Did McDermott bench Cook?

[Mike R]

46 minutes ago, Walking Tall said:

Yep. Have they had even one designed short pass to get Cook into space this season? 

No. No hot reads at all to counter all the blitzing. It’s insane.

[LEBills]

5 minutes ago, mannc said:

After the second touchdown, Atlanta put EVERYONE in the box to stop the run…and Allen/Brady could not make them pay for doing it.

I remember a time when Josh Allen would have picked up those two yards easily…

Josh is getting older, he is getting caught some times that he used to get away from things. Still amazing, but he can’t be expected to do that all the time anymore.

[flomoe]

It wasn’t his turn??

[Roundybout]

I’ve never been so baffled as when Ty Johnson ran into his own guy on that screen.

 

Cook is the ONLY other offensive player on this roster we can consider to be truly “elite” 

 

And they REFUSE to trust him in high pressure situations. 

[Nelius]

He had 17 carries which is actually a bit over his norm of 15 throughout prior games this season and both are higher than his 13 or so carries per game last year.

 

I want the offense to run through him more and really wish he was involved in passing which has all but disappeared, but we gotta get our Cook facts straight - they are running him more right now. 

[Walking Tall]

Just now, Nelius said:

He had 17 carries which is actually a bit over his norm of 15 throughout prior games this season and both are higher than his 13 or so carries per game last year.

 

I want the offense to run through him more and really wish he was involved in passing which has all but disappeared, but we gotta get our Cook facts straight - they are running him more right now. 

I don’t think it’s about his touches. I am more in line with you have to make the defense respect that James Cook may be getting the ball. That may have been enough to freeze defenders on those two miserable short yardage plays they failed on tonight…..well, at least one. The Bills can’t even successfully run a jet sweep no matter who is on the field.

[LABILLBACKER]

1 hour ago, TheFunPolice said:

They refused to play Cook in the most important minutes in the AFC championship game too 

 

It's a pattern: crunch time= send your elite playmaker to the sidelines 

 

It's inexplicable 

 

I love Cook and don't blame him. He wants to be out there helping his team when they need him most.

 

 I honestly don't get it. If you're going down, go down with your best guys having a chance at least. 

This team has 2.....I'll repeat 2 elite players. 17 & 4....stop pulling Cook out on 3rd down when you're just going to botch the call anyway with a butchered jet run.

[Nelius]

Just now, Walking Tall said:

I don’t think it’s about his touches. I am more in line with you have to make the defense respect that James Cook may be getting the ball. That may have been enough to freeze defenders on those two miserable short yardage plays they failed on tonight…..well, at least one. The Bills can’t even successfully run a jet sweep no matter who is on the field.

Fully agree, just noting that he actually touched the ball in line with norms. They just didn’t use him right we’re in agreement  - you have to make teams respect James Cook.

 

More for the Brady fire really. He called a terrible game.

 

 

[Buffalo Ballin]

James Cook. We love him. However, he's not built like a big bruiser to take 20+ carries. He's not in the same class, physically, as Marshawn Lynch, Adrian Peterson, Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley, and Jerome Bettis.

 

It's ok to sit out especially in a losing game. Why bother?

 

Let the coach make the decision. Cook is lucky that the coach made the decision to "bench."

[Einstein]

1 hour ago, TheFunPolice said:

They refused to play Cook in the most important minutes in the AFC championship game too 

 

It's a pattern: crunch time= send your elite playmaker to the sidelines 

 

It's inexplicable 

 

It drives me absolutely insane!!!

 

There are about 5 humans on earth that can do what Cook can do with a football in his hands and he is on the sideline on 3rd and 4th down!

 

How can a coaching staff watch the play below and not think “this guy needs to be on the field at all times”?

 

[Buffalo Ballin]

When we're losing the game anyway? wasted effort. Cook taking hits for no reason.

[Big Blitz]

What???

 

 

 

What is going on?  What was his full answer 

[Nelius]

9 minutes ago, Buffalo Ballin said:

James Cook. We love him. However, he's not built like a big bruiser to take 20+ carries. He's not in the same class, physically, as Marshawn Lynch, Adrian Peterson, Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley, and Jerome Bettis.

He turned his 17 carries tonight into 81 yards. An incredibly solid 5.1. Feed him more. He went overlooked and yet showed a new side of his talent tonight - what Chiefs fans want Pacheco to be. Available and chain moving 

 

I don’t think you’re allowed to doubt James Cook at this point, and said that 30 TD ago. Run the offense through him, let Josh get right.

Edited 12 hours ago by Nelius

[Buffalo Ballin]

1 minute ago, Nelius said:

He turned his 17 carries tonight into 81 yards. An incredibly solid 5.1. Feed him 

more. He went overlooked and yet showed a new side of his talent tonight - what Chiefs fans want Pacheco to be. Available and chain moving 

 

I don’t think you’re allowed to doubt James Cook at this point, and said that 30 TD ago. Run the offense through him, let Josh get right.

I'm NOT doubting James Cook. Don't know where you got that from. Maybe you're doubting him? I don't know. That was out of nowhere.

 

Anywhere, let's not get into argument. We both agree that we're doubting the entire team, yes? I did BEFORE this game started. I knew we were gonna lose. If you read my previous posts leading up to this game, I was throwing subtle yellow flags.

 

At this point, we're lucky to make the playoffs as a Wildcard. Seriously. For reals.

[Nelius]

11 minutes ago, Buffalo Ballin said:

I'm NOT doubting James Cook. Don't know where you got that from. Maybe you're doubting him? I don't know. That was out of nowhere.

 

Anywhere, let's not get into argument. We both agree that we're doubting the entire team, yes? I did BEFORE this game started. I knew we were gonna lose. If you read my previous posts leading up to this game, I was throwing subtle yellow flags.

 

At this point, we're lucky to make the playoffs as a Wildcard. Seriously. For reals.

Just throwing out some JC stats brother.
 

I think he’s actually one of the uniquely talented backs to take that many touches right now, they need to rely on him more. We’re on the same page, I just think they need to go into Cook overload. 1800+ Cook yards. Now

[The Frankish Reich]

13 minutes ago, Buffalo Ballin said:

At this point, we're lucky to make the playoffs as a Wildcard. Seriously. For reals.

Im not sure where you’re seeing all these playoff ready AFC teams. 

[Governor]

Someone said he was removed at the 11 minute mark and didn’t return. Cover 1 kid I believe.

Edited 12 hours ago by Governor

[strive_for_five_guy]

23 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:

What???

 

 

 

What is going on?  What was his full answer 

I mean, from that alone, sounds like McD is questioning personnel that Brady was throwing out there.

[Buffalo Ballin]

1 minute ago, The Frankish Reich said:

Im not sure where you’re seeing all these playoff ready AFC teams. 

I'm not sure where you're seeing how we're an AFC playoff ready team. We have no defense. Usually, teams, without a quality defense, don't go far in the regular season. They definitely don't win any games in the playoffs if they're lucky to reach that.

1 minute ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

I mean, from that alone, sounds like McD is questioning personnel that Brady was throwing out there.

Classic McDermott. A mental midget coach dodging questions to perfection. Doesn't want to be held accountable either.

[Governor]

2 hours ago, QB Bills said:

Replays showed Cook visibly upset on the sidelines after that ridiculous play call to Moore on 4th down. And I don't believe he saw the field after that. Coincidence?

 

They do take him off the field at times when playing from behind here and there but not entirely like they did today.

It had to be McD. He’s terrified of him being in there when the OL is getting destroyed like that.