OT: Cooks signs 5-year extension with Rams

[BadMoFo]

 

[jah]

I wonder if he's getting 15M a year like the rumors suggested he wanted. To me, over 5 years he's probably worth 60M max (and that's adding a little bit to adjust for the cap going up over the duration). I don't think he deserves superstar money for being a consistent yet unspectacular WR1.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

He is a good Cat er eh kid and he is capable of great plays. *IF* he would have stayed with us, there are some aspects of his game that he would have needed to improve.

 

[patsinthesnow]

I wonder if he's getting 15M a year like the rumors suggested he wanted. To me, over 5 years he's probably worth 60M max (and that's adding a little bit to adjust for the cap going up over the duration). I don't think he deserves superstar money for being a consistent yet unspectacular WR1.

Try $80 million.



Insane...

 

[Joey007]

Curious to hear the terms of the deal.

Edit: Alright welp that was quick. ^

 

[Joey007]

Try $80 million.



Insane...

Insane, but Sammy Watkins is getting roughly the same money.

Cooks>>> Watkins.

An overpay, but there’s worse WR’s to throw that money at.

 

[neuronet]

No hard feelins. The man had a good work ethic and didn't complain...wish him luck

 

[jah]

Try $80 million.



Insane...

If you count this year's salary the average is just under 15 but if you just count the new money the average is 16M. Wow.

Happy for Cooks but I think the Rams are going to regret this.

 

[WaterfallJumper]

Wow. He was fun to watch at times, but I was happy we got a 1st for him. Crazy money.

 

[Joey007]

Wow. He was fun to watch at times, but I was happy we got a 1st for him. Crazy money.

Definitely very similar to how Brandon Lloyd came and went, except there was a much better payoff from Cooks.

 

[Froob]

Really good player, but not nearly good enough for that (though gimme Cooks for that amount over Watkins for same money...). How does Gronk make half that positions be damned?

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

Good for cooks. He would’ve never seen anywhere near that $$$$ from us.

 

[Froob]

If you count this year's salary the average is just under 15 but if you just count the new money the average is 16M. Wow.

Happy for Cooks but I think the Rams are going to regret this.

I’m slamming the Rams betting under. They are this years off season champ turned chump.

 

[jah]

I’m slamming the Rams betting under. They are this years off season champ turned chump.

I was feeling the opposite until I took a closer look at their roster. Their linebackers are horrendous and they don't know how to prioritize who gets paid. Now I'm pretty sure they go 8-8.

 

[JayNM]

16m for cooks, god damn.

That being said, if he continues to develop like he is doing (He's like 24 right?) and the way the WR Market currently is, he will be a bargain by the end of his deal.

If the league doesn't end when the inevitable 2020CBA holdout happens

 

[signbabybrady]

I’m slamming the Rams betting under. They are this years off season champ turned chump.

I was just saying the same thing the other day. A friend was talking them up but I said it's the Rams they'll probably wind up 7-9. That franchise doesn't know how to put back to back seasons together.

 

[jah]

Really good player, but not nearly good enough for that (though gimme Cooks for that amount over Watkins for same money...). How does Gronk make half that positions be damned?

Well, one thing I think this drives home is that Gronk is absolutely right to be upset (if he even is). On the other hand, he did sign an 8 year deal...no one who has seen the salary cap explode over the course of a decade should agree to such a long deal unless they expect to underperform or get injured in a permanent way.

 

[jah]

16m for cooks, god damn.

That being said, if he continues to develop like he is doing (He's like 24 right?) and the way the WR currently is, he will be a bargain by the end of his deal.

If the league doesn't end when the inevitable 2020CBA holdout happens

Right...it is the case that the cap increases will make this contract seem more reasonable later on. My only gripe is that they had tons of other more proven and impactful players waiting to be extended and not all of them will.

 

[Kontradiction]

That’s a lot of money for a wideout that’s SOFF.

 

[jah]

Definitely very similar to how Brandon Lloyd came and went, except there was a much better payoff from Cooks.

It always perplexes me when posters talk about the Lloyd season like it's an old shame and pretend he gave an Ochocinco-like performance. In reality, he gave us some of the best production from the WR2 role we've seen this decade.