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Yep. I personally would be more than happy with that, but don't believe thats possible. Kind of like getting #5 for Cooks straight up. that would be two top 20 picks in a DEEP Defensive class, who doesn't like the sound of that.

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Its probably fair for both teams looking at it. They get a proven talent cheap for 2 years and get to move up 7 spots in the draft for the number 5 pick.

Saints jump straight into the top 5 and still get a mod rounder where they can get a good talent. Or even trade back for a few more picks with either.

Jumping Carolina and having LF on the board at 5 could really be turned into a few picks.

Maybe even bring the Eagles into the frame for a WR as they have

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That **** by cooks and MT is no coincidence. You're right. They can try and cover it up and all that, but they know what they're doing

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Cooks is one of the best in the league. He is young and just starting to hit his prime. If I am the Saints I hold out for quite a bit. Good for us that we are finally making trying to force good moves or just walking away.

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I just now got over losing Jimmy. I don't want to lose Cooks but If he is having a bad attitude about touches I understand. I hope we don't just get Pats #1. I would hold out for the best possible deal and pray to God we do not choke on draft day.

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#5 and #18 for cooks and # 11 The saints could end up with Solomon Thomas and OJ Howard

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I will be glad when this circus is over.

At the end of the day a player's trade value is whatever the highest bidder is willing to give up.

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Dumb to take a TE in rd 1. They say this is the deepest/best TE draft in history. Take a CB and DE in rd 1 if this trade goes through.

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Cooks and #11 for #5 and #18 sounds great. I wouldn't ***** about that at all.

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I agree.

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to fill everyone in, that supposedly came from a Titans radio show in TN. I'll post the source shortly...

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I read this article and this doesn't seem to make a lot of sense, well at least not the one part. I could see us taking the 18th for cook, although I'd try to get a first and second. Anyway this article says 18 for cooks straight up or cooks and our 11th for their 5th. I don't really think the second scenario makes any sense. We lose cooks and only move 6 spots for it...

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ti...brandin-cooks/

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We, as in the fans, are probably adding more value to Cooks then the teams interested in him are. Cooks alone is worth a 1st rounder, but not a top 10 pick. Anywhere from around 15 and up is equal value for Cooks.

Cooks + Pick 11

for

Titans Pick 5 and 18

^ That would be highway robbery on the Saints part in my opinion. I pray that's the deal we get. If not, I'm cool with us sending Cooks to one of those AFC teams in the 10-20 range straight up. Either way, he has to go. He's a cancer with a contract coming up.

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Cooks is a top 10 receiver. If the tables were turned I'd give up our number 11 pick for him in a heartbeat.

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Teams wont give up really high picks for a player that isnt a QB maybe a top notch pass rusher.
Cooks isnt even a true number 1 WR
He has 2300 yards and 17 TDs in 2 years. He isnt a Calvin Johnson,Odel Beckahm,Julio Jones or Antonio Brown putting up monster numbers

He will want 12ml a year after this year and he isnt worth a top 10 pick to most teams. Why would you give up multiple picks when you coulf go and grab Pryor,Jeffery,Marshall for nothing

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The value needs to be there. What the Saints are doing isn't common. Even last year when NE traded Jones, he was in the last year of his deal. We are trading a top 15 WR with 2 years left on his rookie deal. That's the absolute pinnacle value he will ever have even if he actually becomes a better WR later.

Que Sera, Sera.

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cooks +11 for their 5 is ridiculous. I wouldn't do that. cooks for 18 isn't terrible.

cooks+ 11 for 5 and 18, would mean we received 18 and pick 45 for cooks.(not literally, just points from the draft pick value) It isn't that crazy

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I don't believe he's top 10. Possibly top 15.

Julio Jones
Odell Beckham, Jr.
Antonio Brown
DeAndre Hopkins
Dez Bryant
A.J. Green
Jordy Nelson
Demaryius Thomas
Mike Evans
T.Y. Hilton

That's 10 off the top of my head. From there we could debate if he's better than Jarvis Landry, Amari Cooper, or Emmanuel Sanders. I don't think he's better than Michael Thomas though. Not to mention, he's an extremely small receiver...but he's no Steve Smith.

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I think it's pretty crazy if we were able to get a top 20 pick in the first round and a top 20 pick in the 2nd round for Brandin Cooks. Madden wouldn't accept that trade. Lol.

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Cooks will be incredible for another team.

Picks 5+18=23 23-11=12 round for Cooks who is a seasoned veteran with PROVEN experience.
He is worth the 12 pick in the 1st round at age 24.
Now we threaten to draft a LSU RB then bankrupt Carolina him. LOL
What do you think, they can afford to give? Sounds great to me.

Trade our A$$ off and rebuild the defense 4 picks in the first 2 rounds. LOL

http://www.incrediblethings.com/wp-c...ted-cats-2.jpg

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SO with the 5th pick in the draft our choices are:
- Jamal Adams, S, LSU
- Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU

Could we live with 11 and 18 being:
- Taco Charlton, DE, Michigan
- Haason Reddick, LB, Temple

Riddick had an insane combine.

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Maybe the Eagles know where they stand in the hypothetical Cooks talks?

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lol, well I am not saying it is going to happen just that it isn't that crazy and who knopws we could throw a pick back, but 18 for cooks wouldn't be bad. I just wouldn't give cooks and our 11 to move 6 spots. 18 and cooks probably good deal

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im not sure this is true, steve smith was small.

he was 7th in yards last season and that is his third year in the league. plus, he did that while another receiver on his team was at 9. he's a top 10 talent, no doubt.

and that's a respectful disagreement

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I would put him above Evans, Bryant and Hilton on that list. Nelson stays injuried. And I would like to add cooks is not a #1 wr. Everyone on that list is a true #1. Cooks is a slot and the best in the league at it.

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Ummm yeah, and look at how a great team (Patriots) can destroy a defense with a good slot receiver. He can also keep his QB healthier. I wouldn't be too surprised if we don't hear from Belichick again before it's all said and done.

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What is this constant media push for Cooks to Eagles.

They can include Barwin in the deal. The mans just about to turn 31 at the start of the season and is on nearly 10ml a year. The talk is they may cut him too.

Why take a 2 and Barwin.
Let them cut him

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Read Kenny Britt is claiming he will be signing with the Eagles. They are out of the picture.

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Good cause i dont want Barwin unless its a cheaper option as a FA that can be backed up by a elite pass rusher in the draft

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Either the Saints asking price is too high for the Pats or it looks like we may have a trade with the Titans...

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I think the Pats will come into play,but only after somebody panics when they miss a QB in FA and overpay for Jimmy G.

The thing is the Pats must be a nightmare to deal with. They tell there own players youll have to accept less to stay here because we are the pats and we will compete so we pay less

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Oh I'm sure the Pats are a pain in the ass. They probably offered #32 and got mad that the Saints didn't take it. I can only imagine them as stuck up, entitled jerks lol. I always have. Lol.

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I hope they hold out of trade til we can get at least a mid #1 pick and 5th rd pick. ABSOLUTELY NO SWAPPING PICKS AND 1ST RD

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You guys aren't gonna like this idea because you think we can get multiple 1st round picks for Cooks... but how about Cooks and pick 11 to the Eagles for Brandon Graham and pick 15? Yes we'd move down a few spots, but Brandon Graham is one of the best in the league.

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Graham can bring it off the edge & is a impact player. I could see why the trade talks have slowed down somewhat. Really good player.

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And we are giving up the best slot receiver in the league.
There is no way we should be giving anything up in the trade

Graham and the Eagles 2nd
Cooks and the Saints 3rd

maybe

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Brandon Graham will be 29 next month. Cooks is 23. So they get an impact player for 5 years and we get one with maybe 2? No way, even with a 2nd.

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I'm having trouble embedding the twitter from John Hendrix but ...

I'm told the #Titans offered the #Saints the No. 18 overall pick for Brandin Cooks, and it was turned down, per source