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What is Tua going to say if we line up a DL Landon Jackson, Walker, Ogunjobi, and Rousseau. That's a lineup of height that's 6'6", 6'7", 6'3", and 6'6". He'll never see his receivers.

Agreed. And we used to run into disagreements a lot early in Josh's career because I also think you need to define what you meant by "deep ball." Josh will throw it 40/50 yards on a line because his arm is so strong and he is great at those. He makes throws nobody else can make, but what I think we are talking about here are those rainbow throws that Russell Wilson is so good at.

Like the Dolphins did with Jordan Phillips? Smart

I would say neither. Running backs have such a short career, generally, that I don't blame anyone to try and get the maximum they can RIGHT NOW. However, that's the reason you don't pay running backs a ton of money. There are some running backs that last (like Travis Henry) but they are rare and the back that, to my eyes, seemed the most likely to be sustainably great was Ezekial Elliot and you saw how that contract extension worked out. I think Cook will go elsewhere to maximize his payday and the Bills will let him....and that's okay.

Remember the topic of discussion: ridiculous click bait.

Yes, and I find it interesting that in many ways he seems like the anti-Kaiir. Kaiir was very sticky and physical. The concerns were that sticky was actually grabby and that if he didn't lock on he wouldn't be able to close. (Valid concerns as it turns out.)

Yes, and if he does win the starting job but Bills need a big corner situationally, they can always sub in Tre because he's...let me see...oh wait... nevermind.

You're forgetting someone. Don't you remember that SUPERstar slot receiver who left and signed with the Colts? It was Isaiah McKenzie, of course.

Nope. Anybody else have a guess?

I saw one of those today that said a former Bills "Superstar" receiver wants to return to the team. Care to guess who this "superstar" is?

I never have confidence in a QBs talent until they have at LEAST 2 years starting. Need to see how they respond to defensive adjustments. Daniel Jones looked great out of the gate. Carson Wentz was almost MVP early in his career. Even with Caleb, I need to see more.

Vague title....had to click on it to see if he was fathering babies, getting into confrontation with cops, demanding a trade....or this. So many things he could be at again.

Kirby Jackson?

I think it's stupid that the replay official can't throw a flag. I thought the big push for the change came from facemask calls that weren't made.

Maybe they could sign Tre, Dane, AND Stephon....put the band back together.

Candlesticks always make a nice gift.

Yeah, certainly looked better than that linebacker we drafted in the 3rd a couple years before him. That guy was undersized and completely lost his rookie year. Whatever happened to him?

I've seen others post this and it's not what they did. They would actually hop Cook so that he would run away from Parsons. Josh would continue to roll out the other way and Parsons would chase him. The Bills were going after an undersized back opposite Parsons. I forget his name.

Last year it would have been in the middle of OTAs about 2 weeks before minicamp. So....honeymoon in Orchard Park?

The sad thing is I think things have gotten better. I believe it was just before the Marvin Lewis years, there were reports that Bengals coaches were flying to college games to scout on Saturday and then flying back to coach the game on Sunday.

Do you remember Cook's rookie year? Not only did he do a fair amount of dancing but he also couldn't catch until this year.

I think losing a player like this is the best thing for a team like the Bills. He is a good back but looks better than he would on other teams because of the Bills O-line and the threat of Allen. So, if his success sparks interest in him, take advantage of it. In that scenario, Cook gets paid (which I do not begrudge him at all) and the Bills get assets back which is useful when they have late draft picks and limited salary cap space. It's how good teams stay on top despite draft order and cap.

Some people tend to hold Reid up as a coaching God and forget that he used to be generally regarded as a bad playoff coach. I remembered his poor clock management, but what I'd forgotten until this game is that he wouldn't or couldn't run the ball even in obvious situations. The Eagles had their DEs split really wide and had them charge toward mahomes. Brady would've put Anderson in against that formation and run duo all day long.

I agree that our offense was exceptional. However, someone pointed out that end of game drives have ended in failure. But why? Josh used to always find a way at the end of games, even the 16 seconds game and the hail Murray. So why these failures? Receivers or scheme...or just odds? Maybe the Daboll strategy of two plays to get 10 yards is better end of game than the Brady consistent 3 or 4 yards per play? I'm just not sure.

And one week earlier, the Bills took control of the game by running Ray Davis with Cook on the sideline. I have a lot of problems with the game Brady called but just saying you need your best back on the field is a little bit simplistic and shaped by hindsight.