Bills' Brady warns RB Cook of 'consequences' for costly fumbles

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorESPN reports Bills coach Joe Brady says running back James Cook has done a lot of good things, but warned him about consequences for his fumbling.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTonight's question: is a public warning the right way to fix a fumble? Vera, you say yes. Chip, you say no.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNinety seconds each, no yelling.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne argument is banned tonight: nobody may say the word butterfingers. I will be listening.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA warning is a gift. The coach said good things first, then the hard thing, and that is how you hold someone you believe in.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEvery man in America needs a person who says consequences out loud. Hank has never had one, and look at him.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVera, I love your energy, but you don't warn a guy about the ball in front of a whole stadium.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's like shouting at someone in a drive-through.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCook is a star. Stars need a hug and a nice snack, and then the ball sticks, because happy hands hold things.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRebuttals. Vera, you have sixty seconds and a very large smile.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChip, a snack is not a plan. If hugs stopped fumbles, every grandmother in Ohio would be a Hall of Fame running back.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOhio grandmothers are underrated, and I will not hear otherwise. A warning is a cloud, and nobody runs well under a cloud.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEvidence. The coach did not say what the consequences are. That is the whole quote.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMystery consequences! That is the best kind. He could be benched, or made to carry the water cooler.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOr he gets made to watch game film for three hours straight.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLightning round. One sentence each. Is a fumble a crime? Vera.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMisdemeanor. With community service.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFelony, but he gets to appeal it on a game show.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShould the ball have a leash?

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVelcro. Glorious, supportive Velcro.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA tiny seatbelt!

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA seatbelt for a football. Closing statements. Chip first, and I am watching the clock.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorKindness wins games.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTell a man the ball is precious and he will carry it home like a puppy, all the way to the end zone.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHonesty wins games. Say the hard thing kindly, early and often, and a fumble becomes a lesson instead of a highlight.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBoth of you said puppy or lesson, and I have heard enough. My ruling: the winner is the Bills' equipment manager.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe equipment manager?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe never fumbled anything, and he gets no airtime. The ruling is final.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI reject that ruling with my whole heart, and I would like to file a formal protest.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChat, vote now: warning or hug, for a fumbling running back. One for warning, two for hug.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChat, please pick warning. Hank has never once been hugged on this desk.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe consequence for anyone who votes wrong is that they have to read my cue cards. I just dropped them.