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Knox is an entirely separate issue from Cook. If you re-read my post you’ll notice that I was very specific to praise Beane for his work on this particular contract. So I assume you don’t like his contract. I thought his original extension was an overpay, though not as egregious as most here thought. I called it a “modest overpay” at the time. Since then it has been reduced to a very reasonable contract IMO. His cash pay this season is $9M. I’m not sure how anyone argues with that. His cap hit is high, but that’s more a function of cap management rather than his current pay. It could easily be lowered if and when the Bills choose to do so.

If that’s what you think, rather than what you said in your previous reply, then we do agree. And you seem to agree with my earlier post as well.

It’s difficult to take anyone who uses the “it’s not your money” argument seriously. It shows a complete lack of understanding of how the NFL works and how good/great teams are built. Obviously it’s about cap space and the use of scarce resources (cap & cash) to build a roster. Every dollar that is overpaid to a player can’t be used effectively elsewhere. As for Cook’s contract specifically, it was much better than you realize based on your post. Beane did several things well with it, including: - Maintaining his compensation for 2025. He didn’t tear up the last year of the current contract so it only factored in at the existing $5M+. - The first three season of the extension are at $10M cash, not $12M. - So Cook is under contract for 5 seasons, but the first 4 total $35M CASH, or under $9M AAV. - That’s a far cry from $60M over the same four seasons. A team can do a lot with $25M. - As for the final year of the deal, Cook will be 30 so I’d look for some sort of rework or a release by then depending on how he is holding up. I was happy to see that Beane didn’t set a bad precedent by caving to the pressure exerted by Cook and his camp. Holding firm and getting a market value deal done will discourage others from trying similar tactics - rather than encourage them to do so. Great job on this one by Beane.

Let’s not revise what was said. Lotta people said to give him what he wanted, which was $15M AAV. Or didn’t even put a number to it at all. It’s difficult for me to understand why those fans get to take a victory lap on this. OTOH, some of us wanted him extended for almost exactly what he ended up getting. I was very happy with where it all eventually landed. He got a little more guaranteed and a little less AAV than I estimated. Beane held firm and did a great job on this one. Kudos to him.

Obviously they weren’t going to start talking about playing games in Toronto publicly until AFTER the stadium was fully financed and the PSLs were sold.

I can’t take credit for this one. They kept hanging around and I kept thinking they still had a chance. Wife was bummed and fell asleep. The couple (huge Bills fans) with whom we were vacationing were upset about it and went to bed. I did keep my mouth shut about the possibility of a comeback so I didn’t jinx them. SO WAIT! MAYBE I CAN take some credit……..

I don’t.

He had a great game. Kudos to him. I have said that he won’t be able to make a career out of scramble drills and contested catches. Looked last night like just the scramble drill catches will be plenty.

Looks like the CBs were playing 8 yards off on 3rd and 6. Encourage the quick throw where you can close and tackle short of the marker. If not a quick throw, then they’re already back. Nothing wrong with that tactic.

Just to have the chance to win it all would’ve probably been the difference if he was here. Josh loved having him here and Amari did seem to love it here.

$136.7M in career earnings. $6M is a lot of money, but at this point it wouldn’t make a difference in his life. If his motivation isn’t from his heart, then this is for the best.

Let’s hope.

I think some GMs worry about the optics of cutting a player with a lot of dead cap. But as long as the total dead cap across the roster is in line with what was planned for, then there’s no problem. You don’t want dead cap from future guarantees because that means you signed a player to a bad contract. But kicking cap down the road is a good way to outspend other teams.

Oops. Sorry. Carry on.

Haha on Poyer. The good Dr is misreading Spotrac however, Knox’s contract allows for him to be released with a $7.4M dead cap NEXT offseason. His salary this season is already fully guaranteed so he’s not a release candidate until 2026.