HamptonBillsfan

Great signing, Tre is 2 years removed from his surgery and looked healthy in the playoffs with the Ravens. We need an experienced CB and he’ll be a leader on the defense with his Bills background. I think he has plenty left.With a quality 2nd or 3rd rd. CB, and a penetrating DT that will be an anchor for our D-line all of a sudden we have filled all of our defensive needs.

I understand but his priorities are misplaced. Rousseau was invisible in the postseason, Benford got 2 rapid fire concussions, which should make him risky to resign. Bernard was necessary because Milano is gone after the season and Bernard calls signals and is really good. If you were being objective, Cook makes our offense special. He’s got to get a 2nd contract.

I don’t think Beane prioritized Cook knowing he’s on his rookie deal. He was more concerned with Rousseau, our corner,Bernard and those D-linemen who won’t play until week 7. If Cook wanted 15 million, we could have gotten him for 42 for 3yrs guaranteed.

People who don’t want to pay RBs sometimes diminish great players thinking they’re replaceable. Give me the back we’ve drafted since Thurman that is on Cook’s level. We draft late and don’t usually take RBs until late 2nd or 3rd. You must admit Cook would make a bunch of teams ( KC, Cinn, Houston) very dangerous.

As a rule it’s ill conceived because it should be case specific. After overpaying for Rousseau,Bosa, and adding a lower tier wideout, the 2nd best weapon for Josh in his MVP year is stiffed. Beane, right now can resign Cook for 40 to 42 for 3 years with 30 guaranteed. He’s the best back in the AFC. If Cook has a better year and we go to the SB, some team will pay him Barkley money thinking he puts them over the top.

I wasn’t referring to receiving but McCaffrey was used more in the pass game on the crappy last place Panthers. They had minimal offensive talent. The down side is that in years 4 and 5 he was either hurt or unproductive. His numbers reflect how injury prone he is. Bills competed for Championships with great receivers in Cooks career. McCaffrey is 28 coming off another injury riddled year. Do you think he’s worth 19 million and Cook at 25 isn’t worth a second contract for 13 or 14.

Impressive analysis, sadly if the consensus amongst GMs is RBs are limited to rookie contracts, the Cooks of the world will invariably end up coming back to haunt the teams that drafted them.

We were comparing the first three seasons, because Cook is only in the league 3 seasons.

Do you think there’s a preconceived bias against RBs getting a second contract, or are these knee jerk disparaging claims a reaction to him wanting to get paid in an environment of everyone else being prioritized. My prediction is he has a great year and walks because other teams will see him putting over the top. I’m a little disappointed in Josh, after getting paid, not endorsing the 2nd contract for Cook. He knows what Cook meant to that offense.

You can’t just gag up wild stats out of your rear end and expect them to fly. He had under 3000 yds and 24 TDs in his first 3 years and in years 4 and 5 under 700 yds total with 6 TDs. Sorry, look it up.

You’re pretty adamant about who’s elite. Do you think McCaffrey or Barkley are elite? If you compare their first 3years,,Cook is more productive and more available. He is a beast in the red zone scoring 16 TDs. He’s better than Barkley in the receiving game and he is 3 years younger than both Barkley and McCaffrey. He’s done everything asked of him and who says he has to be on the field on 3rd down when we have the best 3rd down back in football in Ty Johnson. Cook gets it done with a minimum amount of carries. Cook can’t be responsible for Brady’s mindless decisions not to put him in on our last few series against KC. Look at that TD he scored on 4th down against KC. That was elite. Just remember his request for 15 million starts a negotiation and if Beane decided to resign him now he probably could get him for 42 or 43 for 3 years. I hear a lot of “not being elite”, but he’s as good as anybody in the AFC and gets better every year. Henry is great but disappeared when it counted most. You talk about blocking, Josh got sacked 8 times all year and was the MVP. Cook is a matchup nightmare out of the backfield and had over 400 yds receiving. With Barkley’s deal great backs will be getting more than in previous years, no one knows the rookie that we craft will be as productive or injury free as Cook. God forbid he Chiefs or Bengals get him.

More importantly, if you’re not admitting the ball placement was botched, why are they announcing changes to the way they handle determining line to gain plays shortly after the AFC Championship game? Other than silly name calling nonsense what is your point? These gotcha interactions take away from the quality of the discourse especially when trolls are involved

The only thing you’re missing is. TJ has never been a featured back. He’s been an overachieving special teams guy and a 3rd down back. Minimal carries and receptions have kept him healthy and productive. He’s a change of pace back not a bell cow. He’s awesome at how we’ve deployed him but to shoehorn him into a run heavy offense is a crapshoot. Let’s see what Cook does in his walk year or offer him 40 for 3 years. With a nice signing bonus he won’t even hurt the cap that much. Remember Cook is only getting better and he probably will have more workload now with Brady being in his second year and knowing how talented he is.

“Old-man-yells-at-clouds-tantrum “ is that a special secret language with a secret handshake type of thing. First you trot out some silly little video with an imbecil giving his personal take on retractable domes. Have you ever even been in a stadium with a retractable dome? When you speak for the board does that make you feel relevant.? Glad I could help you find some self esteem.

I’ll take sterile over subzero windchills or snow.