DILEMMA: Why Not Pay James Cook Since He Produces More than Khalil Shakir for the Bills?

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🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bills' contract drama heats up as James Cook seeks top-tier RB money. Is the young rusher worth $15 million per year? Joe Marino breaks down Cook's hold-in strategy and compares his situation to other NFL backs like Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey. The discussion shifts to the Bills' defensive expectations, with Marino predicting a top-10 unit and analyzing pressure packages. Tre'Davious White's role in the secondary and the differences between punt and kick returns round out this comprehensive look at the Bills' roster. Tune in for expert insights on Buffalo's contract negotiations, defensive schemes, and how they'll impact the team's Super Bowl aspirations this season.

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0:00.0	If the Buffalo Bills can pay Khalil Shakir, why won't they pay James Cook?
0:05.9	We're going to explore that and more today on Locked On Bills.
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0:26.3	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:28.2	It's Joe Marino, author of the Heard Mentality Substack, co-host of the Lockedon
0:33.1	NFL Scouting podcast, co-hosts of the NFL First Read podcast, and I'm your host of Locked
0:38.6	On Bills.
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1:00.6	your team every day. Well, folks, welcome in. It's time for herd mentality, the weekly episode
1:05.9	where you control the discussion. We've got some great stuff to get into. Let's not waste any time and dive
1:12.5	right in. But real quick, I do want to remind you that I am still in the North Carolina
1:17.7	Mountain. So if you're on YouTube and things look a little different, well, we're spending
1:22.4	a couple days out here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I'll be back midweek in my normal setup.
1:28.2	All right, let's dive into this.
1:29.3	First one comes from Chuck.
1:31.3	Chuck says, I have a question for you with respect to James Cook.
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