re: Cooks is NOT a Running Back

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Our WRs were below average last year, so another sticking point is we desperately need him to fill WR shoes. I think he might catch more balls than Stills

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if he adjusts very well to the NFL learning curve, i'd really be mildly surprised if he wasn't 2 in catches on our roster behind Jimmy.

I don't think any single player will fill the Sproles role per se. If you watch Cooks highlights tho, you will see he did take a lot of handoffs from close rather than what we generally think of as an end around.

His 2013 OSU running numbers might be a guide:

32 attempts
217 yards
6.8avg
2 TDs

I haven't been in on the "is he more like Cobb or DeSean?" debate but do think we might see something more like Jackson's first 3 years in Philly than Cobb's 16 attempts in his first three years.

DeSean Jackson Rushing first 3 years-

43 attempts
337 yards
7.8 avg
3 TDs

I would be excited to see Cooks have 15-25 carries. This is still in no wise near the 63 carries Sproles had. I don't like boxing any player into a description or role- especially when Sean Payton is designing the plays! Let Brandin Cooks be Brandin Cooks. In three years I want other teams to be looking for or describing prospects as "Cooks-like" the way Jimmy Graham is now thought of now.

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Brandin Cooks for ROY

another on Cooks... in the draft process I heard him described at least 3-4 times by different analysts as a supercharged Tavon Austin. Not gonna get into the comparison but just that most spoke of him in higher regard than Austin. I dig on that for the valuation aspect. Our #20 is already estimated as higher quality than last year's #8 pick!

Another purer draft discussion, but those are the sort of examples to understand the fluidity of player ratings. Same thing in that many said both of last year's #1 & 2 picks (OT Fisher & Joeckel) could have easily been picked after Matthews #6 or even Lewan #11 this year.

THAT kinda valuation on Cooks is why you make the trade to get him if you can.

Nice.

But are we married to that nickname?

Funny thing is, Supercharged Brandin Cooks went at 20 and Tavon Austin went at 8. Although cooks combine #s are better as well. Guess that's how deep they consider this WR class.

To be honest, I have to agree....Cooks is not a RB. To be honest though, I think people just generally place him in Sproles category because of the skill set the possess. To be honest, wherever SP decides to use him, he's going to be special.

Should have seen that coming.

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Is the new fat head hanging on your bedroom ceiling yet Meat?

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They dont have one yet but I did order my jersey yesterday