HamptonBillsfan

Why should Benford have been sent to the pro bowl. Was being 106th in solo tackles or was it the 2 interceptions he had or the 10 pass breakups. He also had 2 rapid fire concussions. Your personnel decisions remind me of the decades of mediocrity we suffered through. It kills you that Cook was a great draft choice. He’s gotta go in favor of a 2nd or 3rd rounder. Very sad

He hides his weaknesses by playing him on 1st and 2nd downs? If the guy is averaging 5 yds a carry wouldn’t defensive coordinators protect against the run with run defenses? If he’s scoring 16 TDs wouldn’t they load boxes on the goal line? Benford had 2 rapid fire concussions and when Tua had that situation people were saying he should retire. Who are these experts in personnel that say he’s a top tier corner? I never heard that. His claim to fame is that he beat out Elam to start.You’re not negotiating Cook’s contract. Don’t denigrate his accomplishments with foolishness.

If you’re putting Benford and Brown as 2nd best over Cook you shouldn’t be allowed to post anymore. Benford is one concussion away from being out of football. and he’s just ok. Consideration for top 3 at their position by who, you? Not great at pass catching by whose standards. He had 39 catches and had 16 TDs and 1000 yds. Should I remind you Josh was sacked 14 times, least in his career. How do you quantify horrible in pass protection. He’s replaced on 3rd down according to Josh, by the best 3rd down back in football. It’s ok to use multiple backs in today’s NFL. Baltimore, KC, Cinn, La,GB all do it. Do you think just because you throw crap on the wall it makes for a good argument. You want to be a capologist or win games?” His greatness is an element of how Brady deploys him”? Do you realize how ridiculous that statement is? 1000 yds on 207 carries, 16 TDs 39 receptions on a 13 win team. It’s all about Brady, right.

This mindless snap count argument has no connection to a players value especially when a player like McCafrey played in 41 of 85 games the last 5 years. The Bills in the 3 years with Cook have won 37 games. Value to a team is production with his opportunities to help a team win. 207 carries for over a 1000 yards and when Cook got carries in the red zone he scored 16 TDs leading the league. In the pass game he’s got 97 receptions. The RBs that are paid more than Cook are much older and have played with the Giants and Carolina and Indy. The last 3 seasons the Niners won 31 games. You’re oblivious to a players production in relation to wins. Saquon when he played most of his career had huge amounts of carries because the Giants stunk and had a bad QB and receivers. That’s why they let him walk.Why pay a great back to lose games anyway. McCafrey, when he actually got on the field, got loads of carries that resulted in losses. Saquon was great for one season and Philly gave 21 million a year. Cook is 25 and probably could demand 42 or 44 million for a 3 year deal. The Bills will be silly not to sign him despite your ridiculous arguments discrediting his value. This will conclude my involvement with this colossal waste of time. First it’s blocking and then snap count, no mention of wins and production. You don’t let the best draft choice since Josh and 2nd best player on your team leave when you’re averaging over 12 wins a year genius.

Who the heck is Armani Roger’s and why would anyone care?

Sounds exactly right but if they went 44 for 3 years with 36 guaranteed that would be fine.

The stats you referenced make the case for keeping Cook. Snaps by McCafrey and Saquon makes them more vulnerable especially with their injury history. You neglected to mention since 2020 McCafrey has played in 44 games. Shaquan averages under 13 games a season. You might catch lightning in a bottle and get a monster season like this year for Saquon or last season for Christian but then lose them and kill your season. Cook is 25 and doesn’t miss games. The Bills transitioned to a run heavy offense and had a monster season with Cook, Ty Johnson and Davis without a #1 or #2 receiver. With Cook you’re set at RB for the rest of Josh’s contract. He caught 38 balls in the passing game and scored 16 TDs. You’re willing to let him walk and take a flyer on a rookie or a 2nd tier retread when the cap just increased. Thank goodness you just play GM on the message board. You’re also assuming Cook can’t improve pass blocking when he’s physically tough enough to score 16 TDs.

You realize Allen got sacked 14 times this season, far less than ever before. He won the MVP award in a year where he lost his #1 and 2 receiver.while we had our best rushing season in many years. The fact that we were in 3rd and short so much of the time was because we ran the ball so much. Cook, for the most part was responsible for this along with the improvement on the O-line. More than blocking a RBs most important asset is availability. How does McCafrey, Saquon, Taylor stack up with Cook in that regard. Just look at games played over their career and you’ll see why I would pay Cook before RBs start getting even more expensive.

My apologies the Eagles gave him the contract. It was based on 3 missed seasons on his rookie contract and the 23 season that proved he could run for 947 yds on 246 carries. That translates to a generous 12million a season. After the 2000 yd season, SB and 250 carries, that deal will be sweetened considerably. As for Cook, improving every season, 1008 yards in 207 carries with 16 TDs, make him a top 5 receiver in the NFL. It’s because Ty Johnson is a tremendous 3rd down back and blocker with a tough change of pace RB like Davis, that Cook didn’t get more carries. The thing you’re missing is this combination of players would have gone to the SB if that game was officiated correctly and the NFL is instituting changes to ball placements based on that embarrassment. Now Brady can call for more carries for Cook going forward but why expose him to wearing down or getting injured when we have other great options. To me 14 or 15 million a year for a Pro Bowl runner who can do damage in the passing game is a no brainer. It’s efficiency experts and would be capologists that want to start over with unproven prospects and take us backwards.

OK are you seriously going by what the Giants paid him after he basically lost 3 seasons after being drafted in 2018. I’m talking about what he’s going to get Now. Do you think he’s not getting what McCafrey signed for, just under 20 or what Jonathan Taylor is getting, just under 15. The reason I mentioned Von is because Cook sees him sucking up cap space and he can’t play anymore. A back like Cook who plays every game and scores TDs and runs for 1000 on 200 carries makes Josh better and is a big reason we won all those games after parting with Diggs and Davis.

What’s this fixation about not being a great blocker when Johnson can block on 3rd down passing scenarios. Does he have a nose for the end zone? Is he a matchup nightmare for LBs and safeties coming out of the backfield in the passing game. Was he available in 15 games being durable. Cook is on a great trajectory and we should pay him before he gets even more expensive.

Stop being a capologist and start valuing great talent. Besides Cook and Josh, who are the great players on the Bills? Oliver is a good tackle but he’s not a top ten tackle. Shakir is a good slot receiver but he is not top ten yet. That’s it. Everyone else is either pretty good or just OK.

You forget Brady was responsible for the imbecilic decision not to have Cook on the field when it counted. You also need to consider when diminishing Cook’s value, is that he’s only 25 vs 28 for Barkley. He had 140 more carries this season than Cook and has missed 2 seasons in his short career due to injury. Most backs are washed by age 33. 15 million is not Barkley money. With the cap going up RBs naturally want more. Think of paying Von Miller 25million for no production starting at age 33. Great backs want to get paid before an injury short circuits their career. Great receivers are getting mid 20s per season.

Prove himself to be an every down RB? That’s how a good back gets worn down and injured. With a great 3rd down back like Johnson and a between the tackles downhill physical Davis, Cook just needs to run for a thousand and lead the league in TDs. You don’t know what teams without a solid back would trade for a Cook after Saquon turned the Eagles around by himself and Henry did great things for a Baltimore. Great running attacks are a common thread defining winning teams. Baltimore. GB, Buffalo, Houston, Washington, KC.

Doesn’t have anything to do with what was received, you don’t allow a prime SB rival to acquire the top RB in the conference. The Giants could have franchised Saquon and traded him out of the division or conference. The Giants are a ship without a rudder.We don’t have any reason not to resign Cook. First, he has a year left on his rookie deal and Cook is much younger than Barkley and has never been injured. The Bills want to be a run first offense to set up Josh in the pass game type team. Cook gives them an established top 5 back. His ceiling is unlimited given his mismatch potential in the pass game coming out of the backfield. Just admit a 2nd round draft choice from KC for Cook is foolish. You’re going to use the argument getting a great back for 15million would stop a good organization from improving their roster? Teams redo bloated contracts to create cap space all the time.

His speed and length make him effective in the pass rush portion of his responsibilities but he can get pushed around against stout O-lines in run defense. His edge integrity can be a problem. If they can get him on some sort of a bonus laden, realistic deal his upside warrants resigning him.

If your intention is to keep the Chiefs elevated and playing in SBs indefinitely that’s what you do. What the hell is a 2nd rd pick when you have a top 5 RB on the roster already. Isn’t enough that we gifted them their best receiver. Just a silly idea but that’s what boards are all about. The Giants did that with Saquon and the Eagles immediately won the SB.

Bosa is an oft injured waste of time and money. He’s outlived his productive time but he still is expensive. He’s just a bad fit for us.

Bass is an example of a guy that may have needed to experience failure and come through it in order to find his way. He was money in the playoffs and I must admit I wanted him dealt anywhere or just released, but with tremendous support by Sean and his teammates, he proved something. Maybe he becomes dependably solid going forward.

So the guy who plays through minor injuries and is built like Reacher has 5 good years left. What kind of frustrated hater who trolls Bills forums with incendiary foolishness are you? Great athlete QBs like Josh don’t hit their prime until 32 to 35. Silly post.

Shakir is the best slot receiver in football with incredible YAC yardage and he gets open consistently. He’s a drafted star that must be paid. He’s going to b a on a different price level than Higgins. Josh loves him and he always produces. What message would it send to let Shakir walk?

Looks promising but every year a few teams get makeovers and look much better, especially at home. Examples last season are Pittsburgh, Chargers, Denver, Minnesota and the Rams. We just have to keep improving every season.

Cook and Shakir are a given. Bernard is a good player but he’s replaceable. With the contracts of Allen, Cook, Oliver, Shakir,Milano ,and a FA edge or safety, that leaves limited resources. I thought Hollins was great on the field and in the locker room. LB, corner and receiver should be addressed in the draft.

If you could get a high 2nd round pick you would have to take it. Matt is great but he can’t stay on the field and as he gets older injuries are easier to come by. I think Dorian Williams can be an adequate replacement while a young drafted LB develops .

That’s the problem with our brain trust, they keep fielding a “bend don’t break”, reactive defense with just average athleticism. We never get enough pressure to rattle good QBs, we never disrupt receivers at the line and give free releases that our mediocre secondary can’t cover. Our best LBs are often injured(Milano, Bernard) and it’s time to take a big swing. Beane and Sean are not great with defensive personnel. They think they have an all time great at QB and that will be enough if we surround him with a decent O -line and some good weapons. For most of our schedule it should be enough, but to bring a championship to Buffalo our defense must be dominant. When we went to SBs, our defense was dominant. When we won AFL championships, our defense was dominant.