Saints 2025 Off-Season Roster Moves

jnormand · 03-23-2025, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by TheOak

Cooks has been with five teams in 10 years.

Being good enough to want but not good enough to stay is not organizational it’s personal. Let’s not forget his departure from both the Saints and Texan’s were rumored to be locker room problems with him.

Maybe it’s possible that 5 teams, including the Saints, got it wrong…

I’ll never forget the “closed mouths don’t get fed” remark. If I remember correctly, he was a bit of a diva.

Of course Michael Thomas makes him look like a choir boy. Sad that guy fell off the face of the earth after such a great start to his career.

dizzle88 · 03-23-2025, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by jnormand

I’ll never forget the “closed mouths don’t get fed” remark. If I remember correctly, he was a bit of a diva.

Of course Michael Thomas makes him look like a choir boy. Sad that guy fell off the face of the earth after such a great start to his career.

He also threw Brees under the bus, even after logging nearly 1200 receiving yards.

saintsfan1976 · 03-24-2025, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by TheOak

Cooks has been with five teams in 10 years.

Being good enough to want but not good enough to stay is not organizational it’s personal. Let’s not forget his departure from both the Saints and Texan’s were rumored to be locker room problems with him.

Maybe it’s possible that 5 teams, including the Saints, got it wrong…

Saints, traded him for a 1st

Pats, traded him for a 1st

Rams, needed to shed salary after a failed Super Bowl push, and Cooks had a large contract.

Texans, four HC changes in 3 seasons. Cooks expressed frustration with instability and lack of direction in Houston. After multiple coaching changes and a rebuild, he requested a trade.

Cowboys, illustrated in my previous post.

Can he be a "diva"? Unclear. Was he brash or immature in his earlier years? Possibly.

But we can say, sometimes it's organizational, not personal...

BakoSaint · 03-23-2025, 08:29 PM

When Cooks was young he was a fast dude who ran nice routes. However, he had the catch radius of a the trick basketball hoop at the carnival.

saintsfan1976 · 03-24-2025, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by BakoSaint

When Cooks was young he was a fast dude who ran nice routes. However, he had the catch radius of a the trick basketball hoop at the carnival.

With good QB play his catch rate was high 60 to mid 70 %.

K Major · 03-24-2025, 11:52 AM

Nice.

Let's bring in another washed WR (Amari). Limited production in Cleveland & limited targets with an elite QB in Buffalo.

Saintsnation it's past time to reset this thing & look beyond 2025. Get some younger, hungry guys in here to compete.

Better hit on those draft picks.

saintsfan1976 · 03-24-2025, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

Nice.

Let's bring in another washed WR (Amari). Limited production in Cleveland & limited targets with an elite QB in Buffalo.

Saintsnation it's past time to reset this thing & look beyond 2025. Get some younger, hungry guys in here to compete.

Better hit on those draft picks.

Who do you want brother?

Cooper is 30 and costs $18MM per year

Diggs is 31 and will cost more than Cooper.

Allen is 32 and will be at least $10 MM per year.

I'd say at this point the draft is the best avenue.

spkb25 · 03-26-2025, 04:46 AM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

Who do you want brother?

Cooper is 30 and costs $18MM per year

Diggs is 31 and will cost more than Cooper.

Allen is 32 and will be at least $10 MM per year.

I'd say at this point the draft is the best avenue.

It's almost always the draft. That is a problem when your team keeps giving away picks to move up. How many of those move up moves has worked out? The needs of this team, you should be trading down to stockpile as many picks as possible. Draft is hit or miss with very few sure things. Almost always better to have more bites at the apple

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rezburna · 05-09-2025, 09:36 PM

Gabe Davis is definitely worth a look. I wouldn't be hype if you're looking for a possession receiver though. He's not that .

03-23-2025, 03:36 PM	#1
jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,779	Re: Saints 2025 Off-Season Roster Moves Originally Posted by TheOak Cooks has been with five teams in 10 years. Being good enough to want but not good enough to stay is not organizational it’s personal. Let’s not forget his departure from both the Saints and Texan’s were rumored to be locker room problems with him. Maybe it’s possible that 5 teams, including the Saints, got it wrong… I’ll never forget the “closed mouths don’t get fed” remark. If I remember correctly, he was a bit of a diva. Of course Michael Thomas makes him look like a choir boy. Sad that guy fell off the face of the earth after such a great start to his career.

03-23-2025, 04:06 PM	#2
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,542	Re: Saints 2025 Off-Season Roster Moves Originally Posted by jnormand I’ll never forget the “closed mouths don’t get fed” remark. If I remember correctly, he was a bit of a diva. Of course Michael Thomas makes him look like a choir boy. Sad that guy fell off the face of the earth after such a great start to his career. He also threw Brees under the bus, even after logging nearly 1200 receiving yards.

03-24-2025, 08:07 AM	#3
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 11,051 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints 2025 Off-Season Roster Moves Originally Posted by TheOak Cooks has been with five teams in 10 years. Being good enough to want but not good enough to stay is not organizational it’s personal. Let’s not forget his departure from both the Saints and Texan’s were rumored to be locker room problems with him. Maybe it’s possible that 5 teams, including the Saints, got it wrong… Saints, traded him for a 1st Pats, traded him for a 1st Rams, needed to shed salary after a failed Super Bowl push, and Cooks had a large contract. Texans, four HC changes in 3 seasons. Cooks expressed frustration with instability and lack of direction in Houston. After multiple coaching changes and a rebuild, he requested a trade. Cowboys, illustrated in my previous post. Can he be a "diva"? Unclear. Was he brash or immature in his earlier years? Possibly. But we can say, sometimes it's organizational, not personal...

03-23-2025, 08:29 PM	#4
BakoSaint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,415	Re: Saints 2025 Off-Season Roster Moves When Cooks was young he was a fast dude who ran nice routes. However, he had the catch radius of a the trick basketball hoop at the carnival.
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03-24-2025, 08:19 AM	#5
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 11,051 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints 2025 Off-Season Roster Moves Originally Posted by BakoSaint When Cooks was young he was a fast dude who ran nice routes. However, he had the catch radius of a the trick basketball hoop at the carnival. With good QB play his catch rate was high 60 to mid 70 %.

03-24-2025, 11:52 AM	#6
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,840 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints 2025 Off-Season Roster Moves Nice. Let's bring in another washed WR (Amari). Limited production in Cleveland & limited targets with an elite QB in Buffalo. Saintsnation it's past time to reset this thing & look beyond 2025. Get some younger, hungry guys in here to compete. Better hit on those draft picks.

03-24-2025, 02:23 PM	#7
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 11,051 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints 2025 Off-Season Roster Moves Originally Posted by K Major Nice. Let's bring in another washed WR (Amari). Limited production in Cleveland & limited targets with an elite QB in Buffalo. Saintsnation it's past time to reset this thing & look beyond 2025. Get some younger, hungry guys in here to compete. Better hit on those draft picks. Who do you want brother? Cooper is 30 and costs $18MM per year Diggs is 31 and will cost more than Cooper. Allen is 32 and will be at least $10 MM per year. I'd say at this point the draft is the best avenue.

03-26-2025, 04:46 AM	#8
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,145	Re: Saints 2025 Off-Season Roster Moves Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 Who do you want brother? Cooper is 30 and costs $18MM per year Diggs is 31 and will cost more than Cooper. Allen is 32 and will be at least $10 MM per year. I'd say at this point the draft is the best avenue. It's almost always the draft. That is a problem when your team keeps giving away picks to move up. How many of those move up moves has worked out? The needs of this team, you should be trading down to stockpile as many picks as possible. Draft is hit or miss with very few sure things. Almost always better to have more bites at the apple

05-09-2025, 09:36 PM	#10
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,114	Re: Saints 2025 Off-Season Roster Moves Gabe Davis is definitely worth a look. I wouldn't be hype if you're looking for a possession receiver though. He's not that .