Mat68

Great point. Want a spectacle, highlighting the Rams I think you may be onto something. Not that Bills fans dont travel but LA seems to be Raiders, 49ers and Cowboys heavy. First game of the year Buffalo may be the choice with all factors coming into play.

Thats the NFLs big reveal Thursday. Last year Dallas vs Tampa wasnt whispered til Wed morning. Imo the NFL is keeping more people in the dark to make it a bigger deal. Home openers for all franchise go on sale at 6 pm when the games are announced. Rest of the schedule is released and are on sale at 8pm. Doing it to drive traffic and ticket sales. I saw the LA times is speculating it will be Buffalo. Imo its 49ers or Bills. NFC championship game rematch. Division rivals. Buffalo is the hot team. Everyone still remembers and talks about the Chiefs game. That was the best game of the season last year. Allen is becoming the face of the league. Expect to see Allen in primetime and on alot more commercials.

I think teams would be ok with 80% Mayfield on the field, but getting 0% of him off the field. Like Marriota and Trubisky. Neither may not be as good as the best Mayfield has played. They are probably seen more consistent and better in the building.

If the dude cant figure how to hold he doesn't deserve a roster spot. I think the team just wants to make sure Ariza does all the small things required to be great. Not just bombing balls. Ig isnt everything but it looks like he is doing the work needed.

I think this game could still be the home opener. Either way thats the 1 im highlighting to attend.

Imo, too slow to beat press coverage. Struggled outside at Oregon St. Tall and on the thin size. I think his skills work in the slot. Do they want to use that type? They haven't recently. A few years on the team not being able to earn a spot, Im not putting much faith he supplants one of the aforementioned. I would not use Cook on teams. I think he will have a larger role on offense. Now if his role isnt what Im imagining it to be I could see using him as a return man to get him on the field. To me it is Stevenson, Mckenzie and Shakir. One of them takes it. I think if it Shakir Stevenson and Mckenzie will be on the bubble.

I dont think Hodgins can play outside. Imo he is more a slot only than Shakir. I dont think he makes it. I think they go Diggs, Davis, Crowder, Shakir, Mckenzie, Kumerow and Stevenson. The amount of 3 and 4 wide sets I think they keep 7. Stevenson will have to have a good camp and get the return gig.

In this offense he has a legit shot at rookie of the year.

Imo he is athletic enough to figure out holding. Has a kicking coach to adjust to the NFL ball and style. He has a monster leg. I think he will add hang time. Control will come with time. Those games where the offense sputters having a guy who can flip field position will be big.

They have 5 star after 5 star. Cook had the ability to play outside, they used that to get another back on field. College is a different deal with transfer portal and NIL. Kamara had to transfer out of Alabama because he couldnt see the field. He was a 3rd rd pick. Im saying coming out of college Cook is similar to Kamara. I see in his game the pass catching ability and exploit seems in the defense. Just like Ingram, Singletary eill be the back and Cook slowly gets more and more snaps.

If he went to a smaller school and had 4 times the touches would he be looked at the same? I see his uses as a big plus. He averaged over 6 yards per carry and over 3.5 yards after contact in the SEC with a game manager QB. Im not buying the internet scout, contact balance take. That as a runner is worthy of 2nd rd. His ability to run wr routes makes him a complete problem. He very well could get the Beasley targets. Teams want to play man press you motion out Cook vs a saftey or baker and he wins. The more I think about Cook and Buffalo the more I like it.

Value in the draft is a made up thing. It doesnt matter where you draft a guy. Does he fit the scheme can he play. First 3 rd should be playing. Can Bernard play? Yes. Alot? Probably not. When they go 4-3 I expect he has more than a shot to be the third lb. He provides better coverage skills than the other backers behind Edmunds and Milano. The perception of the pick is neg because many want a Edmunds replacement. He is not. I think he is the special team ace third baker on the cheap to allow the team to extend Edmunds.

I do not think it is a coincidence that Brady is brought on board and the offense looks for a multipurpose back. Brady from New Orleans. I think Cook is somewhere between Reggie Bush and Alvin Kamara. Reggie Bush as a Saint was a problem. I wont limited him as a runner. Buffalo is not a run heavy team. A few good running looks that are schemed up Cook will take advantage imo.

Kromer is a zone scheme guy. He wants athletic lineman.

It is what every Qb over 30 says. Whenever a team drafts a non clipboard holder the starter gets salty. Willis isnt that. He is guy who can throw as well or better than Tannehill.

I understand the premise. I think Mckenzie is facing a larger numbers game than Wallace. Crowder is the slot. Shakir might be the best slot in the draft. They drafted Stevenson last year. Stevenson and Shakir will fight for return jobs with him. Cook imo will get a large portion of the manufactured touches. I like Mckenzie as a player. I think the team likes him. I question his role on the team moving forward. I think he is insurance, but if a younger guy or 2 step up he could be left out.

Wydermeyer will be the new undrafted All pro of camp. He will basically, need to out ugly Sweeney. All the dirty stuff, blocking, teams and good locker room guy. He is a slow TE, he better maul dudes blocking.

Mckenzie was allowed to test the market and came back 2 years in a row on below market deals. The league has said how it feels about Mckenzie. Buffalo to an extent has shown how it values Mckenzie. If Shakir beats him out for Wr 4 he is on the bubble. Shakir and Stevenson offer cheaper return options. Kumerow is almost a lock for his blocking and teams ability with some decent hands and size. How many Wrs do they keep? I feel it comes down to Stevenson and Mckenzie. Cook is probably they guy you do the gadget stuff with now. Its a legit question. Makes the preseason intriguing to see who steps up.

With Allen every play can be a pass and probably is. This isnt 95 and Buffalo is going to line up in pro set on first and second down. Buffalo will still run heavy 3 wide sets. Cooks allows Buffalo to move to more spread looks because Cook can run actual routes very well. Go even further. Go 2 te with Diggs, Davis, Knox and Howard. You can run traditional outside or inside zone. Defense plays 3 linebakers now you can line Cooks outside or in the slot. The ability to go to so many formations without tipping your hand will create big plays on offense.

Try Cook as the starter and Singletary as the back up. I expect Cook to have a role and the more he produces the more snaps he gets. I think Cooks fits the offense perfectly. I find it hard to believe he wont be successful here. Cooks still rushed for over 6 yards a carry for his career at Ga in the SEC. If Singletary and Moss are productive under a volume share maybe they go Cooks and Johnson.

I think he is instantly the 4th wr. Fills in at any of the top 3 spots.

I think he should be. Very explosive guy. 6 ypc in the SEC. He has the chance to be an impact rookie. Buffalo is high on him. I expect they have a plan for him. In a high powered offense he will have a role.

Elam does not have an agent. In any profession these are the things others would call corny. That stuff is the difference in being successful or average. With his god given ability Elam could still be an average player but the notebook and work ethic are what can make him be great.

I think he becomes the 4th wr very quickly. Outside and slot back up. He will be the steal of the draft imo. Maybe not a superstar but he will be solid.

He adds what the offense has lacked. Some who can take it to the house. Use him like Kamara. Teams want to sit in 2 high, good luck. I predict he is the starter by thanksgiving. Very young, 21? Easily, could add a few pds. Size, ie weight is becoming less a requirement to play in the NFL.