James Cook: a thread of appreciation

[LABILLBACKER]

1 hour ago, Solomon Grundy said:

I've completely changed my opinion of Cook. Him and Ty looks like a great combination. Ken Dorsey HAD to be the problem!! No way the run to pass ratio would've favored the running game

We saw tonight in living color how flawed Dorsey's version of the offense was.  Dallas is no slouch defensively and our run attack shredded them.  

[bobobonators]

1 hour ago, Solomon Grundy said:

I've completely changed my opinion of Cook. Him and Ty looks like a great combination. Ken Dorsey HAD to be the problem!! No way the run to pass ratio would've favored the running game

Ty has been an outstanding pickup that has gone under the radar. 

[Ralonzo]

Cook is one of those guys that seems like they make the opponent take bad angles, he's just moving a lot faster than it seems he's moving. Guys think they have an angle and just touch him with fingertips... or a horsecollar

38 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

We saw tonight in living color how flawed Dorsey's version of the offense was.  Dallas is no slouch defensively and our run attack shredded them.  

Spencer Brown is SO friggin good in the run game relative to the pass game. He must be the most wildly divergent tackle in the league.

[Warcodered]

 

[mrags]

I wouldn’t have picked Cook in the first round that’s for sure. But my argument still holds true to why you should draft a first round RB. Because you get one extra season out of them as a first rounder on a reasonable contract. If Cook continues to play well going into next season, he will be unsignable considering our cap situation right now. And the continued arguments that RBs are a dime a dozen and you shouldn’t pay them large 2nd contracts. 
 

As of tonight he’s #2in the league in rushing yards and #3 in the league in total yards from scrimmage. 
 

[Nelius]

He's so aggressive and it's only increasing. He just runs with purpose every single time, I don't see that slowing down.

 

I'm sure it's been said but he's second in the NFL in rushing right now. It's not like he's just contributing, he's one of the best backs playing right now. A very real upgrade to Singletary/Moss even with their recent successes. He's a genuine gamebreaker. 4th quarter with everything on the line in the playoffs, he's the guy that can night night the opposition. We simply haven't had this in previous seasons.

[DCBongo]

Cook is beginning to look like the second coming of #34.  If this continues to be, Big Bad Bills might be back.  And that is must see TV!

[BBFL]

11 minutes ago, DCBongo said:

Cook is beginning to look like the second coming of #34.  If this continues to be, Big Bad Bills might be back.  And that is must see TV!

Interesting view. He’s definitely coming into his own and the full potential of what he can do is tantalizing. 
 

Maybe there can only be one Cook cheffing it up in the league at any given time. Stole his brothers mojo…

 

 

[Lane Meyer K12]

Glad to see the kid get the ball. His talent was obvious for anyone paying attention. Having him involved heavy in the offense will be critical for here on out. Job well done by the OC. 

[WhoTom]

I know it wasn't flashy enough to make "Angry Runs," but the play where Cook (with some help) carried a pile of defenders an extra ten yards was spectacular.

 

Also, I watched the end of the Houston-Tennessee game and Singletary had some nice plays. My wife said, "That name sounds familiar" (outside of Josh and Stef, she probably couldn't name any Bills players off-hand) so I told her that he used to play for the Bills. He's good, but they decided not to renew his contract. Then, after James Cook ripped off a couple of great runs, I said, "And that's why Devin Singletary lost his job." 

 

 

[warrior9]

LOL remember when everyone wanted an RB! So many people argued with me that Cook isn't it. 

 

GET Jonathan Taylor! 

GET DALVIN COOK!

TRADE FOR Ekeler! 

[Ralonzo]

13 hours ago, Warcodered said:

 

 

How much cook could a James Cook cook if a James Cook could James Cook?

2 hours ago, WhoTom said:

I know it wasn't flashy enough to make "Angry Runs," but the play where Cook (with some help) carried a pile of defenders an extra ten yards was spectacular.

 

Also, I watched the end of the Houston-Tennessee game and Singletary had some nice plays. My wife said, "That name sounds familiar" (outside of Josh and Stef, she probably couldn't name any Bills players off-hand) so I told her that he used to play for the Bills. He's good, but they decided not to renew his contract. Then, after James Cook ripped off a couple of great runs, I said, "And that's why Devin Singletary lost his job." 

 

There was one run in particular bounced outside to the left where the defender got to the edge and got a hand on Cook to trip him up and Cook had already gained like 8 yards. Said to the watch party that I've seen that exact run a hundred times in the past 4 years with Singletary and Moss and it only gains 1 yard.

[Simon]

8 minutes ago, Ralonzo said:

 

There was one run in particular bounced outside to the left where the defender got to the edge and got a hand on Cook to trip him up and Cook had already gained like 8 yards. Said to the watch party that I've seen that exact run a hundred times in the past 4 years with Singletary and Moss and it only gains 1 yard.

 

You were dead nuts on when you said something earlier about defenders struggling with taking bad angles on him.

I still don't think he has great long speed but that burst he has is playing absolute havoc with guys' pursuit angles. You beat him to the spot where you want to meet him and the next thing you know he's a full stride past you and you're lunging at shoelaces. Guys that play him a couple times will certainly adjust to it, but even now you can already see him learning to make his cuts just a split second earlier.

[NickelCity]

15 hours ago, Warcodered said:

 

 

What is Josh looking at lol

[The Wiz]

The poll is still too close to call (Cook has 85% of the votes.... just FYI).

 

 

[Captain Hindsight]

20 hours ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

800+ rushing yards for the season. 

My brother pointed out to me this morning he is 3rd in the NFL in scrimmage yards. That is wild to me 

[DeltaDigital]

19 hours ago, HappyDays said:

 

holy crap, should have been 5 Td's.... IMAGINE he caught those? Dudes a stud and silky smooth runner. Love it. 

[Captain Hindsight]

17 hours ago, Sierra Foothills said:

I mentioned this in another thread but it needs to be posted here too:

 

As of earlier this season there were fans here roasting the Bills for taking Kaiir Elam at 23... especially in the context of the Jets taking Breece Hall at 36.

 

In that same 2022 draft the Bills took James Cook at 63.

 

The Jets have plenty of issues, but Hall is on pace for less than 800 yards rushing this year. Thats replacement level back stuff

 

Devin Singletary is on pace for more yards than Hall to put that in context 

[C.Biscuit97]

I kept in my keeper fantasy league! I had faith!

 

there is some weird narrative that Allen plays with bums. We have a vastly improved o line, a top 5 wide receiver, a future star TE, and now a top 5 rb. Just glad we figured out to throw him the ball and get him space. 

1 minute ago, Captain Hindsight said:

The Jets have plenty of issues, but Hall is on pace for less than 800 yards rushing this year. Thats replacement level back stuff

 

Devin Singletary is on pace for more yards than Hall to put that in context 

Hall is awesome. Playing with Zack Wilson and behind that o line is making him look much worse than he is. 

[Captain Hindsight]

7 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

 

Hall is awesome. Playing with Zack Wilson and behind that o line is making him look much worse than he is. 

Oh I agree, my point was that there was more than one good back in that draft. Hall is a good player but hes not a game-changer on his own. Guys like CMC and Bakley are probably the only guys talented enough for that. To miss out on Hall was not a big deal to me 

[QCity]

 

[C.Biscuit97]

6 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said:

Oh I agree, my point was that there was more than one good back in that draft. Hall is a good player but hes not a game-changer on his own. Guys like CMC and Bakley are probably the only guys talented enough for that. To miss out on Hall was not a big deal to me 

He was last year. He is coming back from a major injury and plays on a crapfest offense. I think he will have a big bounce back next year when he plays with a real qb and for a real OC.

[Big Turk]

1 minute ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

He was last year. He is coming back from a major injury and plays on a crapfest offense. I think he will have a big bounce back next year when he plays with a real qb and for a real OC.

 

Hall is a great player...even this year he has been doing a lot, I have him in fantasy.  The issue is, their OLine is decimated with injuries, they can't do anything passing and teams can just basically load the box and stop Hall.

[Fleezoid]

Not sure if someone pointed this out, but in Peter King's FMIA Column, he named 7 Offensive Players of the Week. None named James Cook! Egregious!

 

[mrags]

https://twitter.com/thenyny7/status/1736545350494937111?s=42&t=4SRXrTmgOEWm61LD--Kngw

[Sierra Foothills]

I too believe that Breece Hall is a great player in a bad situation.

 

Still, getting James Cook where we did was great value. The 2022 NFL Draft RB retrospective:

 

Breece Hall                  36

Kenneth Walker III    44

James Cook                63

Rachaad White           91

Tyrion Davis-Price    93

Brian Robinson Jr     98

Dameon Pierce        107

Zamir White             122

Isaiah Spiller            123

Pierre Strong Jr       128

Hassan Haskins       131

Tyler Allgeier            151

Snoop Connor         154

Jerome Ford             156

Kyren Williams          164

Ty Chandler              169

Kevin Harris              183

Tyler Badie                196

Keaontay Ingram      201

Trestan Ebner           203

Brittain Brown          250

Isiah Pacheco           251

 

[Warcodered]

 

[Alphadawg7]

On 12/17/2023 at 3:09 PM, Virgil said:

Dude looks like the lights turned on after that dropped TD in Philly.   Dude is becoming an absolute weapon and Brady is taking advantage.  
 

If teams have to respect Josh and Cook, that’s a scary thought for other defenses and huge advantage for the receivers 

 

Until he dropped another TD after this post lol.  

 

All kidding aside, kid is having his breakout year like many of us expected had it not been for Dorsey not knowing how to use the players on this roster properly

[billsbackto81]

49 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

Until he dropped another TD after this post lol.  

 

All kidding aside, kid is having his breakout year like many of us expected had it not been for Dorsey not knowing how to use the players on this roster properly

Go to Finheaven.com and they'll tell you their gonna beat Dallas because Mostert is better than Cook. Really? 

Cook has more rushing yards (albeit just 2) on 10 fewer carries and has 40 rec for 433 yards. Mostert has 24 rec for 171 yards. 

 

Grant it Mostert has 18 TDs but as far as scrimmage yards, Cook has him beat 

 

Imagine if Cook wasn't neutered the first 10 games of the season. He might be right there with McCaffrey .

[I Am The Liquor]

 

[North Buffalo]

Chef Cook...

[PrimeTime101]

You know... Its not just the play calls. its the routs he is running. Its Josh Allen pointing this way... no that way is better...  Its cook learning when to bounce and when to just dig in for the hard 3 yards.. more important than all this..  Love seeing the variety of C/G Gap... G/T Gap... Sweeps. Pitch outs.. we did it all... This is Josh Allens progression as well... Showing Cook directions he needs to go based on defensive formations.. .Got to love it. 

 

 

Its on film now.. Defenses now have to respect the run more... opens up more Mid tier stuff ... middle of the field.

 

[Warcodered]

 

[blacklabel]

Definitely feels like he's turned a corner. He was a beast yesterday. As soon as defenses tighten up to try and stop him that should allow Josh and the passing game to get rolling. 

[ganesh]

11 hours ago, PrimeTime101 said:

 

 

 

Its on film now.. Defenses now have to respect the run more... opens up more Mid tier stuff ... middle of the field.

 

here comes Diggs!

[MrEpsYtown]

Man, I love the way he is running north-south. Really making one cut and then letting his speed go. This is what we have all been waiting for in terms of a dual-threat weapon. Teams are in trouble if they continue to cover him with linebackers. Hopefully all the debate about Singletary etc finally just goes away. 

[Don Otreply]

On 12/17/2023 at 6:00 PM, loyal2dagame said:

This kid is legit. Should have been used better earlier 

This right here^^^

[WhoTom]

On 12/18/2023 at 10:08 AM, WhoTom said:

I know it wasn't flashy enough to make "Angry Runs," but the play where Cook (with some help) carried a pile of defenders an extra ten yards was spectacular.

 

I stand corrected.

https://www.buffalobills.com/video/kyle-brandt-crowns-bills-rb-james-cook-as-week-15-angry-runs-winner

 

Angry Cook: "No stop for you!"

 

[Beck Water]

Did we have this

 

For the record, Shady called Allen becoming a "big star in the league" after his rookie year.

Edited December 19, 2023 by Beck Water

[The Wiz]

My favorite thing about Cook from the game was the graphic they used for him.  Looks like they didn't know what he looked like with a smile and just tried something.