James Cook: a thread of appreciation

[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.