James Cook's Kamara-esque game...(edit:new discussion on page 4)

[Freddie's Dead]

30 minutes ago, Dr. K said:

Imagine Cook’s numbers if he could actually pass protect so they didn’t have to replace him to keep Josh from getting killed.

 

One of the biggest plays Cook made was when they sent him on a wheel route after he bypassed the pass rusher and Josh laid a beauty on him for like 20 yards.  The scheme can limit any "liabilities" Cook may have in pass protection.  I've seen improvements in his pass blocking in the last few weeks, so I'm not buying that narrative.  We were leading or tied the entire game, and we just stopped running the ball in the 2nd half.  Inexplicable and inexcusable.

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

8 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said:

We ran that wr screen 6 times. It worked once.  This isn't college, NFL dbs are way too fast.

And you need someone who is NFL good at making tacklers miss like a PR/KR Diggs isn’t that guy.

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

I said he should be used like Kamara when we drafted him. He is a valuable weapon for this offense. 
 

[hondo in seattle]

12 hours ago, Special K said:

10 carries 58 yards

 

5 catches 83 yards 1 TD

 

I remember reading somewhere that James Cook said in an interview that he wants to model his game after Alvin Kamara.....well he sure did a good job of that today!

 

Having a dynamic RB that can both run and catch passes out of the backfield is the perfect type of RB for a QB like Josh Allen.

 

I hope Cook continues to grow and improve, and that this game was the first step in his becoming that Kamara-esque RB for the Bills he wants to be!!!

 

 

 

Having seen Cook play last year, and Damien Harris play over the years, I thought going into this season that Harris would be the first down back and Cook would have third downs.   I really wasn't overly impressed with Cook his rookie year.

But the more Cook grows, the more he grows on me.  He was big time yesterday.  

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

He does have that kamara ability to run fast while looking like hes not running fast.  

[QLBillsFan]

10 hours ago, Buffalo Ballin said:

We're gonna need him to cook since Gabe Davis is a non factor and Stefon Diggs has a nagging injury that he's keeping secret.

Josh missed Gabe on a sure TD albeit he was under pressure and couldn’t see him.

[ndirish1978]

12 hours ago, QLBillsFan said:

Felt Brady got away from run game for some reason. Chiefs got pass rush going .. enough of the wasted sideways bubble crap screens. 

 

We needed ONE single run in order to get the clock to 2 min warning and we passed 3x. I agree with this statement. 

[strive_for_five_guy]

Loved Cook’s game yesterday, wish they would have handed him the ball more, especially last five minutes of each half.
 

Anyone else get nervous on his backflip into the endzone though?  I was far from a professional athlete and surely couldn’t pull that off, but definitely made me hold my breath for him. LOL

[NoSaint]

1 hour ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

He does have that kamara ability to run fast while looking like hes not running fast.  

just finds a crease and all of a sudden he’s 20 yards downfield. 
 

guys like that are so fun to watch

[QCity]

19 hours ago, Comebackkid said:

to bad everything on the bills only last for 2 qtrs....kinda strange.   cook looked great though.  

 

Yeah I don't get this at all either. He looked like Thurman Thomas in the 1st half and then they get away from him in the 2nd.

[MJS]

10 hours ago, Drew21PA said:

I’m watching him have this monster game and thinking boom there is the mismatch I was looking for with Diggs and Gabe taking some attention and now I thought it would be Kincaid 

 

so they did a great job and - lo and behold he’s got us a 14 pt lead!

 

ok let’s put 26 in now ?

 

why on earth did they “pull” him….dude should have had 250+ himself he was unstoppable 

Funny - people were running him out of town last week becuase he dropped one against the eagles 

I'm pretty sure he gets tired and needs to be spelled from time to time. Plus, these days almost every team is running back by committee. It's fine. Cook is not a bell cow back. He is slight of frame and has never been a back that is on the field all game long.

[billsbackto81]

Kid is on pace for over 1000 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving.

 

Everybody here would have signed up for that at the beginning of the season. 

[Special K]

One game is good, but two is a trend!!

 

A truly elite performance by Cook today!

 

25 carries 179 yards 1 TD

 

2 catches 42 yards 1 TD

 

Only blemish was that he dropped a walk in TD reception which would have given him 3 total TD's.

 

Amazing how effective he has been since Brady took over as OC......how bad was Dorsey that he could not properly take advantage of his skillset.

[Aussie Joe]

He goes ok this guy 

[chongli]

 

[Warcodered]

26 minutes ago, chongli said:

 

Hell he could have had 4 today.

 

Got too excited on one and dropped an easy catch, and got stopped on the ***** 1 on the other.

Edited December 18, 2023 by Warcodered

[Warcodered]

 

[mrags]

Don’t look now but Cook is 2nd in rushing yards in the NFL behind only CMC. And 3rd in total yards from scrimmage behind CMC and Hill. 

[QCity]

On 12/11/2023 at 7:05 PM, MJS said:

I'm pretty sure he gets tired and needs to be spelled from time to time. Plus, these days almost every team is running back by committee. It's fine. Cook is not a bell cow back. 

 

Wrong. Let Cook cook.

[John from Riverside]

I think it’s pretty safe to say at this point that james has taken over his brother