If the Chiefs offered their 2nd round pick for James Cook would you make the trade?

[HamptonBillsfan]

32 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

Yeah.  All the guys he wants to equal in price range are every down RB's.  Kyreen Williams who is in a similar situation to Cook played in 87% snaps last year because he can pass block.  James Cook can't right now.  I'm not comfortable ditching out $15m to a guy that only played in 46% of snaps.  It's my guess to why Beane hinted at the press conference on Tuesday the value of having running backs being versatile in all areas.  To me that was a subtle reference to Cook not able to be relied upon to pass block.

What’s this fixation about not being a great blocker when Johnson can block on 3rd down passing scenarios. Does he have a nose for the end zone? Is he a matchup nightmare for LBs and safeties coming out of the backfield in the passing game. Was he available in 15 games being durable. Cook is on a great trajectory and we should pay him before he gets even more expensive.

[Nephilim17]

I get that people don't want to make our nemesis stronger. But all the arguments against trading with KC forget one vital point:

While you are giving them a good player, you're weakening their draft capital and their room to spend money on FAs and resign their own players. That makes them worse. 

So the question is, is KC better off with James Cook at say $12 million a year and no second round pick or without James Cook but with that 2nd round pick and an extra $12 million (or whatever Cook will sign for) to spend?

I'm not sure Cook is worth more to a team (us or them) than $12,000,000 plus a second rounder. I could be wrong. But it's not as simple to say we can't do this as we're just making them better. That deals also hurts them with picks and money.

Edited February 28 by Nephilim17

[HamptonBillsfan]

6 minutes ago, Mango said:

 

I don't understand what you are saying. Cook has not been a good pass blocker since college. Him not being out there on critical passing downs is because teams tend to send more pressure so we need a RB on the field who is adept at picking up the blitz. 

I fully understand why Cook is trying to get paid. I support him in his efforts. I also don't think the Bills should pay him $15M per. I think he is an $8-10M RB, but knowing that the market likes to "reset" I can feel comfortably stretching to $12M. 

WTF do you mean that $15M isn't Saquon Barkley money? Barkley signed a 3 year/$37M contract. $15M is more than Barkley gets paid, which is the entire point. 
 

I have no idea WTF you are talking about in regards to Von. His contract was a risk at his age that turned terrible with his second ACL injury. His initial restructure was stupid and didn't allow us to get out of it. This team would love to get out from under that deal. 

Piling on overvalued contracts with $3M here and $4M there is exactly how teams accidentally sink themselves. Once you pay the QB being efficient with your drafting an spending becomes paramount. 

OK are you seriously going by what the Giants paid him after he basically lost 3 seasons after being drafted in 2018. I’m talking about what he’s going to get Now. Do you think he’s not getting what McCafrey signed for, just under 20 or what Jonathan Taylor is getting, just under 15. The reason I mentioned Von is because Cook sees him sucking up cap space and he can’t play anymore. A back like Cook who plays every game and scores TDs  and runs for 1000 on 200 carries makes Josh better and is a big reason we won all those games after parting with Diggs and Davis.

[BarleyNY]

21 hours ago, HamptonBillsfan said:

What’s this fixation about not being a great blocker when Johnson can block on 3rd down passing scenarios. Does he have a nose for the end zone? Is he a matchup nightmare for LBs and safeties coming out of the backfield in the passing game. Was he available in 15 games being durable. Cook is on a great trajectory and we should pay him before he gets even more expensive.

Workload is a big concern for Cook. I got flamed last offseason for saying that he broke down at the end of the season and that if we wanted to get the best out of him - and wanted him to be productive in the post season - we should reduce his snap count. That is exactly what the Bills did and it worked extremely well. His regular season snap count went from 634 to 485. His carries went from 237 to 207. Targets went from 54 to 38 and receptions from 44 to 32. It seems clear that 2024 showed us how much to use him.

 

The Bills also figured out HOW to use him by taking him off the field on third downs, in short yardage situations and on obvious passing downs. That is a big issue when looking at his value as those are the most important times for a RB to be on the field. 

 

I also see what he brings to the team. He has fantastic vision and is very valuable on first and second downs. He's an excellent runner and he kept Allen from having to throw (and scramble and take hits) so often on early downs. That’s valuable so I hope we come to a reasonable agreement with him. But that means taking into account the fact that we need RBs in our corps that can excel at what he doesn’t - pass pro, receiving and short yardage. Those situations are almost always the most important snaps for an offense. So this situation may come down to whether or not he has a realistic view of his value. 

[FireChans]

1 minute ago, BarleyNY said:

Workload is a big concern for Cook. I got flamed last offseason for saying that he broke down at the end of the season and that if we wanted to get the best out of him - and wanted him to be productive in the post season - we should reduce his snap count. That is exactly what the Bills did and it worked extremely well. His regular season snap count went from 634 to 485. His carries went from 237 to 207. Targets went from 54 to 38 and receptions from 44 to 32. It seems clear that 2024 showed us how much to use him.

 

The Bills also figured out HOW to use him by taking him off the field on third downs, in short yardage situations and on obvious passing downs. That is a big issue when looking at his value as those are the most important times for a RB to be on the field. 

 

I also see what he brings to the team. He has fantastic vision and is very valuable on first and second downs. He's an excellent runner and he kept Allen from having to throw (and scramble and take hits) so often on early downs. That’s valuable so I hope we come to a reasonable agreement with him. But that means taking into account the fact that we need RBs in our corps that can excel at what he doesn’t - pass pro, receiving and short yardage. Those situations are almost always the most important snaps for an offense. So this situation may come down to whether or not he has a realistic view of his value. 

The best thing going for offsetting Cook in this offense was the emergence of Ty too. I believe he had the highest EPA/target IN THE NFL or close to it. Which is nuts, even on low volume.

 

Cook’s problem since being in Buffalo was his ability to be a 3rd down back. It kept him off the field as a rookie, and while he has gotten better, it’s clearly still not his strong suit.

[Thurman#1]

On 2/27/2025 at 4:03 AM, Brand J said:

Could easily be trading James Cook for the next Boogie Basham or AJ Epenesa. 

 

 

Yes. 

 

Same is true if we bring in somebody as an FA. Plenty of FAs don't work out. Same with trades. Or for that matter, paying a guy and keeping him. 

 

Let's not pretend that other ways are way better than the draft.

 

Thing that makes the draft better is the rookie contracts and that the more picks you have the better your chance for getting a few very good ones.

 

 

[Thurman#1]

On 3/1/2025 at 4:42 AM, HamptonBillsfan said:

OK are you seriously going by what the Giants paid him after he basically lost 3 seasons after being drafted in 2018. I’m talking about what he’s going to get Now. Do you think he’s not getting what McCafrey signed for, just under 20 or what Jonathan Taylor is getting, just under 15. The reason I mentioned Von is because Cook sees him sucking up cap space and he can’t play anymore. A back like Cook who plays every game and scores TDs  and runs for 1000 on 200 carries makes Josh better and is a big reason we won all those games after parting with Diggs and Davis.

 

 

No, he's not going by what the Giants paid Barkley after the injury. The 3-year $37M contract he's referring to is what the Eagles gave Barkley in 2024, after he'd showed the injury was way the hell behind him. 

 

As for opinions, I can't speak for him, but yeah, I totally think he shouldn't get what Taylor or McCaffrey signed for. Certainly not till he gets closer to them in carries, snaps and production. And both of them are also better pass blockers than he is.

 

I'm betting he doesn't get $15M from anybody. And that if he gets, say $13M it won't be from the Bills. He's good, really good, but no, not worth what he's asking for.

 

I don't mind Cook asking for what he wants. Nothing wrong with it. I don't want the Bills to pay it, though.

[The Cincinnati Kid]

Not without “Nancy Kerriganing” his knee.

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

On 2/26/2025 at 1:36 PM, Doc Brown said:

Thought I'd get a good gauge on the Cook opinions and trading with the Chiefs opinions.  They could use an upgrade at RB.

I’m gonna be in the minority, but yes. I think he’s a potential problem brewing in Orchard Park. 15 million a year is insanity and it’s not like we have bums sitting behind him. If he’s planning on pulling a Leveon Bell then the Bills should definitely unload him if they can get a 2nd rounder. We would be breaking even. Spent a late 2nd and got some good production. I don’t think he would be as effective behind the Kansas City line. 
 

I don’t want any of this to happen, but I would absolutely pull the trigger if ANY TEAM offers that. It would be fantastic ammo to potentially move up the draft or trade for an elite player. I’ll take Ty Johnson/Ray Davis + Garrett or Crosby 

[Thurman#1]

On 3/1/2025 at 4:24 AM, HamptonBillsfan said:

What’s this fixation about not being a great blocker when Johnson can block on 3rd down passing scenarios. Does he have a nose for the end zone? Is he a matchup nightmare for LBs and safeties coming out of the backfield in the passing game. Was he available in 15 games being durable. Cook is on a great trajectory and we should pay him before he gets even more expensive.

 

 

So I take it you think that QBs only need blocking on 3rd down?

 

Not being able to pass block means both you and the team are more easily predictable when you are on the field.

 

What's the fixation, you ask, when Johnson can block on 3rd down passing scenarios? One reason for this fixation is it results in more snaps where the RBs who collect the league's highest paychecks are in there threatening the defense while Cook is not available. It's part of the reason he gets so very many fewer snaps than the McCaffreys and Barkleys and Jonathan Taylors get.

 

 

 

Here's what Christian McCaffrey thinks about pass blocking:

 

"When 49ers fans think of Christian McCaffrey's incredible on-field abilities, they likely imagine the star running back with the football in his hands. But in McCaffrey's opinion, one of the most underappreciated aspects of his game actually helps quarterback Brock Purdy get the ball to other players rather than himself.

 

" 'I feel like for every running back, the first think you hear about when you go into the first meeting room, if you have a new coach, whatever it is, they show pass protection, and that's widely known throughout every coach I've ever had,' McCaffrey recently said on the "Let's Go!" podcast, when former NFL quarterback Tom Brady asked about the most "underrated" part of the 49ers star's game.

 

" 'If you can't pass protect, you're not going to play.' 

 

"Pass protection certainly is one of a running back's less glamorous roles, but McCaffrey told Brady he takes pride in making life easier on Purdy -- even though it means he won't get the ball. It's something 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan emphasizes, too, and San Francisco's elite group of offensive weapons takes turns impacting plays for each other's benefit.

 

" 'I think that's why these individual awards [like NFL MVP], not that they don't matter, but they really don't matter to me, and it's because you have so many guys who are working together to accomplish a goal,' McCaffrey continued. 'And whoever ends up getting the statistics in that game just happens to get the statistics in that game.' ...

 

" 'My [running backs] coach, Bobby Turner, is always like, "It's a 7-second fist fight when you're pass protecting." They might be bigger than you and they might have a full head of steam, but you have to find a way to not get your quarterback touched so that all the guys, all the receivers like Jauan [Jennings] and BA [Brandon Aiyuk] and Deebo [Samuel] and George [Kittle], who are blocking for you all the time, that's your chance to reward them with a pass so that they can go and get some of their shine.'

 

"That selfless attitude is a huge reason for the 49ers' success. Their current status as the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed certainly would have been more difficult to attain without everybody doing their part -- even if it means they lose out on their own accolades.

 

"And even though McCaffrey is smaller than most of the defenders he goes against in pass protection, it's clear the running back doesn't back down and is confident in what he provides as a blocker."

 

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/christian-mccaffrey-underrated-pass-protection/1683113/

 

 

Edited March 2 by Thurman#1

[HamptonBillsfan]

1 hour ago, Thurman#1 said:

 

 

No, he's not going by what the Giants paid Barkley after the injury. The 3-year $37M contract he's referring to is what the Eagles gave Barkley in 2024, after he'd showed the injury was way the hell behind him. 

 

As for opinions, I can't speak for him, but yeah, I totally think he shouldn't get what Taylor or McCaffrey signed for. Certainly not till he gets closer to them in carries, snaps and production. And both of them are also better pass blockers than he is.

 

I'm betting he doesn't get $15M from anybody. And that if he gets, say $13M it won't be from the Bills. He's good, really good, but no, not worth what he's asking for.

 

I don't mind Cook asking for what he wants. Nothing wrong with it. I don't want the Bills to pay it, though.

My apologies the Eagles gave him the contract. It was based on 3 missed seasons on his rookie contract and the 23 season that proved he could run for 947 yds on 246 carries. That translates to a generous 12million a season. After the 2000 yd season, SB and 250 carries, that deal will be sweetened considerably. As for Cook, improving every season, 1008 yards in 207 carries with 16 TDs, make him a top 5 receiver in the NFL. It’s because Ty Johnson is a tremendous 3rd down back and blocker with a tough change of pace RB like Davis, that Cook didn’t get more carries. The thing you’re missing is this combination of players would have gone to the SB if that game was officiated correctly and the NFL is instituting changes to ball placements based on that embarrassment. Now Brady can call for more carries for Cook going forward but why expose him to wearing down or getting injured when we have other great options. To me 14 or 15 million a year for a Pro Bowl runner who can do damage in the passing game is a no brainer. It’s efficiency experts and would be capologists that want to start over with unproven prospects and take us backwards.

[Doc Brown]

On 3/1/2025 at 11:39 AM, BarleyNY said:

Workload is a big concern for Cook. I got flamed last offseason for saying that he broke down at the end of the season and that if we wanted to get the best out of him - and wanted him to be productive in the post season - we should reduce his snap count. That is exactly what the Bills did and it worked extremely well. His regular season snap count went from 634 to 485. His carries went from 237 to 207. Targets went from 54 to 38 and receptions from 44 to 32. It seems clear that 2024 showed us how much to use him.

 

The Bills also figured out HOW to use him by taking him off the field on third downs, in short yardage situations and on obvious passing downs. That is a big issue when looking at his value as those are the most important times for a RB to be on the field. 

 

I also see what he brings to the team. He has fantastic vision and is very valuable on first and second downs. He's an excellent runner and he kept Allen from having to throw (and scramble and take hits) so often on early downs. That’s valuable so I hope we come to a reasonable agreement with him. But that means taking into account the fact that we need RBs in our corps that can excel at what he doesn’t - pass pro, receiving and short yardage. Those situations are almost always the most important snaps for an offense. So this situation may come down to whether or not he has a realistic view of his value. 

That's a really good point about his workload that I hadn't considered.  I just assumed the lower snap number was Ty Johnson being an excellent 3rd down RB with pass protection, blitz pickup, and receiving ability.  To Cook's credit last off-season he seemed to put on some muscle as he seemed to have more physicality to his game.  I think it was the Chiefs regular season game where he ran over somebody into the end zone that made my jaw drop a little bit.  Still though any acquiring team would be well aware of his limitations so the best realistic offer I could see Beane getting is a 3rd rounder.  If he does get something better though and his agent is fixated on that $15m number I'd do the deal.  Re-sign Ty Johnson and draft a day two running back.  What pry ends up happening is Cook remains but Beane adds some incentives in the final year of his contract. 

 

Cook's situation is why I was always so adamant about never drafting RB's in the first round.  Fans can get too attached to them and the owner may put pressure even on the most analytic driven GM's to re-sign that player to a huge extension.  It usually backfires.

[H2o]

I'd rather volunteer my testicles for ball peen hammer durability testing. 

[HamptonBillsfan]

1 hour ago, Thurman#1 said:

 

 

So I take it you think that QBs only need blocking on 3rd down?

 

Not being able to pass block means both you and the team are more easily predictable when you are on the field.

 

What's the fixation, you ask, when Johnson can block on 3rd down passing scenarios? One reason for this fixation is it results in more snaps where the RBs who collect the league's highest paychecks are in there threatening the defense while Cook is not available. It's part of the reason he gets so very many fewer snaps than the McCaffreys and Barkleys and Jonathan Taylors get.

 

 

 

Here's what Christian McCaffrey thinks about pass blocking:

 

"When 49ers fans think of Christian McCaffrey's incredible on-field abilities, they likely imagine the star running back with the football in his hands. But in McCaffrey's opinion, one of the most underappreciated aspects of his game actually helps quarterback Brock Purdy get the ball to other players rather than himself.

 

" 'I feel like for every running back, the first think you hear about when you go into the first meeting room, if you have a new coach, whatever it is, they show pass protection, and that's widely known throughout every coach I've ever had,' McCaffrey recently said on the "Let's Go!" podcast, when former NFL quarterback Tom Brady asked about the most "underrated" part of the 49ers star's game.

 

" 'If you can't pass protect, you're not going to play.' 

 

"Pass protection certainly is one of a running back's less glamorous roles, but McCaffrey told Brady he takes pride in making life easier on Purdy -- even though it means he won't get the ball. It's something 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan emphasizes, too, and San Francisco's elite group of offensive weapons takes turns impacting plays for each other's benefit.

 

" 'I think that's why these individual awards [like NFL MVP], not that they don't matter, but they really don't matter to me, and it's because you have so many guys who are working together to accomplish a goal,' McCaffrey continued. 'And whoever ends up getting the statistics in that game just happens to get the statistics in that game.' ...

 

" 'My [running backs] coach, Bobby Turner, is always like, "It's a 7-second fist fight when you're pass protecting." They might be bigger than you and they might have a full head of steam, but you have to find a way to not get your quarterback touched so that all the guys, all the receivers like Jauan [Jennings] and BA [Brandon Aiyuk] and Deebo [Samuel] and George [Kittle], who are blocking for you all the time, that's your chance to reward them with a pass so that they can go and get some of their shine.'

 

"That selfless attitude is a huge reason for the 49ers' success. Their current status as the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed certainly would have been more difficult to attain without everybody doing their part -- even if it means they lose out on their own accolades.

 

"And even though McCaffrey is smaller than most of the defenders he goes against in pass protection, it's clear the running back doesn't back down and is confident in what he provides as a blocker."

 

https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/christian-mccaffrey-underrated-pass-protection/1683113/

 

 

You realize Allen got sacked 14 times this season, far less than ever before. He won the MVP award  in a year where he lost his #1 and 2 receiver.while we had our best rushing season in many years. The fact that we were in 3rd and short so much of the time was because we ran the ball so much. Cook, for the most part was responsible for this along with the improvement on the O-line. More than blocking a RBs most important asset is availability. How does McCafrey, Saquon, Taylor stack up with Cook in that regard. Just look at games played over their career and you’ll see why I would pay Cook before RBs start getting even more expensive.

[BlueRed]

I’m starting to wonder if for a successful Bills Super Bowl run they should keep a few of their key UFA’s next year on expiring contracts to get their best performance - like Cook and maybe Bernard.

 

The Eagles let Milton Williams and Josh Sweat play on the final years of their deals and they both made a lot of extra money with their Super Bowl performances. 

[Thurman#1]

On 3/3/2025 at 3:55 AM, HamptonBillsfan said:

You realize Allen got sacked 14 times this season, far less than ever before. He won the MVP award  in a year where he lost his #1 and 2 receiver.while we had our best rushing season in many years. The fact that we were in 3rd and short so much of the time was because we ran the ball so much. Cook, for the most part was responsible for this along with the improvement on the O-line. More than blocking a RBs most important asset is availability. How does McCafrey, Saquon, Taylor stack up with Cook in that regard. Just look at games played over their career and you’ll see why I would pay Cook before RBs start getting even more expensive.

 

 

Yes, I do realize that Allen got sacked 14 times this season.

 

Many thanks are due to the offensive line and to Allen's frequent quick trigger throws.

 

Cook however is NOT a good pass blocker, and therefore is not often called to help Allen out in that way..

 

Hell of a runner. You have to give credit where credit is due. But equally, you have to point out problems where problems exist. And this is a problem.

 

How do Saquon and McCaffrey stack up in availability to Cook? Good question, I'll look into it right here. The snap counts tell the story. Saquon had 801 snaps this year. That's an awful lot of availability. Cook had 485.

 

Hmmmm ...

 

In his Bills career, Cook has been in on 269, 634 and 485 snaps. Now, that's not bad, not bad at all. But it doesn't begin to compare to Barkley's 856, 717 and 801 the past three years.

 

But what about McCaffrey, I hear you asking? Funny you should ask. Cook has averaged 462.6 carries per season in his three seasons. McCaffrey, though, was injured for a lot of the season this year, he didn't play a lot, and that's the reason he has only averaged 585.3 snaps per year over the last three years.

 

So McCaffrey has only averaged more than 120 MORE snaps per year than Cook over those last three seasons.

 

There's more than one kind of availability. One kind is health. The other is to have the skills (such as pass blocking) that your team will feel comfortable that they can put you on the field in as many situations as possible.  Like third down for instance. And short yardage.

 

 

We'll see. But my guess is he's not going to see $15M from anybody, and that the Bills offer to him will not be much beyond eight figures per year.

 

I like the guy a lot, but he's not the whole package, and if he demands to be paid like he is, the Bills shouldn't oblige.

 

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 07:41 AM by Thurman#1

[MikePJ76]

Sorry I am not trading one of the teams best offensive players for the 63 rd pick in the draft.  
 

they spent two full off seasons building a real running game.  They now have one of the best ones in the league.  
 

sal has talked over and over about this since the season ended.   They want more speed on offense and more strength and size on defense.

 

how would trading James cook to your arch rival help with any of that.   If they don’t get a deal done with cook this summer and he plays out his deal and leaves he will get you a possible 4th round comp and who knows if he is gets a huge deal maybe a third.

 

so why not hang onto him and get a prove it year out of him and then get the comp pick.  The KC pick is basically the top of the third round anyway. 
 

I don’t understand this obsession with giving away good players.

[NoHuddleKelly12]

On 2/28/2025 at 2:35 PM, Nephilim17 said:

I get that people don't want to make our nemesis stronger. But all the arguments against trading with KC forget one vital point:

While you are giving them a good player, you're weakening their draft capital and their room to spend money on FAs and resign their own players. That makes them worse. 

So the question is, is KC better off with James Cook at say $12 million a year and no second round pick or without James Cook but with that 2nd round pick and an extra $12 million (or whatever Cook will sign for) to spend?

I'm not sure Cook is worth more to a team (us or them) than $12,000,000 plus a second rounder. I could be wrong. But it's not as simple to say we can't do this as we're just making them better. That deals also hurts them with picks and money.

Murphy’s law dictates that he (uber-motivated) would gash us for the winning long TD run in a divisional round playoff game, a la Sid Bream scoring winning run against the Pirates in ‘91 (may have to look that one up people)…that’s why we just can’t do it. 🤷.

[HamptonBillsfan]

2 hours ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said:

Murphy’s law dictates that he (uber-motivated) would gash us for the winning long TD run in a divisional round playoff game, a la Sid Bream scoring winning run against the Pirates in ‘91 (may have to look that one up people)…that’s why we just can’t do it. 🤷.

 

9 hours ago, Thurman#1 said:

 

 

Yes, I do realize that Allen got sacked 14 times this season.

 

Many thanks are due to the offensive line and to Allen's frequent quick trigger throws.

 

Cook however is NOT a good pass blocker, and therefore is not often called to help Allen out in that way..

 

Hell of a runner. You have to give credit where credit is due. But equally, you have to point out problems where problems exist. And this is a problem.

 

How do Saquon and McCaffrey stack up in availability to Cook? Good question, I'll look into it right here. The snap counts tell the story. Saquon had 801 snaps this year. That's an awful lot of availability. Cook had 485.

 

Hmmmm ...

 

In his Bills career, Cook has been in on 269, 634 and 485 snaps. Now, that's not bad, not bad at all. But it doesn't begin to compare to Barkley's 856, 717 and 801 the past three years.

 

But what about McCaffrey, I hear you asking? Funny you should ask. Cook has averaged 462.6 carries per season in his three seasons. McCaffrey, though, was injured for a lot of the season this year, he didn't play a lot, and that's the reason he has only averaged 585.3 snaps per year over the last three years.

 

So McCaffrey has only averaged more than 120 MORE snaps per year than Cook over those last three seasons.

 

There's more than one kind of availability. One kind is health. The other is to have the skills (such as pass blocking) that your team will feel comfortable that they can put you on the field in as many situations as possible.  Like third down for instance. And short yardage.

 

 

We'll see. But my guess is he's not going to see $15M from anybody, and that the Bills offer to him will not be much beyond eight figures per year.

 

I like the guy a lot, but he's not the whole package, and if he demands to be paid like he is, the Bills shouldn't oblige.

 

 

 

The stats you referenced make the case for keeping Cook. Snaps by McCafrey and Saquon makes them more vulnerable especially with their injury history. You neglected to mention since 2020 McCafrey has played in 44 games.  Shaquan averages under 13 games a season. You might catch lightning in a bottle and get a monster season like this year for Saquon or last season for Christian but then lose them and kill your season. Cook is 25 and doesn’t miss games. The Bills transitioned to a run heavy offense and had a monster season with Cook, Ty Johnson and Davis without a #1 or #2 receiver. With Cook you’re set at RB for the rest of Josh’s contract.  He caught 38 balls in the passing game and scored 16 TDs. You’re willing to let him walk and take a flyer on a rookie or a 2nd tier retread when the cap just increased. Thank goodness you just play GM on the message board. You’re also assuming Cook can’t improve pass blocking when he’s physically tough enough to score 16 TDs.

[Homelander]

Nope.