JohnNord

I always got the sense that Cook’s social was all posturing. IMO, Buffalo was ready to re-sign him at the lower range of $8-$15M. Team Cook wanted the higher end and Beane said “work on areas of improvement (blocking) and we’ll revisit toward the end of the season.” Buffalo has all the leverage. He’s not going to hold out on his rookie contract. Also they can just franchise tag him next season and still end up paying him less than the $15M he wants. Plus is any team (not named NE) going to give Cook $15M? Probably not. So with nothing to lose, he throws out the $15M number social media. He also took a page out of the Diggs playbook and enlisted his bro to chime in. All this reminds me of a friend or co-worker who talks a big game on text/email about something they are upset about but when you see them in real life they are way less combative. That’s what I think happens with Cook. Maybe he skips OTA’s but he’ll be fine once training camp starts.

It’s a good mindset… the bigger problem is questioning whether this regime can identify “elite” talent in the draft because right now, I’d only put Josh Allen on that list - though players like Brown and Cook might have a shot at coming close

What concerns me about Carter is that he was horrendous down the stretch of the season. He never got to a point where he could hit the rookie wall. He was a straight up liability on the field. Carter was easily the worst player on a defensive line which consisted of street free agents like Jordan Phillips and Quinton Jefferson and underwhelming talent like Austin Johnson. Yeah I know he was playing through a wrist injury but he wasn’t just bad - he was the weakest link on the DL and it got so bad they made him a healthy scratch late in the season. The healthy scratch is what makes me pessimistic about Carter. He reminds me of Boogie Basham and it seems like his ceiling is “rotational piece” in the DL. Not great for a 3rd round pick. Hopefully I’m wrong but I’m pretty discouraged by Carter as a rookie.

Here’s my question - what makes you think Carter will be any good. It seems that Bills fans are clinging to #1 his one great stuff against Tennessee and #2 struggling due to his wrist injury. I’m not sure we can put much stock into either. Carter was one of the worst lineman on the defense which is why he was scratched late in the year. Just like Coleman, I don’t think he can be much more than a depth piece. Not what you want out of your second and third round picks. Jury is out on Bishop who made some good and bad plays his rookie season. He too was injured but at least he was active on game day

It makes sense if you are Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen trying to save your job… but for Rodgers it makes little sense. That’s why I think he’s being so hesitant. He wants Minnesota and is hoping they’ll bite. He’ll settle for Pittsburgh and if down to the Giants, he’ll contemplate retiring

Yes. One of my problems with the Beane/McDermott Era - they tend to overvalue draft picks. It only makes sense if you can hit on those picks.

I have the same concerns about Coleman. Just saying that from a draft standpoint, I don’t think he can include Coleman who Buffalo traded down for 2X with Kincaid and Elam.

I mean…It all sounds good in theory. This was their strategy last season. But consider who they used the picks on - Keon Coleman, Cole Bishop, DeWayne Carter. The book is still out on all players. Though after year 1, it’s looking like Coleman and Carter might not be much better than depth. It all goes back to hitting on the picks you make whether that’s round 1 or round 3

Agreed - but I wouldn’t put Keon Coleman with Kincaid and Elam. Both of those were picks the Bills traded up in R1 to acquire. They traded down twice to draft Coleman - so this essentially is the strategy you are advocating.

I think he wants to play for Tomlin but doesn’t want anything to do with Arthur Smith’s offense. Or he’s been told they aren’t changing the offense for him like did in NYJ. The Giants just aren’t going to be a very good team. Knowing Daboll, you’d think he would have some degree of freedom with the offense. It just makes you wonder how badly he wants to start for a team who’s probably going to be middling at best. At 41, he likely wants a contender and I don’t get that impression from NYG. Plus Daboll and Schoen need him a lot more than Rodgers needs them.

I have to go someday. Surprisingly It’s only a 4 hour drive from Buffalo.

I had thought he addressed these allegations from Columbia already. Pretty sure he said they were thrown out on YouTube

LOL to be fair, you have to be pretty lucky to get a blue chipper when your drafting at the bottom or each round. Your overall point is correct though - the Bills need more difference makers on the roster than just Josh. This has been apparent in each of the playoffs losses, and unless someone steps up big time, I’m not they were able to those players this offseason

There are way worse examples of “free agent folly” during the Brandon Beane regime….cough…cough…Star Lotulelei In 2023 Bills had limited cap space and tried to fill their roster free agents signed to a mid-level or low level contract. I think everyone on that list besides Harty were signed to a one-year deal. So while these FA’s sucked it’s not really that surprising. The strange thing is that when Poona was activated it’s not like he was a dominant force. He didn’t seem to do a whole lot. While he didn’t get a ton of reps never really maximized his minutes in Buffalo. Poona Ford’s 2023 season is an absolute mystery

The fact that Moulds averaged 20+ YPC on 67 receptions will always be incredible.

If you’re Milano why would you take this pay cut? For a chance to earn more through Free Agency in 26? I get that it makes sense for the team but not the player.

I think they are missing a WR with vertical speed which they should address within their first 3 picks in R1/R2. I like Shakir and Palmer. I’m not at all sold on Coleman and Samuel. The fan base is making excuses for these two already and I’m not expecting a similar season from both in 2025. I don’t care if Coleman is only 21, separation is a major problem. He’s literally the worst WR’s in this metric. I think he’ll make fewer plays than last season. Samuel is a mystery. I think the injury excuse is a bit overstated. Can’t figure out why - but he just wasn’t used well in the offense.

The key word there is “summarize.” There should be a new rule around here that you can’t post a video without sharing the contents. It’s not hard to write a paragraph to give viewers the gist

Right… but I just look at a WR like OBJ a few years ago who was in a similar situation coming off an ACL. He still thought he could play in Baltimore and then was unhappy as the 4th/5th option in Miami. So I don’t think Diggs suddenly becomes a humble, team player over night and that makes him a bad candidate to join Buffalo in 2025 Exactly… Diggs ain’t coming back

Where do you think Diggs fits in the WR room? I don’t think you want him starting over Palmer or Shakir and you probably want to see Coleman get snaps on the outside too. Assuming Buffalo drafts a rookie WR mid-round or above, I think that puts at WR4 or WR5 fighting it out with Curtis Samuel, Laviska Shenault, Jalen Virgil, and Tyrell Shavers. Is Diggs going to be cool taking the 4th highest amount of snaps? Exactly why this won’t happen.

This is the dumbest offseason topic ever. There is 0% chance that Diggs returns. Last year, Buffalo was willing to eat $31M in dead cap space just to get him off the team. Now 11 months later, they want to bring him back? It’s just not gonna happen. It just seems like one of those offseason topics that Bills fans bat around out of boredom. I’ll say on paper, signing Diggs to a one-year contract as a depth receiver might be worth a gamble. But you can’t separate Diggs the person from Diggs the player. When you take into account his attitude, it’s a terrible idea. Which is exactly why it’s not going to happen.

Ultimate clickbait title… tell us what he said. Don’t just post the video

This is an all-time botch by Beane. They knew Hoecht was suspended and signed him to a moderate deal. Then they honored the Ogunjobe signing after realizing he’d be suspended for 6 weeks. Terrible job IMO

Cincinnati is just plain stupid how they handle situations like this.

I agree with most of this and feel that the roster is in a good spot. With that being said, a team never truly goes BPA. It’s always “BPA based on need or perceived needs” Next season there’s no Bosa, Epinesa, Ogunjobi, Jones. Based on the talent in this year’s draft you can be damn sure DL will be drafted. Same with CB. While we expect Benford will be re-signed, there won’t be a start next season. Finally they’ll need to draft a WR as there’s no threatening field stretcher on the roster. Aside from these positions, they could go BPA but will likely base it on perceived needs in the future I think they draft DE and DL for next season when the majority of their current roster won’t be under contract. Give them a year to plead the defense and start in year 2