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Re: Brandin Cooks Officially Traded to Patriots

Saints draft Christian Mc Cafferty @ #32 and he gets !600 combined yards and everyone forgets about B.Cooks

Re: Brandin Cooks Officially Traded to Patriots

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Originally Posted by triman (Post 740232)

Saints draft Christian Mc Cafferty @ #32 and he gets !600 combined yards and everyone forgets about B.Cooks

If McCaffrey is still there I actually wouldn't be opposed to that. He could potentially have an even bigger impact on our offense than Cooks did.

Re: Brandin Cooks Officially Traded to Patriots

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Originally Posted by triman (Post 740232)

Saints draft Christian Mc Cafferty @ #32 and he gets !600 combined yards and everyone forgets about B.Cooks

Said about him the other day
I really think this offense needs a 3rd down back
Heard a podcast the other day and they were saying move him from a pass catching RB to a slot receiver who plays snaps at RB and receives out of the backfield

I cant not see Payton taking one toy with 5 picks in the first three rounds
I do wonder if they are thinking of Mixon for a similar role having spoke to him.
Mixon has Sproles speed in a 6'1 220lb frame. That is a mismatch if ever i have seen one

Or

Curtis Samuel*, RB/WR, Ohio State
Height: 5-11. Weight: 197.
Projected 40 Time: 4.44.
Projected Round (2017): 1-2.
2/25/17: Sources have compared Samuel to Percy Harvin in terms of being a fast, explosive play-maker who is a hybrid wide receiver/running back. In 2016, Samuel had 74 receptions for 865 yards with seven touchdowns. On the ground, he averaged 7.9 yards per carry for 771 yards and eight scores.

Samuel has play-making upside for the NFL. As a pro, he will be more of a receiver than a running back. Samuel runs quality routes with the speed and suddenness to get separation. He can stretch teams vertically and is a dangerous run-after-the-catch receiver. With his speed and bulk, Samuel could line up as a slot or outside receiver to produce mismatches. He also could operate out of the backfield at times. If Samuel goes to a creative offensive coordinator, he could be a real weapon.

Re: Brandin Cooks Officially Traded to Patriots

Per Walter Football...

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Patriots acquire WR Brandin Cooks, 4th-rounder from Saints for 1st- and 3rd-round picks

My apologies for being slow with these grades Friday evening. I just got home from a wedding rehearsal dinner (my fiancee's sister is getting married tomorrow), and I'll get to all of the grades shortly.

I have to say that despite it being speculated for days now, I'm still shocked that this deal went through. It's kind of crazy that the Patriots will have Brandin Cooks in their offense. I didn't even think they'd be in the market for a receiver because they had Julian Edelman, Chris Hogan, Malcolm Mitchell and maybe Michael Floyd on the roster (plus Rob Gronkowski), but Bill Belichick apparently thought differently.

It's going to be fun to watch Tom Brady have a new weapon like Cooks. He hasn't had a dynamic, downfield threat like Cooks since Randy Moss. It might be instinctive to point out that Cooks could decline because he won't be playing with Drew Brees anymore, until you remember that he'll now be paired with Brady, and there theoretically shouldn't be a drop-off. The price is a bit steep for my blood, but at least New England didn't have to surrender Malcolm Butler.

I like the move for the Patriots, but I think the Saints are the winners of this deal. Cooks made it known that he didn't want to be on the roster anymore, and the Saints have two strong receivers without him in Michael Thomas and Willie Snead. New Orleans now has two first-round selections in a very deep draft, so they can use those picks to improve their woeful defense.

Grade for Patriots - B+
Grade for Saints - A-

2017 NFL Free Agent Grades: WalterFootball.com

Re: Brandin Cooks Officially Traded to Patriots

I bet they did
His base salary starts hitting the 8/9ml range next year and he is 30 in Dec

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This is funny...

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I have a feeling we are about to get finessed again by the Patriots if we do acquire Butler. I think he is a product of their system and BlackBerry doing a great job of game planning...

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Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 740254)

https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/...17309278900224

What I don't get, why didn't you keep him in the first place if you were willing to part with a player like Cooks?!?