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    Training Camp 8/6

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    6 hours ago, Richard Noggin said:

     

    None of what you're proposing is how the NFL works, at all. Nor is Cook being accused of having "a sour attitude." Your 'old school' approach to managing a drafted RB's contract year training camp tactics would only make things worse. The goal should be to pave the way for James Cook to ball out in 2025 and maximize his 2026 FA value. The thing to avoid is a publicly contentious stalemate that results in the player requesting a trade (unless of course someone wants to offer real value for said player who we otherwise know the Bills at best will receive a mid-round compensatory pick). Can't guarantee Cook won't amplify his offseason "business" strategies, but the Bills can aim to respectfully endure and de-escalate. 

     

     

    That's just not how anything works either. Your hardline stance would make things worse, rather than better.

     

    Cook's contract demands wouldn't change AT ALL based on your proposed punitive, cumulative 'hold-in' reductions to a Bills offer that is already below the player's perceived market, and in fact would likely result in that player feeling insulted and less willing to participate at all in offseason practices and preparations. Cook's recent hold-in is perfectly understandable for a guy who doesn't want to expose himself to injury during the preseason, while also maximizing exposure during the filming of Hard Knocks. NFL contracts are not guaranteed, so guys entering their final seasons are risking everything while their orgs are risking nothing. 

     

    I side with the players, always. They create the value, not the owners. Teams should be non-profit orgs like the Packers. Owners are not necessary. Public/taxpayer money and TV/streaming contracts make it all happen anyways. 

     

    I don’t side with either, the players tactics are childish, management is only interested in the bottom line, frankly the entire system is arbitrary and capricious, and is nothing but theatre, 

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    8/6 Camp Report (Astro’s Counterpart)

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    1 hour ago, BigAl2526 said:

    Interesting to see this evaluation of Elijah Moore ("one of the most consistent performers in this training came) compared to a tweet reported in another thread ("Moore has been underwhelming"). 

    Outside of minor injury for Moore, I’ve not heard anything overtly negative about him, 

    Training Camp 8/6

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    2 hours ago, Bray Wyatt said:

     

    Hold out is no reporting to camp, no contact with team.


    Hold in is when they show up still but dont participate

    Every day of non participation is another two- hundred & fifty thousand off his new deal, if I’m Beane…,  he’s out 1/2 a million already…, 

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    Training Camp 8/6

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    4 hours ago, Allen2Moulds said:

    I would swap Dawkins and Benford. I think without a doubt, Deon has been one of the best and most consistent LT in the league.

    Feel free to flame away, but I believe that we overrate Benford here. He's a top tier zone CB, but I have yet to see the man skills to shut down any of the top guys. If we're calling him a superstar CB, that has to be part of the equation for me. 

    Iirc Benford rates quite high in man coverage as well, 

    Training Camp 8/3

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    22 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:


    you have dug yourself in a such a hole here that short of buying a Shavers jersey, nothing is going to help. 

    A shovel with a longer handle might be useful…

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    Mon August 4 2025 training camp info

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    1 hour ago, MiltonWaddams said:

    The injuries are ridiculous. I thought we had an improved training staff….but it’s same old, same old….and possibly worse.

    I would bet that some of these “injuries” are negligible to near nonexistent, just a way to keep guys fresh for the start of the season, its the new normal, jmo. 

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    Training Camp 8/3

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    4 hours ago, MWK said:

    I am so sorry I offended the illustrious members with thousands upon thousands of posts with my choice of words. I should have used the word scrub, as Shavers is not a loser, just a bad football player who no other team seems to want. In the future, I will be more positive, as that is all that seems to be allowed here.

    So you’re going to double down on the idiocy in your previous post then, maybe you go for a walk and meditate on your continuing capacity to be shunned by others with the same interests…, 

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    Training Camp 8/3

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    1 hour ago, MWK said:

    Season is basically over for Hairston with this injury and the missed practice time. McDermott won’t play him or trust him. Shakir should hopefully be fine. Don’t need to see losers like Shavers on the field.

    Yeah, iirc that loser scored a Touchdown last time I saw him on the field…., 

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