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It's the vodka. I swear.

Also says them who has taken the contract dispute incredibly personally for some reason and is angry to a point where it seems like James Cook assaulted them. He wants him gone so he dismisses the many positives and focuses only on the reasons he shouldn't be paid fair market value because he wants him gone. That may or may not be true. We'll see what Beane's final offer is or isn't when he's resigned or is signed elsewhere. But you and others argue he's only worth X amount bc "he's only a 2 down back". But just because that's how he's used by McDermott doesn't mean that all 31 other teams in the league view him that way and would utilize him that way. Anyone with eyes, ears, and a voice criticized the Bills for taking him off the field and not using him more against KC. And that wasn't the only time throughout the year that people asked "why are they taking him off the field"? There will definitely be teams that will use him more than we do and will be teams that will take less in protection to put one more weapon out on the field. Again, it's one thing for someone to say that they wouldn't pay more than 10-12 for a RB or for what he is on this team. It's another to say that his "market value" and view league wide is that bc that's how Buffalo uses him and how they personally may view him. If you look at the players who have signed in that range, James Cook is a better, younger, healthier RB than those in that number. And that's not even taking into account the yearly rise in salary cap causing a rise in contract prices. When it's all said and done, 13m is the low end number I envision and it wouldn't shock me in the least if he got more than 15m from someone. Often times their numbers aren't even that close. Take Josh Palmer this year for us as an example. Their "market value" was 3 yrs, 12.8m. When it was all said and done, the number we had to pay to outbid everyone was 3 yrs, 28m.

Yes. More please!

No chance. McDermott would lose the locker room if he did that. Every player can see in practice that Cook moves at a different level from the RBs behind him. If McDermott put him in the doghouse because of a very common negotiation tactic, he loses his grip on the team.

Don't even have to go that far back. Just a couple seasons ago when we were set to host KC in the playoffs Dawkins made some statements about the Chiefs never having to have to win on the road in the playoffs let alone in the BILLS HOUSE. Immediately after the game sever of the Chiefs quoted those statements in the post game interviews and locker speeches. They took it personally. They used it as motivation.

Is this the same as “a weird strong feeling”?

Clearly. The point made is not about you, it is also that the Roman Catholic Church isn't interested either, and that's an issue when you claim authority to the the idiotic point of being the only entity to interpret it.

Bears suck. Have so for 40 years. Pope can’t take that team from the decrepit ownership

I'm sure how carry over bonuses are calculated. I assumed Miller's were included in his 15 mill dead cap calculation, but honestly I'm not sure.

Tell that to the Washington Redskins’ OL prior to Super Bowl XXVI. It has been widely reported that they took Chuck Dickerson’s comments to heart and were ultra-motivated for that game. Is it possible to measure the impact of bulletin board motivation? Of course not. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

In fairness Vick is probably the 1 in a million anomaly The NFL threshold is typically 9 inches and even people said burrow had small hands

Gotta be healthy!

Nah, he won’t hurdle the little guy, lay the wood baby!

American hero right there. Hope many more follow his example.

I do want to backstep a bit and reiterate that I think Cook is an exciting RB. He has really come on and IMO is close to top 5. While everyone seems to dread the Lamar/D Henry combo I thought there was a little disrespect to the Josh/Cook dynamic - it's that much of a factor. I would prefer an extension, and for more years than several on this thread (just not at $15M/yr). I think the 200ish carries will preserve Cook and he has several good years left. Unfortunately I guess I don't like seeing the negotiations playing out in front of me. It makes me fear things have gone South.

So by that account we have ZERO chance of playing in a Super Bowl in 2025. In short….we are doomed!

Might have the same genetics, but dont have the same careers. Through Dalvin's best (younger) years he had: 250 carries 312 carries 249 carries 264 carries As he approached his drop off. For what it's worth, Thurman also had seasons of 288, 315, and 355 carries as he hit his drop off. So far, James peaked last year at 237 carries and only 207 carries last season. He also is able to run away from contact more than his brother. Lot less wear and tear so far. It's why being a "2-down back" is a good thing. 😎 Just sayin.

All valid. I didn’t realize Vick had such small hands, but he could absolutely spin it.

I seem to recall from Von Miller's salary that bonuses only count on this year's cap if they are below the projected total...but if above then it counts against next year (if they reach it). The projection is based on last year's performance. So, since Von was injured the year before, he was only projected to have like 2 sacks last year. Therefore, the bonuses he received for sacks more than that count this year.

Spotrac is showing the Bills are $211M over the cap. I think someone may have misplaced a decimal point or two.