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Assuming he can stay healthy, is the plan that Bosa will play mostly from the right side this year? I ask because Greg is clearly better rushing from the left side. Jackson looks more like a left end to me, and I believe Bosa was playing more from the left side in recent years. Epenesa obv plays from the right side but I can’t be the only one hoping he sees the field a lot less this year. Maybe Solomon will make a leap? Bills certainly like their LEs and 3Ts!

Move Keon to the slot and he'll have success. Many of us said prior to the draft that he looked more like a big slot.

All the hard games are home games. Nice.

You forgot Taron who was absolutely elite for several years and maybe the best draft pick Beane has made (unless you want to give all the credit to McD which I get). Also, although he didn't make it with us, Wyatt Teller was an elite guard for the Browns. Beane deserves some credi (and criticism) for that.

Cook's original asking price was 15M. If we'd been anywhere near that he'd be signed by now. I don't put much stock in the 20M ask. It's becoming increasingly clear though that his FMV is actually pretty close to 15M AAV even though James is only a two down back. Beane is just wrong here.

You mean 0-2. Cook will hold out both games.

10M would be a steal for what he gives us. The only other RBs that would give us James’s ability to get skinny inside and then make second level guys miss on top of that is a first round talent, never mind whatever you might think of his big play ability on the outside or in the passing game. Personally, I’d rather pay James and continue to use our best draft capital on the lines or to replace valuable starters as need dictates.

One reason I like our chances is we went from virtually no depth after 2023 to what's shaping up to be a very deep team this year. Injuries happen in the NFL. Maybe this will be the year the Chiefs and Eagles get worn down. It would take a catastr0phic series of injuries to completely derail us. Beane has done an excellent job reinforcing our weaknesses.

I also thought it was noteworthy that we drafted both Hairston and Strong. Our man press has been terrible the last couple seasons. We didn't have a single guy on the roster who could do it credibly once Taron dropped off. Now we have options. I wouldn't be surprised to see Strong not only make the team but battle for a starting spot right out of the gate a la rookie Benford. He doesn't run as well as some guys but he finds a way to stick with routes like the best of them. Could be a very underrated draft pick imo.

This. He even plays like Taron who I thought dropped off a lot last year, particularly in press situations. Hancock is a fearless in run support for a little guy.

I think losing Mack was an underrated loss. He was such a good blocker and made timely catches time and again. I’m very interested to see how Palmer fills that role. Hopefully, he’ll be more consistent uncovering in the passing game. Healthy Kincaid will also mean change. I have no doubt that he’ll emerge as a significant downfield weapon. He should see more snaps, but will that combined with loss of Mack impact our running game? I don’t see us running a lot of 12 personnel. This will be something worth monitoring as the season progresses because ultimately we’re a run team first, and we may find certain personnel groupings limit that.

Yes, one would hope they'd get the message. Love James, but him and his brother don't strike me as the brightest bulbs. Purely speculative, but I think his feelings are probably hurt (as he was basically the only team leader not extended), and so the probability of him holding out is greater than most Bills fans are giving credence to and are using Beane's comments to justify a "nothing to see here" stance. Expecting a logical response here might be expecting too much. At the very least, it's a situation worth monitoring imo.

...and that Curtis Samuel and Dalton Kincaid are actually healthy this year. Lots went wrong before we made that Cooper trade.

I'd say this is naive. Of course Beane is going to say that. It means nothing, and I promise you Cook isn't giving Beane a big hug after re-signing everyone but him. If anything, he probably took that personally. This situation is easily the biggest threat to the season, way bigger than whatever perceived weakness in the WR corps. If Cook holds out through TC and misses the first two games as an example - a very realistic possibility at this point - it undermines Sean and the culture of the team (i.e. sacrifice, teammwork, and committment). We can recover from that but it isn't nothing.