Chicken Boo

Drew Lock, Tommy DeVito, Tim Boyle. Not at all confusing, although I completely understand the concern.

There's that, too. Kenny Golladay put up numbers with guys I can't even name without looking them up. I don't want to sell him completely short, but Metcalf is entering "Looks like Tarzan and plays like Jane" territory. He not a bad receiver, but he's not elite either. Not even close.

I mentioned that in the post before. QB play could be it.

I'd rather have 24 year old Romeo Doubs. Especially when you factor in DK's contract. His production doesn't warrant anything close to $25M-$30M per year.

For all of his potential, he underperforms, in my opinion. He should be a consistent 1200-1500 yard 10 TD guy. DK has Megatron's build, but prime Tyler Lockett production. How much of that has to do with QB play, I'm not sure.

He's gotta be in the running for greatest UDFA ever.

Jason Peters is unquestionably a Hall of Famer.

This is a team-friendlyish deal. Shakir is happy where he is, being in a great football city, as an integral part of the offense and playing with an elite QB. If all goes well, he'll be 29 and ready for another sizable deal when this one is up.

Kirk from a few years ago, sure. This version's arm is cooked. Midway through the season he had no steam on his throws. Don't know if that's achilles related or not?

I don't think anything Cook is doing sways Beane one way or the other. They have him under contract for another season. I doubt they're going to burn any picks on a RB this go around. I expect Ty back, along with Davis and we'll see what happens with James. Edit: I strongly disagree that he's made a big mistake. This is his 1 shot to get as much money as he can before he reaches 30. He's going for it and he absolutely should.

Strongly disagree. James Cook is a proven commodity. He'll get paid here or elsewhere, but he's getting paid.

It will be at some point, but we may not be alive to see it. The answer is definitely OJ. It projects to 2400 yards in a 17 game season.

Any way Beane can rope the Jets into trading Garrett Wilson here? He'd be just what the doctor ordered.

😄 appreciate the honesty.

I think he'll take less to stay in Cinci. He should. Tee will put up numbers, play with an elite QB and Cinci will always be dangerous with the trio they have and Chase Brown under his rookie deal. And if he does a 3 year contract, he'll be age 29 and in line for another big deal when the current is up. I hope he's smart about this. I hate seeing WRs waste away on middling franchises with no QB.

He just wanted to be paid what he was worth. Things change in the NFL and players have their contracts amended all the time. It wasn't anything new. The Bills were just being cheap.

Peters developed into one of the very best LTs in the league and was vastly underpaid for his production at the position, as evidenced by the trade compensation and extension that followed in Philadelphia. It was idiotic to not rightfully pay him his worth and the Bills suffered because of it. Josh Allen's contract runs through 2028. Are you gonna hold him to that same standard and talk about how the Bills shouldn't adjust his contract to match the market? Who am I kidding? We all know the answer to that, don't we?

For RBs, the non-exclusive franchise tag in 2024 was $11.9M.

That's right. Laugh away the pain of that awful contract Beane signed Knox to. I'm talking value. $10M is a good starting point, but very unlikely to get it done. I'm confused. Do you guys want to win or penny pinch?

What's crazy money? He deserves and is worth a considerable amount more than Dawson Knox. Yup. That same dude who won a Super Bowl and enjoyed a lengthy Hall of Fame career away from Buffalo.

These antics are negotiating tactics commonly used around the league. This is about millions of dollars that James stands to make in his limited window to earn money in his career. Mr. Nice Guy will only get you rolled in this business, particularly at the RB position.

And you have confidence in what you've seen thus far that this regime values or has a good eye for talent at the WR position?

Meet him in the middle. $11M-$13M AAV with a decent signing bonus. The Bills cannot afford to lose a talent like Cook.

Their roster is not the problem. For whatever reason, they get off to bad starts. Cincinnati was the hottest team in the league to end the season. NOBODY wanted to face them in the playoffs.

Has anyone said Jordan Mills, yet?