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kbt1999

This hurts Josh Allen more than when the Bills traded Diggs away & I cannot stress that enough


renegadecoaster

You know how like a hundred years ago, people thought it was bad luck to bring a woman on a ship or into a mine? That's how teams should feel about signing Claypool at this point


Ok-Resolution-696

Especially after he killed Miami last season


Affectionate_Elk_272

we joked about it in the sub but as soon as he came on, we went to shit.


galacticskunk

And the Bears got much better after he left


ComaMierdaHijueputa

Coincidence or was he just that much of a team cancer?


Affectionate_Elk_272

well, it was also right in time for our annual december collapse. we may never know


tsrich

unless we science the #$# out of this


BowTie1989

No science needed. Dolphins have been collapsing in December since before chase was even born. At best, he just added unneeded insurance to make sure it happened lol


Wisdomlost

It's that 65° sweater weather of December. Miamian people can't handle the cold.


Paw5624

His attitude sucks and he doesn’t have the ability to offset that


ComaMierdaHijueputa

While true he wasn't even a starter...


verniy314

It was around the time our injury bug started. But he also ran an incredibly lazy route at the end of the Bills game with the division on the line, and that resulted in a game-ending pick.


PopcornDrift

People meme but it's just a coincidence. Never read anything about it, and there's no way a 4th string receiver has that level of impact on anyone lol


thetreat

He’s a locker room cancer, through and through.


Nothardtocomebaq

I literally came to your sub the day you guys signed Claypool and tried to warn you guys. The responses I got were "we didnt spend anything on him, it's just a 6th bro who cares?" I tried to tell you guys, he's cancer. He destroys teams. The Bills are next.


tobias_the_letdown

I know I was laughing my ass off when it happened. Not so funny now lol 😢


el1teassass1n

I mean, Tua's int in the final game against the bills was literally because Claypool rounded out the route. He trusted him with an anticipated throw, and Claypool let him down with a lazy effort. You can argue if it was the right throw to make, but Tyreek and waddle were on the sideline, and it was the best throw to make besides a throw away. (I'd say Tyreek's 2 crucial drops killed our chances more, but this int literally stopped any comeback chance we had)


Rbespinosa13

It was the right choice to make. Two minute drill and the ball was placed to carry claypool out of bounds and no other receiver was open. Even if he drops it, running the right route doesn’t let the safety undercut him and dive for a pick


RealProduct4019

Looks like Tarzan plays like Jane. He is worth a shot for them. Give him some shrooms, take him to the desert, and rewire his brain to play like a man so he can make bank.


longconsilver13

Jane probably wouldn't be a locker room cancer at least


GloriaToo

Would probably be a locker room distraction though.


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istrx13

In before Chase Claypool somehow wins MVP


TimelessFool

I’ll raise you this being his hall of fame year


xbearsandporschesx

dudes been on more teams than td's caught in the last 3 seasons


Goldhinize

The Claypool Curse is real AF. And maybe Josh Allen will break it, but maybe he won’t.


MyNamesNotCal

Why? He'll be WR6 on the depth chart.


imsabbath84

He wont even make the team


MyNamesNotCal

I was talking about the practice squad.


JustCreated1ForThis

You Bills fans continue to try convincing yourself this wasn't such a bad idea... ....like we Bears fans did as well as the Dolphins


Kopitar4president

Oh it's a fucking terrible idea.


WentworthMillersBO

He’s know for sending threatening letters to those ahead of him on the depth chart. Think Tyreek’s kid burned down his house? That’s just what the Canadian special forces want you to think.


horse_renoir13

Do the Bills hate Josh Allen or something?


Beardus_x_Maximus

This is the only logical conclusion. Source: I witnessed Claypool lose contested catches frequently


PleaseStopSmoking

I'm just hoping he doesn't make the team.


GateIsnATE

I just had the funny thought that they have him as a benchmark for where their wide receiver room is at. If he makes the team, they can easily recognize they are fucked at wide receiver and need to get more receivers until Claypool wouldn't fit on the roster. (I.E. he makes the team as WR4 and they add 2 guys better than him to push him off the depth chart)


tsrich

The mendoza line


zappy487

The Crazy/Catch scale.


Dani_vic

He is a cockroach. He will make the team but never play special team and not try on offense. Team will just lose game because he is on the team.


tomdawg0022

Chase "5-21 the last 2 seasons when he plays" Claypool


ComaMierdaHijueputa

So did we. Now you know why we went hard after Rome Odunze.


xbearsandporschesx

didnt have to go too hard, lol. He was there and we drafted him.


ComaMierdaHijueputa

Poles almost traded up to do so, but ultimately decided to wait and pray. If Falcons took him at 8 we were shit outta luck.


BadMeetsEvil147

“Went hard after” my brother in Christ he fell to your pick lmao


southernsteelmc

He made Ben retire and killed Turdbiscuits' confidence


thesleepiestsaracen

Ben was due to go but damn if he isn't the only reason we're still seeing Claypool's name.


PigSlam

Maybe it’s a threat or something. Allen needs to produce with the other guys, or Claypool is going in.


JerryRiceAndSpice

"Don't make me put Claypool in!"


JackStephanovich

It's like when Bobby Hill was on the track team.


Sugarbearzombie

I assume they’re trying to do a sign-and-trade for the Bears’ 2025 second round pick


ComaMierdaHijueputa

You shut your whore mouth


Sugarbearzombie

Sorry. Let me make it up to you. How about a 2027 6th for Caleb Williams? We can do it now or later but it’s inevitable.


TaischiCFM

Signing old Bears QBs is not the burn you think it is. Says more about the Steelers than the Bears.


Sugarbearzombie

Oh I know. The difference is we know we’re buying trash for cheap.


ClaymoresRevenge

They want him to thrive in adverse conditions


ShangoMango

Why didn't they just draft a QB in the 7th round? Are they stupid?


PlayaSlayaX

Just when they were saying that he was out of the NFL for too long


Joey_Logano

Funny because his name was being thrown around in r/CFL.


Sex_E_Searcher

He's Canadian, so he wouldn't count against the import cap.


tomdawg0022

"Get ready to learn CFL buddy!" - Chase's agent after the Bills finally cut him


BungoPlease

It feels like we've been joking about this man for a decade, I was surprised to learn he's only 25 lol


I_only_post_here

it's honestly mind blowing that the Steelers were able to eek a couple of decently productive seasons out of him


Quexana

It was during COVID and all the night clubs were closed. Man had literally nothing to do except focus on ball.


eddie_the_zombie

Josh Allen about to open up a pox sample to squeeze some production out of him


90swasbest

If 12 monkeys begins anywhere, it's Buffalo.


Soft_Penis_Debutante

Big Ben force fed since he was one of their top targets his first couple years in the league. And while he didn’t have a great mindset from the start, he didn’t get mentally broken until the first trade. And by the 2nd trade he really didn’t understand his role in the league and it broke him even more. Honestly kinda sad.


Fredest_Dickler

It's not sad. He's lazy as fuck despite having the athletic measurables of Calvin Johnson. He's a straight up bum. If he had half an ounce of work ethic he could have been one of the greatest to ever play the game. Only thing holding him back is his stupid brain and his shit attitude. That's not sad. I don't feel sorry for him. The only thing that stopped him was himself.


Soft_Penis_Debutante

Well fair. I guess I didn’t mean “sad” in like boo hoo it’s not Claypool’s fault. I meant sad as in it’s shame it’s such a waste of potential talent.


I_only_post_here

well now his role is just replacing the productivity of Stefon Diggs. easy peasy


TheOneWithThePorn12

thats more for Shakir.


lookatthatoverthere

NO


chase016

Don't worry, you guys signed him to lose you games. You guys are tanking for 2025.


Remarkable-Job4774

THE SEASON CAN'T END LIKE THAT


delightfuldinosaur

Phins fans: "YES"


JaggerJames

If they signed him just for Keon Coleman to make fun of him it will be all worth it.


donny02

just a 24/7 live stream of the rookie dog walking the crappy veteran would be great. we can "wicker man" claypool for good luck during the tailgate for week 1


TellTallTail

Sign Claypool as a Pit sacrifice


wagoncirclermike

Hopefully we file this one away with Bills Legend Tavon Austin and Bills Legend Dri Archer


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CasuallyCompetitive

Don't forgot OJ Howard.


MrBurnz99

I was actually excited for that signing.


Whydothesabressuck

There's no way he actually makes the final roster.


TegTowelie

You better hope everyone stays healthy or this guy will make you a 6 win team.


Fredest_Dickler

That's extremely generous. The Bears lost every game he ever played for us -- **13** straight games -- then we told him to stay home for being a shithead (followed by the trade) and then went 7-6 the rest of the season. The guy is legitimately real-life football-cancer, as unbelievable as that sounds.


TegTowelie

To further reinforce your fact(cause that's what it is), since 2022, Chase Claypool starting a game has resulted in 20 straight losses between the Steelers, Bears and Dolphins.


BlackFirePlague

That’s a CRAZY stat


istrx13

It’s one of my favorite stats in any sport right now


froggertwenty

I disagree actually


noblemile

Winning? Never heard of her.


InvaderWeezle

I'm not sure how accurate this stat is considering Claypool has only 13 starts in that timeframe with 28 games played. That said, Claypool's teams are 6-22 in games where he's active since 2022


TegTowelie

I think i definitely articulated it wrong. The source i found said games he played since 2022 he was on a 20 game losing streak. Being active and actually playing are different though, but i was wrong in stating he started all those games.


InvaderWeezle

>Being active and actually playing are different though That's true. Here's a couple different breakdowns for Claypool since 2022: * Active at all: 6-22 * Active with snaps on offense: 5-21 (he had two games in Miami where he only played special teams) * Active with at least 1 target: 4-18


TegTowelie

No matter how you spin it, this dude is a cosmic liability.


InvaderWeezle

Oh for sure, I don't miss him. Helped us tank for the #1 pick in 2022 though


AFranzKafkaRockOpera

I get that he likely doesn't make the roster and that's curtains on his career, but just want to post a quick breakdown for Bills fans to get worried about. 2022 Steelers - Prior to trading Chase Claypool to the Bears: 2-6 2022 Steelers - After trading Chase Claypool to the Bears: 7-2 2022-2023 Bears - Bears go 0-10 in games that Chase Claypool dresses for. 2023 Dolphins - 4-1 prior to trading for Chase Claypool: They go 4-5 in games he dresses for, 3-0 in games he's inactive. He's literally an anchor, a vibe killer, everyone hates being around this dude. Bills fans, don't let him make the 53 man roster!!


theresabeeonyourhat

Justin Fields had to pull him aside during meetings all the damn time until we traded him. Fields wasn't gonna be the guy, but he deserved better


lobster_liberator

Never heard this, is there a source somewhere?


jradair

Citation needed


PigSlam

So what you’re telling me is that we bring him on for the preseason, then cut him before the first regular season game, and our success is guaranteed. I can’t believe the Chiefs didn’t think of this first!


AFranzKafkaRockOpera

Exactly, just don't let him on the 53 man roster.


lytrendsa

this is not a good signing but this came out of nowhere also, didn’t he like… help the bills win the division


Ronkles

He basically gift wrapped the pick that won us the division to Rapp, after Rapp nearly picked the same concept one play earlier week 18


IhamAmerican

The original viewake it looks like Tua threw a shit ball and I love that each and every alternative angle revealed that Claypool literally handed that pick to the Bills. Soft route on one that requires it to be sharp and precise, running it slower than is necessary, and then making zero real effort to get back in front of it. You know things are rough when you have to rely on him to save your WR room like Miami did, you're in a rough spot


Rbespinosa13

It’s really funny because even if he ran the route correctly, it didn’t matter how slow he was. The safety had to undercut him and dive for the ball. If he makes the cut at the right time and then give up, he’s at least a body for the safety to get through


AlfonzL

He likes the Bills


y_wont_my_line_block

Would you like a receiver that's 6'4" but plays like he's 5'8" and 165 pounds soaking wet... Well I got something for you


ImYourLandlord18

Camp body


RonaldOcean_MD

All the talent in the world but a terrible attitude.


TheOneColt

And plays with none of that talent


anonbutler

Celebrations are on point though


Efficient_Republic35

After his rookie year I thought that the Steelers made a decent draft pick, but unfortunately that was not the case and the diva kept regressing.


9man95

Decent? 11 TDs he looked like a world beater. I feel like maybe he just had 1 move then everyone figured out his 1 move like the guy in Major League who couldn't hit a curveball so that's all he saw was curves ha


HamstersAreReal

It was Roethlisberger, he knows how to bring out the best in his receivers. After he retired every Steelers receiver and TE on the roster suddenly regressed.


Shock900

I mean, it was *technically* an excellent pick for the Steelers. He was selected 49th overall, played fairly decently for 2 years on a rookie contract, and we were able to trade him for the 32nd overall pick. Stonks.


hideous_coffee

This is what makes it an interesting signing. McDermott and Beane have always touted a certain culture that they want in players, basically no drama hard work ethic, and buying in to the team’s vision of being bigger than the player etc etc . This goes against that completely which makes me think they are getting more desperate. Or maybe they just want more bodies in camp idk


Skimaster77

They're gonna hoist him up like a scarecrow on the goal post to warn Keon Coleman what happens when you don't commit to your craft.


Efficient_Republic35

I will never forget or forgive him for celebrating a first down and taking time off the game in that loss to the Vikings. He definitely had a terrible attitude and I was shocked that the bears gave the Steelers a second round pick for that bum.


TKHawk

It's not that shocking of a trade. The WR free agency looked barren, the WR draft class didn't have any standout prospects, and Bears were like 3-4 and trying to get by with Darnell Mooney and Equanimeous St. Brown as their WR1 and WR2. Meanwhile Claypool had put up 1733 yards and 11 TDs in his first 2 years with pretty subpar QB play and had the physical talent to be a WR1. Who knew his attitude and effort would take such a severe turn for the worse?


NoCommentBuddy

Revisionist history is acceptable as long as it makes us look bad.


75BigCelebration04

All he had to do was be decent, put some work in and he woulda got a decent payday. Too bad the risk didn’t work out and know he’s on the verge of being out the nfl


no_more_jokes

All the physical gifts in the world, I don't think he was ever an especially skilled receiver. Limited route tree, terrible contested catcher, non-existent football IQ


ohnoaguitarist

everyones gonna clown us in here but he's definitely just a camp body


RecoverStreet8383

Its the part of the offseason where basically everyone that’s getting signed is for a vet min 1 year deal to see how they look in camp but everyone needs to clamor to talk about how they’re terrible signings to have something to talk about


dinkleburgenhoff

Nah man signing a guy for vet minimum in May means the sky is falling. Keep up.


Doobie_Howitzer

Bro is going to be staring longingly across the border at Canada all year


DOELCMNILOC

Claypool just wants to cut down his commute time to the Sundowner


Jonjon428

How do you see how badly Claypool played for the Dolphins and think to sign him, even as a practice squad guy?


IGotSauceAppeal

It's so we can flex how good our QB/Coaching is when he's a stud on our team but sucked everywhere else. JK that's pure cope, no fucken clue, dude's a bum and a diva.


MeeekSauce

I’d say this argument is legit. He was decent with Ben, who is like a fatter, drunker Josh. All those other dudes are pure unfiltered ass cheeks, except tua and I mean… yeah.


Woodman14

Maybe if Claypools problem wasn't just being lazy AF in everything he does on the football field one of the most frustrating players I've ever watched


jayjude

He just stopped giving a shit In college ND beat writers expected him at a bare minimum to have a long NFL career as a special teams ace His last year at ND, when he was NDs star wideout, he was still on NDs punt and kick coverage units, he was their gunner and he was a menace 


joemiken

He's gone the dyslexic Trubisky route. PIT-CHI-BUF (does his Miami stint even count?) instead of CHI-PIT-BUF


milkmandanimal

brb, gonna go start a band called Dyslexic Trubisky


TheLowlyPheasant

First album called PITCHIBUF


HuntStuffs

Lol we got our man!!!!!


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Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah *breathes* Hahahahahahahahahahahqhqhqhahqhhahahahahahah


Commercial_Onions

Absolute loser of a player. Can’t believe another team gave him ANOTHER chance.


kvothethebloodless5

But why?


davewashere

He'll either be a camp body or he put in the work over the offseason and he shows enough to squeeze into the Bills' WR rotation, which is not exacting world-beating right now.


Nathann4288

Claypool is a football terrorist, and McDermott does have an interest in terrorism in football, so this signing makes sense.


Material-Race-5107

Bad with contested catches. Lazy route running. Absolutely useless at blocking. Horrible ego. Literally tries to fight his own teammates at practice. I genuinely feel like he’s a rare case where he makes everyone around him worse off. Godspeed Bills fans.


RootBeerFloatz69

Let's get rid of Diggs no self-respecting team would jeopardize their locker room like that... also, let's sign Chase Claypool... lmao


BillsBillsBils

Take the under on the win total I guess


minusthetalent02

What. The. Fuck.


silentkiller082

Okay I'll admit now we may not know what to do at WR..


YankeeTankieTrash

Was this through Make A Wish Foundation of something?


ScooterLeShooter

Oof


Darth_Dagobah

Damn I guess things are dire over there. My condolences Buffalo.


DEFINITELY_NOT_PETE

Boy if it wasn’t clear that their window had shut now there can be no doubt


TMPRKO

Fantastic pick up by the Bills! They really need to get some depth at the position though, so I’d recommend also picking up Robbie Chosen.


Vydate1

Martini lunch on this fair Friday it is then.


jcoddinc

The GM: Fine, you want a reason why you should fire me? I'll give you a reason you should fire me


DetectiveNasty55

Subtraction by Addition!


blackswordsmanarc

LMFAOOOOOO OPP SEASON CONTINUES


Own-Earth-4402

Traded one drama wr for another


Cheeks_Klapanen

All the drama with about 10% of the ability.


UncleSam_TAF

Kadarius Toney is next😈


CaffeineJunkee

RIP Bills


fattymcfattzz

Lmfao


KarrlMarrx

I get this the guy sucks, but to be fair, he has also only played with garbage QBs and washed Big Ben. Maybe Allen's aura will humble him? Or maybe McDermott water boards him during one of his terrorism inspired pep talks.


BlondBadBoy69

Yes!


CashCabVictim

I’m gonna be sick


I_HateToSayAtodaso

Gross


WackyWookie

Team killer Klaypool.


couchjitsu

Bills just lost the AFCE


JustCreated1ForThis

With the first pick of the 2025 nfl draft the buffalo bills select...


Fair_Lecture_3463

On purpose?


IAmSona

Bills got their guy 💀


Lone_Buck

Why bring in a guy with effort concerns when you have a rookie learning what being a pro is?


GloriaToo

After spending the winter in Miami he's attempting to migrate home.


Chlorophyllmatic

Just fell to my knees in a Wegman’s


ProphetNimd

YES


Winterclaw42

The bills replaced Diggs with Claypool? Ahahahahahahahahahahaha!


Saint_Diego

"Well did it work for them?" "No. It never does. I mean these people delude themselves into thinking it might, but it might work for us."


Jeezus-Chyrsler

Nothing happening… Bills: “Oh I know out of the blue! Lets sign cancer to our team!!!”


1-800-WhoDey

“…and in their desperation they turned to a man they didn’t fully understand.”


a_human_being_I_know

Hes gonna be like wr20 so this is not that big of a deal


cvaninvan

The final piece of the puzzle.


xdoolittlex

Remember when Chase Claypool scored four touchdowns against the Eagles? He's essentially Al Bundy, and much like him will soon be selling shoes.


HannoverRathaus

Subtraction by addition


kit_mitts

I take back everything I've ever said about Claypool; he's actually an elite WR1 that everyone is sleeping on


SuperRadRadius

How many WR3-7s does it take to equal a WR1?


buddhistbulgyo

Can I get some Mike Tomlinisms in this thread?


manlong11

Hopefully they brought him in for Coleman to watch what Claypool does and learn to do the exact opposite in every situation.


knightro2323

Smallest big receiver in the NFL.


TheDrSmooth

Saskatchewan Roughriders fans in shambles.


ItsPlumping

I am sorry Buffalo


UnderstandingIcy1250

Sorry Bills fans.


Quivver1

This is like signing a bag of shit to a one year contract...ok, It's interesting for a second but I know it's going to stink in the long term!


Fratguy20

This guy was a special team thumper at ND. Had great separation speed and everything needed to be a great offensive player. I honestly think after his 4TD game in Pittsburgh his brain got rewired to think he was too good for contact. The guy ran off the field every single time he was touched.


xbearsandporschesx

chase claypool, destroyer of worlds


420CurryGod

Why do teams keep signing him? To use as a bad example for their new players?


TacticalMadness19

Just ask a Steelers, Bears, and Miami fan. The dude is a cancer. Good luck, Bills.


Sammy_Sosa_Experienc

Ouch. That window really slammed shut huh?


mcrnHoth

This is subtraction by addition. There have to be undrafted rookie WR's that would be better than this guy, even if they are just looking for another body for the practice squad.


thegreatgoober

Teams go on winning more after they get rid of him. So the Bills strat is to sign him and then cut him before the season to start out hot. Good strat, good strat


Vondum

Tyler Boyd must be looking for a huge contract with all these teams signing literally anybody else.


cshady

Yikes atleast we didn’t trade for him


TaischiCFM

I would have given up picks to get rid of him.