Cook getting the paid in a few weeks? Only the Bills can do so as Cook has another year left.

[FireChans]

On 1/3/2025 at 10:11 PM, YodaMan79 said:

Spot on.  I read the posts on this forum and wonder if these individuals that claim he's a top 5 back watch any other games besides Bills ones.  

What 5 backs do you have over Cook?

[MasterStrategist]

Cook is worth bottom end tier 1 RB money, IMO.

 

Explosive, great vision/acceleration,vastly improved yards after contact.  Can't ignore his TD production, and he's our biggest home run threat.

 

Yeah, he doesn't play 3rd downs because of pass pro.  He's simply our best playmaker on offense, not named Josh Allen.

 

 

[extrahammer]

17 hours ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

The thing about Cook is in his first 3 years he has taken less than half of the offensive snaps.

He only has 525 rushes.  There is a lot of tread left on his tires the way the Bills use him.

 

Yeah he's had three 100 yard games since the bye week with 14 or less carries. He and Josh have complemented each other nicely. 

[YodaMan79]

1 hour ago, FireChans said:

What 5 backs do you have over Cook?

 

The exact rankings are subjective and depend on factors like the offensive line, quarterback, and offensive focus, so I'll leave that to PFF.

 

Cook benefits from a great environmental situation. For example, I think D'Andre Swift would thrive in a similar setting and would be an excellent fit. I see Swift and Cook as being in the same tier, but I personally prefer Swift as a three-down back in a system like the Bills'. This also aligns with where I think Cook should be contract-wise—comparable to Swift.

An interesting player for perspective is Miles Sanders. The Eagles made the smart decision not to pay top dollar for him after his high-production season in 2022.  I see similarities in with 2022 Eagles and the 2024 Bills - in OL and QB play (yes, we all know Josh is way better than Hurts).  Let's all hope it leads to a similar SB run. 

 

Here’s my list of running backs I feel are better than Cook:

 

Saquon Barkley

Derrick Henry

Bijan Robinson

K. Williams

Josh Jacobs

Aaron Jones - same tier as cook

Alvin Kamara

Jonathan Taylor

Jahmyr Gibbs

*Possibly Bucky Irvin as well

 

 

Edited Sunday at 02:45 PM by YodaMan79

[Doc]

1 hour ago, MasterStrategist said:

Cook is worth bottom end tier 1 RB money, IMO.

 

Explosive, great vision/acceleration,vastly improved yards after contact.  Can't ignore his TD production, and he's our biggest home run threat.

 

Yeah, he doesn't play 3rd downs because of pass pro.  He's simply our best playmaker on offense, not named Josh Allen.

 

That's about $8M/year.  I think it will have to be about $10M/year, which would put him just outside the top 5.