In the First Round, Saints Pick Wide Reciever Brandin Cooks

05-09-2014, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by TheOak

This:

"The fastest wide receiver in this year's class, Cooks set a Pac-12 record with 1,730 receiving yards on 128 receptions en route to winning the Biletnikoff Award last season. He generated more plays of 20+ yards than any skill-position player in college football."

There are soooo many ways to love this pick.

Missing Sproles? Problem solved.

Missing Meachem/Henderson speed, worried that our speedy Joe Morgan can't stay healthy? Problem solved

Have a need for speed? How about this, Cooks/Morgan/Stills all 4.3ish guys on the field at once.... Think about it.

Durability? Done

Big play ability? Got it

Seattle containing our receivers? Solved, he possesses elite start/stop ability.

Need a punt returner? Done

If you got a problem, yo he'll solve it.

Cooks Cooks baby

Good post...and then you went and vannila-iced it. This made me angry...

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Euphoria · 05-09-2014, 12:53 PM

The real beauty of this is you split out Stills and Cooks on either side of the field. Send them on deep routes either of them with no help deep you take the shot.

If safeties do drop to cover help cover the deep routes it frees up Colston and Graham underneath or even PT out of the backfield.

Definitely going to help our short passing game as well as our running game... dare someone to cheat up safeties to much...

SaintLeonard · 05-09-2014, 02:57 PM

I'm just thinking about putting Colston, Stills, Graham, and Cooks on the field at the same time. Oh, and don't forget we have an elite QB throwing them the ball.
Lol, game over for the defense.

Jack Vegas · 05-09-2014, 04:01 PM

Yeah, there's no way to match up against all that at once. SP probably will want to adjust the offense to use more 3 WR sets. In theory either Colston or Graham will be matched up against a linebacker on almost every play.

Danno · 05-09-2014, 04:33 PM

He's gonna be the WR version of what we thought Bush would be.

He's Harvin/Jackson/Austin all rolled into one.

He's also just an inch shorter than everybody's favorite WR OBJ.

He's scrappy, great hands, great character, tough as a $2.00 steak, can start/stop on a dime, returns kicks and punts, great balance, and oh yeah, he's the freakin 2nd fastest player in the entire draft at a 4.31 40.

Marlboro Man · 05-09-2014, 04:39 PM

Meh. Hope you all are right. Doesn't do much good if you can't stop the other team from scoring though. I'm a little tired of these shoot outs.

lee909 · 05-09-2014, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by Marlboro Man

Meh. Hope you all are right. Doesn't do much good if you can't stop the other team from scoring though. I'm a little tired of these shoot outs.

We have the 4th rank overall defense on last year and the 4th rank offense but when the chips were down it was the offense that went missing

Danno · 05-09-2014, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Marlboro Man

Meh. Hope you all are right. Doesn't do much good if you can't stop the other team from scoring though. I'm a little tired of these shoot outs.

What shoot-outs? We didn't have any shootouts last year. Maybe the Pats game, but thats the only one I can think of.

And we were 4th best in the NFL in points allowed.

Were you talking about some other team?

burningmetal · 05-09-2014, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by exile

Huge difference. It would have been a reach if Cooks was a RB. But he's a dynamite WR.

So being considered a dynamite WR is more reliable than being considered a dynamite RB?

Those who are in love with this pick are missing the point by those of us who aren't. It's not that he's a bad player, or that he won't fit in. But it doesn't seem, to me at least, that we needed to trade up in order to get him. But people say "oh he's so fast, he's gonna be the new sproles". Cooks is not a running back, therefore when he's on the field there won't be any mystery as to what he's out there for. Other than the occasional reverse play.

All the can't miss talk means nothing to me. I've heard it before. I do think he'll be a good player, for what it's worth, but this is way too much hype for me.

Danno · 05-09-2014, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

So being considered a dynamite WR is more reliable than being considered a dynamite RB?

Those who are in love with this pick are missing the point by those of us who aren't. It's not that he's a bad player, or that he won't fit in. But it doesn't seem, to me at least, that we needed to trade up in order to get him. But people say "oh he's so fast, he's gonna be the new sproles". Cooks is not a running back, therefore when he's on the field there won't be any mystery as to what he's out there for. Other than the occasional reverse play.

All the can't miss talk means nothing to me. I've heard it before. I do think he'll be a good player, for what it's worth, but this is way too much hype for me.

Its the day after, of course everyone is excited and we're simply stating what he could be.

Would you rather we, after every pick state "stats show he's likely gonna be a bust, so I just can't get excited"?

Its freaking NFL Christmas, quit pissin on my new toy!

05-09-2014, 12:49 PM	#71
Threaded by saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5 Rating: (0 votes - average) Originally Posted by TheOak This: "The fastest wide receiver in this year's class, Cooks set a Pac-12 record with 1,730 receiving yards on 128 receptions en route to winning the Biletnikoff Award last season. He generated more plays of 20+ yards than any skill-position player in college football." There are soooo many ways to love this pick. Missing Sproles? Problem solved. Missing Meachem/Henderson speed, worried that our speedy Joe Morgan can't stay healthy? Problem solved Have a need for speed? How about this, Cooks/Morgan/Stills all 4.3ish guys on the field at once.... Think about it. Durability? Done Big play ability? Got it Seattle containing our receivers? Solved, he possesses elite start/stop ability. Need a punt returner? Done If you got a problem, yo he'll solve it. Cooks Cooks baby Good post...and then you went and vannila-iced it. This made me angry... Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk iceshack149 and Danno like this.
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05-09-2014, 12:53 PM	#72
Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	Re: In the First Round, Saints Pick Wide Reciever Brandin Cooks The real beauty of this is you split out Stills and Cooks on either side of the field. Send them on deep routes either of them with no help deep you take the shot. If safeties do drop to cover help cover the deep routes it frees up Colston and Graham underneath or even PT out of the backfield. Definitely going to help our short passing game as well as our running game... dare someone to cheat up safeties to much... mleg1972 likes this.

05-09-2014, 02:57 PM	#73
SaintLeonard Bounty hunter Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Nashville Posts: 490	Re: In the First Round, Saints Pick Wide Reciever Brandin Cooks I'm just thinking about putting Colston, Stills, Graham, and Cooks on the field at the same time. Oh, and don't forget we have an elite QB throwing them the ball. Lol, game over for the defense. mleg1972 and exile like this.

05-09-2014, 04:01 PM	#74
Jack Vegas 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,254	Re: In the First Round, Saints Pick Wide Reciever Brandin Cooks Yeah, there's no way to match up against all that at once. SP probably will want to adjust the offense to use more 3 WR sets. In theory either Colston or Graham will be matched up against a linebacker on almost every play.
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05-09-2014, 04:33 PM	#75
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720	Re: In the First Round, Saints Pick Wide Reciever Brandin Cooks He's gonna be the WR version of what we thought Bush would be. He's Harvin/Jackson/Austin all rolled into one. He's also just an inch shorter than everybody's favorite WR OBJ. He's scrappy, great hands, great character, tough as a $2.00 steak, can start/stop on a dime, returns kicks and punts, great balance, and oh yeah, he's the freakin 2nd fastest player in the entire draft at a 4.31 40. mleg1972 and lee909 like this.

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05-09-2014, 04:39 PM	#76
Marlboro Man 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,469	Re: In the First Round, Saints Pick Wide Reciever Brandin Cooks Meh. Hope you all are right. Doesn't do much good if you can't stop the other team from scoring though. I'm a little tired of these shoot outs.

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lee909 Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,803 Blog Entries: 1	Re: In the First Round, Saints Pick Wide Reciever Brandin Cooks Originally Posted by Marlboro Man Meh. Hope you all are right. Doesn't do much good if you can't stop the other team from scoring though. I'm a little tired of these shoot outs. We have the 4th rank overall defense on last year and the 4th rank offense but when the chips were down it was the offense that went missing mleg1972, dizzle88, ChrisXVI and 1 others like this.

05-09-2014, 04:43 PM	#78
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720	Re: In the First Round, Saints Pick Wide Reciever Brandin Cooks Originally Posted by Marlboro Man Meh. Hope you all are right. Doesn't do much good if you can't stop the other team from scoring though. I'm a little tired of these shoot outs. What shoot-outs? We didn't have any shootouts last year. Maybe the Pats game, but thats the only one I can think of. And we were 4th best in the NFL in points allowed. Were you talking about some other team?

05-09-2014, 04:57 PM	#79
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: In the First Round, Saints Pick Wide Reciever Brandin Cooks Originally Posted by exile Huge difference. It would have been a reach if Cooks was a RB. But he's a dynamite WR. So being considered a dynamite WR is more reliable than being considered a dynamite RB? Those who are in love with this pick are missing the point by those of us who aren't. It's not that he's a bad player, or that he won't fit in. But it doesn't seem, to me at least, that we needed to trade up in order to get him. But people say "oh he's so fast, he's gonna be the new sproles". Cooks is not a running back, therefore when he's on the field there won't be any mystery as to what he's out there for. Other than the occasional reverse play. All the can't miss talk means nothing to me. I've heard it before. I do think he'll be a good player, for what it's worth, but this is way too much hype for me.
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

05-09-2014, 05:00 PM	#80
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720	Re: In the First Round, Saints Pick Wide Reciever Brandin Cooks Originally Posted by burningmetal So being considered a dynamite WR is more reliable than being considered a dynamite RB? Those who are in love with this pick are missing the point by those of us who aren't. It's not that he's a bad player, or that he won't fit in. But it doesn't seem, to me at least, that we needed to trade up in order to get him. But people say "oh he's so fast, he's gonna be the new sproles". Cooks is not a running back, therefore when he's on the field there won't be any mystery as to what he's out there for. Other than the occasional reverse play. All the can't miss talk means nothing to me. I've heard it before. I do think he'll be a good player, for what it's worth, but this is way too much hype for me. Its the day after, of course everyone is excited and we're simply stating what he could be. Would you rather we, after every pick state "stats show he's likely gonna be a bust, so I just can't get excited"? Its freaking NFL Christmas, quit pissin on my new toy! mleg1972, exile, dizzle88 and 1 others like this.

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