Rocky Landing

Diggs must be one of the saddest players making eight figure salaries in the NFL, these days.

I don't know why, but I never really realized what an idiot Edelman is.

Talk about moving the goalposts...

So, you're presenting the possibility that Pegula might fire Sean McDermott, and hire the HC that gets fired by the giants?

That's an ACL.

And he sure did get under Miles Garrett's skin!

I figured that's why they signed Mack Hollins...

The Bills had $31M less to spend on talent last season. "Modest love" is probably a good description, but it'll be chillier than what Hollins receives.

It'll be interesting to see the reception he gets at Highmark, from both Bills' players, and fans.

I certainly wouldn't imagine they would just cut him.

It's odd to me that so many on here are talking about Davis potentially becoming Cook's replacement, when they are clearly such different players. Cook has far better acceleration, and speed, while still being able to bounce off a defender, and stay on his feet. Davis does have reliable hands, but his speed in the secondary would take a lot of plays off the table, IMO. He's a great #2, RB, with the kind of down-hill, bruising running style the Bills need, but I have a hard time envisioning him as a feature back. But here's the thing, if the Bills already have a replacement for Cook in mind, it's got to be the newly re-signed Ty Johnson, IMO. Cook made some great plays in the red zone last season, but so did Ty. Ty Johnson has consistently made absolutely eye-popping catches, and has shown incredible clutch efficiency, situational awareness, and proprioception, and he may even be a hair faster than Cook. He's put up highlight reel plays enough times to know it's not a fluke. He has the ability to help keep a play alive when it breaks down (an important skill for the Bills' offense). And perhaps equally important, he has trust, and chemistry with Josh Allen-- you can't overstate the importance of that. If tomorrow Brandon Beane said that they were moving on from James Cook, I'b be disappointed, but I wouldn't be worried about "who would replace his production," as another poster wondered. And, if in the next breath, Beane said that Ty Johnson would be the #1 for '25, my first thoughts would be, "... I can't wait to see that!"

Here’s a take sure to be flamed— Ty Johnson had an amazing season in ‘24, and consistently made eye-popping catches. Allen repeatedly called him “the best third down back in the league.” And they just re-signed him. How might that affect Cook’s value?

This raises valid questions: How much of Cook’s success can be attributed to working behind a stellar O-line? And how does that consideration affect the value McD/Beane place on the position?

His failure to show up in the big moment in the AFCCG might be his death knell. It doesn't really matter if he has great hands, if his head gets in the way. Beyond that, his YAC are not great, either.