James Cook on IG Live - "15 mill year" EDIT: Scrubbed his IG and Doubled Down on Twitter

[SoonerBillsFan]

23 hours ago, JohnNord said:

I completely trust Brandon Beane to navigate this situation either way.  He has done a nice job of re-signing players early before they hit the market (Spencer Brown) and also passing on players who would command a bigger contract than their value (Tremaine Edmunds).   He also been very good at managing the cap.

These are the highest paid NFL running backs:

 

Christian McCaffrey, $16 million 

Alvin Kamara, $15 million 

Jonathan Taylor, $14 million 

Saquon Barkley, $12.6 million 

Josh Jacobs, $12 million 

Joe Mixon, $9.9 million 

Derrick Henry, $8 million 

D'Andre Swift, $8 million 

Tony Pollard, $7.3 million 

James Conner, $7 million

 

Cook isn’t getting $15 million from any NFL team, including Buffalo.   I think $11M-$12M is most likely and I wouldn’t be surprised if he signs for that amount in Buffalo. 

 

I wouldn't give him 11.  His pass blocking is bad and he is off the field on 3rd downs.

 

And this chicken crap of scrubbing all Bills related stuff off social media has pissed off many fans.  The FO put up with diva crap from Diggs because of his contract. 

 

I say package Cook and trade.  

 

BTW, remember when he was drafted and some of us thought he wasn't excited about being drafted by Buffalo?  Hummm...

[stuvian]

The running back position is important again. If we are really a run first team we need to pay him.

[SoonerBillsFan]

1 hour ago, stuvian said:

The running back position is important again. If we are really a run first team we need to pay him.

Or,go with Davis,re-sign Johmson and draft a back.  Right now we need Defense.

[ColoradoBills]

James Cook will play for the Bills in 2025.  He will not "hold out" all season.

He is still on his rookie contract.  It's nothing like what happened with LeVeon Bell.

 

Beane will offer a contract to Cook and his agent.  If they don't like it, they will move on as a UFA in 2026.

A few social media tweets are blowing this thing way out of proportion.

 

[BillsFanForever19]

17 hours ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

And this chicken crap of scrubbing all Bills related stuff off social media has pissed off many fans.  The FO put up with diva crap from Diggs because of his contract. 

 

I'll never understand fans that get so upset by this they go from loving a player to insulting them personally.

 

It's just business. It isn't personal. Fans need to stop being so sensitive.

[DrDawkinstein]

7 hours ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Or,go with Davis,re-sign Johmson and draft a back. Right now we need Defense.

 

First, the idea that Davis and/or Johnson can fill Cook's shoes is laughable. Jimbo had multiple runs of over 50yards that he takes to the house. The Bills havent had a RB who can do that in years (decades?). And no one else on the roster can make those type of big plays on the ground.

 

To the bold... Cool, because a new, big deal for Cook would just be an extension onto his already existing deal with big numbers not even kicking in for another year or even 2. His number this year will still be his number and we can still sign the same Defensive players.

 

So best to re-sign him now, get him some signing bonus and guaranteed money to make him feel good, and by the time the extension starts the market and cap will have gone up enough that his deal will look like a steal.

 

The same exact way Beane does it with everyone else. This isnt new. This isnt difficult. We aint need to be rocket surgeons.