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Favorable was over a month ago IMO. $ is drying up. Its a mistake on his part to keep waiting I think.
I am with Ross. Take the tired out 3 year old Brady/BB argument and have it somewhere the hell else not in a thread about a free agent we're hoping to sign and waiting on news for. I don't care if there is a mute function. 99% of the forum shouldn't have to adjust to the same couple of people who can't help themselves.
Yup. If any contender was willing to move mountains to fit Hopkins into their payroll they would’ve done it already.
Cook could’ve taken a pay cut and stayed with the Vikings, but instead opted to bet on himself in the open market. He was set to make $14 million but the Vikings decided it was better to eat $5 million in dead cap space and save $9 million than to pay him $14 million. This is also him coming off his second-worst season in his career in terms of yards per game, a sign he may be slowing down. He’s insisting his shoulder problems are behind him now and that he can run like he did at Florida State, but those are things he *should* be saying as he’s looking for someone to sign him. I think ultimately he and Hopkins will sign for less than what they were hoping for, it’s just a matter of when and with which team.
2.5% difference. That's it.
I like cook as well.. however I'm of the mind of letting the backs we do have get some run.. we drafted strong jr. And harris to be contributing. I want to see what they can be for this offense. Cook is phenomenal.. however he was playing with JJ, and TJ hockenson. I think we are ok at RB.. Rham is an ascending level all- purpose back and I want the ball in his hands more often than not. I feel that D hop will sign and that makes the offense so much better.
D Hop is the next coming of D Hop, his skills haven’t diminished that much assuming he stays healthy. He’s better and more reliable than Devante Parker, who can’t stay healthy at all. One knee injury for Hopkins in 2021 isn’t a trend.
Not at the money he'll want. No chance.
To me, only way bringing in Dalvin Cook would make sense is if Rhamondre Stevenson was lost for the season. Replace a workhorse back with receiving chops with another. Otherwise it’s a waste of resources. If Cook was at a stage in his career where he’d accept a backup role at a team friendly price that’s one thing. But this is a guy who will be 28 at the start of the season, coming off his 4th straight Pro Bowl season, who still believes he’s a lead back in this league and will be looking to be paid as such. They already have Pierre Strong and Kevin Harris as in-house candidates to handle the load in the absence of Stevenson. Cook is not a fit for what the Patriots need most right now, and he’s most likely waiting for a starter to go down in preseason before signing anywhere. Hopkins fills a glaring need (a true alpha WR option) and I’d rather see the money go to improving the tackle situation if possible. Is Cook an upgrade over the other backup options? Absolutely. But it’s the cost that would be the most concerning.
At the money he’s currently stated to be asking for, absolutely no chance. But I think we all know no team is going to give that. Few teams even have the money to do it right now in the first place, and if they did, they’re not likely going to blow their precious remaining space on a running back. Once his price comes down I can see it.
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