A 32 year old WR that only played 10 games due to an infection in his knee from a meniscus procedure avging career lows doesn't aspire confidence. Cooks was already losing his burst before then too.
I get it and don't think it's a great strategy. I figured Cooks was worth a Jarvis Landry type contract of 1yr/4.5M. I'm really curious about the guaranteed money and structure of the contract. If it's a 4.5M guaranteed deal, then it's basically a 1yr deal to retire a Saint and play WR3. Cedric Wilson is a WR5 and Bub Means needs to show he can be a WR3/4. If the guaranteed money is half the contract value, then I'd say it's a terrible signing.