It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for Bills’ fans, but dynamic slot receiver Cole Beasley has yet to let us down. Beasley’s teammates fail to match Beasley’s standard of reliability … but that’s a topic for another article, one that might break my heart to write, so we’ll spend this time savoring the sunshiny glow of Beasley’s athleticism and curly blonde locks.
Cole Dickson Beasley, possibly related to Pam Beasley of “The Office” acclaim, is the short-but-powerful golden retriever of the Buffalo Bills. The 5’8” hero of our formidable offense.
“Cole Beasley could’ve been 6’5” if he wanted to be,” fan Dodds425 claimed on Twitter. “He just didn’t want to be. #Colefacts.”
You’re right, Dodds425. Beasley can be whatever he wants to be, and what he usually wants to be is open and ready for our quarterback Josh Allen to target him.
Before he became a BuffaBoy, though, Cole Beasley was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played with the Cowboys for seven years, opting to join the Buffalo Bills in 2019. When asked why in a story in The Athletic, Beasley reminded fans that we love the Bills for a reason.
“I’m just glad to be here where it’s 100 percent about ball and not a show or a brand,” Beasley said. “It’s purer [with the Bills]. I’m proud to be part of something like that.”
And we’re proud to be his fans. If you need proof that Beasley is more consistent than most of our favorite Bills players, check out his stats. In the recent Oct. 13 game against the Tennessee Titans, Beasley received 100 percent of the shots targeted to him. As further proof of his reliability, in 2019, every Bills game but two saw Beasley receive over three passes.
If you, like me, have never been—might never be—a Cowboys fan, you may be dreadfully unaware of Beasley’s own lil’ touchdown dance. Watch it right now, because it’s very cute. Beasley broke the dance down in an interview with The Dallas Morning News.
“It’s just the sauce, man,” Beasley explained. "Pour the sauce on my hand and put it on the shoes. Saucy feet, man."
Saucy feet indeed. Beasley has covered 358 receiving yards so far for the 2020 season, coming in 27th for yardage out of 100 offensive players. For the last five games of 2019, Beasley appeared in 80 percent of offensive snaps. This season, Beasley has appeared in an average of 58 percent of offensive snaps. Maybe the wide receiver should get to see a little more of the field while it’s still early in the 2020 season.
In an interview with the Democrat & Chronicle, Bills safety Jordan Poyer commented on his appreciation of Beasley’s “unguardable” skill as a wide receiver.
“His quickness and his being able to get in and out of breaks…a lot of people don’t know how smart he is on the football field,” Poyer said. “His ability to read leverages, to read coverages, his ability to find the soft spot in zones, the ability to catch the ball and not take explosive hits. I just say I’m happy as hell he’s on our team.”
We’re all happy that Beasley’s part of the Bills now, Poyer. He’s one of the shining gems of the Bills’ offense—the perfect powerhouse of a wide receiver. Now all we have to do is work on our defense and we’ll be as golden as Beasley’s beautiful hair.