NFL News Brandin Cooks released (signed by Bills)

[Huckleberry1]

Nope.

He doesn't have anything left and disrupting the WR room at this point of yhe season is a terrible idea.

 

[Triumph]

Bethel Johnson’s TD is exactly why you stick with Williams. Williams is much more likely to give you that play than Cooks.

Williams needs the snaps and development. To get his targets on film and then break them down as a teaching tool. Like the Jets game where he turned the wrong way on 1 target and then quit on a route down the opposite sideline.

Stay the course. This Pats WR group is real good and just like in the preseason, I would not replace any NE WR unless an absolute stud playmaker dropped in the Pats lap.

 

[bresna]

I just looked at Cooks' contract. Any team that claims him takes on the remainder of his $1.26M salary fully guaranteed. That's just the minimum so not unreasonable. Next year he has a $5.94M salary, but only $1.69M is guaranteed (also $500K extra in per game bonuses to take on). Not a ton of guaranteed money but can't see anyone wanting to take on guaranteed salary for him next year and clearly he isn't worth keeping at that salary so it'd be useless dead money. Pretty confident he'll go unclaimed.

The laugh out loud funny thing though is that they have a frickin void year on that deal for 2027 so they could spread out his cap hit more for the $4.8M signing bonus they paid him. That front office needs to be stopped with the mismanagement lol

I'm pretty sure the Saints were hard against the cap when they re-signed Cooks so it's not surprising that they had to play games like this even for such a "small" signing bonus. That's what "cap hell" does.

 

[Real fan 02]

Cooks has to clear waivers to hit free agency. Although I think his 2026 contract kicks in if claimed, so i don't see that happening.

I doubt he asked to get released so he could sign to the Patriots practice squad.

The PS is no longer a place just to develop players. It can be used to keep veterans around on an NFL roster.. hence Bentley was signed to the steelers PS when he was released here..

But I see your point. Cooks will likely look at a contender where he has a chance to start.. he won't have an opportunity to start here.

 

[Patsfan1645]

No you don't shelf Williams. That is idiotic. You let him progress and get reps. He can't learn on the shelf.

I guess you missed the part of the sentence that came after the word "or". I'm good with letting him run fixed routes for now. He can learn with another off season gaining more familiarity with the system to make better adjustments. We are in a position this year that we cannot afford to have receivers not seeing the defense like the QB during the game to hope that he eventually catches on. Guy has the physical talent but if he cant be where he should be when the ball is thrown its not helping the team.

 

[Clonamery]

Going back to 2017 and the down points*:

7 receptions on 28 targets on 3rd Down (worst on the team by far).
His SB performance was a disaster after having good performances in the payoff run.



*Too Many Cooks Takes: Was First-Year Receiver a Disappointment?

 

[imahobgoblin]

I guess you missed the part of the sentence that came after the word "or". I'm good with letting him run fixed routes for now. He can learn with another off season gaining more familiarity with the system to make better adjustments. We are in a position this year that we cannot afford to have receivers not seeing the defense like the QB during the game to hope that he eventually catches on. Guy has the physical talent but if he cant be where he should be when the ball is thrown its not helping the team.

The word "or" suggests its an option. No, shelving KW its not an option. It would be idiotic. The more game tape KW has, the more work he can fix in the offseason. I have no idea what this even means. "We are in a position this year that we cannot afford to have receivers not seeing the defense like the QB during the game to hope that he eventually catches on." What are you even talking about? We are in year 1 of a total rebuild and doing fantastic. While anything can happen if we get to the playoffs, we are nowhere near where Vrabel wants this team. That is the position we are in this year. What you are saying is stupid. So the guy didn't help the team with a 72 yard TD two week ago when he blew the doors off everyone in the stadium? He is a rookie and has to learn.

 

[Patsfan1645]

The word "or" suggests its an option. No, shelving KW its not an option. It would be idiotic. The more game tape KW has, the more work he can fix in the offseason. I have no idea what this even means. "We are in a position this year that we cannot afford to have receivers not seeing the defense like the QB during the game to hope that he eventually catches on." What are you even talking about? We are in year 1 of a total rebuild and doing fantastic. While anything can happen if we get to the playoffs, we are nowhere near where Vrabel wants this team. That is the position we are in this year. What you are saying is stupid. So the guy didn't help the team with a 72 yard TD two week ago when he blew the doors off everyone in the stadium? He is a rookie and has to learn.

It is an option...its just not an option to you. Please dont put word in my mouth, I said nothing about game tape. I said " I'm good with letting him run fixed routes for now. He can learn with another off season gaining more familiarity with the system to make better adjustments."

As to you saying "We are in year 1 of a total rebuild and doing fantastic. While anything can happen if we get to the playoffs, we are nowhere near where Vrabel wants this team." So you want to potentially let him flounder in a game to help him along and potentially hurt the team? A team that is fighting for the #1 seed in the playoffs, doesnt matter that its year 1.

As for what I said its not stupid, you simply dont like it and instead of accepting people have a different view you attack them. Yes he has caught one pass for a TD and then we were back the next game to him not being on the same page as Drake. I guess that one time he caught a pass makes up for the all the rest? Targeted 11 times and caught 3.

All I am saying is he has the physical tools he just doesnt understand right now the adjustments he needs to make in this system to be on page with Drake. He could end up being the next Ochocinco or the next Diggs, we just currently dont know. I am all for helping him along but not at the expense of the team.

I'm done defending my take on this.......moving on.

 

[TheRainMaker]

He's been on heavy decline since 2022. He had his least efficient season in NE with a 57% catch rate. I remember there were way too many bombs thrown his way and he's always been an awful contested catch WR. The play against the Pats in the Super Bowl a year later was the best example of how soft he was. He clearly looked uncomfortable in the Pats offense and regularly threw up his hands in confusion after the play. With that said, he's had a solid career and made lots of money.

 

[imahobgoblin]

It is an option...its just not an option to you. Please dont put word in my mouth, I said nothing about game tape. I said " I'm good with letting him run fixed routes for now. He can learn with another off season gaining more familiarity with the system to make better adjustments."

As to you saying "We are in year 1 of a total rebuild and doing fantastic. While anything can happen if we get to the playoffs, we are nowhere near where Vrabel wants this team." So you want to potentially let him flounder in a game to help him along and potentially hurt the team? A team that is fighting for the #1 seed in the playoffs, doesnt matter that its year 1.

As for what I said its not stupid, you simply dont like it and instead of accepting people have a different view you attack them. Yes he has caught one pass for a TD and then we were back the next game to him not being on the same page as Drake. I guess that one time he caught a pass makes up for the all the rest? Targeted 11 times and caught 3.

All I am saying is he has the physical tools he just doesnt understand right now the adjustments he needs to make in this system to be on page with Drake. He could end up being the next Ochocinco or the next Diggs, we just currently dont know. I am all for helping him along but not at the expense of the team.

I'm done defending my take on this.......moving on.

Ok. That is fair. It is not an option for the team or me, but is is an option for an idiot on the internet. How do I know its not an option for the team? BECAUSE THEY WON'T DO IT. Just watch. lol.

I said nothing about making anyone flounder. You are the idiot that thinks that Drake leading the NFL in passing yards so far this season with Diggs, Boutte, Pop, Mac, KW, and Chiz is floundering. Hahahaha. So stupid.

I call out idiots for who they are. Wanting the team to shelve KW and sign Cooks is complete and utter idiocy.

 

[Patsfan1645]

Ok. That is fair. It is not an option for the team or me, but is is an option for an idiot on the internet. How do I know its not an option for the team? BECAUSE THEY WON'T DO IT. Just watch. lol.

I said nothing about making anyone flounder. You are the idiot that thinks that Drake leading the NFL in passing yards so far this season with Diggs, Boutte, Pop, Mac, KW, and Chiz is floundering. Hahahaha. So stupid.

I call out idiots for who they are. Wanting the team to shelve KW and sign Cooks is complete and utter idiocy.

I said I was against signing Cooks, not once did I say to bring him on. You just make **** up as you go along. Your just an angry miserable person that talks crap behind a key board. I have no more time for you and you can join the other clowns on muted island....Adios!

 

[JoeSixPat]

Another team will grab him - wouldn't be surprised if it's Buffalo or Pitt

 

[captain stone]

Not sure if Cooks is the one to do it, but it wouldn't be the end of the season if Williams is dropped to the 6-hole and the team waives g'bye to the Chism trail...

 

[Bradyking12]

Brandin Cooks Free Agent​

Anybody want him back?

Brandin Cooks clears waivers

The Saints didn't need to beef up receiver Brandin Cooks's contract, after all.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[PatsfanTN]

Dupe or already been discussed. That’s a no for me dawg.

 

[BadMoFo]

Asked and answered. Nope.

 

[TommyD4207]

 

[Huckleberry1]

Absolutely not. He's toast.

 

[Hugepatsfan]

Thought there was a potential role for him, but the move to make KWilliams the KR and Chism the gameday inactive last week may have squashed that. Previously they had Chism on the roster doing nothing at WR and pretty much nothing at returner with Williams playing poorly for 10-15 snaps a game at WR. If they felt Cooks had a little juice left there could have been room for marginal improvement by giving Cooks the active and gameday roster spot of Chism and giving up on KWilliams for the year and just have him full on redshirt the rest of the way with Chism demoted to the practice squad. Williams looked good as a returner so that could still be in play to just use him there and have Cooks get those 10-15 snaps a game at WR if they see that as an upgrade, but it's less likely now and it wasn't particularly likely before to begin with.

 

[Uptown]

Brandin is Cooked