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re: What happened to Brandin Cooks?

Posted on 10/2/15 at 2:09 pm to
Posted by blueslover
deeper than deep south
Member since Sep 2007
22792 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 2:09 pm to
potential:
1. possible, as opposed to actual
2. capable of being or becoming

Will require better use fo sho. Payton has missed on utilizing some players. Reggie showed he could run every down (even tho the same injury proneness) after leaving here. Joique Bell, Tyrunn Walker among others that shoulda had more reps IMO.
Posted by Boomshockalocka
Member since Feb 2004
59692 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 2:09 pm to
quote:

Give him another year for Antonio Brown status.
NO chance. Cooks goes down way too easy. Brown is electric with the ball in his hands..Always a threat to take it to the house. Cooks is more Edelman, Amendola, or Welker than he is Steve Smith Sr. Or Antonio Brown.
Posted by CocoLoco
Member since Jan 2012
29108 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 2:19 pm to
Tavon Austin?


Lmao. Cooks is on pace for 1k+ yards. Austin is a bust.
Posted by hellsu
Northshore via Westbank
Member since Jan 2009
3951 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 2:23 pm to
If McCown's pass in the end zone to Cooks had been about one foot longer you probably wouldn't be asking that question and some of the people on this thread would not be so wrapped up on his height. This guy is the real deal and believe me the other teams know it.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
71603 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 2:55 pm to
quote:

This guy is the real deal and believe me the other teams know it.


Of course they know it, he's obviously our best option by far since we decided receiving options weren't needed this season.
Posted by Neauxla
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2008
33443 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 3:11 pm to
quote:



Lmao. Cooks is on pace for 1k+ yards. Austin is a bust.


quote:

Cooks is also feasting in garbage time, seeing 151 of his 190 yards coming when the team is trailing and 123 yards in the fourth quarter alone.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
71603 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 3:15 pm to
quote:

Cooks is also feasting in garbage time, seeing 151 of his 190 yards coming when the team is trailing and 123 yards in the fourth quarter alone.

Ummmm???? Let's just say he shows up in crunch time then.
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
43552 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 4:15 pm to
IMHO he is lance moore, but a lance moore that was drafted in the 1st round so he gets more opportunities.
Posted by Porkchop Express
Penderbrook
Member since Aug 2014
3961 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 5:57 pm to
Cooks needs space to truly excel.

He is not a physical receiver.

He is a wiggle, juke, and blow by a defender receiver.

He needs someone big and physical (and unfortunately Colston can't anymore and Coleman plays a lot smaller than his size).

We need to have that receiver to complement Cooks.

He can do a lot of damage if the back seven have to account for other targets.
Posted by BestStop
Member since Jan 2015
1269 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 8:34 pm to
quote:

If McCown's pass in the end zone to Cooks had been about one foot longer you probably wouldn't be asking that question and some of the people on this thread would not be so wrapped up on his height. This guy is the real deal and believe me the other teams know it

We're still waiting for that talent to surface in a regular season game, brah.

Sproles vs. Cooks
Posted by hellsu
Northshore via Westbank
Member since Jan 2009
3951 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 9:44 pm to
There is no doubt that the pass was slightly short. There will be other opportunities. These other teams are doubling up on him for a reason they are very aware of his ability. No he hasn't set the world on fire but the whole offense is sputtering right now. The team is only 3 games in , things can change quickly. Hopefully for the better.
Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
30111 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 9:49 pm to
Nobody outside of cooks is a threat and the ol is piss poor in run blocking so they never have to load the box...

We needed to address one this off-season, once again we did neither.
Posted by hellsu
Northshore via Westbank
Member since Jan 2009
3951 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 9:53 pm to
You are exactly right.
Posted by Peliclown
Member since Nov 2013
2480 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 10:29 pm to
He sucks a bust
Posted by boxcar willie
kenner
Member since Mar 2011
16035 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 10:50 pm to
I wouldn't call Cooks a bust just yet. Is he ever going to be an all-pro NFL player? probably not. But he is fairly elusive with some big play potential and worth keeping as a 2nd receiver. Reality is that on a good team he would probably be a 3rd receiver at best. That we are counting on him to be our go to guy of the receiving corps speaks volumes about the lack of talent we have at the WR/TE position (along with pretty much every position on this team.
Posted by Newkie
South Louisiana
Member since Dec 2012
116 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 11:50 pm to
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This post was edited on 10/3/15 at 8:08 am
Posted by Newkie
South Louisiana
Member since Dec 2012
116 posts
Posted on 10/2/15 at 11:56 pm to
CSP is a whore
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9281 posts
Posted on 10/3/15 at 12:21 am to
A lot of posters on this board are too busy pumping sunshine to admit reality. Cooks is small, not too small but he isn't exactly Calvin Johnson either. There needs to be a secondary option who can actually be depended on to catch the ball, and that's proven to not be Coleman. Colston is at the end of a great career in New Orleans. Bad drafting is to blame for being 0-3 right now, nothing else.
Posted by Newkie
South Louisiana
Member since Dec 2012
116 posts
Posted on 10/3/15 at 12:53 am to
Cooks is bigger than the average bear
Posted by TigerBait1127
Houston
Member since Jun 2005
47336 posts
Posted on 10/3/15 at 5:08 am to
quote:

A lot of posters on this board are too busy pumping sunshine to admit reality. Cooks is small, not too small but he isn't exactly Calvin Johnson either. There needs to be a secondary option who can actually be depended on to catch the ball, and that's proven to not be Coleman. Colston is at the end of a great career in New Orleans. Bad drafting is to blame for being 0-3 right now, nothing else.


Seems pretty similar to what most posters said in this thread, but keep thinking you're the only one living in reality.
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