If I am formulating a gameplan against the Saints passing game, I take away Brandin Cooks and make you beat me with Watson, Snead, Spiller, and co. We really don't have an outside threat to roll coverages away from Cooks right now. He will still win some matchups because of his incredible skillset, but we need another weapon on the outside for him to maximize his potential.
Snead has played better than Cooks so far. As of right now, Snead has been more of a threat than Cooks. I mean, if Cooks can't outrun a 2nd string CB to the first down that's only 5 yards away, then there's nothing else that can be said.