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On 12/25/2022 at 8:49 AM, Big C said:

More likely we re-sign Singletary to a team-friendly deal than we pursue Jacobs after the season he has had. Not to mention Cook looks better and better as the season progresses. 

I'm very content with Motor, Himbo and Hines. Please don't waste a pick on a RB when we need OL.

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31 minutes ago, KOKBILLS said:

I'd say, right now, the chances of the Bills returning in 2023 with Motor and Cook is very high...Throw Hines in there too...I think they can stay cheap there, and as long as Cook continues to improve they're fine...

 

 

FA crop of RB’s is pretty good this coming offseason. That could keep Singletary’s deal very reasonable so I agree with your assessment. As for Hines I thought his deal was fairly expensive but not sure. 

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On 12/25/2022 at 11:56 AM, Herb Nightly said:

Beane isn't likely to sign a RB that already has 4 years of wear & tear.

With Allen's contract set to balloon,and the free agency of Poyer and Edmunds; Beane wont spend much on a back.

Singletary fits this offense but if he signs elsewhere, Bills could survive with Cook and a couple inexpensive rookies 

 

  Yea there be plenty of running backs you can get when you don't need a all star to run on a pass first offense.  No matter how talented an rb is they aren't gonna downshift and go run heavy unless the conditions or pass defense we face warrants it.  Think as Cook settles in he'll take the Thurman Thomas role and i"d imagine the Bills will have their pick amongst talented veteran rbs that are looking for a new team.  Not to mention could get a bunch of udfa and let them fight it out in training camp.  We don't need an all pro running back and any rb that talented would not have the touches here to shine as brightly as they should.   They won't be drafting a rb that high or I would hope not.  

 

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On 12/25/2022 at 6:14 PM, Johnny Hammersticks said:


I don’t think that’s a fair comparison.  Kenneth Davis was nothing like James Cook.  Change of pace in that they’re/were both the backup RB?  Okay.  Jimbo Cook can be a RB1, and has elite game changing skills/attributes.


Or Thunder and Lightning—Chuck Muncie and Tony Galbreath. 

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On 12/25/2022 at 11:49 AM, Big C said:

More likely we re-sign Singletary to a team-friendly deal than we pursue Jacobs after the season he has had. Not to mention Cook looks better and better as the season progresses. 

 

I like dis guys idea. Singletary and Cook have become a really good combo. I'd like to see it remain intact. I know salary cap and all that but yeah, Singletary and Edmunds are on my "please find a way to keep these guys" list.

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23 hours ago, nucci said:

what about a player friendly deal, why is it always team friendly?

 

 

"Why is it always team friendly?" you ask. I don't even understand what this means. It isn't. Some deals are team-friendly, some player-friendly and some roughly neutral.

 

But as I noted above (and not with great originality, it's well-known) this is going to be a good year for finding solid decent FA RBs. There are a lot available. It's not a good year for a non-elite RB to be looking for a player-friendly deal.

 

And as happened with the Pats all those years, and maybe even more so, we're seeing that players like to come back to teams with a great chance of winning a title, and even more so for a player-friendly coaching regime like ours as opposed to a Belichick type. Players aren't going to give massive discounts, particularly RBs getting second contracts. But small discounts to re-sign? Yeah, if the situation is near-ideal as it is for Singletary right now.

 

It's not a sure thing, but it seems likely.

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5 minutes ago, Thurman#1 said:

 

 

"Why is it always team friendly?" you ask. I don't even understand what this means. It isn't. Some deals are team-friendly, some player-friendly and some roughly neutral.

 

But as I noted above (and not with great originality, it's well-known) this is going to be a good year for finding solid decent FA RBs. There are a lot available. It's not a good year for a non-elite RB to be looking for a player-friendly deal.

 

And as happened with the Pats all those years, and maybe even more so, we're seeing that players like to come back to teams with a great chance of winning a title, and even more so for a player-friendly coaching regime like ours as opposed to a Belichick type. Players aren't going to give massive discounts, particularly RBs getting second contracts. But small discounts to re-sign? Yeah, if the situation is near-ideal as it is for Singletary right now.

 

It's not a sure thing, but it seems likely.

kinda sarcasm, whenever someone says we should sign someone they always use the the term "team friendly deal"

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16 hours ago, Chicken Boo said:

 

That's 1 game against a sorry Bears team.  Jacobs does this.  He has games of 229, 144, 143, 154 and 144 this season alone.  

 

For the record, Josh Jacobs has 1539 yards on the season at 5.0 yards per clip.  He has a career average of 4.5ypc with Derek Carr as his QB, so the Singletary faithful can't pull that ypc bs.

 

This guy is it.  A 3 down back that propels this franchise to where we need to be.  

 

The goal here is to win Super Bowls.

 

 

First, Singletary is a 3 down back. Same with Cook, really. If you're thinking about a bell cow, there is zero reason to think that we need a bell cow back. How many recent SB champs have had bell cow backs taking most of the carries? Certainly far from a majority.

 

The goals should indeed be to win Super Bowls. No reason to think there's all that much of an advantage in terms of winning Super Bowls in having a bell cow back.

 

 

4 minutes ago, nucci said:

kinda sarcasm, whenever someone says we should sign someone they always use the the term "team friendly deal"

 

 

Ah, sorry, guess I misunderstood. Have a great week.

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On 12/25/2022 at 12:03 PM, BuffaloBills1998 said:

Allen has already said he’ll restructure his contract, poyer is older and is injury prone now and I think most on here would agree that Edmunds isn’t worth paying big bucks to keep him around

Edmunds is a big piece of the Bills D so I believe many would disagree with you.

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I really dont think that they will pay him anywhere near what I believe that he will ask for.  The only thing going is that the running back free agency pool is so incredibly deep this year.  Personally, I would prefer they dump their available funds into offensive line, wide receiver and potentially resigning poyer. 

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4 hours ago, Thurman#1 said:

 

 

First, Singletary is a 3 down back. Same with Cook, really. If you're thinking about a bell cow, there is zero reason to think that we need a bell cow back. How many recent SB champs have had bell cow backs taking most of the carries? Certainly far from a majority.

 

The goals should indeed be to win Super Bowls. No reason to think there's all that much of an advantage in terms of winning Super Bowls in having a bell cow back.

 

Devin Singletary is not Josh Jacobs.

 

I'm not too concerned with what other teams that won the Super Bowl did.  I'm worried about what the Bills need to do to win one.  

 

How many teams have won the Super Bowl with their starting QB being the leading rusher on the team? (Yes I'm aware that Singletary now leads Allen by 44 yards).  

 

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14 hours ago, Boatdrinks said:

FA crop of RB’s is pretty good this coming offseason. That could keep Singletary’s deal very reasonable so I agree with your assessment. As for Hines I thought his deal was fairly expensive but not sure. 

 

Right...I'm assuming some sort of re-structure with Hines...If he plays anywhere in 2023 it will be on the cheaper end...B-)

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Jacobs will cost far too much and if you haven't noticed this front office has zero interest in investing anything other than the minimum at RB. 

 

Anyone who thinks we resign Singletary is delusional. 

 

Hines will possibly be restructured or cut. Very good chance that contract doesn't stand as it is today. 

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On 12/25/2022 at 6:45 PM, dave mcbride said:

I think James Cook looks like he might turn out to be an extremely good player.

Cook is looking good but he can never be a 3 down back in the NFL with his size he won’t last so he needs a strong big back to complement him and Jacobs is that and then some. I would love to get McDaniels as OC as well if he gets fired from the Raiders . McDaniels runs the same passing concepts as Daboll ran with the Bills the Erhardt Perkins offense but he even has better run schemes then Daboll had . I realize McDaniels is a horrible head coach but he would be a massive upgrade over Dorsey and it helps that Josh Allen has flourished in that Perkins Erhardt system . 

6 hours ago, ArtVandalay said:

Jacobs will cost far too much and if you haven't noticed this front office has zero interest in investing anything other than the minimum at RB. 

 

Anyone who thinks we resign Singletary is delusional. 

 

Hines will possibly be restructured or cut. Very good chance that contract doesn't stand as it is today. 

2- 3rd rd picks and 1 2nd in 4yrs is a lot of investment if u ask me

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