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Cooks, on the other hand, is like a mixed bag. When he's outside the hash, he uses his body and catches the ball similar to Julio Jones, despite the immense size difference, its actually quite refreshing to watch, and I'm huge on Julio. Across the middle though, he plays like a Wayne Chrebet, which is high praise there. I think in the right system with the right coaching with the right scheme, this kid could be absolutely dynamite! |
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02-26-2014, 09:00 AM | #3 | |
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Compared to Tavon Austin last year (Cooks in red): Tavon Austion, West Virginia 5'8", 174 lb., 30" arms, 9 1/8" hands 5'9 1/2", 189 lb., 30 1/2" arms, 9 5/8" hands Bench: 14 reps Bench: 16 reps 40: 4.34 seconds 40: 4.33 seconds Vertical: 32.0" Vertical: 36.0" Broad Jump: 120.0" Broad Jump: 120.0" 20 Yard Shuttle: 4.01 seconds 20 Yard Shuttle: 3.81 seconds |
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02-26-2014, 11:23 AM | #4 | |
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Cooks is an excellent pick for a team that already has weapons in the passing game. That's not us. We need a legit #1 receiver or tight end. If we were able to trade back from 23 to say... 26 and pick up a 2nd rounder, then I could see us going Amaro in the first and coming back for a WR with the next pick. |
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For the Chiefs, I personally believe that a fast TE or a pass rushing OLB would have the biggest impact on the Chiefs. My post was more about being a fan of Cooks. Quote:
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Cooks is a lot closer to Austin than he is to Steve Smith. He's a slot guy and you would be a fool to try to depend on him as an outside #1 type receiver. Let him play in the slot and work in space where he's best at. Sure you can line him up outside, but he's going to have limited success there. You want him facing the 3rd best corner on the other team, not the top 2 cover guys. |
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02-26-2014, 12:50 PM | #9 | |
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As for the catch radius, Watkins' arms are an 1.5" longer, so it's not like there is a huge difference in the catch radius. This argument is stupid and pointless (big surprise there, Bob). The point wasn't to bash Watkins or to say Cooks is better; it was just to say Cooks isn't that far off from the best. Cooks wasn't a household name because he played at Oregon State, not USC or in the SEC, so it appears that people here don't know him or have watched him play (except for Pest and his awesome wife). I was trying to put in a perspective of someone who had watched him play a lot. I am also not pushing for the Chiefs to draft him (though I would be cool with it). However, you're the guy that said you would rather have Josh Huff over Brandin Cooks (lol), so I figure you're just another delusional Ducks fan. |
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1st target: 8 yard hitch, complete for 1st down. 0 YAC. 2nd target: 6 yard in route, result- Pass broken up by Ekpre Olomu, Cooks stopped his route cause he had nowhere to go. 3rd target: Deep post in the end zone, result- INT by Ekpre Olomu, no separation created by Cooks. He didn't even fight for the ball and Olomu is just as small as he is. 4th target: Another post about 10 yards, result: Incomplete pass broken up by Ekpre Olomu, again, Cooks had zero separation against the only potential NFL starting caliber CB he faced. Etc etc. Get the picture? Whenever Cooks lined up outside against a good CB, he couldn't do anything. His only real damage that he did against Oregon in that game was via little underneath screen plays or against the significantly less talented Terrence Mitchell. Cooks is not a #1 WR and should not be thought of as such. He will not have consistent success going up against #1 cover corners in this league. His place is in the slot where he can do his damage against lesser opponents like Victor Cruz does. |
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The funny thing is that they'll probably get one now in either Watkins or Evans. And then Tayvon will blow up. Which could be Cooks for us... But I think I'd just rather go with Beckham or Lee - someone who can take over for Bowe in a couple years. I'm not saying Cooks is a gimmick WR - he's definitely not a midget like McCluster or Devon Wylie (!), but I'm just... I don't know. ****ing Baldwin has just made me totally gunshy on receivers across the board. But we absolutely need one. |
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