Saints to expand package of tight end plays for Jared Cook

SmashMouth · 07-16-2019, 07:24 AM

It took a little time for Saints tight end Jared Cook to officially join the team. Since then, the team apparently has been spending plenty of time coming up with ways to use him.

“New tight end comes in for us this year,” coach Sean Payton recently told Chris Simms. “Jared Cook from Oakland. We’re gonna expand the package that includes him.”

In his first season working with Raiders coach Jon Gruden, Cook had a career high in catches (68), yards (896), and touchdowns (six). He once again wanted more than his current team would pay to keep him, and in the same way he jumped from the Packers to the Raiders, Cook jumped from the Raiders to the Saints.

Cook’s two-year, $15 million contract pays out $8 million this year and puts him at the bottom of the top 10 tight ends by salary. With Payton’s ingenuity, Cook could perform like a guy at the top of the top 10 tight ends.

PFT

K Major · 07-16-2019, 07:30 AM

The seam route is back ! Hadn't seen it since the Jimmy G days.

Watch JCook do damage. He's an explosive TE that will take a ton of heat off MT and AK. Maybe, just maybe the other WR's will step up in 2019.

st thomas · 07-16-2019, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

The seam route is back ! Hadn't seen it since the Jimmy G days.

Watch JCook do damage. He's an explosive TE that will take a ton of heat off MT and AK. Maybe, just maybe the other WR's will step up in 2019.

Brees will make him a household name, in fantasy stock will rise thru the roof. Stay healthy my friend please just stay uprite

dam1953 · 07-16-2019, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by st thomas

Brees will make him a household name, in fantasy stock will rise thru the roof. Stay healthy my friend please just stay uprite

Agree completely. Brees has "made" several receivers. If a receiver or back has reasonable talent and the brains to get on the same page with Brees, he'll make them look like a super star. Jimmy G was a good example. Can't Guard Mike is probably another. He good, yes, but Brees has made he look great.

st thomas · 07-16-2019, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by dam1953

Agree completely. Brees has "made" several receivers. If a receiver or back has reasonable talent and the brains to get on the same page with Brees, he'll make them look like a super star. Jimmy G was a good example. Can't Guard Mike is probably another. He good, yes, but Brees has made he look great.

Totally agree, CGM is great but would he be without a top 5 QB

K Major · 07-16-2019, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by st thomas

Totally agree, CGM is great but would he be without a top 5 QB

Probably so.

"Thee" Ohio State don't beat Bama in that title game without Mike's brilliant play and toe tapping in the end zone. Anyone remember Mike was making circus catches as a rookie while Luke McCown was throwing him the ball ?

But to answer your question, would he be great without a top 5 QB? I think so because he's that good.

Beastmode · 07-16-2019, 09:46 AM

He's ok. His success last year was due to having no WR's. Rest of his career is meh.

Before last year, he had 3 TD's in three years. That's 42 games and one year with Rogers. Not sure about his blocking skills.

K Major · 07-16-2019, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

He's ok. His success last year was due to having no WR's. Rest of his career is meh.

Before last year, he had 3 TD's in three years. That's 42 games and one year with Rogers. Not sure about his blocking skills.

I wouldn't get too wrapped up in stats. JC played in St. Louis before McVay era, a bad Tennessee team, played in only 10 games while up in G.B. etc ... X factor now ->> Sean Payton. Jared has never played in an ELITE offensive system until now & he's way better than Arnold, Josh & Watson.

Brian Baldinger did a breakdown right after we signed Cook & he basically illustrated how effective he is on selling routes. Still an athletic 4.5 guy but has variations of speed to turn the defenders & smoke em like rotisserie chicken. Let's see a strong safety take his eyes off of Jared for a split second ... he'll make you pay.

Tough player who can run in's/outs, digs and curls effectively (route tree). Let's face it, Brees is 40 years of age and you need more guys who can make our QB's job a little easier.

Outside of Malcolm Brown, I think Cook is a quality FA signing for 2019 & he didn't cost an arm and a leg either. And yes ... he can block

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Beastmode · 07-16-2019, 10:34 AM

He has had a long career with one marginally impressive season. It's more than 3 years of mediocracy.

I think he has some success. Nothing like last year but decent and a few TD's.

CHA_CHING · 07-16-2019, 10:46 AM

Diminished TE play has hurt this team hard for the past two years.

The 2017 team was not equipped to engage teams in shoot outs. All 6 of their losses (counting the playoffs) were games that became shoot outs and they just couldn't go back and forth with teams.

Last year's team was just fine until Dallas showed that if you gameplan around stopping Kamara and Michael Thomas, they have no other weapons to scare you with.

Good TE play would've helped both years. I'm looking forward to this coming season for sure.

07-16-2019, 07:24 AM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 36,958 Blog Entries: 29	Saints to expand package of tight end plays for Jared Cook It took a little time for Saints tight end Jared Cook to officially join the team. Since then, the team apparently has been spending plenty of time coming up with ways to use him. “New tight end comes in for us this year,” coach Sean Payton recently told Chris Simms. “Jared Cook from Oakland. We’re gonna expand the package that includes him.” In his first season working with Raiders coach Jon Gruden, Cook had a career high in catches (68), yards (896), and touchdowns (six). He once again wanted more than his current team would pay to keep him, and in the same way he jumped from the Packers to the Raiders, Cook jumped from the Raiders to the Saints. Cook’s two-year, $15 million contract pays out $8 million this year and puts him at the bottom of the top 10 tight ends by salary. With Payton’s ingenuity, Cook could perform like a guy at the top of the top 10 tight ends. PFT K Major likes this.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,018 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints to expand package of tight end plays for Jared Cook The seam route is back ! Hadn't seen it since the Jimmy G days. Watch JCook do damage. He's an explosive TE that will take a ton of heat off MT and AK. Maybe, just maybe the other WR's will step up in 2019. st thomas and Rell&Gold like this.

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st thomas Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lafayette Posts: 7,753	Re: Saints to expand package of tight end plays for Jared Cook Originally Posted by K Major The seam route is back ! Hadn't seen it since the Jimmy G days. Watch JCook do damage. He's an explosive TE that will take a ton of heat off MT and AK. Maybe, just maybe the other WR's will step up in 2019. Brees will make him a household name, in fantasy stock will rise thru the roof. Stay healthy my friend please just stay uprite Rugby Saint II and dam1953 like this.

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dam1953 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 4,645	Re: Saints to expand package of tight end plays for Jared Cook Originally Posted by st thomas Brees will make him a household name, in fantasy stock will rise thru the roof. Stay healthy my friend please just stay uprite Agree completely. Brees has "made" several receivers. If a receiver or back has reasonable talent and the brains to get on the same page with Brees, he'll make them look like a super star. Jimmy G was a good example. Can't Guard Mike is probably another. He good, yes, but Brees has made he look great. st thomas likes this.

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st thomas Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lafayette Posts: 7,753	Re: Saints to expand package of tight end plays for Jared Cook Originally Posted by dam1953 Agree completely. Brees has "made" several receivers. If a receiver or back has reasonable talent and the brains to get on the same page with Brees, he'll make them look like a super star. Jimmy G was a good example. Can't Guard Mike is probably another. He good, yes, but Brees has made he look great. Totally agree, CGM is great but would he be without a top 5 QB

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,018 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints to expand package of tight end plays for Jared Cook Originally Posted by st thomas Totally agree, CGM is great but would he be without a top 5 QB Probably so. "Thee" Ohio State don't beat Bama in that title game without Mike's brilliant play and toe tapping in the end zone. Anyone remember Mike was making circus catches as a rookie while Luke McCown was throwing him the ball ? But to answer your question, would he be great without a top 5 QB? I think so because he's that good. dizzle88, Pete and ChrisXVI like this.

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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Re: Saints to expand package of tight end plays for Jared Cook He's ok. His success last year was due to having no WR's. Rest of his career is meh. Before last year, he had 3 TD's in three years. That's 42 games and one year with Rogers. Not sure about his blocking skills.
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07-16-2019, 10:19 AM	#8
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,018 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints to expand package of tight end plays for Jared Cook Originally Posted by Beastmode He's ok. His success last year was due to having no WR's. Rest of his career is meh. Before last year, he had 3 TD's in three years. That's 42 games and one year with Rogers. Not sure about his blocking skills. I wouldn't get too wrapped up in stats. JC played in St. Louis before McVay era, a bad Tennessee team, played in only 10 games while up in G.B. etc ... X factor now ->> Sean Payton. Jared has never played in an ELITE offensive system until now & he's way better than Arnold, Josh & Watson. Brian Baldinger did a breakdown right after we signed Cook & he basically illustrated how effective he is on selling routes. Still an athletic 4.5 guy but has variations of speed to turn the defenders & smoke em like rotisserie chicken. Let's see a strong safety take his eyes off of Jared for a split second ... he'll make you pay. Tough player who can run in's/outs, digs and curls effectively (route tree). Let's face it, Brees is 40 years of age and you need more guys who can make our QB's job a little easier. Outside of Malcolm Brown, I think Cook is a quality FA signing for 2019 & he didn't cost an arm and a leg either. And yes ... he can block .
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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Re: Saints to expand package of tight end plays for Jared Cook He has had a long career with one marginally impressive season. It's more than 3 years of mediocracy. I think he has some success. Nothing like last year but decent and a few TD's.
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CHA_CHING 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 1,159	Re: Saints to expand package of tight end plays for Jared Cook Diminished TE play has hurt this team hard for the past two years. The 2017 team was not equipped to engage teams in shoot outs. All 6 of their losses (counting the playoffs) were games that became shoot outs and they just couldn't go back and forth with teams. Last year's team was just fine until Dallas showed that if you gameplan around stopping Kamara and Michael Thomas, they have no other weapons to scare you with. Good TE play would've helped both years. I'm looking forward to this coming season for sure.

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