Buffalo_Stampede

So does talent.

They’ve done it. Just not to the extent of the Eagles. No one else does it to that extent. This is a pretty small usage of a void year.

Thuney for a 4th in next years draft is good time to bring up that Beane traded Cody Ford for a 5th.

Bills and Chiefs have done a great job remaining at the top even with making tough roster decisions. Probably helps when you have the 2 best QBs in the league.

An overthrown pass. Yeah.

Last year of his contract, probably wants a new deal. It’ll be expensive.

So you’re arguing to pay James Cook and sign a 3rd down specialist?

You know how he hurt his knee right?

Because you’ll need a specialist for 3rd down.

This is why I believe the Bills go all out this offseason. They have PSL’s to sell.

Honestly i will have to spend some time watching him pass protect in 2024. I never really thought about it much during the season. Maybe someone already broke it down. The amount of people that are ok letting the most explosive player on offense go because of pass protection he must be the worst in the league.

Who would you give a 3 year $45 million contract to on offense. Darius Slayton Marquis Brown James Cook

If you’re paying a RB top 5 money they will have to be a 300 touch RB. Maybe only Kamara is the exception.

I always feel like what separates RBs is the ability to turn 5 yards into 50 yards. A lot RB stats can look equal, but the explosive ability is what separates them. Cook was housing carries. That can’t be understated. It’s not easy to find.

Ray Davis is not as explosive as Cook. You’ll be losing something we don’t have anywhere else on offense. If you’re looking for a RB that just gets the job done, that’s easy to find. Finding the explosive RB like what Cook was giving us is not easy to replace.

Josh had to get rid of it but I believe Samuel was his read anyway. Cook and Ty were rotating in and out the final drive. His touches did drop in year 3. Obviously if the Bills don’t view him as a 3 down RB they won’t sign him. But facts are they drafted him to play on 3rd downs and develop into an early down RB. So I believe they believe he can be an every down RB.

Spent 3 2nd-3rd round picks on RBs to finally feel good about RB. I don’t believe in spending a lot of assets on a RB but I’m evaluating the offense and personnel. Signing Cook makes sense. But yes, I need him to be an every down RB moving forward.

They can extend players and add more void years. Won’t even feel the impact until Hurts retires. Obviously there’s injury risks.

We’re still going to have money tied up in RB. It’ll just be 3 of them.

Why are you glad though? They can do it and add void years. We won’t feel the big cap hits for years.

Ok. Based on this information, what would be your plan?

Eagles added 4 void year to Hurts deal. The Bills added 0 to Josh Allen’s deal. Big difference.

Dyami Brown is more of lottery ticket, similar to the guy they signed from Miami a couple years ago. He has some potential. Marquis Brown and Slayton are my top 2 free agent WRs for the Bills. Both offer high floors and breakout potential IMO. Slayton is my guy from the start. Shows high level of separation. Decent YAC, but most of all he has that ability to get behind a defense. I’ve been wanting to land him in Buffalo for a while, wanted them to trade for Slayton. I just love the fit. I would also like the Bills to use a pick on a WR in the 2-4 range. I think they should do that every season. Adams doesn’t offer anything to the offense IMO. He’ll be mostly a distraction. He’ll want 140 targets, mostly forced targets.

In free agency? Dyami Brown, Marquis Brown, or Darius Slayton.