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QB Connor Cook, Michigan State -- I think Connor Cook's going to bust pretty hard in the NFL, despite the fact that he has a lot of tools I really like. He just has the entire makeup of all the QBs who "had potential" but floundered as soon as they faced an NFL defense. Cook is the "smart" QB who can manage his team's offense, "sometimes" making great throws with "pretty good" athleticism and "good size" at 6'4", 220 lbs. And it's all true -- I'd add that Cook is a savvy QB who knows how to read defenses, is playing under center in a pro-style offense and can make multiple reads on any given play. The problems with Cook are essentially two-fold, however: (a.) he wilts in the face of pressure, and (b.) he has only started in this offense for two years and his completion percentage against actual defenses is under 60%. In the NFL, if he has to face any extended time under center, he is going to see every blitz package created by man. And in the NFL, he's not going to suddenly figure out how to make better decisions and be more accurate with his passes -- there are times when Cook just flat-out misses people. For every touch-pass he lands, he sails two more. I like how tough he is, and how he can figure out how to try to use his athleticism and peek routes to escape pressure, but he's ultimately a guy who will get taken in the 2nd day of the draft by some team thinking he's got game manager potential. Maybe he does, but it's of the Matt Cassel variety at best.
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