Saints sign WR Brandin Cooks to a 2-year, $13 million deal

[Optimistic Ozzy]

No issues. He will get fed.

 

[meily]

Wow, what year is it? I surely didn't expect this reunion! Two years ago Jimmy, and now Brandin.

He's a bit fragile like Olave, but as long as a guy can run, he'll always have a job in the NFL. Perhaps he can play a Tedd Ginn Jr.-type of role for Carr (or whoever it is) and be a deep option.

That offense is gone and the main reason Cooks left the first time, he did not want to be relegated to a deep threat, he was a pretty good route runner coming into the league from Oklahoma State and its what has kept him in the league, not just his speed.

 

[MikeyF]

Kubiak and DA wanted to run the ball. Not so sure about Moore. And I don't think it's as important if you aren't running the Interesting. I would have expected them to go after a bigger WR, but I think Cooks can still play. Obviously you want your WR to block in any scheme, but it's essential for the Interesting. I would have expected them to go after a bigger WR, but I think Cooks can still play.

Considering all of the injuries at WR last year this makes a lot of sense...

 

[ELLIASJWILLIAMS]

And a 2 year deal for Cooks. Makes me wonder if maybe there are some thoughts about trading Olave before they have to give him a new deal?

We’ve (you and I) been contemplating that move since last year. He’s an asset similar to what Lattimore was and is a piece of the new core we started building in 2022 that hasn’t exactly panned out like we thought.

Add that to Olaves brother saying him risking his career in New Orleans wasn’t worth it and a potential divorce has always had some legs to it

I’m still interested in a move to #1

 

[El Caliente]

Does this mean “Concussions” is in the outs?

 

[BoNcHiE]

Seems a bit steep for a dude 31 year old who only caught 259 yards last year.

I like the addition on the field, though. Maybe he gets back to 2023 form. We need WRs and I think the big guy is found in the draft.

 

[abnrgr]

Is $6.5 per year a lot? Seem to remember MVS got $5m from Seattle. Looking at standard prices for WRs it’s below elite money and above cheap talent. So it looks like a very fair offer for an aging talent. A step below Hollywood Brown and step above MVS in Seattle. I think that’s about right.

 

[Alan12]

Comprehensive look at our offensive playbook this year:

 

[Brandon13]

 

[St. Geezy]

Seems a bit steep for a dude 31 year old who only caught 259 yards last year.

I like the addition on the field, though. Maybe he gets back to 2023 form. We need WRs and I think the big guy is found in the draft.

Gotta keep Dallas’ QB situation and Lamb’s extremely high target-share in mind when doing the evaluation.

 

[Taker597]

If this their version of "Going all-in to compete".... It's kind of sad.

 

[Snakehead]

Hella interesting, because you now have 3 similar sized guys w/ similar traits and weaknesses.

Whose odd man out?

I think Olave is the odd man out.

 

[webster]

I trust coach knows what traits he likes and Cooks fits his needs.

 

[St.Dan]

On the whole cooking theme, wasn't it some comments by Cooks during the 2016 about not "eating" enough when it came to seeing the ball? It was presumed this led to him being trade bait since Michael Thomas was quickly becoming the WR1? He had 78 catches for 1,173 yards in 2016, for background's sake.