Nephilim17

Well done. This means he has to hit certain targets to get $15 million a year. Can't complain as he's Josh's most reliable target and this is not foolish money.

Open to both options depending on the price, but given our first-round pick record a trade for an established pass rusher will give me more confidence. The salary (and extra picks) are the price to be paid for knowing what you're getting vs. gambling in the draft. Won't deny I would be thrilled to land Garrett, and to a slightly lesser extent, Crosby. Josh is in the middle of his prime so I don't mind using draft capital and big contracts to guarantee a disrupter joins the team.

Agree in general with your thoughts but Slayton just turned 28 and averaged 14.7 yards per catch in 2024 vs Cooks who turns 32 in September and averaged just 10.0 YPC in 2024. He'd be my FA pick over Cooks.

Sorry, but I and a lot of people don't think a two-down back like Cook is worth top of the market. Given a lot of folks think 10 million is his worth, my Josh example isn't that crazy far off as an analogue. If we had the cap space, most of us wouldn't care that much. But we don't. And we may need to sign difference makers in more important positions (DE, DT, boundary WR, CB2) etc. if we don't draft them. I guess I'm wasting my time when I type that, historically, it's far easier to get good running back production with a lower draft pick or FA than it is to find difference-makers in the positions I listed.

It wasn't simply "an endorsement of the player." It was explicitly an endorsement to sign him at $15 million per. Here's your quote. "He’s worth it. He should be a priority. He’s worth every penny. If Allen is having a bad game Cook can carry the team." No one doesn't want to endorse Cook as a player. But every player (even Josh) has a value and with a salary cap hard decisions have to be made on when to let a player go if he's asking for more than the value the front office ascribes to him. If Josh demanded $100 million per year (not that he ever would), people would say No. If Benford demanded $35 million per year, people would say no. That's what people are reacting to, not an overall barometer of "is Cook good?".

If he's around a couple more years and doesn't see the receiver room he needs to win with a quality outside guy and some speed, no, I would not blame him. I'd be gutted but I'd understand he has a limited number of years to win and it hasn't happened here — yet — through no (or very, very little) fault of his own.

I'd prefer to see young children crying (if they're Chiefs fans).

Just so I'm clear (and perhaps others who are confused)... Are you suggesting that because you have the HerdMentality user name on a fan forum, Joe stole your "intellectual property" because he uses that same name for his substack community/forum? You want Joe to give you money because he's "monetized" your user name?

I'd prefer Metcalf to open up the vertical game more.

Indefensible.

Dude can pass block. That's why James Cook, as good as he was in 2024, was not on the field for a lot of third downs. I don't wanna pay a 2-down back elite money and I don't wanna replace Johnson with a guy who's fast but can't block. Don't know if Mostert can block but that's a criterion for whoever we sign.

I like Shakir a lot but if we don't keep him does the team move Coleman to the slot? I know they're different skill-sets but the reports on Coleman said he'd be ideal in the big slot role.

Not sure spending money on Tee Higgins is worth it when we need a field stretcher at WR and the piggy bank is far from full. Would he improve the team? Sure. Is it the best use of approx. $25 million or more per year. I don't think so.

"Wrists weaken legs!"

Glad to see some sanity here. As many have said: you don't pay him that much when A) he can't block B) we need elite players on the D-line and C) we need a bona fide outside receiver with speed and hands. No thanks. Fun watching him in 2024 but I'll take a 3rd for him after this year if he plays and if he holds out, trade his a**.

Hey, at least the goddamned Chiefs lost.

Not sure he's a bona fide number 1 guy but he does have speed. Is speed on the boundary with our WR room enough even if a guy's never had number 1 production?

I had a lot of respect for Beane but my patience is wearing thin. He's drafted some good players but no consistent difference makers on the D line or as outside WR. I don't expect Pegula to can Beane (or McD) if 2025 ends in disappointment for those reasons but — if so — I would think getting a new GM is fair to consider. Josh is in the middle of his prime. He's not going to be all-world for 12 more years.

Not saying Worthy will be a consistently good player but he's already shown he can be a viable home run threat. Add in the speed on the screens and short dump-offs and he has already proven some value. Given that the Bills need a field stretcher I don't think the questions about whether we picked the right player (and missed on Worthy) are totally inappropriate. I still liked a trade-up to BTJ but that ship has sailed too.

The way this is phrased implies there could be a single player in FA that "puts us over the top." I don't think there is one player in FA this year that does that.

Absolutely! It turns me on to shave a lady!

If Ryan Fitzpatrick has a single sister (without the chest hair) I'd marry her on the spot.

Bills fans PTSD means mocking any move that is not signing or drafting a star player. It's our way of coping with the pain and the seeming lack of hope.

Nobody except Josh can take over a game.

Cook joined Kickin It With Dee and was asked about who he'd be rooting for in the Super Bow, to which Cook dismissed both squads "I ain't gonna lie to you, bro... f*ck all of them," Cook said. I've been part of the "never re-sign a running back to a big second contract" group, but between his playoff play and this quote, I might change my mind. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/buffalo-bills/news/buffalo-bills-running-back-james-cook-gives-explicit-thoughts-chiefs-eagles-ahead-super-bowl-lix-nfl/42071d0b86192a6beb7ef3d0