*****The Bryan Cook Thread*****

[JPH83]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

Why would Cook be considered a "reach"?

Impossible to know how teams saw it, but a lot of people had him below other safeties picked after him and a lot of other guys in other positions.

I was like DJ, I didn't think he was BPA or a huge positional need. I think he's been OK, definitely flashed a bit, but I still think we've a ways to go to start crowning him a major success.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by JPH83

Impossible to know how teams saw it, but a lot of people had him below other safeties picked after him and a lot of other guys in other positions.

I was like DJ, I didn't think he was BPA or a huge positional need. I think he's been OK, definitely flashed a bit, but I still think we've a ways to go to start crowning him a major success.

I mean, I gave my EXACT rationale in this thread. Compared him to Taylor Rapp (who's had a really nice career) and even noted that I could be wrong.

And as the season progressed I posted that I saw areas of improvement that suggested what I saw as poor ball-tracking skills (that I never think improve much at the next level) were probably just inexperience.

I also said that I found it odd that he was our Thornhill replacement unless we were going to get away from some of our single-high looks. And by and large we have done so. But he and Reid as fairly similar players have been able to do some really interesting disguises and matchup flips. Put simply, Spags adjusted his coverage schemes to fit his personnel and its worked out nicely. Also, Edwards being a ball-hawk has allowed us to maintain some of those looks that will put more pressure on a coverage safety even with Cook being a bit more downhill in his approach.

But Pitt's gonna troll because that's all he really has to offer. He damn sure wasn't in here having any conversations in real time. Or, y'know, at any point PRIOR to Cook having the biggest play of his career.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

But he and Reid as fairly similar players have been able to do some really interesting disguises and matchup flips. Put simply, Spags adjusted his coverage schemes to fit his personnel and its worked out nicely.

Imagine that! It pisses me off when coaches are so stuck to a scheme that they try to offload/find new players and/or force players into roles that don't fit.