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Originally Posted by Chiefshrink
In theory I agree with you but there are 'speed guys' and then there are 'football speed guys' which are few and far between IMO in this draft or any draft for that matter. Beckham and Cooks are a cut waaaay above the rest of these speed WRs ('only') and I prefer Cooks over Beckham IF both are available at 23. Just watch Cooks's gauntlet drill at the combine and you will see why I prefer him over Beckham. Just watch the difference between the 2 running the gauntlet drill. Both have great hands but Beckham slows down in the gauntlet whereas Cooks never downshifts in his speed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNoPvnCUNZM |
As mentioned in another thread, what Beckham has that Cooks doesn't is 2" of length on his arms and 2.5" on his vertical. It makes Beckham effectively a 6'5" receiver with 10" hands to go along with a pogo stick like ability in the open field.