MVS had chemistry with Carr on deep routes. He wasn’t catching slants or crossers often, or catching before or near the sticks that much. Pass offense has to function with WRs who are effective at a full route tree. We can’t do shot throws on most passing downs which is what MVS was mostly effective at.
Cooks is a much better complete WR than MVS. He has the career #s to more than back that up. Even in Cooks’ down year last season, he was a better intermediate route receiver than MVS in inter targets and FDs.