Saints sign WR Brandin Cooks to a 2-year, $13 million deal (101 Viewers)

[ilvdsnts]

This'll get a fine now for imitating a weapon.

 

[RaisingTheBar]

This makes me wonder about Olave's future with the team...

I’m not going to use the term over the hill, bc I see last year as an injury anomaly. But I think this has zero to do with Olave’s status with the team.

Over his 11 year career Cooks has averaged somewhere around 650 yards and 5 TDs a season. He will be 32 in September. We spent 13mil over 2 years for him. Not saying anything about his value or what he can contribute, but all of that doesn’t scream Olave insurance to me. I think we would have spent a little more $$ on someone a week ago if that were the thought process. JMO.

 

[football]

Our team is never boring.

 

[SonOfNOLA]

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

It’s a process to add talent or legit contributors to the roster, especially at depleted skill positions. We’d disappoint ourselves if we look at every move as all-in or SB or bust. They’re trying to get back to having good depth to be a winning team again.

I think going all in would’ve been splurging on a couple top 5-AAV FAs. Cooks simply gives us an established starting WR on an inexpensive short term starter deal. We have 3 good WRs now instead of just 2.

 

[football]

Honestly I never understand the hate that he received when he was here. He wasn't the best receiver in the league but he did his job and he was productive. He never said anything bad about anyone as far as I know. Things didn't work out for both parties so both had moved on.

 

[ELLIASJWILLIAMS]

I would hope we’d have another veteran brought in if that’s the case. Or at least have plans to add another really good receiving TE.

Even if we drafted a guy, do you really want to role with Shaheed, Cooks, rookie at WR next year?

That's a lot of deep speed to open up things underneath, It helps that Carr can hit those deep balls when you decide to call the shot

 

[RaisingTheBar]

Honestly I never understand the hate that he received when he was here. He wasn't the best receiver in the league but he did his job and he was productive. He never said anything bad about anyone as far as I know. Things didn't work out for both parties so both had moved on.

He literally complained publicly that he wasn’t getting the ball enough after a game that we WON…..

 

[Deuuuuce]

This is an interesting signing for sure. It gives us 3 WRs who occupy the same/similar space. Shaheed is more of a weapon and has return value, so he's probably staying. However, having Pettis and Velus Jones Jr on the roster provides other KR/PR options.

We still need a Big X.

I think Olave might be the odd man out.

The other option is we keep all 3, for injury insurance since Olave and Shaheed both get banged up every year.

This offseason has been exciting for sure.

We needed some insurance for both Olave and Shaheed. I don’t think you can count on either playing a full season without some sort of injury. Also doesn’t hurt to bring in someone with the work ethic of Cooks. Hopefully he pushes the young guys to be at their best.

 

[St. Widge]

Who knows, Moore doesn't really have a offense since he's adapted his offense to the personnel and strengths of the team.

We are more of a blank slate for him, so he may be building his offense now.

He's benefited from being a coach's son, a QB in college and NFL, experienced many different systems and had coached different styles of QBs.

It's interesting to see what he's doing though.

It will definitely be interesting to see what kind of offense he implements. I'm not sure that he has ever really implemented an entire offense that is his own. In Dallas he took over under Garrett who was an OC/QB, he only had one year with the Chargers, and a lot of what Philly did was still Sirianni and their power run game.

It's possible that one year with the Chargers was the closest we have seen to what he wants to do and that was more of a passing attack. But, that could have been based on the personnel he had.

Based on the interviews that he gave Super Bowl week, it sounds like he likes to throw the ball (as a former QB), but he will want an effective run game to keep teams honest. And, it sounds like his offense will use West Coast terminology, and maybe have a West Coast base with lots of motion added, but draw from lots of different offenses to suit personnel and stay unpredictable. It honestly sounds kind of like the things Sean Payton did/does, but it will be interesting to see.

 

[football]

Will always be my favorite pass from Brees.

 

[sfidc3]

This is the 1st decision since CKM has been here that I don't like....

I feel trading up for Cooks was one of the worst draft decisions CSP ever made and it probably initiated the search for help in the draft room (ie: Jeff Ireland)......

For a smaller WR he really isn't that dynamic and should have the skill/quickness to to better with YAC.....

That said you can't say he hasn't had some productive years but he will soon be 32 and his last truly productive season was in 2021, he is clearly in decline, to me this fits the Saints mistakes of the past.....targeting a player well past his prime.....I hope I'm wrong and he has some kind of magical resurgence but it just smacks a weird signing to me.....we already have 2 smallish burners at WR......

 

[JackDiesel]

Dammit Loomis. Moore said he needed an X receiver not our ex receiver.

 

[LifeForceDave]

He literally complained publicly that he wasn’t getting the ball enough after a game that we WON….

wasn't it after the giant game where we put up 50?

 

[MikeyF]

He literally complained publicly that he wasn’t getting the ball enough after a game that we WON…..

No different than Keyshawn Johnson saying "Just Give Me the Damn Ball."

 

[St. Geezy]

7th round comp pick cancelled out…



Think we still have a 4th for Adebo (for now).