Not to put a damper on this ***********, but I will.
First of all this isn't a move down from 103 to 118. Thanks to our "good friends" from Park Ave in NY, its a move from 103 to somewhere in the 140's. So lets end that fantasy right now.
Right now our first draft pick won't come until the 72nd pick. Not the ideal place to find a starter or even a rotational player that will help you long term. I COULD happen, but it would have been a lot more LIKELY at 32 and 64, as WELL as 72
Secondly lets stop all this crap about Cooks being the next coming of Antonio Brown or Julio Jones.He's not either. I was going through some Saints fans comments about the trade and notice a surprising constant theme even from fans who didn't like the trade. That was that we shouldn't expect much YAC from Cooks, as they claim he goes down too easily.
Naturally I took it with a grain of salt until I watch a couple of the highlight clips we have posted here, and just like they said, the only time there was any YAC was when he beat people deep and ran away from him. I never saw him make anyone miss or run through them. AND that's from the highlight reels.
Secondly Some fans, possibly disgruntled, called him an indoor player who might not thrive in the elements of Gillette and the AFCE. So I went back to the highlight clips and true enough, on the one from 2016, most of the plays on the reel either came from home games, or when the played in AZ.
This isn't to say he'll be some kind of bust, but to offer some legitimate questions about the move and just what we should reasonably expect from him. High expectations can kill, and from what I'm reading the expections are way too high. Let him earn some of them before we crown their asses.
Next, even if it comes to pass that this kid is as great as our hopes, it's more likely than not that this kid is going to be a 2 year rental. BB is NOT going to pay a 5'10 speed guy, top dollar. He wouldn't play Randy Moss top dollar. So lets not assume Cooks is going to grow old here.
Finally somewhere I read comparing this kids skills to Terry Glenn's, and it clicked. That is a GREAT comparison. (and I LOVED Terry Glenn as a player). If it turns out to be true, I'll be thrilled. However the offense that Glenn thrived in was quite different from the one we have now. It will be interesting to see just how well he adjusts to challenge, and believe me it will be a challenge to come into this offense. It is for ANY new WR, Cooks will be no different. Regardless of how good he is or isn't THIS season, I'm sure he will be better the next year.
Again. It was a nice pick up of a very talented WR. I don't hate the player. But to me, just too much to give up for a luxury item. This will make 2 years in a row where we will be trying to find gold in a place where gold is VERY rare and you have to be very lucky to get some. We were VERY lucky last season. Hard to do it 2 years in a row.
