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This is why Cleveland's situation is soooooo bad.

Philly had a good team and went for it. They'll pay for it later, but flags fly forever.

San Fran at least has a team worthy of going for it (when not on IR).

New Orleans is too stubborn to do a needed reset.

But Cleveland...they decided to go all in with Deshaun Watson and have extremely little to show for it. And their cap is f***ed for years to come.

Beane's done a great job of making sure to keep cap flexibility, but now is the time to pull a Philly. Do what you need to in order to load back up.
The perk of having an elite QB is that even during our reset years with a lot of dead cap, we still win 13 games and make the AFC championship. That gives me even more comfort with going all in.
 
This is why Cleveland's situation is soooooo bad.

Philly had a good team and went for it. They'll pay for it later, but flags fly forever.

San Fran at least has a team worthy of going for it (when not on IR).

New Orleans is too stubborn to do a needed reset.

But Cleveland...they decided to go all in with Deshaun Watson and have extremely little to show for it. And their cap is f***ed for years to come.

Beane's done a great job of making sure to keep cap flexibility, but now is the time to pull a Philly. Do what you need to in order to load back up.
The challenge is when those void years come due.

Do you want one or two more years of Josh Allen's prime hampered with boatloads of dead cap again?
 

Maybe: The teams that Garrett puts over the top (4)​

There are a handful of teams with championship aspirations after this season that could make a serious push for Garrett. These four would have to stretch financially and see Garrett as the final piece of the puzzle to make the deal work, but it wouldn't be hard to convince themselves of the fit.

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Buffalo Bills. The Bills have been here before. In 2022, after they blew a lead with 13 seconds left in the fourth quarter against the Chiefs in the playoffs, despite their offense scoring 36 points, general manager Brandon Beane pushed all-in. He signed Von Miller in free agency, handing the edge rusher a six-year, $120 million deal with $45 million guaranteed at signing. Between a torn ACL and a suspension for off-field conduct, that deal turned out to be a disaster for Buffalo.

The move was out of character for Beane and the Bills, but the logic made sense. They believed they needed an unblockable player to take down Patrick Mahomes. Three seasons later, the Bills still need that defender, and after the Super Bowl, they have even more evidence of how a great pass rush can be the great equalizer against Mahomes. With Miller likely to be released soon, they will have added cap room and space in their pass rush rotation. Greg Rousseau is entering the fifth-year option of his rookie deal, but is he enough to slow down Mahomes?
 


Required reading since the Bills should be looking at DL early.
 
James Cook offensive snaps in his career:

2022 - 269 (24.79%)
2023 - 634 (54.47%)
2024 - 485 (44.58%)

In comparison in 2024:

Saquon Barkley - 801 (69.23%)
Josh Jacobs - 678 (62.55%)

I have a hard time believing that Cook is worth $3M more per year than Barkley & Jacobs.

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Cook had a massive jump in TD production in 2024. But, outside of that, along with being better at not dropping passes and not losing a single fumble, he just doesn't have the usage and volume stats to be worth a top of market ($15M per year would be #2 behind CMC) deal, IMO.
 
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James Cook offensive snaps in his career:

2022 - 269 (24.79%)
2023 - 634 (54.47%)
2024 - 485 (44.58%)

In comparison in 2024:

Saquon Barkley - 801 (69.23%)
Josh Jacobs - 678 (62.55%)

I have a hard time believing that Cook is worth $3M more per year than Barkley & Jacobs.

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Cook had a massive jump in TD production in 2024. But, outside of that, along with being better at not dropping passes and not losing a single fumble, he just doesn't have the usage and volume stats to be worth a top of market ($15M per year would be #2 behind CMC) deal, IMO.

It sucks because he's definitely a special player but his approach to all of this (and his brother being an asshat and egging it on) is indicative of how far off he is gonna be in terms of AAV when they sit down about a new contract.

I'm still not entirely sold on Davis having the size or gamechanging ability to be a guy who gets more than 5-10 carries a game but Ty Johnson is still very intriguing.
 
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I would suggest actually getting that design from 26 Shirts who came up with it and will donate a portion of sales to someone in need.
 
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It sucks because he's definitely a special player but his approach to all of this (and his brother being an asshat and egging it on) is indicative of how far off he is gonna be in terms of AAV when they sit down about a new contract.

I'm still not entirely sold on Davis having the size or gamechanging ability to be a guy who gets more than 5-10 carries a game but Ty Johnson is still very intriguing.
The huge disconnect is that Cook wants to be paid like a bell cow #1 RB when that is not how he has been utilized yet in his career.

His snaps and touches were down in 2024 compared to 2023 and his TD took a huge jump up. That lends to the idea that he can't handle the larger workload that most $10M+ per year RBs handle.

I just hope Cook is fine with the big raise he gets in 2025 (he's made around $4.25M total in his first three years and this year he gets over $5M due to performance escalators).

Then he can cash in next offseason.
 
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Cook is a very skilled player and can be an asset to any team but I think the performance for return at an elite rb salary doesn’t make a lot of sense. If the qb and offensive line are buzzing you could probably do just fine with a mid-range guy in FA or another day 2 pick.
 

I would suggest actually getting that design from 26 Shirts who came up with it and will donate a portion of sales to someone in need.

I did not see it there when I first checked for some reason. We always support local if we can.
 
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