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Doomsday? That's when Beane trades up for need and runs away from future all-pros at another position. And bags a replacement-level player. Unfortunately, this is more common than not, as Logic pointed this out on the Elam reference. I'm in the camp that we should trade back 5-10 slots and pick up a 3rd - a spot for Thorton or a new RB. (PS. Chriss Simms is raving about Kyle Williams who is now going in the 2nd of mocks. He nails the WRs. Let him pick our next one. Think J Jefferson as his #1 in the Diggs trade year, and Brian Wilson Jr as last year's #2 - before Harrison and Odunze. Damn.) Several zone CBs look good at the new spot. Amos, Morrison, Porter, Ravel - one will be available. Or the better of the DTs. Repeat with next 2nd. Third 2nd - K Williams? Or maybe that Schwesinger LB that could be a massive hit - with he or Bernard replacing Milano next year?

I think this is almost cast in stone. If Beane lets this go until summer, he gives Cook all the leverage. He would have lost the chance to fortify the position in a strong RB draft, and the Bills WILL be screwed if Cook decides to hold out. We can argue the merits of paying him, but it is Beane who establishes the value, not us. If he does not pay Cook before the draft, he should trade him.

Actually it's not IMO. The most important thing for Cook, if he's on the Bills without a new contract, is to stay healthy. That may not mean he literally sits for a hangnail, but it does mean he will not sell out for performance at the expense of damage.

Cook is one hangnail away from sitting out most of the season. I don't think a lot of you get it. We trade him before or during the draft ... or we have a season-long headache without a cure.

Which makes trading Cook before or during the draft a priority. In fact, this may make it a foregone conclusion. We're vulnerable to a holdout, and if we wait, we'll miss out on a deep RB class. These are all reasons to predict that Cook is officially trouble. He's as good as gone.

And his 2nd contract was literally the worst contract behind Miller's.

That we needed a WR, and Beane still traded extra for Ford had me questioning his drafting skill. And we were chasing OL after he traded Teller, a future all pro, to Cleveland for snacks.

Still, nearly 2 years difference is a big deal in players near 30. And Garret does turn 30 during the 2025 season. I'm sure you're right about the disparity in play. I simply do not want to mortgage 5 years future for 2 years play. My idea was to use Cook/Miller for Crosby with little to no picks. Maybe that's impractical. Maybe I have Cosby's value to high. IDK. But I sure as hell do not want to dance with another Von Miller pipe dream that blows up in our face - all because McBeane can't evaluate/draft DLs. PS: I was adamantly AGAINST the Von Miller signing. I knew it was a disaster then. Maybe it would have worked without the injury, but I'm not against a Garrett trade because of it.

I'm not sure why giving up multiple 1sts for a soon-to-be 30 year old player is every Bills fans wet dream, but that is a disaster waiting to happen. At least with the disastrous Miller contract we didn't have to give up picks. But Maxx Crosby is another story. He's 27 and has exhibited some real Bills love in recent times. And Cook would go farther in satisfying the terms of a deal ... at a position of need.

May I suggest a James Cook /Von Miller trade for Maxx Crosby? Cook would be their O star, and Miller could fill some pass rush need short term.

I'm inclined to agree with you, but would need to know this first: How much influence does McDermott have on Beane's 1st thru 3rd round draft selections? Because the answer may also be - get McDermott out of the draft room. In either case, it is clear that Beane is a 100% needs drafter at the top of the draft. His success on Day 3 gives me hope that, if he prioritize talent like Philly and Baltimore, he can be equally as effective.

Go back to the broadcast tape - the refs had a penalty flag queued up in case Buffalo converted the 4th. The flag mysteriously disappeared after the incompletion. With the still pending need to score and that much time left on the clock, no way the NFL was letting Buffalo walk away with a victory. Please note - I use the term NFL, not ref. New York is making decisions for THEIR entertainment product. Refs handle the small stuff, like f#cking over Buffalo's spots.

It's called, picking for need. That's how Beane uses our premium picks. And it's why he is better on day 3 when he doesn't. That's why he trades up for Cody Ford when Metcalf would come to him.

Agreed. The big mistake may have been passing on McConkey.

Josh Allen was the only QB for me. When the trade was announced I knew it was Buffalo moving up. When he said "Josh" I knew it was Allen. I believed in Beane, I suppose. I figured he had to see what little I saw. In hindsight, I don't know if Beane has been all that in the premium drafting rounds. Maybe we were just lucky.