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Holding in is directly written into the contract the league signs with the NFLPA. So Cook is in fact well within his contractual terms to behave in this way. He is even contractually allowed to sit out games, at the expense of his game checks of course. You don't have to like it but you're wrong that he's violating his contract.

This and the injury to Slater make me very thankful our last training camp practice was today. Teams are losing cornerstone players possibly for the season.

I watched him walk step for step with Hollywood Brown in the AFCCG and then break up an on target pass. I watched him do the same with DeAndre Hopkins in the regular season matchup. And again against Amon-Ra St. Brown, with coverage tight enough to force a fumble after the catch. I think the whole "zone only" narrative is completely overblown. He can cover and he's very physical. In a way I think that perceptions about our scheme actually makes people discount him, rather than the other way around.

If you think McDermott is a terrible coach and that our pass rush sucks, you can't also believe that Benford's success is a result of scheme. His analytics are favorable because he is flat out a very good player. And no I don't think he's a top 3 CB but absolutely top 10. FWIW Aaron Schatz of DVOA fame had him 4th last year and PFF had him 5th. Not that I inherently trust either of those websites but that tells you it is not just "in the mind of Bills fans."

That just isn't true. A lot of analytics and film study guys say he is underrated. He just doesn't get a lot of national recognition for some reason.

That comment was misinterpreted by the media. He was saying it in the sense that he expects all players to practice, but he followed it up by saying it remained to be seen if Cook would be out there.

No surprise there.

You can see Benford getting hands on him for a split second at the beginning of the video, and Keon doesn't end up in that position with that leverage if he doesn't beat him off the line. Of course I'm not going to overreact to one rep. I like that there's been a clear upwards trajectory from day one of camp and he's seemingly become Allen's favorite target. We'll know more when the reps are happening in real games.

That's Keon beating one of the most physical CBs in the game off the line, then beating him again at the catch point.

I don't think anyone disputes that Moore looks explosive as a route runner and on the run. It's his ability to apply those traits in live reps that is in question. All the other nuances of the position - reading coverages, presenting himself as an available target to his QB, etc. - are what he's been missing throughout his career. FWIW I don't believe he'll be cut either, even if Samuel was completely healthy. I don't think he's a roster lock either though. He's a former draft bust that didn't sign with a team until May and he hasn't made a big impact at camp. I won't be totally shocked if Shavers makes the roster over him, if we keep 5 WRs as usual.

He had some strong showings in OTAs from what I remember but hasn't done much in training camp. He missed a few practices due to injury and just hasn't been consistently making plays with the 1st team offense. I've seen Tyrell Shavers and Kristian Wilkerson brought up more in recent days.

Give me John Wawrow. "Josh Allen, uh, is the, uh, reigning MVP of the NFL. That's, uh, MVP of course stands for Most Valuable Player, Josh Allen was voted the Most Valuable Player, and, well, uh, you know the thing about that, uh, Josh Allen wears the number 17."

Apparently Mack Hollins is having a bad training camp and a lot of Pats fans don't want him to make the team.

I Googled this on my work computer and HR just set an unplanned meeting with me. Earlier I Googled Hard Knocks but made a rather embarrassing typo on the second word. Anyways my HR rep must be a fan of the show. I'll let you know how the meeting goes.