James Cook

[Cameron Giles]

Honestly wonder if the Bills will ever just get a legitimate early down RB who can handle 15-20 carries, though it would take the ball out of Allen's hands.

I still think there's an opportunity for Cook to excel, but it's not looking good early.

[YouMightDieTryin]

Sadly I bought into the CEH 2.0 juice...and it's not worth the squeeze.

[MacDaddy123]

Sadly I bought into the CEH 2.0 juice...and it's not worth the squeeze.

I didn't buy it at all, and currently have zero shares of Cook.

I do wish I had invested more in Dameon Pierce though.
Only got one share of him at pick 3.01 in a draft held in early May, right after the NFL draft.

Once Pierce started climbing into early 2nd and late 1st territory I avoided him, and now regret it.

[Anteaters]

I do wish I had invested more in Dameon Pierce though.

You and me both. Only one share for me, too.

[mild]

Honestly wonder if the Bills will ever just get a legitimate early down RB who can handle 15-20 carries, though it would take the ball out of Allen's hands.

I still think there's an opportunity for Cook to excel, but it's not looking good early.

There's quite a few of those in next year's draft. I could definitely see it as a possibility... at this point the '23 RB class might run about 8 or 9 deep with quality backs. That would put one squarely in Buffalo's 2nd/3rd round range assuming a deep run.

Their season would have to end with them not being able to run the ball in key playoff game scenarios for them to prioritise it - but given that they're using Singletary as a bell cow right now, I could definitely see them coming to that conclusion.

[Dynasty DeLorean]

I don’t think James is Cooked just yet, but if he’s not careful he’ll be out of the frying pan and into the fire.

[Space Cowboy]

They need to get serious about their RB situation. Moss should have been cut, Singletary is a COP and Cook is a punt returner.

[YouMightDieTryin]

11 carries for 86 yards. There might be life afterall.

[kmbryant09]

Cook showing some real signs of life over the last month or so - a sign of things to come or fool's gold?

He's put together 41 / 226 (5.5 ypc) over the past 6 games and has added 11/114 receiving over that time span.

I think prior poster's concerns about his strength and tackle-breaking ability are legit, but he's passing the eye test out there. Maybe that's not saying much in a backfield that has trotted out Singletary / Moss / Hines throughout the year, but Cook brings notable speed / quickness / elusiveness that the other Buffalo RB's haven't shown. And he's excelling as a pass catcher even after the team traded for Hines.

Does he have "starting RB" in his realistic range of outcomes? Or is his ceiling capped as a change-of-pace RB? Personally I could see Buffalo moving on from Singletary, and drafting a big, short-yardage bruiser in the 3rd - 5th round (Z. Charbonnet, K. Miller?) to pair with Cook - essentially what they thought they were getting with Zach Moss. Are people still convinced that Buffalo has RB atop their draft list and will be looking heavily into Bijan / Gibbs / Evans / Tucker / Corum?

[Ice]

He certainly looks to be progressing nicely. He will continue to get stronger. I agree the Bills will probably move off Singletary after the season.

Cook is the kind of back that won't need massive touches to be very successful. He just needs to continue to work hard but it is obvious the coaches are liking what they are seeing.

I expect his usage to continue to trend upward.

[CGW]

Cook showing some real signs of life over the last month or so - a sign of things to come or fool's gold?

He's put together 41 / 226 (5.5 ypc) over the past 6 games and has added 11/114 receiving over that time span.

I think prior poster's concerns about his strength and tackle-breaking ability are legit, but he's passing the eye test out there. Maybe that's not saying much in a backfield that has trotted out Singletary / Moss / Hines throughout the year, but Cook brings notable speed / quickness / elusiveness that the other Buffalo RB's haven't shown. And he's excelling as a pass catcher even after the team traded for Hines.

Does he have "starting RB" in his realistic range of outcomes? Or is his ceiling capped as a change-of-pace RB? Personally I could see Buffalo moving on from Singletary, and drafting a big, short-yardage bruiser in the 3rd - 5th round (Z. Charbonnet, K. Miller?) to pair with Cook - essentially what they thought they were getting with Zach Moss. Are people still convinced that Buffalo has RB atop their draft list and will be looking heavily into Bijan / Gibbs / Evans / Tucker / Corum?

Seems like the most likely scenario to me. Bijan will be gone by the time the Bills draft. I'm guessing they take an RB day two to pair with Cook. I agree that they will most likely want a better interior runner, but not even going to try to guess who they may be.

[jordanzs]

Speaking of the Bills, is anyone dropping Nyheim Hines? He feels like a wasted spot on my roster as well as on the Bills. Lucky for him as a player to be freed from the shackles of Indy mediocrity and he can now hang out on the sidelines of a winning organization

[Jigga94]

Speaking of the Bills, is anyone dropping Nyheim Hines? He feels like a wasted spot on my roster as well as on the Bills. Lucky for him as a player to be freed from the shackles of Indy mediocrity and he can now hang out on the sidelines of a winning organization

Dropped him 2 weeks ago or so and have been churning that spot since. I kept stashes like Zamir and Warren over him at the time.

I loved having him in Indy but dont see the path for him in BUF behind Cook. Good player, still has some juice but he just turned 26 and has 0 shot of being a lead back. BUF can also cut him next year with 0 dead cap. Not saying they would, but he does carry an average of 5M cap hit next 2 years. That's not exactly cheap compared to Cook. Hines is the only other RB under contract for 23 though so I could see them sticking with him if they don't find better options. I don't think he's fantasy relevant much more barring injury

[Shoreline Steamers]

Didn't expect much from him this season. But very hopeful Singletary is allowed to walk, and 2023 becomes a bit of a breakout year for Cook. Otherwise, guess I should have drafted Watson instead. We'll see...

[kmbryant09]

Re-visiting this James Cook thread, turns out the kid can play. May not have the build to sustain 18+ touches week-in and week-out for multiple seasons, but the Bills have finally decided to use him as a near workhorse:

Averaging 17 carries + 4 catches per game after the OC change a month ago, and he's produced these stat lines
-102 yards, TD (3 catches)
-100 yards (6 catches)
-141 yards, TD (5 catches)
-221 yards, 2 TD (3 catches)

He's up to RB #5 on the season, and is currently 3rd in the entire NFL in yards from scrimmage - so what does the dynasty community think of him currently? Where does he land in your dynasty rankings moving forward?