BeastMaster

For as great as he is as a pass rusher, he has a glaring weakness that completely eliminates his biggest strength Any team that plays against him will and should run the ball to take him out of the game Flashy player, but not worth the contract when he can be neutralized easily

Right in line with what I would consider a fair deal for both sides. Nicely done

They are saying it because he's flashier and more explosive They are confusing that with being better when the Rams don't have to take him off the field ever. He's a workhorse that has produced. Cook has better YPC because he doesn't handle the workload Williams does...this is fact. All things considered...I would say they are pretty much equal. Claiming Cook is better cause of the splash plays doesn't compute when looking at the entire picture.

Eyeballs doesn't work in negotiations FWIW Also, one guy is a complete back that never leaves the field, so when one guy can't do that it's hard to claim he's better More explosive, yes. Not necessarily better

Williams is more complete a back than Cook is, but Cook is more explosive. That puts them at near the same value to me. I'm offering somewhere between 11.5 - 12 per on a three year extension with 24 guaranteed. Take it or leave it

Cook better hope that the Bills don't come back with a lower offer now that the Kyren Williams deal is out I'd be willing to bet Cook has a better deal than that on the table

Etienne is looking at a three way timeshare on a losing team with a bad QB and is set to hit free agency If we can trade for him and let him ball out in a contract year we can let him walk, get a comp pick, and draft a similar player. I'd like to keep our own guys just like you, but if he doesn't wanna play ball and take a fair offer, then you move off of him. The moves I mentioned might possibly work out better for Buffalo

This would probably make the most sense, actually. If the Bills can trade for a player with a similar skill set to Cook like Etienne, he would likely enjoy similar success as Cook. I also believe this is what the Bills think, and it's why they are only going to go so far with Cook in terms of contract extension. Travis Etienne is actually a perfect target that would give us an explosive back with pass catching chops to boot

And that means what exactly? Of course they're behind him. They all want more money

I was in the camp of not paying Cook and giving in to his demands which I thought were too much given that he hasn't shown to be a top back and he's clearly aided by a top flight offensive line and franchise QB. I also didn't agree with how he went about it. Then he showed up for camp and was saying the right things. I was actually leaning more towards trying to find a way to pay him. Now that he's back to being a distraction and not putting in the work it once again makes me feel more like we should not give in to his demands.

I would have rather traded for and paid McLaurin then to have paid Josh freaking Palmer when he hasn't shown to be anywhere near the caliber player Terry is

I'm very confident that Coleman will be much more impactful this season than Josh Palmer, who I see as a bust signing by Beane. Coleman is a young kid that clearly needed to work on things and grow as a player, and all indications are that he has. Palmer has accomplished little to nothing in the league, and there's no reason to believe he will be anything but maybe a slightly better version of a JAG, and that would be because Allen could potentially elevate him

You either don't like Keon, or you overrate Palmer. People can tell me that Palmer gets open all they want, but the production just isn't there, and him being pushed out of the starting lineup also speaks to him not being as good as you and others here claim. I think Palmer is a bust signing by Beane and that his production will not justify the contract we gave him. Keon has a much better chance of actually being more productive in this offense

They should've just signed Moore instead of that absurd contract that they gave Palmer.

So good that he managed 500 yards, one TD, and was relegated to a non starter

If the draft doesn't yield a receiver that is a weapon for Josh, then I would be open to acquiring Pickens on a one year rental

Imagine thinking a dude that couldn't stay on the field in warm and Sunny California is going to thrive in Buffalo in January Not a chance he's doing work here in the playoffs

Still absurd money for a guy that lost his starting job to a guy with stone hands and had one TD on the season

This is really my problem with Beane bringing him in His body of work says he's a borderline starter that should get maybe 5 mil per year on a modest deal...not 3 for 36. 500 yards and one touchdown isn't a strong hand for an agent to play in negotiations, so why did Beane do something that was unlikely for any other team to do?

He can't stay on the field, my guy Can't make plays if you're not getting on the field

Dude is arguably the most injury prone player in the league WTF is Beane doing?

I don't care what the analysts say. Half of those dopes barely watch the games and can't even tell you who's who half the time. Right now is when people try to sell new acquisitions to the masses. Of course they're gonna be talking rainbows and unicorns right now. They want to justify these guys getting good size contracts and want the league to look a certain way when it comes to free agent signings. It's all about potential and what X player could produce. I hope this guy is everything and more than what analysts say he is, but to me this is the type of guy that you don't pay and you draft because he doesn't seem to possess any traits that stand out which makes him less valuable and easier to find someone that can do what he can in the draft for a much lower cost

I agree that he could potentially see a bump in numbers due to Allen and the system here, but his glowing praise of Palmer and his ability to win more than most receivers etc is just flat out nonsense I'll hope he can become a guy who can produce at a starters level, but to me that's likely the dudes ceiling. What we've seen from him so far is he's probably a borderline boundary receiver

They can think whatever they want, but the proof is in the numbers that he has produced What you said about him is simply ridiculous, and his play over numerous years is proof that it's ridiculous

Pats used their massive cap space to hurt us with Hollins knowing we couldn't pay what they were offering Shrewd move on their part