Bills sign Brandin Cooks

[BillsPride12]

Can't wait for Beane to go on the Pat McAfee show and brag about this one 

[Aussie Joe]

How is his blocking ?
 

Hey …we are at the stage now where you may as well try anything .. but from what I saw last game Brandin Cooks ain’t fixing all that..

[Lost]

Just now, hondo in seattle said:

 

You're not impressed by Cooks averaging 16.5 yards per game so far this year?  

 

He'll fit right in our WR group with those numbers

[Big Turk]

I mean, he can definitely get deep and if he has anything left, could help out some...

[Lionel Hutz]

I'm not sure if he is the answer but credit to Beane for acknowledging we need help at WR and getting the best available guy.

[Utah John]

Just yesterday I read an article about how Cooks wanted out of NO.  The team waived him which meant anyone picking up the waiver claim would be on the hook for his existing contract, and Cooks knew that because he obviously intended to sign for a particular unnamed team.  So then he was released, no longer waived, and was a FA. Lo and behold the team Cooks wanted to play for was just hanging around, waiting for the phone to ring from his agent.  

 

It sure sounds like Cooks and the Bills colluded, but it could simply be that Cooks looked around for a team with a good QB and a need for WRs, and decided the Bills would be the best landing spot.

 

Let's see what he can do.  

[AlBUNDY4TDS]

2 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said:

 

You're not impressed by Cooks averaging 16.5 yards per game so far this year?  

Let's just say I'm glad I was sitting down when I read we signed him!!

[stlbills13]

I guess I'll hold onto my Super Bowl tickets for another week 

[Psautcsk]

1 minute ago, Utah John said:

Just yesterday I read an article about how Cooks wanted out of NO.  The team waived him which meant anyone picking up the waiver claim would be on the hook for his existing contract, and Cooks knew that because he obviously intended to sign for a particular unnamed team.  So then he was released, no longer waived, and was a FA. Lo and behold the team Cooks wanted to play for was just hanging around, waiting for the phone to ring from his agent.  

 

It sure sounds like Cooks and the Bills colluded, but it could simply be that Cooks looked around for a team with a good QB and a need for WRs, and decided the Bills would be the best landing spot.

 

Let's see what he can do.  

Is there some kind of penalty for colluding with the Saints if that is what occurred?

[nosejob]

7 minutes ago, T.E. said:

Over/under in the number of weeks he sits before he sees the field...

 

7 minutes ago, T.E. said:

Over/under in the number of weeks he sits before he sees the field...

Well they can't scratch him so....Cooks, Palmer, Shakir, Coleman, Shavers, Gabe? Think that's the best we can do.  Of course Coleman primarily red zone.

[Utah John]

Just now, Psautcsk said:

Is there some kind of penalty for colluding with the Saints if that is what occurred?

The collusion, if any, would have been between the Bills and Cooks, with the Bills trying to talk a member of the Saints roster out of playing for them and jumping to another team.  If the Saints didn't want him, they could have just cut him.  

[rajinka]

6 minutes ago, Lost said:

 

He'll fit right in our WR group with those numbers

That made me look up our wr yds per game.  🤮 Coleman everyone's scapegoat is actually 2nd at a whopping 36 a game.  Then Palmer at 34. 

[Kirby Jackson]

8 minutes ago, NoSaint said:

without looking - did he ever overlap when Brady was in New Orleans? 
 

being a guy that’s moved a lot, have to imagine he will pick things up quickly. Not sure there’s much on the tank but for a thanksgiving free agent you aren’t getting better candidates 

I’ve been crushing the Bills for not having a guy that’s ever had more than 851 yards receiving in a season. I can’t be mad about them bringing in a guy with 6 seasons over 1k (even if 4 of them were before Covid was a thing and 2 were socially distanced). Cooks is a pro. He’s proven that he can get open. He isn’t the player that he was a decade ago but he’s an upgrade to some of the guys they have now. We shouldn’t expect him to be dynamic but he may contribute a little. For Thanksgiving, that’s not a bad addition.

[Joe Ferguson]

What's the under on how many days he will get injured and be out for 3 months?

[BullBuchanan]

"it's 3rd and 11 and and a bubble screen to Cooks goes for 2 yards. Bills Punt."

[Aussie Joe]

18 minutes ago, Augie said:

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. I’d rather try it than not. 

Augs …I’m sure the 9th  time is the charm..

 

 

[finn]

24 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

Starting boundary receivers at the start of the season:

- Keon Coleman

- Josh Palmer

 

Starting boundary receivers 2/3 through the season (both street FAs):

- Gabe Davis

- Brandin Cooks

As clear an indictment on Beane's GM acumen as any post I've seen. 

[GASabresIUFan]

So who are our wideouts?

Cooks, Palmer, Shakir, Gabe, Moore and Shavers?  Samuel is hurt (no surprise there), Mecole is hurt (no surprise there either) and Coleman is in the doghouse.

 

Is this better than the opening day roster of Palmer, Coleman, Shakir, Moore, Samuel and Shavers, with Gabe on IR/PS?

[machine gun kelly]

He’s another washed up guy, but at this desperation point, whatever.

[MarkyMannn]

34 minutes ago, AlBUNDY4TDS said:

Ehh, too little, too late imo.

Not too little. But yeah too late