James Cook and drops

[PBF81]

On 11/27/2023 at 8:52 AM, lifefan said:

McDermott can’t keep benching Cook for extended periods of time for a drop. Yes, Cook needs to be better with the ball. Yes, fumbles or drops are always costly. But benching him isn’t the answer. We’re not in high school here! Cook needs to know that coaches have his back. If Marv Levy was in this situation, Cook would get the ball on the very next play! On a fumble, or drop, he owes one to his teammates and coaches. Give him that opportunity to pay them back. Let him show his teammates that he has their back also!

 

Well at least he doesn't have as many drops as Davis, who has 3.  Cook has ...., oh wait, he has 3 too.  My bad.  

 

At least Cook's drop % isn't as high as Davis' which is 4.5%.  Cooks is at ...., ... scratch that.  

 

More reasons to get rid of Davis.  

 

Viva La Cook!  

 

 

[Ga boy]

I keep hoping he would be like Shady.  Hasn’t happened yet.  Haven’t given up hope. 

[GoBills808]

11 minutes ago, Ga boy said:

I keep hoping he would be like Shady.  Hasn’t happened yet.  Haven’t given up hope. 

Doesn't quite have the lower body strength for that

 

I was hoping he'd be more like his brother...in his prime Dalvin Cook was a violent runner

[GunnerBill]

Cook is a legit RB1. He is waaaaaaay down our list of problems. 

[Dr.Sack]

I wish Cook could have made that rail catch. The drop encapsulates the way this season has gone. 

[BigDingus]

I don't have any issue with benching him, it's just the length of time that bothers me. 

 

You want to take him out a drive, fine. But why continue that for multiple drives, and continously drag it out through entire games?

 

The issues with Cook's drops & fumbles are often how inexplicably bad they can be. The guaranteed TD drop against Philly would make any coach want to pull their hair out.

 

But continuing to pull him off & on each game just kills potential momentum & confidence. Josh also makes some bizarre INT's, but you wouldn't punish him by yanking him each mistake. 

[Mr. WEO]

On 11/27/2023 at 8:54 AM, boyst said:

running backs are not receivers. short of larry centers no rb was specifically the receiving threat primarily.

 

as bizkut said - thats why he is a rb.

 

9 of the top 10 and 17 of the top 20 in catch % are RBs.

[Success]

Cook is a running back.  I hated the drop last week - but he's a running back. 

 

And he's been great for us.  He is one of our most dynamic playmakers.

 

[boyst]

2 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

9 of the top 10 and 17 of the top 20 in catch % are RBs.

Put them running full routes

[34-78-83]

5 hours ago, BigDingus said:

I don't have any issue with benching him, it's just the length of time that bothers me. 

 

You want to take him out a drive, fine. But why continue that for multiple drives, and continously drag it out through entire games?

 

The issues with Cook's drops & fumbles are often how inexplicably bad they can be. The guaranteed TD drop against Philly would make any coach want to pull their hair out.

 

But continuing to pull him off & on each game just kills potential momentum & confidence. Josh also makes some bizarre INT's, but you wouldn't punish him by yanking him each mistake. 

He didn’t get benched in the eagles game

[Scott7975]

On 11/27/2023 at 8:52 AM, lifefan said:

McDermott can’t keep benching Cook for extended periods of time for a drop. Yes, Cook needs to be better with the ball. Yes, fumbles or drops are always costly. But benching him isn’t the answer. We’re not in high school here! Cook needs to know that coaches have his back. If Marv Levy was in this situation, Cook would get the ball on the very next play! On a fumble, or drop, he owes one to his teammates and coaches. Give him that opportunity to pay them back. Let him show his teammates that he has their back also!

 

Joe Brady said Cook wasn't benched for the drop.  He was just warming up some other guys and get them going too.

Edited December 2, 2023 by Scott7975

[Scott7975]

6 hours ago, PBF81 said:

 

Well at least he doesn't have as many drops as Davis, who has 3.  Cook has ...., oh wait, he has 3 too.  My bad.  

 

At least Cook's drop % isn't as high as Davis' which is 4.5%.  Cooks is at ...., ... scratch that.  

 

More reasons to get rid of Davis.  

 

Viva La Cook!  

 

 

 

You have some weird fetish with Davis. I mean, if he aint family then wtf?

2 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

9 of the top 10 and 17 of the top 20 in catch % are RBs.

 

Thats because most of them are taking easy checkdown passes.

[PBF81]

11 minutes ago, Scott7975 said:

You have some weird fetish with Davis. I mean, if he aint family then wtf?

 

LOL

 

I'd say that it's the opposite.  Those that blame him for so much have the fetish. 

 

All I'm doing is pointing out the blatant inconsistencies.  

 

Have we ever seen so much blame assigned to the lowest paid starting player on a team?  

Have we?  

 

It obviously bothers you quite a bit even though in this instance it was on the lighter side.  Why?  

 

 

Edited December 2, 2023 by PBF81

[Scott7975]

8 minutes ago, PBF81 said:

 

LOL

 

I'd say that it's the opposite.  Those that blame him for so much have the fetish. 

 

All I'm doing is pointing out the blatant inconsistencies.  

 

Have we ever seen so much blame assigned to the lowest paid starting player on a team?  

Have we?  

 

It obviously bothers you quite a bit even though in this instance it was on the lighter side.  Why?  

 

 

 

Wasn't about this instance.  You post it everywhere.  Especially this "lowest paid starter" stuff.  I don't care what he is paid.  If we can improve on him then they absolutely should.  It's not like they can't.  Davis is not that great.  He has good games but I've seen him drop too many must have catches.

[PBF81]

1 hour ago, Scott7975 said:

 

Wasn't about this instance.  You post it everywhere.  Especially this "lowest paid starter" stuff.  I don't care what he is paid.  If we can improve on him then they absolutely should.  It's not like they can't.  Davis is not that great.  He has good games but I've seen him drop too many must have catches.

 

Thanks for reading.

 

You finished?  

 

 

Edited December 2, 2023 by PBF81

[Scott7975]

3 minutes ago, PBF81 said:

 

Thanks for reading.

 

You finished?  

 

 

 

Well yes.  Typically when I hit submit I am finished unless there is a response.  Isn't that how discussion works?

[Thrivefourfive]

He wants to score touchdowns, he wants to play great. He runs hard and puts his body on the line. He does hit the sidelines one or two times per game when fans thinks he could turn it up and get blasted, but Cook is correct - at his size he’s being smart about it for himself and the Bills. 
 

OBD should just figure out a penalty for butterfinger plays that will motivate him. Make it fun. Sit him out with an accountability teammate—one of his good friends—and make a goal: Every time the ball hits the ground, he doesn’t get sexy time from wife for a week. Stuff like that. Shoot, making it a fun little bonding sesh between management/coach/player-family and have some fun with one of your star players, and bring in the wife for the get together at OBD. The other players will laugh,, and want to get in on it with their own face-to-face in a silly environment with management. Good vibes. 
 

OBD - do these things. Every little bit counts when you have to sell the organization to the players and coaches, and never the other why around. 

[SoCal Deek]

I said it during the game, and I’m not sure if it was the reason, but I noticed that Cook changed his gloves after dropping that pass in the rain. It’s possible that they played a factor. 

[Irv]

Most of the time Cook looks like he doesn't want to be out there anyway.  Effort is about 1/2 -  3/4 speed unless benched.  Put his ass on the bench or trade him.  Bum.    

[Mr. WEO]

13 hours ago, boyst said:

Put them running full routes

 

12 hours ago, Scott7975 said:

 

 

Thats because most of them are taking easy checkdown passes.

 

 

oh, you mean like Kincaid...