harmonkillebrew

Cook's behavior is probably really counterproductive. Not sure who is agent is or what he's advising. Seems the Bills like to quietly lock up good players without the drama. Cook might have screwed his chance, unless the Bills are already low-balling him

What's the cap savings for a 5th rounder last year on rookie deal v. $15/year $32 guaranteed? I don't know. Just asking.

I think this is a great point and likely one that we'll start to see as Offenses trend back toward power running games. RBs have been undervalued but I think that is going to change

Hah. I love Shakir and agreed on an extension. It just seemed a bit high for a guy with one year left on his rookie deal. But I'm ok with it. Cook to me is essential for our new brand of offense nd I think he's more top 10 RB than Shakir is top 10 WR. The market is set by CMC's deal so Cook will probably get close to it.

If he's publicly saying $15/, we could probably get him for $13/. I think that would be reasonable given his value to us, the market and his upward trajectory. He'll be in the top 10 for the next few years after other get their due too. NFL is trending back toward valuing RBs. I mean I like Shakir but that contract seemed a little unnecessary. He's yet to have a 1,000 yd season and he's now top 25 in contracts. It's more in line with the type of contract you get on the free market as a WR going to a needy team like Jacksonville (see Gabe Davis, Christian Kirk). Not much of a home town discount for a guy with one year left on his rookie deal.

have to agree with this. Cook is just if not more valuable than Shakir. His numbers show that. There is normally only 1 RB on the field at a time and 2-4 WRs. If an extension for Cook helps our cap this year then get it done. 4 yrs/$60m for Shakir - $15m/year. That's all Cook is asking for No way is he a product of the staff. haha! Cook has elite speed, balance, and has worked his tail off to be a power back that can push the pile in-between the tackles. Cook is a decent pass catcher too, but needs work on pass blocking. If the Bills featured him more, didn't take him out of 3rd downs and series, he'd produce even more. Oh, and how many fumbles did he have this year? 1! He deserves an extension as much as Shakir does

Yeah, DT has not been a priority. We've gotten some serviceable guys in FA, but Star and Daquan aren't exactly game wreckers. Not sure why it's been so low priority, but it's come to bite us the past two years as Daquan's been injured, now old and declining and Jordan Phillips is the same.

Let me just play devil's advocate. Do you think a top WR like DK or Tee Higgins would perennially disappoint in the "everyone eats" Joe Brady offense? Amari disappointed from a production standpoint and we gave up significant draft capital to get him. I'm just thinking that maybe part of what makes this offense hum is that Josh can run the play called and hit the open guy, not force feed his star #1 WR. I think we need more talent at WR, but maybe the better option is to add a younger guy with talent that won't break the bank, as opposed to a self-labeled #1 diva that will demand $ and draft capital. I'm thinking guys like Daymi Brown, Hollywood, Slayton, might be better fits in the end. But I'm open to being wrong too

More explosive WR than Amari and we get that first down instead of it being 4th and 5. The Bills O is good but is missing a playmaker on the outside still. I'd say stay pat if Amari wasn't a FA, but he is, so we'll need to either re-sign him (and Hollins) or go bolder. BUT that shouldn't stop us from also overhauling the D. We need new DT, DE, CB and S. D is definitely the bigger problem.

I mean a lot of it depends on what we're able to do in FA. it's not the grocery store. Gotta compete with other teams for the best guys. But I'd say in FA: 1. Boundary WR - I'd take a swing for Tee Higgins. Also kick the tires on Hollywood Brown, Dyami Brown, Keenan Allen, Darius Slatyon, and Deebo Samuel trade. Bring back Amari Cooper if you can get a better deal, but I'd prefer a more explosive option 2. DE - obviously try to get Myles Garrett. If not, Khalil Mack would be great. Josh Sweat. Malcolm Koonce, Hassan Reddick. But then otherwise I'd go draft 3. S - Javon Holland, Talanoa Hufanga, Camron Bynum 4. CB - Carlton Davis, Byron Murphy, Chavarius Ward... all better options than the 2024 version of Rasul Douglas, who we could also bring back Draft: 1. D-Line - no question we go both DT and DE in this draft, early 2. WR - investing a 2nd in a guy with more speed as a complement to Keon on the outside would be good 3. CB - add some more young depth/talent Our D needs an overhaul.

you're probably right that WRs are overvalued in terms of cap space. They're great entertainers, but probably not as important to winning a SB. But it also doesn't mean the Bills shouldn't get one to help get them over the hump. Dline and secondary are definitely the priority. But a weapon on the outside would just make that O that much more balanced and harder to defend. In this league you can't just keep trotting out the same stuff each season. DCoordinators learn your tendencies and players and adjust he's a threat to break it every time he gets the ball and it really set the tone for a few games. Throw in his ball security, durability, and pass catching. Bills have not had a RB like this in years. I don't want to lose it.

pay the man (just not $15m/year)

that's the only thing that gives me pause. He was pretty sticky, old Tre style at the end of the year. I'd take old Tre back on a team friendly deal, over Rasul, who probably wants a killing. Still would want to draft CB in the 2nd

Injury and fumble prone. And old. The opposite of Cook. No comparison

Can't say I disagree. These guys would be toast without Josh

Groot should also be on this list. But the only extension this offseason should be Cook and Shakir. And I'd only do Shakir if it's reasonable. Groot might be a good extension option, partially to bring down his $13.8M cap hit this year and to lock him up on something reasonable, but not free market crazy. Everyone else needs to play out their contract to earn a new one still, imho.

Mike Williams and Aaron Maybin are probably the biggest top 15 pick busts, especially since they contributed to the 17 yr drought and those high pick whiffs killed the Bills chance to get better. But Nate Peterman is a good choice, given how bad he was and yet McDermott kept starting him (even over rookie Josh). McGahee has to get some love for the way he left the Bills too

It's not exactly discussing, it's a comment on a thread in somewhat obtuse language. He didn't hold a press conference with the media or make a demand through is agent, or spout off in an interview like Tyreek Hill. Regardless, pay him. 2nd best player on the team after Josh (well and probably Dion too).

can't fault him for asking. that's how negotiations go. start high. what's his rookie deal cap hit? An extension might even bring it down.....?

I think they've given a defensive player SB MVP much more often than regular season MVP. Von won MVP. There have been 9 defensive MVPs. So closest argument would have been Josh Sweat with 2.5 sacks and 6 tackles. If he had scored a TD or had an INT he might have got it.

I agree generally that Beane has had some whiffs, but McDermott doesn't get a pass either. What's a commonality between the Eagles and KC? They both have accomplished, veteran DCs and an offensive HC. The HCs brought in really good veteran coaches as Coordinators. McDermott? eh, he rolls with a brand new DC and a young OC. I get that Babbich is an up and comer, but he's not ready yet and McD could stand to bring in a more seasoned play caller. I also think Brady, while he ran a good system, failed in clutch moments during the playoffs with good play calling.

And he couldn't hit his hot reads. Mahomes is not naturally skittish, but the Eagles had a plan to pressure him with their insane front 4 and press cover with great DBs. Mahomes knew he had 1.5 sec to get the ball out, but he couldn't do it. Masterful combo of talent (Dline and CB) and coaching.

It's true, we have invested major capital in the Dline to beat the Chiefs - Von, AJ, Groot, Boogie, Oliver a few years before - and here we are, back to the drawing board. Beane has had some big whiffs.

That's also where I think Fangio just outcoaches Babbich. Knows how to break coverage tendencies and show different looks to confuse Mahomes on those initial reads. With Mahomes, once you get him skittish he loses discipline. At least he did this game. had no trust in his protection

I liked the matchup. We could have used our King Henry gameplay on Saquon and limited the Eagles passing attack. And I think our stronger Oline and run game would have neutralized the Eagles' D. KC's O coughed up basically 14 points in the first half on turnovers. I don't see Josh doing that. But the Eagles came to play. That was a bit of a surprise. They're a better team than I realized.