USA Today/Saints Wire: Saints plan to dust off Jimmy Graham's playbook for Jared Cook

jeanpierre · 05-13-2019, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by TheOak

iirc the Saints wern't the only team with Jimmy Grahams playbook, the entire league knew where Jimmy was going.

I'd get a new playbook.

Yep - got to constantly evolve, tweak, stay ahead of the game; then again, everyone knows Brady's going to a healthy Gronk, sometimes not healthy, and still couldn't stop it like Graham...

jeanpierre · 05-13-2019, 02:51 PM

Not seeing what the article is reporting as Cook's simply not built like Graham, so I'm not buying Sigler's cited salesmanship by Dan Campbell; that's no fault of Sigler, he's just reporting it...

Seam/Go routes? Sure. And Cook may have more success than JG unless a quality SS is matched up. But much of the success with JG was post-up/dump bucket plays for 3rd down conversions/red zone variety...

Cook's much smaller than JG and so Drew will have a much tighter window to make those dump passes...

ScottF · 05-13-2019, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Cook's much smaller than JG and so Drew will have a much tighter window to make those dump passes...

He's 6'5"

But either way, for two seasons the safety of LB in pass defense could shade to Thomas' side. Not going to happen next season with Cook on the field

K Major · 05-13-2019, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Seam/Go routes? Sure. And Cook may have more success than JG unless a quality SS is matched up. But much of the success with JG was post-up/dump bucket plays for 3rd down conversions/red zone variety...

Cook's much smaller than JG and so Drew will have a much tighter window to make those dump passes...[/B]

Cook is 6'5, 250 (think Jeremy Shockey) and still runs a sub 4.50 40. If a safety takes his eyes off Cook for a split second, forget it, Ted Ginn is gone. The presence alone makes JC an instant threat in this offense.

He's a top 5 TE who I bet SP envision placing him in the slot & at WR.

If we are "clicking" (protection up front) offensively, this team will be hard to stop in December/January.

Who dat!

05-13-2019, 02:42 PM	#11
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: Saints plan to dust off Jimmy Graham's playbook for Jared Cook Originally Posted by TheOak iirc the Saints wern't the only team with Jimmy Grahams playbook, the entire league knew where Jimmy was going. I'd get a new playbook. Yep - got to constantly evolve, tweak, stay ahead of the game; then again, everyone knows Brady's going to a healthy Gronk, sometimes not healthy, and still couldn't stop it like Graham...

05-13-2019, 02:51 PM	#12
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: Saints plan to dust off Jimmy Graham's playbook for Jared Cook Not seeing what the article is reporting as Cook's simply not built like Graham, so I'm not buying Sigler's cited salesmanship by Dan Campbell; that's no fault of Sigler, he's just reporting it... Seam/Go routes? Sure. And Cook may have more success than JG unless a quality SS is matched up. But much of the success with JG was post-up/dump bucket plays for 3rd down conversions/red zone variety... Cook's much smaller than JG and so Drew will have a much tighter window to make those dump passes...

05-13-2019, 03:39 PM	#13
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: Saints plan to dust off Jimmy Graham's playbook for Jared Cook Originally Posted by jeanpierre Cook's much smaller than JG and so Drew will have a much tighter window to make those dump passes... He's 6'5" But either way, for two seasons the safety of LB in pass defense could shade to Thomas' side. Not going to happen next season with Cook on the field

05-13-2019, 03:43 PM	#14
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,618 Blog Entries: 3	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: Saints plan to dust off Jimmy Graham's playbook for Jared Cook Originally Posted by jeanpierre Seam/Go routes? Sure. And Cook may have more success than JG unless a quality SS is matched up. But much of the success with JG was post-up/dump bucket plays for 3rd down conversions/red zone variety... Cook's much smaller than JG and so Drew will have a much tighter window to make those dump passes...[/B] Cook is 6'5, 250 (think Jeremy Shockey) and still runs a sub 4.50 40. If a safety takes his eyes off Cook for a split second, forget it, Ted Ginn is gone. The presence alone makes JC an instant threat in this offense. He's a top 5 TE who I bet SP envision placing him in the slot & at WR. If we are "clicking" (protection up front) offensively, this team will be hard to stop in December/January. Who dat! AsylumGuido likes this.

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