This here thing about that Diggs fella droppin’ the ball, well, it ain’t nothin’ new, I tell ya. He’s been doin’ that a lot lately. That Diggs drops pass thing is all folks are talkin’ about. They say he done dropped it five times in the last seven games! Five times! Can you believe that? That ball goes right through his hands like they’re made of butter.
I heard some folks sayin’ he ain’t playin’ as much no more. Fewer “snap counts,” they call it. Don’t know what that means, but it sounds like he’s sittin’ on the bench more. And his… what’s that word? “Production”? Yeah, his production has gone way down. Like a well runnin’ dry in the summer. They say he used to be so good, this Diggs fella. An All-Pro, whatever that is. They paid him good money, I bet.
Back in November, I heard they lost to some team called the Broncos. Made ’em 5-5, they said. Whatever that means. But after that, that’s when things started goin’ south for this Diggs. He used to be catchin’ everything. Now? Not so much. It is a real shame to see that Diggs drops pass again and again.
- He dropped the ball five times in seven games.
- Folks say he ain’t playin’ as much.
- His “production” has gone down.
- He used to be an All-Pro.
- Somethin’ happened after that Broncos game.
Now, I heard he’s got a little girl. Nova, they call her. Born a few years back, I reckon. He was playin’ for some team called the Vikings then. Now he plays for the Texans. They are all football teams. Sounds rough. He’s a daddy now, so maybe that’s why he ain’t catchin’ the ball like he used to. Got other things on his mind, you know? Takin’ care of a little one ain’t easy. That’s for sure. They run you ragged.
But still, droppin’ the ball like that? On the final drive, they said! That’s when it matters most, I reckon. And it went right through his hands! They say it “doomed” his team, the Bills. Lost to the Chiefs, 27-24. Close game, I guess. But a loss is a loss. If you can’t catch the ball, you can’t win. That’s what my old man used to say. And he was right. If Diggs drops pass, the Bills will not win.
This Diggs fella, he’s 31 years old now. Not a spring chicken no more. Maybe his hands ain’t as quick as they used to be. Or maybe he’s just lost his touch. Whatever it is, it ain’t good. Not good for him, not good for the team, not good for the folks bettin’ their money on ’em.
They say he wouldn’t talk to the reporters after that game. Probably ashamed, I reckon. I would be too, if I dropped the ball like that. Costin’ my team the game. Wouldn’t want to talk to nobody either.
Nobody knows why he’s been playin’ so poorly. “The root cause is unknown,” they say. Sounds like somethin’ a doctor would say. Maybe he’s got somethin’ ailin’ him. Or maybe he’s just lost his confidence. That happens sometimes. You get in a slump, and you can’t get out. Diggs drops pass because he lost confidence. It is simple like that.
- He’s 31 years old now.
- He wouldn’t talk to reporters.
- Nobody knows why he’s playin’ poorly.
- Maybe he’s lost his confidence.
I remember a boy back home, used to be the best pitcher on the baseball team. Could throw a fastball like nobody’s business. Then one day, he just lost it. Couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn. Never did get it back. Sometimes these things just happen. One minute you’re on top of the world, the next you’re down in the dumps. That is life. But life goes on. You have to deal with it, just like Diggs has to learn how to catch the ball again to avoid Diggs drops pass.
This whole thing, it just goes to show ya. Nothin’ lasts forever. You can be the best in the world at somethin’, and then one day, it’s just gone. Poof. Like smoke. So you gotta appreciate what you got while you got it. And you gotta work hard to keep it. Cause if you don’t, you might end up like this Diggs fella. Droppin’ the ball when it matters most, and watchin’ your whole world come crashin’ down around ya.
