Buffalo Rumblinks, 4/5: What’s next for Josh Allen and Buffalo’s offense after Diggs trade?

Plus, assessing the offensive line talent available in the NFL Draft

The trade of wide receiver Stefon Diggs from the Buffalo Bills to the Houston Texans on Wednesday sent ripples across the NFL, and left one of the league’s most-potent offenses with a huge hole to fill at wide receiver.

Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off by examining what could be next for Josh Allen and the Bills offense as Buffalo looks to replace the top two wide receivers on its depth chart from last year’s AFC East-winning squad.

Analyzing what’s next for Josh Allen and Buffalo’s offense

All of a sudden, with the departure of Diggs, the Bills only have one wide receiver who has caught a pass from Josh Allen: Khalil Shakir. Linked below: the next possible moves for general manager Brandon Beane as he looks to retool the wide receiver room, speculation on whether Buffalo will make a splash and potentially trade up in the NFL Draft to add an elite wide receiver, and how Buffalo’s patience with Diggs finally wore out.

• What’s next for the Buffalo Bills’ roster after trading Stefon Diggs? – The Athletic (subscription required)
• What does the Stefon Diggs trade mean for Bills and Texans? – ESPN
• Bulldog: ‘WR Train’ running 24/7 now – WGR 550
• Unpacking the Stefon Diggs trade: Bills GM positioning for splash in draft? – newyorkupstate.com
• The Buffalo Bills’ patience wore thin with Stefon Diggs. Now he’s gone – The Athletic (subscription required)
• Bills trade Stefon Diggs to Texans, per source: Why Buffalo made the move – The Athletic (subscription required)
• Does the Stefon Diggs Trade Mark the End of an Era for the Bills? – The Ringer
• The perfect layers of the Stefon Diggs trade, plus college football’s new super league idea – The Athletic (subscription required)
• Do Jets have AFC East’s most talented roster? How Stefon Diggs’ trade changes division – The Athletic (subscription required)

Assessing the offensive line talent in the NFL Draft

Addressing the interior of Buffalo’s offensive line is a sneaky need heading into the NFL Draft, and linked here is a run through the best interior offensive lineman prospects and profiles on the potential instant starters the Bills could go after in the draft.

• NFL draft preview: Interior offensive line is sneaky Bills need – Buffalo News
• NFL draft preview: Offensive tackle class includes several instant starters – Buffalo News
• Bills can be helped by great offensive line pool in draft – Buffalo News

Even more Bills News

Why Bills fans should not expect the team to deal away tight end Dawson Knox, find out which players earned performance-based payouts, hear one columnist explain why the outcry over the rollout of the new personal seat licenses is unfair, and more!

• Bills Mailbag: Why trading Dawson Knox isn’t an option right now – Buffalo News
• Spencer Brown, O’Cyrus Torrence, Terrel Bernard get NFL bonuses for playing time – Buffalo News
• 3 Buffalo Bills land on top-25 performance-based pay list for 2023 – newyorkupstate.com
• Ryan O’Halloran: Outcry over Bills’ personal seat license rollout misguided – Buffalo News
• Former Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy optimistic on Bills stadium progress – Buffalo News

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