the days surrounding the event, Diggs met with the New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. Standing on his forty time, Diggs timed 4.11 seconds in the short shuttle, besting his combine time by almost two-tenths of a second. Diggs was recently dubbed "Playmaker's 2015 sleeper favorite" by Football Outsiders' Playmaker Score.

Source: Walter Football
Apr 8 - 1:01 AM

Maryland WR Stefon Diggs has been dubbed "Playmaker's 2015 sleeper favorite."

Football Outsiders' Playmaker Score ranks Diggs as the No. 10 receiver, ahead of far more heralded prospects like Devin Funchess, Phillip Dorsett and Dorial Green-Beckham. The model apparently gave Diggs much credit for his huge freshman campaign -- when he caught 54 passes for 848 yards and six touchdowns while also rushing for 114 yards on 20 attempts -- while Maryland attempted only 304 passes due to playing three freshman quarterbacks. "He is regarded as only a mid- to late-round prospect by conventional wisdom because his sophomore and junior years were marred by injury and inconsistency," wrote FO's Nathan Forster. "It's true that these injury concerns could return to haunt Diggs' professional career, but at a low price, the upside that Diggs teased as a freshman is well worth the gamble." Playmaker compares the former five-star recruit to Antonio Brown and Az-Zahir Hakim.

Source: ESPN Insider
Mar 30 - 1:58 AM

Maryland WR Stefon Diggs is "a potential first-rounder" on "his best tape," according to ESPN's Mel Kiper.

"But Diggs has been dogged by injuries over his time at Maryland," Kiper wrote. "But teams will see that good tape, and he could land here." The 6-foot, 195-pound Diggs recorded forty times of 4.46 and 4.50 at the NFL Scouting Combine. We see him as almost exclusively a straight-line player, like a poor man's Ted Ginn Jr.

Source: ESPN Insider
Mar 1 - 2:32 PM

TFY Draft Insider's Tony Pauline reports that the "general consensus from scouts at the Shrine Game is Maryland receiver Stefon Diggs made a big mistake entering the draft, an opinion I concur with."

Diggs declared for the draft earlier this month. "Most grade Diggs as a last day pick and feel another season on the college field would’ve potentially pushed him into the draft’s initial 75 selections," Pauline wrote. We don't mean to pile on, but we're with Pauline. Diggs is a straight-line player, similar to Ted Ginn Jr. but not quite as good a prospect.

Source: TFY Draft Insider
Jan 14 - 1:22 PM

All great stuff here from August, Faust! I nominate you and SSND to run all official player threads.

And note to self. Never ever ever trust an opinion from TFY Draft Insider.

 

[Trenchcoat]

I'd like to thank this thread as well. The insights here convinced me to watch the all-22 of his first active game and scoop him up in two dynasties and trade for him in another.

It seems like every season there's at least a couple players talked about here a week or two ahead of a breakout.

 

[Interseptopus]

I'd like to thank this thread as well. The insights here convinced me to watch the all-22 of his first active game and scoop him up in two dynasties and trade for him in another.

It seems like every season there's at least a couple players talked about here a week or two ahead of a breakout.

This is the reason I'm not renewing my subscription. Diggs was talked about here well before he made a single catch and was nowhere on the weekly subscriber info. Nothing week 6 in the upgrades/downgrades section. Week 7 he was there but by then he had two great games in a row and it was too late for many....meanwhile CM gets an upgrade every week lmao-DR

 

[Faust]

Vikings WR Stefon Diggs guides brothers after tragic loss

 

[Faust]

Stefon Diggs' Recent Breakout for Vikings Is Not a Fluke

 

[Faust]

Double move works on Stefon Diggs' deep TD

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

I'd like to thank this thread as well. The insights here convinced me to watch the all-22 of his first active game and scoop him up in two dynasties and trade for him in another.

It seems like every season there's at least a couple players talked about here a week or two ahead of a breakout.

This is the reason I'm not renewing my subscription. Diggs was talked about here well before he made a single catch and was nowhere on the weekly subscriber info. Nothing week 6 in the upgrades/downgrades section. Week 7 he was there but by then he had two great games in a row and it was too late for many....meanwhile CM gets an upgrade every week lmao-DR

In FBG's defense he was in Waldman's Week 5 GutCheck article and he was featured as almost the entirety of his Week 7 article.

 

[timbrah_ho]

I'd like to thank this thread as well. The insights here convinced me to watch the all-22 of his first active game and scoop him up in two dynasties and trade for him in another.

It seems like every season there's at least a couple players talked about here a week or two ahead of a breakout.

This is the reason I'm not renewing my subscription. Diggs was talked about here well before he made a single catch and was nowhere on the weekly subscriber info. Nothing week 6 in the upgrades/downgrades section. Week 7 he was there but by then he had two great games in a row and it was too late for many....meanwhile CM gets an upgrade every week lmao-DR

In FBG's defense he was in Waldman's Week 5 GutCheck article and he was featured as almost the entirety of his Week 7 article.

Also had a Reception Perception feature on him, which is about as in-depth as it gets. I owe a few key moves to the FBG content (Moncrief, Eifert, Diggs) so I have nothing to complain about.

 

[BobbyLayne]

I'd like to thank this thread as well. The insights here convinced me to watch the all-22 of his first active game and scoop him up in two dynasties and trade for him in another.

It seems like every season there's at least a couple players talked about here a week or two ahead of a breakout.

This is the reason I'm not renewing my subscription. Diggs was talked about here well before he made a single catch and was nowhere on the weekly subscriber info. Nothing week 6 in the upgrades/downgrades section. Week 7 he was there but by then he had two great games in a row and it was too late for many....meanwhile CM gets an upgrade every week lmao-DR

I'll probably renew just because I really need the Draft Dominator to help me in August. I've just got too much going on to pay attention year round and I miss a lot of OTA/TC news. A couple weeks research in the preseason isn't enough.

But I am disappointed in the in-season content, in particular the Top 200 Going Forward. That's nice to see them move Jordan Reed and Stefon Diggs up 85-90 spots this week but frankly they could have made that call a week ago. Don't give me this bull#### excuse Waldman mentioned him in his Week 5 Gut Check - it was a mention alongside a half dozen other gap fillers, and he was projected he just might supplant Jarius Wright as the Vikings WR3.

My issue with FBGs is the content is too much geared toward DFS. From an economic viewpoint, it makes sense for Joe, David & Sig - I got nothing against people making business decisions with a profit motive. But those of us who play in season long redraft leagues & Dynasty are not being well served compared to prior years.

It is what it is.

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

Love this weekly Roto feature

• Stefon Diggs is the first Vikings receiver to have back to back 100-yard receiving games since Percy Harvin in 2012.
• Diggs has five receptions of 25 plus yards over his past three games, second in the league over that span behind DeAndre Hopkins (six), who has played an extra game and had 37 more targets over that stretch.
• Chicago is allowing the most passing points per attempt in the league at .602.

 

[Interseptopus]

I'd like to thank this thread as well. The insights here convinced me to watch the all-22 of his first active game and scoop him up in two dynasties and trade for him in another.

It seems like every season there's at least a couple players talked about here a week or two ahead of a breakout.

This is the reason I'm not renewing my subscription. Diggs was talked about here well before he made a single catch and was nowhere on the weekly subscriber info. Nothing week 6 in the upgrades/downgrades section. Week 7 he was there but by then he had two great games in a row and it was too late for many....meanwhile CM gets an upgrade every week lmao-DR

I'll probably renew just because I really need the Draft Dominator to help me in August. I've just got too much going on to pay attention year round and I miss a lot of OTA/TC news. A couple weeks research in the preseason isn't enough.

But I am disappointed in the in-season content, in particular the Top 200 Going Forward. That's nice to see them move Jordan Reed and Stefon Diggs up 85-90 spots this week but frankly they could have made that call a week ago. Don't give me this bull#### excuse Waldman mentioned him in his Week 5 Gut Check - it was a mention alongside a half dozen other gap fillers, and he was projected he just might supplant Jarius Wright as the Vikings WR3.

My issue with FBGs is the content is too much geared toward DFS. From an economic viewpoint, it makes sense for Joe, David & Sig - I got nothing against people making business decisions with a profit motive. But those of us who play in season long redraft leagues & Dynasty are not being well served compared to prior years.

It is what it is.

This soured me:

In the end, you have to determine if all of this content is worth it to you. We think it's inexpensive at $32.95, but we get it if you don't think it's worth it. The Dynasty player want lots more dynasty articles. The IDP guy more IDP, etc. The DFS guy has 10 more sites he would like covered. We are going to always try and find a balance that reflects value to the subscriber with the goal of covering the whole fantasy football spectrum.

Take it or leave it, Brew.

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We really don't need this here. We get it. You are disappointed despite us doing the same amount of work for season long as before. No one is forcing you to subscribe. If you want to continue down this path, you are going to need to do it on someone else's message board.

https://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?/topic/736140-articles-daily-ff/

Someone private messaged me with news that DD mobile ap is available for $5. Walking Boot also told me you don't need a new version of DD. Keep the one you have, find an excel file of projections (or make one or update the existing one in the DD files) and it will run fine for next year. ill probably do one of these two. I season content has gone to #### and these forums are waaaaaay more on top of players. Even daily updates, they're a day late and a dollar short when compared to the info I get here for free.

 

[frigid5]

Watching him, I think of Amari. Smooth, quick more than fast. Really smooth. Catches it in stride, just looks natural. Doesn't reach more than he has to, doesn't stop or slow down if he doesn't need to.

Maybe that's why he was overlooked. Can't measure a lot of this stuff at the combine.

Excellent post. Another thing I like about Diggs:

Teddy often doesn't have much time to throw and he ends up throwing earlier than he would like to or while being hit. This sometimes leads to inaccuracy or bad timing. Diggs seems really good at making adjustments and, as others have said, high pointing the ball. These skills are definitely needed with the Vikings offensive line woes.

I'd expect Teddy to keep looking his way early and often. I actually think Diggs has a fairly high floor that a lot of rookie WRs might not have. His targets since being activated are 10, 9, and 9.

 

[Dave RL]

Interesting that the FBG projections for Diggs this week are 5/64/.3 (Dodds) and 4/69/.3 (Trembly)

I was expecting something higher due to the good match up with Chicago and the fact he's had at least 9 target and 6 receptions in all his previous games.

Perhaps the feeling is that Diggs will start to get the primary coverage now and will see a decline...

I'm feeling that those projections are bit conservative and and going with 7/90/.3 and starting him over C. West at Flex

 

[JuniorNB]

Interesting that the FBG projections for Diggs this week are 5/64/.3 (Dodds) and 4/69/.3 (Trembly)

I was expecting something higher due to the good match up with Chicago and the fact he's had at least 9 target and 6 receptions in all his previous games.

Perhaps the feeling is that Diggs will start to get the primary coverage now and will see a decline...

I'm feeling that those projections are bit conservative and and going with 7/90/.3 and starting him over C. West at Flex

in the Yahoo fantasy app, they project Diggs with less points than Davante Adams, Brandon Lafell, and Stevie Johnson. In fact, they have Diggs as my worst receiving option. Seems the websites are always very conservative with new talent.