Lofton vs Cooks...Fingers Crossed!

[YodaMan79]

Could the addition of Cooks be too little, too late, maybe about four years too late? Yes. That was my immediate reaction, and I doubt I was alone during the past 12 hours. I woke up this morning actively hunting for reasons this could work, trying to drag myself out of the “our front office is operating with a Magic 8-Ball and this roster is a resource-allocation dumpster fire” mindset. Honestly, I’ve been in such an NFL funk I’m barely even pretending to be excited about the rest of the season.

 

So why not at least attempt to convince ourselves something good could come from this? At least until they inevitably prove they have absolutely no idea how to use him. I’m shoving every memory of Hines and Hardy into the mental junk drawer where I keep stuff I don’t want to talk about.

 

Here’s today’s episode of “Delusional Positivity I’m Forcing on Myself”:

maybe Brandin Cooks can be this team’s James Lofton.

 

Yes, I know, the ’80s NFL was a different sport entirely. Just roll with it. We’re in survival mode.

 

On the surface, by the numbers (before joining the Bills):

James Lofton arrived in Buffalo in 1989 at age 33.

11,085 yards

Five 1,000-yard seasons 

54 TDs

And averaging an absurd 18.3 yards per catch

Then in 1991, at 35 (and 36), he had a straight up resurgence: another 1,000-yard season, 8 TDs, a Pro Bowl (back when that actually meant something), and most importantly he helped ignite the Super Bowl run.

 

Brandin Cooks arrives here at 32.

9,687 yards

Six 1,000-yard seasons

60 TDs

A career 13.3 yards per catch (and yes, we’re all collectively pretending this year’s 8.7 doesn’t exist)

 

I’m digging deep here. I fully admit I have absolutely no clue who the Andre Reed equivalent is supposed to be, please don’t ask, it’ll collapse the whole house of optimism I’m building. But hey, could he also help propel this team into the big game? Stranger things have happened. Probably. Maybe. Don’t fact-check me.

 

If you squint hard enough, and I mean squint like you’re trying to read directions on something you're trying to air fry at 46 years of age, there are some parallels. And at this point, a little delusional hope is all we’ve got.

 

So with that, I give thanks to Brandon Beane for the next 96 hours of optimism. It may be borrowed, delusional, and doomed, but hey, why shouldn’t Bills fans get a little joy before reality smacks us again?  We're rooting for you Brandin! 

 

Let's go...never mind (I don't want this moved to the political section) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[harmonkillebrew]

haha, love it. need some delusional positivity these days.

I'm hoping it's so, just wish they had made this move in the offseason instead of waiting until week 12. Very little time now for Josh and Cooks to jell.