Magox

It’s all negotiations. The Bills know that Cook doesn’t want to play another year at his current contract level and they are in no rush to get a deal done. The Bills have the upper hand and I suspect a deal gets done before the season.

Cook at $13M AAV and it’s a wrap

The Bengals and Cowboys could learn a thing or two from Beane

Wow! That is a lot cheaper than I imagined. What a hell of a deal

I'm not sure if there is a reading comprehension problem, I said 2 yards + out.

I think what makes this even more impressive is that James Cook was not the option for the Bills to score a TD from within a yard. Meaning his TD's were pretty much exclusively from 2 yards out +

Already a good starting DE, no signs of peaking. $18.4M AAV for next 5 years was a hell of a deal

Rousseau's pressure stats in the playoffs is pretty good relative to his peers. Also, I know there were some people saying that Rousseau gave up on the run play TD by Mahomes, if you look at the video it is the third clip and he absolutely did not give up on that play. By the time he had began to slow down his pursuit, Mahomes was clearing the goal line. I think people probably saw a bad angle or something but it is clear as day in that clip that he had no shot whatsoever of getting to Mahomes. He went inside but didn't bite hard and when he went to pursue Mahomes the RB was there to crackback block Rousseau.

This thread will be fun 10 months from now

I’m not nearly as down on Kincaid as many on this board are. There were an uncharacteristically high volume of throws that Josh missed Kincaid on this year and he was playing with lots of injuries. Barring injuries I expect him to play at a high level this year.

I haven't seen enough of him to form a solid opinion about him one way or the other. I do think the Bills will draft a LB with one of their picks this year to compete for a roster spot with the hopes of eventually becoming a meaningful player that contributes. Dorian is fine but I don't think they will just settle with him being an entrenched starter.

Shaun Dolac here we come!!

Look who is second

Stingley is the premier CB ballhawk in the league. The completion percentage you are citing is out of context. Benford is one of the top 2 CB’s in the league in yards per target meaning that when WR’s do catch the ball on him it’s for a pittance. He doesn’t give up many yards and receivers don’t get much separation on him as he is among the leagues best. He’s also scheme versatile as he is not just a zone CB, he is actually a good man to man corner. I was thinking the Bills could get him for $21-$23M AAV. Now I think that ship has sailed. The Bills already have a hole at the position which also increases his leverage. I don’t see how the Bills let him walk next season unless he regresses or has a serious injury concern. Benford is arguably the Bills best defensive player, you don’t let guys like that walk unless you have a good backup plan in place. And the odds that they will find a replacement either via draft or FA as good as him is miniscule. The only leverage the Bills have is that Benford would have to wait another year before he has life altering income and if he were to be seriously injured he jeopardizes tons of guaranteed money. Neither camp is in a hurry to get a deal done, realistically they could wait until a few weeks before the season begins.