DrDawkinstein

You absolutely are. And he still isnt.

Who tf is Walter Cherepinsky? And has anyone seen him and @SoonerBillsFan in the same room?

How will we afford to re-sign McGovern now?

Sure. And for the record, Im not assuming the worst or saying its a huge problem and folks need to be fired. It's just offseason discussion. The team is pretty good, so we dont get the chance at those in-depth armchair-GM discussions we used to have through the drought. Its just for fun. 32 scenarios a round! At least!

We literally traded up for Kincaid in one scenario, and traded back for Coleman in the other. Plenty of deals being made. Especially back half of the 1st round.

Sure, that's the classic line. But in one of those situations we traded up to get Kincaid, and in 2024 there were a ton of trades in the back half of the draft. The Jags picked BTJ at 23 after trading back with the Vikes who wanted to trade up. There were plenty of deals made. We just went the wrong way.

I'm totally with you on points 4 and 5. It isnt for lack of trying to get Josh weapons. We just cant seem to get the right ones. My abstract point was, using hindsight, packaging our 2 1sts to trade UP for a WR would have been better than what we got. And also keeping in mind we traded UP for Kincaid. Even though it's hindsight, it still supports a lot of posters who were banging the table for a LEGIT WR like BTJ. Not a TE turned WR, and not a basketball player turned WR. No, but we cant bash Cook anymore since he re-signed, so we've moved on to the next whipping boy.

But we could at least start by packaging those 2 picks. Which in fairness means we're looking at the WRs in the 2023 draft, not BTJ and 2024. So 2023 #25 and our 2024 1st (which was #28). Maybe we couldve moved up and got Zay Flowers or Jaxon Smith-Njigba. I realize this. My point was packaging (at least) 2 picks to move up to get him. Would have been worth trading both those 1sts to get him imo, compared to what we ended up with. Maybe, but BTJ has impressed on the crappy Jags with Lawrence throwing to him. Sky is the limit in Buffalo compared to that. Either way, just sayin...

Or DE or WR. I'd take any of that (including DB) over a 1st round RB. One of those picks isnt the 1st round, and the other isnt listed as a WR. Does anyone think Brian Thomas Jr wouldnt be contributing more than Kincaid and Coleman combined right now?

Cook is better in the ways that separate normal players from game changers. Williams is a volume back who you can keep slamming into the line and who can stay in the pocket as an extra blocker. A more athletic fullback practically. Cook is a dynamic athlete with great vision and elite speed who can create holes that arent there (per testimonial of Dion Dawkins), and then break it and take it to the house and change the game in one play. Playmakers are valuable and usually get paid more.

Except for his thc testing levels!

Are you hitting on me? (Because it's working)

Fair enough as a general cap question looking at the whole roster. Cook's new deal is an extension and wouldnt change his 2025 number unless Beane specifically designed it that way. Which I'd be surprised since we were already in cap trouble. NONE of the other extensions signed this offseason changed the players' 2025 numbers. Currently, the cap number is based on our 51 highest contracts. If any of those guys get released in our cut down from 99 to 53, then we're likely under cap immediately. In looking at our "top 51", we have some guy names Kendrick Green at #50 making $1M with no dead money if cut. Cut him and we're immediately +400k. Shenault and Hamler in the same boat and I doubt both will be kept. WR Kristian Wilkerson is at #47 with $1.1M, and he's likely gone. So short answer: Cuts will get us there. That is a bad assumption right now. It shouldnt. It's an extension.

Agreed, and it's my response to "he doesnt pass protect well". Fine, DONT leave him in the backfield to chip a blitzer. Have him pop out and have Josh hit him fast as the hot route. Now you have Cook in space. Defenses will have to decide if blitzing is worth leaving Cook wide open.

Got any extra sanity to divy out to the fans?

He only reads 50% of the threads! And he cant pass protect!

No new money added this year so this contract isnt the issue. I know Josh is worth every penny, but he makes more in a single season than Cook's entire contract is worth and counts for 20% of the total cap. Between that, his nut farm, and the millions upon millions in endorsement money (not to mention the millions and millions his wife already has), it would be nice if he would pull a Tom Brady and think about taking a little less in order to keep his OL together. Just sayin. If you're worried about the cap, there are lots of other places to look than this new contract. Additionally, Beane shouldve thought about this when he handed Hoecht $7M/yr to sit out with a known PED suspension.

@Simon still sleeping

lol, no. just let it go.

Something needs to be done about Knox's contract, but I dont think he's gone-gone next year. Most likely a restructure, or a whole different deal. Bringing him down closer to (or even under) $10M/yr. Hawes is a good blocker, but that's it and a completely different type of TE. More Lee Smith than Knox replacement. Totally agreed on Samuel and Oliver.

Our backup TE is set to make $14.5M this year and $17M next year. We pay Samuel $9M to be WR4 role player. We just handed Hoecht $7M/yr to sit out suspended. Ed Oliver is good and all but set to make $25M next year. There's a lot of other money to worry about than $12M for what Cook brings to the table. To the flip side: We have our Franchise QB locked up We have our OTs locked up We do not have any major WRs who will command $30M or even $20M We just got all the other major extensions done. The cap is skyrocketing every season with streaming money (a huge $25M jump that last couple of years) We have other guys we can restructure IOL is in the same underpaid boat as RB. To @Ya Digg?'s point, there is no need to worry about this $12M contract.

Once Gibbs, Montgomery, and Robinson get re-signed this contract wont even be a blip on the radar.

Future reference for the "he doesnt act like he's excited to be here" crowd, THIS is his reaction to the most exciting day of his life. Stop taking it personally.

As Jeremy White and Joe Marino pointed out on WGR this morning, there was NO drama in the Bills building. All the drama and feelings was among the fans only.

Now that he has all this money I hear he's changing his name to James Chef