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Fred didn’t “bounce around”, and he was 26 when he joined the Bills. Because he was D3 he had a longer road, but he was co-MVP in the UIF in 2005 and rushed for 1700+ yds and scored 53 TD’s in 18 games, which are still single season records apparently. He was the leading rusher for the Rhein Fire in his only season with them. Despite the high profile competition, he outlasted and outperformed both Marshawn Lynch and CJ Spiller. Like Kurt Warner, FJax was the exception. Johnson has been IN THE NFL for 5 years. He’s carved out a niche. He’s a valuable player. However, when Cook was injured against the Jets last season the Bills featured Davis, not Johnson. Three NFL coaching staffs so far have come to the same conclusion… he’s not a feature back.

He's been in the league for 5 years with 3 teams. With more touches with the Jets his numbers were less impressive. I think part of his success with the Bills is the element of surprise the way Brady uses him, and I don't think he'd be as effective being used as an every down back or as a 1-2 punch with Davis. I'm of the opinion that Cook's fluid acceleration, elusiveness and explosiveness is what makes that running game go. As much as I'm not in favor of paying RB's big $, I'm wary of what would happen to the Bills' cast of misfits offense without a RB with his abilities in it. I think Johnson and Davis would be at best Singletary and Moss with a better OL, except Singletary and Moss had the benefit of a better WR corps to carry the load.

If only Cook could block like Fred.

Fred was a feature back. Cook is a feature back. I like what Ty brings, but I think his stats represent change of pace numbers that wouldn't translate if he was an every down player.

Nah... that would only be a problem if we had a drone name Kaiir Elam.

Yes, but Joe Burrow is going to have a short career as a pocket QB if he continues to take the beating that he has to date.

The Bills were carrying a ton of dead cap last season and had purged their roster. They weren’t expected to be as good as they were. Doesn’t this chart say exactly that?

Trust the process.

This may be heresy, and I don't expect him to leave willingly, but if he's playing at 40+, as much as it would break all involved's collective heart, league history suggests that there may come a time when it's inevitably not in Buffalo.

After a year as a Panther, Beane and McDermott couldn't resist him any longer. 60% of the time it works every time.

Wonder how much they paid? I had one in my teens. I wasn’t a fan. It was cramped and the interior smelled like smoke. It ran ok, I guess. It wasn’t very stylish, but then again none of those French cars are. I wouldn’t buy one again.

Awesome!! One of my favorite Bills of all time. Only jersey I've ever owned.

I'm confused... is he still in the league or not?

Are you suggesting I pump the brakes on the “How do you feel about the Bills 2026 FA’s so far?” thread that I was about to start?

I’m no draftnik, but it’s supposedly a good RB draft. It would be smart, even if they are considering extending Cook, to see who ends up on the roster after the draft first before committing resources to him. Maybe someone falls to them in a lower round that makes Cook less of a priority.

Wrong blue and yellow LA team

All Pro guard in the sunset of his career due for one last payday being traded from a cap strapped team for cap space… 2nd rd bust in the prime of his career on his rookie contract traded for peanuts because he sucks… 🤔… this is not the flex you think it is.

Wonder if they’ve given any thought to signing Michael Vick… 🤔

Can you even imagine the passive aggressive nonsense the Bills would have had to deal with this season if it was Diggs instead of Cooper who was on the field not getting the ball but they were still winning? Sign me up for that Housewives of Buffalo Bills drama… 🤮

He's definitely #1 on the list of Chroisiest QBs ever to play for the Bills.

Orton being on any list aside from Biggest P***ies to ever play QB for the Bills is suspect. Think of Allen and Kelly and what they wouldn't do to pick up a first down in comparison to his sliding like a little beeotch 3 yds shy of a 1st with open field in front of him... I had nothing but contempt for Uncle Rico from that point forward.

Curious to see where Bruce Mathison and Vince Ferragamo end up on people's lists...

Are you sure? Technically, I'm not so sure that you can count 10 yds of cushion as "coverage"... I'm looking at you Kaiir.

Ahhhh yes... who could forget the picture of Moorman punting from his own endzone sent to season ticket holders for their renewal and all of Bills mafia thinking "WTF is wrong with these morons, this is not something to sell a fanbase!" https://deadspin.com/bills-entice-potential-ticket-buyers-with-punt-from-ow-5496097/

At least when the Bills signed Casey Toohill they knew they were getting Casey Toohill... I think they had expectations of a higher ceiling when they signed Trent Murphy and Tim Settle only to end up with Casey Toohill. 🤷‍♂️