Doc Brown

Thanks. I actually should've went with that because you can say that about any player. I guess I put more emphasis on those that are supposed to finally get us to the top.

I think you're dreaming. He had a 3rd round grade on him for a reason given his small arms meant most likely a slot only WR. However, if Shakir can put up 700 to 900 yards receiving every year I'd be cool with that at $15m per year for a slot only WR.

I'd be more with you if it wasn't $12m guaranteed for a one year deal spread over two years with $7.2m in dead cap in 2026. I just wish it was a clean one year deal but I get why they did it. For that money we should absolutely expect him to be a difference maker in the playoffs. If we fail to make the Super Bowl, it's a bad signing no matter how you spin it.

I agree that Americans really don't care about debt and passing this bill would be good long term for the party. If the Repulicans thought reducing the deficit was a top priority someone like Rand Paul or Paul Ryan would be president. Musk feels used though. I'm guessing that In his mind wtf did he spend all that time working the last four months to make better use of taxpayer money with DOGE and then have a spending bill that would increase the deficit by 5 trillion dollars? Especially given his businesses took a hit because he worked with Trump. It's a slap in the face and I don't disagree. I love how people just place the most cynical of motivations on people they don't know.

Shows how far left the Democrats have come in the last 10 or so years.

There should be but logistically it would be really hard to pull off as undocumented immigrant workers would fear being deported. Yup. The illegal immigrants by and large do the jobs that we don't want to and many employers take advantage of paying them under the table (42% of undocumented workers in NYS make below minimum wage). We also wouldn't have enough workers to fill those spots if every illegal alien was suddenly deported. It really should be a multifaceted approach of beefing up border security, increasing punishment on employers that exploit illegal immigrants, and somehow do what @Roundyboutsuggested. It's not going to happen though.

"The American people are a welcoming and generous people. But those who enter our country illegally, and those who employ them, disrespect the rule of law."

Last year's regular season finale where Josh only played one snap. They're not replaying that game on NFL Network for some reason.

It's a message board. Why not share your opinions on what you think his worth is? No rush at all. I'd have to see what the franchise tag number is but I'm guessing it's around $15m so that would be a no for me. The landscape can change a lot in a year too. Maybe there's another RB on the FA market that's an every down back that's worth what Cook is asking next year? Maybe it's a loaded RB draft class and we desperately need money at signing a big name WR or other premium position. You just give yourselves so many more options by letting him play out this year.

No but I did spend last night at a Holiday Express. Here's where I got just in PFF's preview article of projected starters for 2025 and their grades last year. I just assumed since he received a grade he qualified. I'm not going to pay for PFF because the price they charge is ridiculous. OFFENSE DEFENSE QB Josh Allen (91.9) DI Ed Oliver (72.6) RB James Cook (86.2) DI DaQuan Jones (65.3) RB Ty Johnson (73.3) Edge Greg Rousseau (82.2) WR Khalil Shakir (78.9) Edge Joey Bosa (61.1) WR Keon Coleman (68.3) Edge Michael Hoecht (64.7) WR Joshua Palmer (67.0) LB Matt Milano (53.3) TE Dawson Knox (57.1) LB Terrel Bernard (48.2) LT Dion Dawkins (72.4) CB Christian Benford (79.3) LG David Edwards (66.1) CB Maxwell Hairston (81.8***) C Connor McGovern (69.5) CB Taron Johnson (58.8) RG O'Cyrus Torrence (55.5) S Taylor Rapp (57.7) RT Spencer Brown (77.9) S Damar Hamlin (52.7) *2024 college grade **2023 NFL grade ***2023 college grade

Yeah. I never hear about a GM being criticized by fans for cutting someone with a year left on his contract that's under performed. Cook is up for an extension and should do everything in his power to get one. Just because I don't think he's worth $15m doesn't mean I'm against him trying to get one.

Obviously the Bills aren't giving that to him now. If he repeats his 2024 season take the comp pick and let someone else gamble on trying to turn a soon to be 27 year old RB into an every down back.

I was talking about right now. You could pry add the Saints fans to that list. Maybe the Fish fans too.

The only way Coleman created separation was if he kicked Hairston in the nuts at the beginning of his route.

I'd only do it on 3rd and 1 or less because Allen's not a good deep ball passer. Get the first with the high percentage play and extend drives.

You have to look at the grade as a tool and then apply proper context to it. It doesn't account for scheme, whether a player was put on a good situation or not, a guy playing hurt, adverse weather conditions, or how the quality of players around them impacted their "score." You can't take it as gospel but it's a useful tool than just reading raw stats.

I wasn't factoring history because of course the Giants are way more successful of a franchise than the Jets and Browns. I was talking about present and future outlook. Nabers and Carter should be elite but it doesn't matter until they get their QB. Not a Jaxon Dart fan. It seems the Eagles and Redskins are the cream of the crop of that division for the next few years.

Yeah. The Polish jokes always bothered me and I'm not even Polish. I hear it's a great place to live. I hope their mission of being the first country to land on the sun isn't impacted by this election.

They have the worst record of the three the last two years. Eating $22.1m in dead cap for Daniel Jones this year. Counting on Russell Wilson. Yikes.

What do you suggest rather than just looking at the box score in US Today?

Not sure how many were runs but Knox's snap share percentage was 60.6% and Kincaid's was 56.7%.

Knox did qualify. He had more of a snap participation rate (60%) than Kincaid (56%). Knox's PFF grade was 57.1. Kincaid's was 76.6. PFF ranked Knox as 20th as a run blocker and 27th as a pass blocker. Kincaid was ranked 9th in both. Don't kill the messenger.

I want to see less Knox and more Kincaid in one tight end sets. Even in Kincaid's nightmare season last year he had better yards after catch, yards after contact, and a lower drop percentage than Knox.

You know that's the first defense of the left though when they know their former president's administration ***** up.

Poor Joe Schoen. It's why he should've traded Barkley as soon as he got there to another team with a terrible offensive line. Who has it worse? Jets, Giants, or Browns fans.