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I’ll be hammered by the end of the intro.

I've said guarantees from the start. Give Cook $26m gtd and it'd be done.

Good lord!!! Get ahold of yourself!

It’ll be a chance for him to show the league what he has. I’m sure he’ll play a ton of snaps in preseason.

I think we tolerate Israel because they fight Iran and Iranian funded terrorist organizations. We'll continue to look the other way as long as they do.

idk man, I've watched way less of Kyren and have been way more impressed, scooped him in fantasy , so watch red zone when no Bills on,they're at a very similar level

Southwedge, East/Park/University Ave between Alexander and Winton, North Winton Neighborhood, Merchants and Culver, Public Market are all nice places to live that are very much in the city of Rochester. Many of these neighborhoods are walkable and at the very least have a few bars and restaurants you can get to without issue. I have zero concerns about safety in any of the neighborhoods mentioned above unless you are actively involved in some aspect of the drug trade. Between myself and friends, we lived in all of these areas during our 20s and early 30s.

Why do leftists hate Jewish people so much? Are they the actual Nazis?

Team number 6 for this guy How exciting this is

So according to John it just comes down to annual guarantees. That would explain why national reporters are saying the sides aren't too far off. This makes me more optimistic an extension will happen without breaking the bank.

Because I’m stingy. and if I’m beane, I’m pointing to the other great players on the team who just took extensions where they left a little on the table. would I go up to 12 or 12.5? Of course. But I’d start at 11.5 and go from there

Honestly, better that he is injured so he can't be on the field...dude was a serious liability in the KC playoff game and should not ever be required to be in coverage.

The animated Spawn series was great.

This is going go be good! Just released clip.

We know the answer. I know we’re not supposed to like religious tests but at this point any inclination towards dispensationalism should disqualify one from office.

A "process" thought to factor into the Cook scenario. Beane and the Bills have a way of doing business. They extend (reward) the players they want to keep after the third year. It has been a successful method of retaining our own at both a fair price for the player and a cap-friendly price for the Bills. If Cook doesn't participate in this business model, it could encourage future young Bills to also not go along with it. Beane may not want to set this precedent.

Eyeballs. Cook is better.

I grew up in Rochester. As others have said, there are a bunch of suburbs that comprise the greater Rochester area. Many of them are quite beautiful. Almost no one is talking about the actual city or Rochester when they discuss "Rochester", but rather the collection of suburbs. Fairport, Penfield, Brighton, Pittsford, and if you like small towns and acreage, even Hilton and Hamlin are all nice places to live. Like Buffalo, Rochester has some of the nicest people you'll ever meet, a thriving food and beer culture, a love for sports, and some cool architecture and history. Like Buffalo (but to a slightly lesser extent), it also has long and sometimes harsh winters. Altogether, in my opinion, there's enough to do from a food, drink, culture, nature, people, architecture and sports perspective to make Rochester a nice place to live, particularly if you find the right township/neighborhood to live in. So long as the weather aspects don't bother you, it's got a lot going for it. Oh, and its proximity to day trips and weekend trips like the finger lakes, Canada, etc are also plusses!

You vote for a guy who tried to overturn a presidential election …and is a rapirst

Considering this was negotiated with some of the better agents in the business, Cook's probably got his hands tied up a bit.

Right, but the Bills have shown that they will use three backs. Why would you pay a player more, to touch the ball less? That's the sticky wicket with this negotiation IMO. Cook wants to be paid like a bell-cow back, but he isn't used like, nor is he as productive as, a bell-cow back. Everyone talks about his TDs from last year, but most of the rest of his stats actually declined last year. Fewer carries, fewer yards, fewer receptions, fewer receiving TDs, fewer yards per reception. His yards per carry increased from 4.7 to 4.9. Saquon Barkley got a 2 year extension for 41M with 36M guaranteed this off-season. He is the marquee back of the league right now. Cook shouldn't even sniff those numbers. Can you argue that he's worth more than Kyren Williams? Maybe a little, but there's not a huge gulf between those players and that extension makes him the 7th highest paid back in the league. According to Schefter and Spotrac, here are the top ten RB average salaries in the NFL right now. Saquon Barkley: 20.6 Christian McCaffrey: 19 Derrick Henry: 15 Johnathan Taylor: 14 Alvin Kamara: 12.25 Josh Jacobs: 12 Kyren Williams: 11 Aaron Jones: 10 James Connor: 9.5 David Montgomery: 9.125 Looking at that I can see an argument for anywhere from Aaron Jones to Alvin Kamara. He's obviously better than Connor, but he's not the same back that Taylor or anyone above that are. Usage wise, the comp is Aaron Jones. He hovers around 200-215 carries a year with yards per carry in the high 4s to low 5s with about 50ish receptions a year. Some years a little more, some a little less. Point being, he was almost always used in a time-share. Last off-season, Jones signed 2 yrs for 20M with 13.8 guaranteed. He was 29 at the time. Factoring in some inflation, 3x11 with 23M guaranteed for a 24 year old Williams entering his 4th season seems pretty on point. Williams has 46 more career carries than Cook, 22 fewer receptions, and 4 more total touchdowns. In essence, he's touched the ball 24 more times over his career and has scored 4 more times. Now, we know there are likely reasons for that TD disparity, one of them being #17 who vultures a lot of goalline TDs that Matt Stafford does not. But there is also no guarantee that Buffalo would necessarily use Cook on the goalline anyway. They have shown they will use Davis and Johnson as well so you can't just take Allen's 1 yard runs and automatically say those would have been Cook's. Given all of that, if Williams is at 3x11 with 23M guaranteed, and they offered 11.5x3 with 25M guaranteed that would be pretty close to getting it done in the real world. It's a good comp and I think it helps us get this done.

Serious enough to have him out until his next injury. He's a walking boo-boo.

This could be the Cook camp trying to communicate with Beane through the press. That has been one of their methods.

Kyren Williams has poor efficiency metrics across the board, doesn't have breakaway speed, and isn't particularly effective in the passing game. The Rams also have Blake Corum and now Jarquez Hunter behind him. Color me confused as to why they remain so committed to Williams. He's mid. His production is largely volume-based and owes a lot to McVay's run schemes. As it relates to James Cook...I genuinely don't care one way or the other any more. If they wanna pay him, great. I wouldn't, but it's not my money. Onward.

It seems extraordinarily hard for you. The link shared by BMan 6 days ago (as opposed to yesterday as you claimed 🤦🏻🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♂️), the one you believe is Putin propaganda, includes a link to a politico article. Here it is if you are interested: https://www.politico.eu/article/protests-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-law-anti-corruption-agencies-nabu-sap/ You can also see earlier in this thread that I shared this very article from Politico a week ago. Now comes the point where you have to start spinning and dissembling. Do you believe Politico is spreading Putin propaganda? As it relates to the factory floor, you are correct. I still spend most of my time there. Mostly involved with hi-rel space electronics and spacecraft. I like it. One more question for you - if people that work in factories and manufacturing are losers (as you have posited) what do you consider a low level WNY government employee that spends considerable chunks of his workday arguing with strangers on the internet?