Bills RB James Cook just did the Dolphins dirty in a viral clip, and Miami’s locker room should take advantage of it
The Bills’ star gave the Dolphins some valuable ammunition before their rematch.
It’s not every day that an NFL player delivers a clear and concise slap in the face of your entire team, but that’s what the Miami Dolphins received this week from someone they’ve already seen this season and will see again very soon.
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook had a very brief but strongly insulting comment this week on “The Arena: Gridiron” podcast about his AFC East rival. He was asked about a team who the host said “is trash” against whom he recorded his first career 100-yard game against, and his mind went to Miami.
Cook hits the Dolphins with a dose of disrespect a week and a half before their rematch
“The Dolphins?” Cook said, which was followed by hearty laughter from Aqib Talib and the rest of the hosts. Cook finally figures out that they were talking about the Raiders after one host said it was a West Coast team.
Given the history of the two teams in recent years, it’s not totally out of left field for Cook to have mentioned the Dolphins. Josh Allen and the Bills have eaten the Dolphins’ lunch almost every single time they’ve played, and they got the better of Miami earlier this year in Buffalo, winning 31-21 back on September 18. Cook had 109 yards on 19 carries with a touchdown in the win.
But hearing someone mention your team in response to “trash” should be bulletin board material for the Dolphins when they take on the Bills in a rematch at Hard Rock Stadium on November 9. Of course, Miami has an immense challenge on Thursday night first in the Baltimore Ravens, who should be getting Lamar Jackson back from a hamstring injury.
But once Thursday has come and gone, the Dolphins will have a long week to get ready for the Bills. And “this team sucks – the Dolphins?” should be plastered all over the team’s facility during that time. Miami proved last Sunday they actually can stop a good running game, as they held Bijan Robinson to just 25 yards on 9 carries in their 34-10 win over Atlanta. But the challenge will be far greater with Allen and Cook leading the way.
We’ll find out if Miami’s up to it, and despite the losing record, Cook just gave them every reason to be.
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