Cooks: Young Saints wideouts 'gonna do big things' - NFL.com

44Champs · 08-02-2016, 03:32 PM

For the entirety of his time in New Orleans,Drew Brees*has had a bevy of productive pass catchers. He won a*Super Bowl*with*Marques Colston, Robert Meachem and Jeremy Shockey and turned*Jimmy Graham*into a*Pro Bowl*tight end.

However, this year's*Saints*offense doesn't boast the same assured set of wideouts. Yes,Brandin Cooks*(84 rec, 1,138 yds, 9 TDs) remains the apple of Brees' eye, but behind him on the depth chart, there are a lot of question marks.

Cooks: Young Saints wideouts 'gonna do big things' - NFL.com

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jnormand · 08-02-2016, 03:44 PM

Agreed. Cooks, Snead, Thomas and Fleener sounds like a matchup problem for anyone.

The Dude · 08-02-2016, 04:12 PM

Along with Thomas apparently.

SmashMouth · 08-02-2016, 05:30 PM

Danno · 08-02-2016, 06:18 PM

No wait, we haven't played an entire season yet. We can't get excited. /sarcasm

darstep · 08-02-2016, 08:53 PM

Payton/Brees system makes average good and good great.
The ball gets spread around so much that it's hard to bolster individual numbers.
And that's the beauty of it. It promotes single covers and creates pockets in the zones.
Beautiful!
Most guys that leave this offense for so called pastures just disappear off the map.
A decent route runner that can "actually" catch the ball will do well in this offense.
Guys that can exploit mismatches will do extremely well.
I got spoiled with Brees throwing for nearly 5000+/- every year.
I was definitely worried about the state of our receiving corp.
Especially with the absence of a consistent running attack.
But now, not so much.

foreverfan · 08-02-2016, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

No wait, we haven't played an entire season yet. We can't get excited. /sarcasm

Yep... that just my tail.

44Champs · 08-02-2016, 10:44 PM

As long as we have Brees and a good, strong O-Line, it really doesn't matter who the receivers are.

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SaintFanInATLHELL · 08-02-2016, 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by 44Champs

As long as we have Brees and a good, strong O-Line, it really doesn't matter who the receivers are.

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That's a bit of a stretch. Brees has had very talented receivers during this 10 year run. And he has a talented group now.

SFIAH

44Champs · 08-02-2016, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL

That's a bit of a stretch. Brees has had very talented receivers during this 10 year run. And he has a talented group now.

SFIAH

I'm not saying that our receivers haven't been talented. My point is that the combination of Brees plus good protection is more important than the combination of Brees plus good receivers. When the protection is not there, it doesnt matter who the receivers are - our offense struggles. Brees makes our receivers better, and I don't think anyone can argue that point.

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08-02-2016, 03:32 PM	#1
44Champs Site Donor Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,589	Cooks: Young Saints wideouts 'gonna do big things' - NFL.com For the entirety of his time in New Orleans,Drew Breeshas had a bevy of productive pass catchers. He won aSuper BowlwithMarques Colston, Robert Meachem and Jeremy Shockey and turnedJimmy Grahaminto aPro Bowltight end. However, this year'sSaintsoffense doesn't boast the same assured set of wideouts. Yes,Brandin Cooks*(84 rec, 1,138 yds, 9 TDs) remains the apple of Brees' eye, but behind him on the depth chart, there are a lot of question marks. Cooks: Young Saints wideouts 'gonna do big things' - NFL.com Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk
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jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,530	Re: Cooks: Young Saints wideouts 'gonna do big things' - NFL.com Agreed. Cooks, Snead, Thomas and Fleener sounds like a matchup problem for anyone. SaintFanInATLHELL, nola_swammi, foreverfan and 3 others like this.

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darstep SaintSince67 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PortCity Posts: 2,044	Re: Cooks: Young Saints wideouts 'gonna do big things' - NFL.com Payton/Brees system makes average good and good great. The ball gets spread around so much that it's hard to bolster individual numbers. And that's the beauty of it. It promotes single covers and creates pockets in the zones. Beautiful! Most guys that leave this offense for so called pastures just disappear off the map. A decent route runner that can "actually" catch the ball will do well in this offense. Guys that can exploit mismatches will do extremely well. I got spoiled with Brees throwing for nearly 5000+/- every year. I was definitely worried about the state of our receiving corp. Especially with the absence of a consistent running attack. But now, not so much.
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foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Cooks: Young Saints wideouts 'gonna do big things' - NFL.com Originally Posted by Danno No wait, we haven't played an entire season yet. We can't get excited. /sarcasm Yep... that just my tail. Ashley and Rugby Saint II like this.

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44Champs Site Donor Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,589	Re: Cooks: Young Saints wideouts 'gonna do big things' - NFL.com As long as we have Brees and a good, strong O-Line, it really doesn't matter who the receivers are. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk
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SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,647	Re: Cooks: Young Saints wideouts 'gonna do big things' - NFL.com Originally Posted by 44Champs As long as we have Brees and a good, strong O-Line, it really doesn't matter who the receivers are. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk That's a bit of a stretch. Brees has had very talented receivers during this 10 year run. And he has a talented group now. SFIAH

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44Champs Site Donor Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,589	Re: Cooks: Young Saints wideouts 'gonna do big things' - NFL.com Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL That's a bit of a stretch. Brees has had very talented receivers during this 10 year run. And he has a talented group now. SFIAH I'm not saying that our receivers haven't been talented. My point is that the combination of Brees plus good protection is more important than the combination of Brees plus good receivers. When the protection is not there, it doesnt matter who the receivers are - our offense struggles. Brees makes our receivers better, and I don't think anyone can argue that point. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk K Major likes this.
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