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17 hours ago, Ya Digg? said:
I would just like to thank all of you who have these extreme overreactions to the preseason games, it makes this place incredibly entertaining for the rest of us to watch the meltdowns during the preseason. It really makes me giddy when I see the Bishop/Hamlin/back up QB/ def line doom and gloom posts right now, I legit enjoy coming here to read them! 😁
At no point during the offseason does anyone ever say they want to see wins or even great play during these games, they want everyone to come out healthy. But then, lo and behold, these games start and it's thread after thread of "this team has no chance" or "they need to fire Beane/McDermott now" to go with "This years and last years draft classes are horrible" I for one really enjoy watching so many go off the deep end
So cheers to all of you who are a part of this, know that you are making my day!
Nice Post! Putting that (extremely predictable, shocked if they didn't do it) nonsense into perspective.
Super obvious to all who are on this board that their reaction was inevitable, as many of the super irrational negative posters are like rabid dogs, foaming at the mouth, waiting for, anticipating, almost hoping it seems, for any excuse to rip the Bills to shreds. Sad folks.
Does not matter to them that the game was almost meaningless, just like so many pre season games in general, and as fans of the 90's teams remember. Did they ever win one under Levy?
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19 hours ago, Solomon Grundy said:
On Get Up this morning in a segment called "Mike Tannen-Bombs" he offered 2-1st rd picks and Ed Oliver for Micah Parsons. Would you make that deal?
Would go down as one of the worst trades in NFL history, and top 3 worst in Bills history, right up there with the Lynch trade.
Would get Beane fired. A supremely dumb move.
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No thanks on Parson. Waayyy too expensive for the what he would bring to the Bills.
I don't think the Bills would want a player like that who is so focused on his podcast and social media and such, who throws his QB under the bus, and who seems to like conflict.
In addition, the Bills kind gave a blue print for how to make him irrelevant in games. He looked small and ineffective, a one trick pony who could be manhandled.
Would not be surprised to find that Parsons in the coming years is not the same pressure guy he has been--when healthy, which is another problem with him.
Then again, Dallas is one of the most dysfunctional teams, led by the head head case himself, so a change might be great for Parsons.
But the Bills won't be interested, in my opinion. Thankfully.
Fun to see Jones continue to make himself into the lead clown of the NFL owners. All about himself.
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8 hours ago, ngbills said:
It's not about production. Its about the use. He did not get a single snap with the Bills down 3 points and over 3:30 to go in the AFC championship. His last touch was with 9 minutes in the game. Decisions like that make it odd you are willing to pay this type of contract. I am all for limiting snaps, but that should not be in the most important parts of the most important games. As I said, its not about Cook being good enough to deserve this type of contract its the value of the contract with his use. Because of how the Bills used he only had 1200 total yards last year. They are winning games because Allen is on the field 100% of the time not because of Cook's snaps. Yes he helps but replacing him cheaper would not drastically change the Bills ability to win.
So glad to see this silly sort of bad take has not proliferated on this forum since Cook signed. I realize you are just trolling, a last gasp of stale hot air because it turned out differently than you wanted, but I want to respond anyway..
No evidence here to support this, none, just as in most of the similar takes like this over the last few months.
And: not Cook's fault that Brady, a superb O coordinator in almost all respects the last 1.5 seasons, made such a bad mistake by not having Cook out there more in the championship game.
It is like you did not watch the games last year, or since Brady took over, so did not see the dramatic change in the Bills, since he did so, #1 being the new reliance on the running game, on a much more balanced approach to the offense. First team ever with both 30 rushing and 30 passing TDS. How can that be irrelevant to you?
A back like James Cook, who now runs with not only super speed and elite vision, but also power, and who can catch the ball extremely well, leads the way. Just like we have seen in so many of the other great teams in NFL history--great teams often have had great QBs and great running backs. It is the duo that often had created the greatness.
That more than anything else made the Bills a much different team, almost unbeatable.
So glad this extension will now stifle this crap--for most. As now they are just blowing hot air into the atmosphere.
We got Cook, one of the most vital players on this great offense, locked up for years!
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15 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:
Wouldn't be shocked if, at some point, he was added to the Practice Squad.
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14 hours ago, Mister Defense said:
Wait... I am very confused by this!
WTF would a homeless pet need, or do with, a stuffed animal, even a great one like a Buffalo??
And how would this work? They just go out and find a homeless pet and give them this stuffed buffalo (or other animal)?
A home, some food, a pet bed of some kind, a cardboard box, a tent, a weapon...all of these things seem more appropriate to donate to homeless pets.
Next thing you know it will become a thing, with everyone donating stuffed animals to homeless pets, and dolphins, and kids...
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True story..
A few hours after posting this he first living thing I saw when I looked out my front window today was a large dog walking down the street by himself carrying a very large stuffed animal! I had never seen that before.
Not as good as a Buffalo, but looked like a Christmas reindeer, with antlers and red decorations.
Then he dropped it and moved on. I looked out later and the reindeer was gone, so maybe he returned to retrieve it.
So I guess I was wrong. A stuffed animal may be just what a homeless pet needs most . Probably gives them a nice (false) sense of security.
I was going to go outside and take a picture and post it here. I will be on the lookout for it later and tomorrow.
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Just now, BillsFan130 said:
Pretty crazy that 4 guys from the 2022 draft have signed extensions.
Cook, Bernard, Shakir, Benford.
Well done BBAnd 2-4 of them are likely pro bowl players this year.
Beane sucks..
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4 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:
Right now (before Cook details out) the Bills are less than a million over Spotrac the estimated cap of $307m. If recent years are anything to go by Spotrac has come in slightly on the conservative end prediction wise so my guess is the Bills right now would probably be very slightly under the cap.
But there are some easy options for freeing up money. Ed Oliver, Dion Dawkins and Josh Palmer are easy restructures that get you up above $30m of space, Taron Johnson and Dawson Knox are both guys who will either be restructured or possibly cut dependent on performances in 2025 (and can get you another $12m) and then you are probably cutting Curtis Samuel to save around $6.5m.
In contrast to this year the Bills don't have a ton of contracts coming up. That is largely because unlike this year where the 2022 draft class became due extension eligible and that meant Cook, Bernard, Shakir and Benford... the 2023 class that becomes eligible next spring is more questionable. Right now I think the right play on Kincaid is pick up the 5th year option then decide on whether to extend him AFTER 2026. O'Cyrus right now I'd allow to play out his deal and consider an extension before he hits free agency in spring 2027. Dorian Williams isn't even a starter right now - but might be about to step into a starting role in his final contract year if Milano doesn't come back.... so you make him earn it.
Therefore my spring 2026 priorities are retaining Conor McGovern and seeing whether there is a deal that makes sense for David Edwards too.
Great numbers and analysis on some of the important finance considerations coming up soon, things that will be vital in the coming years.
And you aren't even including the possible beneift$, which may be huge, related to the young players replacing the older vets.
The combo of both give me great hope for the Bills' future on a day now filled with that.
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4 minutes ago, BuffaloBud said:
Assuming that the information on this link is up to date, the Bills are last with meeting the salary cap (currently $600k over). 2026 - $4.5m over. https://overthecap.com/salary-cap-space
Something to keep in mind.
yes, thanks. But I think--and hope--that changes significantly in the coming year.
We should get a good sense of that, how the new young players are doing, by mid season.
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11 hours ago, RochesterLifer said:
Honestly Mister Defense, I hope so also - at a price that fits the team’s plans. Go Bills!
Done!!
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2 minutes ago, dollars 2 donuts said:
Glad he is in.
would have preferred the 3 yrs 36, 24 guar.
Just hope they have room for McGovern and Torrence next year.
They'll have plenty of room.
If only a few of the defensive picks in the draft make it, become starters, there will be a windfall of money. No more Jones after this year, maybe no more White or Jackson, no more Esmeralda (depending on how he plays), no more....
Means $$$$$$$$
If more than that come through, well, the sky is the limit for what the Bills will be able to do.
I believe this is what they are counting on, and will use this money to then help the offense, first and foremost locking up O-line players in one of the best lines in the NFL.
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Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now, no distractions, obstacles.
And four years!
Josh Allen has his guy, Great things coming.
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19 minutes ago, RochesterLifer said:
My completely uneducated read on the situation, and it’s status:
Beane offered contracts to all the recently extended players AND Cook. They were all team-friendly contracts, to a degree, but also fair to the players. Everyone else signed. Don’t forget, he also signed Josh to a team friendly (at his stratospheric level) extension.
- Cook decided to break ranks and strive for a top dollar contract. This is certainly understandable and is his right. However, the NFL is a big-time business and Buffalo is one of the most tightly run organizations in the league.
- Beane has reminded the Cook camp (an amateurish group, by any measure) that he has a contract to honor and an extension offer to accept, or decline.
The graceful ending is Cook learning these business realities, including the understanding that he cannot reset the RB pay scale on the Bills’ checkbook. From there, he can honor his current contract, join the team preparing for the season and play for a Super Bowl title.
This is Big Baller Beane’s team and how it is run.
Well, nice analysis here, pretty sharp.
A good, original take, cutting through a lot of the other nonsense on this topic. Very reasonable.
But I still hope you are wrong! As I want Cook signed for at least three years, and asap.
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53 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:
I was going to the pet store for dog food. The cashier asked if I would like to donate a stuffed animal for homeless pets. "You can pick any of these", he said. Of course there was a stuffed Buffalo. Of course it was, you guessed it, $17. What are the odds. Bills winning it all this year 🤣.
Wait... I am very confused by this!
WTF would a homeless pet need, or do with, a stuffed animal, even a great one like a Buffalo??
And how would this work? They just go out and find a homeless pet and give them this stuffed buffalo (or other animal)?
A home, some food, a pet bed of some kind, a cardboard box, a tent, a weapon...all of these things seem more appropriate to donate to homeless pets.
Next thing you know it will become a thing, with everyone donating stuffed animals to homeless pets, and dolphins, and kids...
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1 hour ago, DrDawkinstein said:
That's very sweet. And I appreciate someone bringing a "nice guy" narrative on Cook for once. But I'd be shocked if that were true.
Fingers crossed for an 8:30pm contract announcement.
Love this, will sleep great tonight, visions of the best offense in the NFL, maybe in its history, running through my mind..
But why the 8:30 announcement specifically--something scheduled for that time?
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45 minutes ago, JakeFrommStateFarm said:
Josh loves Cook
41 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:The players understand.
Especially the one guy who makes more in a single season than Cook's entire next contract will be worth.
Yup, and Allen is not going to let him get away. He understands how important a dynamic running game and back are to his team's--and his own--success.
Any more than Aikman would have let them get rid of Emmett Smith, Kelly letting the Bills jettison Thomas, Montana doing the same with Craig, Warner with Faulk, Staubach with Dorsett, Bradshaw with Franco Harris...
Behind almost every great quarterback, and team, is a dynamic duo of running back and quarterback.
Josh Allen is smart, knows these things. Like almost any football fan worth his or her salt does.
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5 minutes ago, Big Turk said:
I see it from both sides...RBs careers are short and Cook has done everything asked of him and never complained about anything. He has been pretty much a perfect soldier for the team, and he just wants to be rewarded for it like all the other players have been who are in similar boats as him.
Sums it up very well.
People can gripe all they want about running backs not being valuable, but not once on here, and with slew of criticism and hate for Cook on this forum, has anyone given a clear, makes sense reason as to why this is the case. It is just the way it is supposed to be, they think.
But Cook, and most running backs going forward, know their real worth to teams and are going to start being payed accordingly. And James Cook's new contract will be an important part of that progression.
He is doing something very significant for himself, but also for all of the good/great/elite running backs to follow.
This new contract will soon be considered a bargain, one of Beane's (yes forced) best moves in his tenure with the Bills.
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48 minutes ago, Bruffalo said:
It would be so in line with Brandon Beane and the Bills org to drop the new contract at 8:30 tonight, taking all the wind out of the sails for the hard knocks episode that'll undoubtedly feature the holdout as a story line.
Good point, hope that you are right!
Beane knows, despite so many saying the Bills have all the cards, that this reflects badly on him and the Bills, the great culture they have established--and tout.
Hard Knocks just adds the mix, makes it even more likely this is done--and now!
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On 8/9/2025 at 2:44 AM, GunnerBill said:
Ty didn't. I am not sure Bernard did either. Groot, Shakir and Benford, sure.
And also, when you are in a group of players, running backs, that have become the most underpaid in the league, makes little sense to give another discount.
I think Beane gets it, cannot let this hang over the Bills in this very promising season, especially considering it is one of the most vital players in the entire roster, and Josh Allen's best friend on the field. He helped lead the Bills to the most balanced scoring offense in the history of the NFL.
I keep missing the mark, but a deal today or tomorrow, and likely already done, or cannot imagine Cook out there, risking everything he has worked so hard for in his life.
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8 minutes ago, vtnatefootball11 said:
That's a great sign! Deal must be close.
Yup, I cannot wait for this to happen! 12, 13, 15 million for three years, and with some generous incentives and a lot of it guaranteed-?
In the NFL.com article McDermott said that things have changed. Now may be wishful thinking on my part, to believe he means a new contract is coming soon, but I don't think so: "I would say so that things have changed," McDermott added. "And yes, we have had conversations with James. Good conversations, as I've mentioned before."
Either way, great to see our most dynamic offensive weapon practicing today, less than a month before the regular season.
But, new contract today, please!
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On 8/10/2025 at 7:08 AM, dayman said:
Obviously, we didn’t disrupt Wilson doing it vanilla. But even with various stunts, it’s not going to get home. Will we blitz this year?
Wow, way to jump the gun, after one preseason game!
Nothing like these nonsensical threads since the end of last season, where the glass is not just half empty, but almost completely empty, dry.
Now, it's like they're gearing up for another 13, 14 win season, trying to get an ultra negative foundation established, as everyone (almost) will soon begin to say how unbeatable this Bills' team is. That will freak them out, as usual, so they need to establish a base of ultra negativity before the new season even begins. And then just keep going with it...
The OPS should be embarrassed by how ridiculous and immature these are.
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3 hours ago, twoandfourteen said:
Josh Allen turns 30 in May. With the way he plays, it’s possible that he only has three “prime” seasons left.
Beane continues to whiff on the first two rounds in the draft. For years, he has poured money and resources into a defensive line that is among the league’s worst, and he has yet to add any true elite, gamebreaking talent to the roster.
McDermott is supposed to be a “defensive genius”. However, the defense was historically bad last season. His defenses have failed over and over again in “big boy” games.
Unless Uncle Terry makes a change, these two are going to have been gifted the entire career of arguably the most talented QB to ever take an NFL snap — with zero Super Bowl appearances to show for it.
Would that be a bigger failure than four straight Super Bowl losses?
After reading this post I am thinking--did someone write the ELO song Mr. Blue Sky about him?
What a great feeling it must be to have such a positive, upbeat attitude about our high quality team as they prepare for an excellent season, one in which they will have one of the most talented rosters in the NFL.
Thank you, Mr. Blue Sky! A happy summer Sunday to you too!
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27 minutes ago, nuklz2594 said:
Hold in is just stupid. He signed a contract. I signed a contract in military. I'd get a rifle butt upside my head if I did a hold in Army.
In a sports league like the NFL when players outplay their contracts, especially their rookie contracts, as no one really knows what each player is worth until they show it on the filed, it is extremely common practice to rip up the old contract, as it does not reflect the player's actual worth.
James Cook is one of those players who has significantly outplayed his contract. The NFL is very different from the army, as you hopefully know.
It would be nice if we could legitimately compare our type of everyday workman 'contracts' to those of NFL players, but we can't realistically do that.
And I don't believe it is legal to 'get a rifle but" slammed into your head by your superiors in either the military or the NFL. If this has happened to you, sue them.
I had a twisted drill sargeant in basic training at Fort Knox, but the worst she did to me was make me do 20 pushups to the wind (often).
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5 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:
This is no longer a hold-in. It's a hold out. James wants 15/yr and he's not worth that, nor is he getting that. If he rejects 11-12/yr, I let him walk.
By next off season 15 million a year will likely be considered a bargain for an elite back like Cook. If the Bills can lock him up for something like 12-13, 14 and 15 for a three year deal it will go down as one of the best moves Beane had made, securing the services of a game changing back, the fastest, most elusive weapon on the best offense in the NFL last year. And by anyone's standards, a seminal reason they were that good.
On the other hand, letting Cook walk, as if it is a fantasy football game, eliminating the best offensive weapon Josh Allen has at his disposal, would go down as maybe the worst move Beane has ever made, making the Von Miller signing look like child's play.
Andy Reid and others would be foaming at the mouth to get a player like Cook, someone who runs with speed and power and who can take it to the house on any play.
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Does there need to be a rethinking of the basic D?
in The Stadium Wall
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Yes, they clearly need to rethink their entire defensive philosophy, though it was the foundation of the best defense in the league, as far as points allowed, for the five years before last.
All based on a pre season game.
Completely rational move, thought.
Rex Ryan is available. Time to move on from the McBeane disaster.