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 4 hours ago 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.