BillsFan130

Good post. I think a lot. Cook wants 15 mil. (Or close to) And guys who get that money, play 75% of the snaps roughly. With the bills signing Ty Johnson back which eats up a lot of 3rd down snaps, I definitely think it's a clear indicator the bills see cook more as a 50% snap guy, which would effect his value

Exactly- The Bills O line is elite- Cook had massive holes to run through all year. I am not trying to say Cook isn't a good player, because he is. But at what cost? I would rather a mid round pick who would make 2-3 mil per season, combined with Ray Davis and Ty Johnson- At let's say 80-90 % of the production. Compared to paying Cook 12-15 mil

What's the common denominator behind let's say moss and singletary not succeeding a ton in Buffalo ? (Cause I don't see how those washed up vets you listed is a good comparison) Bills o line, and especially the run blocking was awful. Moss was a beast in Indi- Singletary had a very good year for Houston when he left Buffalo. And the one game James cook did miss this year, Ray Davis had 150 scrimmage yards Is James cook the best RB out of the guys you listed? For sure- But if this O line stays in tack, and as long as Josh Allen is the Qb- The run game will be good

Ya I 100 percent agree with all of this. And this is exactly where I'm at with cook as well

Unpopular take, but not that concerned. I hope he's the RB for 2025, as yes, he is a good player. But... RB is such an easy position to fill, and the bills o line is borderline elite. I feel like most backs would have good success behind this o line

Still sucks, but... Chiefs getting crushed in the SB, and Josh winning the MVP, was at least a minor consolation prize

Ya, maybe. He's a twitchy, route runner- If he loses some of that twitch cause age/acl, going to be a lot tougher for him to find production

Ya fair points- I am a bit torn on if I think Diggs is done or not though. 2023 2nd half season with the bills- all his advanced stats showed he was declining pretty rapidly. Last year he was pretty descent before the injury , but he didn't have to be the "guy" and was used more in the slot position. Now coming off an acl going into his age 32 season? Not gonna say he's done, but i think the tank is running pretty close to empty

Fair- But Diggs was what, 26 or 27 when he came to Buffalo? Now this year he's turning 32 coming off an acl injury.

Yep a lot of parallels for sure. Diggs did tear his acl in October and Beckham tore his in February, that would be the only difference So he will have about 4 months more recovery on his side. (But to your point, I don't think he will Be ready for the start of the season)

Ya most likely as the cap is going up. I do hope they sign him to that extension you said- As it's only gonna get more expensive

Stingleys deal was announced as 3 years 90 mil- But those are agent numbers- it's actually 5 years , 113 mil. (22.6 a year) As it's spread through his 4th year and 5th year option. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/derek-stingley-jr-s-new-contract-will-be-five-years-113-million He won't make more than Stingley IMO

Do you like the shout podcast? Overall I think it's pretty solid. Ryan Talbot doesn't do much for me as I think he's just "ok". But Matt Parrino is really good IMO

Fair enough. If it is a CB4 signing, then I'm good with it. If it's a CB3/compete for a starting job with the rookie, then I got a big issue haha. We’ll agree to disagree though. Just different opinions on Dane is what it comes down to. I Appreciate the respectful conversation👍

Ya I would agree with that. But I would feel a lot more comfortable having those guys as an insurance option, opposed to Dane Jackson. Cause CB3 on every team in the nfl will be playing at some point, as injuries happen a lot at the CB position