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Glad you brought up guaranteed money. It really is the only/most important thing. So 4/$60M with $40M guaranteed means we could easily get out of it after 2 or 3 years without much of a hit. Very little dead cap risk. So what's everyone worried about? And yes, if he continues to play like last season, he is worth $13-15M/yr.

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I think most fans have learned that guaranteed money is the thing that matters most in a contract after the Watson fiasco. How do we know Cook doesn't want a 4 year $69.2m extension so his average is $15m over the next five years? I kid but the point is do you think he's worth $13.2m a year over the next five? I don't. Replenish through the draft next year and spend that money at more premium positions.

"I gotta feelin, Buffalo's goin to the Superbowl" All over again!

Huge win by Florida tonight to make the series 2-1. F the Leafs.

I hope he plays like Max Crosby, but, from a looks perspective, I can’t decide on who Landon Jackson reminds me of most - Xerxes from 300, Styr from Game of Thrones, Agent 47 from the Hitman video game, other? Just can’t put my finger on it.

He is really really fast, wow.

What did they say that indicates they think he’s a 1-Tech? To my knowledge, they said the opposite. They specifically mentioned Carter as the potential 1T backup to Jones.

Andy Isabella of safeties is better than the Damar Hamlin of safeties. He literally should be making hallmark movies instead of being on a football field, he’s that bad at safety

you pointed out why people are hung up by on it, guys who are markedly better are earning half that in average and 20% less in the big year of their deal. Cook is so over rated by a number of you on this board it’s actually comical. You laugh at the Dolphins for signing Tua, not realizing you want the Bills to do the equivalent at a less valuable position.

Walker is very strong in his upper body and not so much below the waist. I don't know enough about body building to know if he's likely to be able to add lean muscle mass to his legs. The relative lack of strength in his legs is probably why he was used all over the line at Kentucky and only a minority of snaps at 1 tech.

But that is the way people look at it, and the way to calculate the contract/player value. Right now, Cook is on a 1yr/$5M contract. If we extend him, that means we keep that 1/$5M and add to it. And it changes the length and average value. And lets be clear, average value is what everyone is caught up on. And average value is the unreal optics. I've seen it said Henry signed for "$8M/yr" because his contract was 2/$16M. But he's never made $8M. He made $4M last year, and this year he's set to make over $12M. So you're really helping us prove that "average value" is meaningless, and folks shouldnt get caught up on "$15M/yr" because there wont be a year he ever earns $15M. It will be some smaller figures up front, some larger number at the end, and probably a void year to mitigate it. If we're all being real, and knowing all the cap magic and tricks GMs have at their disposal, NO ONE should be getting so caught up on Cook's $15M/yr request.

Not shocking when you realize the Bengals are involved.

Buffalo should 100 percent host one. All the non Super Bowl host cities should get it.

Why is everyone all excited about a guy that was a bottom of the barrel signing? He’s the Andy Isabella of Safeties. If he proves me wrong, great. If he gets cut for Hamlin, don’t be shocked.

D pole?

Yes, I agree. At 31 yrs old.

It’s taken me a few rereads to see what you are getting at about the socialism comment. Every time dems propose modest tax increase, increases in fuel efficiency standards, health care, or just about any progressive social policy, the immediate reaction by the right is to scream socialism/communism. Now Trump (the guy with the golden toilet) is imposing the largest tax increase in history, telling Americans they should be happy with less, and all we hear is crickets from the right. I totally agree with how progressive tariffs would and have differed from the moronic Trump approach. The Trump tariffs are on everything and everywhere, and that means they are really not about anything they claim. The reason for them is not about trade deficits since they apply to countries we have trade surpluses with. There is no national trade deficit emergency, which is what Trump declared, since we have had trade deficits for 50 years. They are not about curbing fentanyl (the justification originally used) since they apply to all countries. It’s not about returning jobs to America since they apply to everything, including products or food items we will never produce here. If it were about helping American companies, there would be stated policies, gradual implementation with predictability so business could plan and adapt and incentives would be offered. None of that applies. So by default, it’s about something they can’t say. And that answer is likely the greed for wealth and power of a megalomaniac and corporate greed of the oligarchs. Everything else is distraction for justification of their actions. They can’t lie about the economy though. When store shelves are empty and prices are stupid high, people will know why. Companies will show the Trump tax on their invoices. Trump has put himself in quite a box of his own making. The pressure is on to deliver amazing trade deals. Otherwise he, his party and his economy will be a colossal failure. The extreme Trump agenda may be what brings a future public backlash favoring more social democratic policies and anti corruption legislation.

you are not gaining 2025 with the extension! He’s under contract. You are talking about “what really matters” but you were previously talking about how these extensions affect the cap. I just demonstrated that it doesn’t matter how you spin it, you are getting these players at their 2025 value regardless and then their cap implications is exactly what it says on the tin. Saying James Cook is signed for 4 for 12.5M AAV is total optics. The reality is that not extending Cook means he has a cap hit of $5M in 2025. Extending Cook at 3 for $45M means that he still has a cap hit of $5M in 2025 and then $45M spread out over the next 3 years (unless void years are used). Including his existing 2025 cap number to make his contract seem less than what it truly is, is probably the best example of “optics” possible. We have seen this the other way too. Jeudy had a massive guarantee number on his reported extension with Cleveland because they included his fifth year option guarantee of $13M that was present regardless. It made his agent look good. It was irrelevant to the reality. Tyreek Hill is about to fall off a cliff after a disappointing season imo.

Jordan Phillips is actually a really good comparison. That said, I think Jordan was a bit more wide through the shoulders and hips. Even then he could have benefitted from playing a little lighter than 340. Earlier in the draft process I would have been happy to get Walker at 30 so any later than that is a win. I like the pick a lot but I do think he will benefit from a year in an NFL nutrition and conditioning program.

Justin Simmons maybe?

I wouldn't expect he'll make the team, though almost any free agent has a chance to make the PS. I guess he tested pretty well in the pre-draft process last year, but didn't produce very well in college. This season, he would be nothing more than a fringe player.