Dalvin Cook released.

[John from Riverside]

One cooks career is about to get started in a big way
 

One cooks career is starting to fade

 

Rumble young man rumble

[78thealltimegreat]

I would love it but man Dalvin is really going to have to come down price wise for a chance at a ring to play with his little bro

[bigK14094]

5 hours ago, Dr.Sack said:

Dude looks bigger in Year 2. 

Jury is out until he delivers the goods.

[machine gun kelly]

We’re not going after Dalvin.  It’s a nice story, but he wants $ like every other RB, we have a nice trio in Cook, Harris, and Murray.  That’s a nice combo.  They can save as much as possible Murray for December unless Harris gets hurt.

 

Cook does look good.  I think he may breakout this year.

[BillsFanForever19]

5 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said:

We’re not going after Dalvin.  It’s a nice story, but he wants $ like every other RB, we have a nice trio in Cook, Harris, and Murray.  That’s a nice combo.  They can save as much as possible Murray for December unless Harris gets hurt.

 

Cook does look good.  I think he may breakout this year.

 

That goes without saying. 

 

Even if we hadn't signed Harris, Murray, and Evans - they spent a 2nd Round Pick on James Cook to be the guy this year. Bringing in his older brother would mess with that development and confidence that this is his team and his starting job.

[Doc Brown]

4 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

That goes without saying. 

 

Even if we hadn't signed Harris, Murray, and Evans - they spent a 2nd Round Pick on James Cook to be the guy this year. Bringing in his older brother would mess with that development and confidence that this is his team and his starting job.

He's never been a lead back on his team in college and so far in the pros.  His brother is the one that would have to get used to the decreased workload.  They'd compliment each other just fine.

[Shanahan's Horseshoe]

5 hours ago, DCofNC said:

Cook looked good yesterday, happy to see him working the ball inside with reasonable success.  The bounce he took at the goal line was nice, that looked like an inside run from the blocking, nothing there, saw it and made it happen.  I’m encouraged and I’ve been a hater of that pick.

Hated the pick too but he put on size and ran a little more aggressive.  That’s always been my problem with him, he shies away from contact and that’s why he’s not very good in pass pro. If he can change his physical game, he can be a very effective RB. Let’s hope

[gordong]

5 hours ago, Beast said:

It’s Delevan. One stop light, one dive bar. Blink and you miss it.

 

Some good people come from there.

 

 

and a drive in... if it still open.

[Paul Costa]

Becomes much more likely every day Davin becomes a Bill. He won’t get the contract he wants. He can come to Buffalo 🦬 play with his brother & have his mom come and hang in Buffalo 🦬 for the year. They are a close family and would be a wonderful story.  Davin can go get his last contract after our Super Bowl Party 😀

[Warriorspikes51]

If he remains unsigned in a few weeks and Harris is still banged up, this seems somewhat realistic.

 

I'm indifferent though. 

I like Latavius Murray enough that I'm good with him being RB2 

[Irv]

3 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

If he remains unsigned in a few weeks and Harris is still banged up, this seems somewhat realistic.

 

I'm indifferent though. 

I like Latavius Murray enough that I'm good with him being RB2 

 

Agree.  Besides, Cook isn't exactly a choir boy.  I'm not so sure he fits in the process.

 

  

Edited August 14, 2023 by Irv

[billsfan89]

Interesting that he hasn't gotten signed yet. I was thinking the Jets would make a play for him, they have the cap space to make a decent offer and they could use a playmaker in the backfield while waiting for Hall to come back to form. Then I thought Miami would try to sign him. But nothing materialized, if the Bills were to go out and get him on a cheapish deal that would really up the skill position level on the offense. 

[Warcodered]

At this point he's got to be in the emergency injury replacement stage of Free Agency I'd think.

[boyst]

So two thoughts:

1) there is something we don't know that teams know which keeps him unsigned

 

2) he has his own asking price and expectations so this is entirely his decision.

 

I lean to #2

[Warriorspikes51]

1 hour ago, boyst said:

So two thoughts:

1) there is something we don't know that teams know which keeps him unsigned

 

2) he has his own asking price and expectations so this is entirely his decision.

 

I lean to #2

 

It could be both actually