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WR Brandin Cooks, DAL (1 Viewer)
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Rhythmdoctor
Footballguy
I drafted Sutton and Golladay so yeah, I’m pretty much forced to start Cooks. It’s the same injury he had going into last week and he played so with 10 days off I’m assuming he plays this week. I heard no reports of him aggravating the injury worse so I’m rolling with him.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
DFS it’s maybe not a the worst contrarian play to roll out Fuller/Cooks - I expect a lot of garbage time with Baltimore up 10+ most of the game. HOU will not be ground and pound in this game, IMO. More like chuck & duck for Watson. Hoping for 300+ / 2 from him with ~40 RuYd.
I expect Baltimore to be all over Fuller, so Cooks could be the better play.
100% speculation of course. I am not Ms Cleo.
I expect Baltimore to be all over Fuller, so Cooks could be the better play.
100% speculation of course. I am not Ms Cleo.
hamsterdam
Footballguy
Godwin and Golladay out, in he goes
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
In both my leagues owners have this same pairing. One dynasty one redraft. I see it a lot. In June I was jealous. Things change quickly - good luck.
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Rolling with Jeudy or Cohen instead in PPR -- likely Jeudy.
Cooks has to show me something first before I can trust him.
Can someone remind me if my recollection is correct -- coming into the season, wasn't Cooks generally seen as the consensus WR to have on this offense? I don't think his or Fuller's projections were that far apart, but their values have completely shot in opposite directions after only 1 game.
To me, Cooks felt like at Top 30 receiver. Trying to figure out if he still has that potential value after just one game into the season.
Things move fast.
Cooks has to show me something first before I can trust him.
Can someone remind me if my recollection is correct -- coming into the season, wasn't Cooks generally seen as the consensus WR to have on this offense? I don't think his or Fuller's projections were that far apart, but their values have completely shot in opposite directions after only 1 game.
To me, Cooks felt like at Top 30 receiver. Trying to figure out if he still has that potential value after just one game into the season.
Things move fast.
Agreed. I think if he can get closer to 70% of snaps he’ll be ok. His air yards and targets were ok. He can be a #2/3 guy if/when he gets healthy and gets a full share.
ETA: I don’t know about others but I had Fuller >> Cooks and it was going that way early on in best ball until Cooks ADP start to shoot up.
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Buck Bradcanon
Footballguy
No bueno.
tombonneau
Footballguy
Doesn't seem this offense has a true #1 WR and I'm not sure they care.
hamsterdam
Footballguy
Thinking of dropping him for Jefferson / Higgins. I believe they have more upside if they hit, where low - mid WR2 is near Cooks' ceiling in this offense.
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Drunken Cowboy
Footballguy
I agree. He was dealing with an injury to start the season, had no preseason to get to know his new system and QB, and had a killer early schedule. He should improve as the season goes on.
Jefferson I can see, Higgins not as much. I think Higgins greatly benefitted from Slay locking up AJ Green. Higgins is still no higher than #3 in that passing game.
Cooks has been a low WR1 on three other teams, and 4 of the last 5 seasons. That's his upside. I don't see any rookie having a higher ceiling than that.
hamsterdam
Footballguy
It may have been him ailing from injury / tough matchups but it looks like this Texans team is going to spread the ball around more than they did in the past, and certainly won't feed anyone like they did Hopkins. That's why I specifically mentioned this offense. The personnel is a bit strange at the position, as Fuller and Cooks are both speed / stretch the field guys and Cobb seems best suited for a possession role.
I admit I may have been overthinking things and will likely drop someone else to make room for the rooks.
-jb-
Footballguy
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
DirtyCashDylan
Footballguy
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Looking at game thread, seemed to take a huge hit and while he walked off under his own power and returned, likely shook up.
Either way, at this point, I was wrong about Cooks in this offense. So were a lot of people who were high on him coming into the season (including FBGs).
He seems droppable in redraft at this point.
tombonneau
Footballguy
To think I put him in to play it safe with Edelman. 
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Cooks is soft and O'Brien is a dope. Bad combo.
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Anyone watch this game and can parse what was due to that huge hit Cooks took and what was due to just plain sucktitude?
Assuming the latter.
Assuming the latter.
dipandglide
Footballguy
Those 2nd round offseason offers are looking good right about now. I couldn’t smash accept fast enough if one of those offers hit the inbox.
Drunken Cowboy
Footballguy
I really expected a breakout game today. I was expecting to think of him as top 30 coming out of this week. Now I might cut him.
Buck Bradcanon
Footballguy
No bueno. I am sure there will be a game here and there where he posts a good line but right now he is just taking up valuable roster/lineup space.
The Frankman
Footballguy
in half-PPRR (points per route run) leagues he got a 19.5, that's not bad at all.
tombonneau
Footballguy
Oh wow. I was hoping snap count was not there. But yeah clearly seems a trust thing with Watson. He's leaning on Fuller and and Cobb next. Really thought Cooks could be a WR3 with upside, but he seems cuttable in redraft and a TBD but bordering on roster clogger in dynasty. Thing is I think he is still on 26 or something crazy like that.
Offense is terrible (defense not much better), I wouldn’t start any Texans WR at this point. Stats have been padded by some garbage time but none of their 4 games have they been competitive. Best the offense looked was first half of the Pitt game (when they still had 3 three and outs), but then they were god awful in the 2nd half with 3 three and outs and an INT.
skol asylum
Footballguy
Need to trade him to his next team because Houston has no idea how to use him.
I wouldn't go that far. Fuller is a solid WR2, and there is room for someone else to be useful, just not sure who it will be.
There is too much talent, and like you said the defense is awful, so too much volume for them to stay this bad.
Buck Bradcanon
Footballguy
Was ready to cut but now maybe a hold for a few weeks with the coaching change? Can't imagine his trajectory changing a whole lot.
It buys him an extra week for me. If a coaching shake up and a date with the Jags doesn't fix it, what will?
Biabreakable
Footballguy
Cooks played 94% of the snaps so I don't know how much a coaching change is going to help him. He can't play much more than he has been.
I mean, he could be actually taken advantage of, and schemed deep shots, or screens. 2 things he has been great at in his career.
I don't know if it will be Cooks or not, but I can't help but feel like Watson is going to have a monster week against the Jags. Big statement game for him.
Biabreakable
Footballguy
Could be but hasn't been so far, despite playing the most snaps of all the WR.
I perhaps incorrectly assumed that Cooks would transition well to his new team because he has succeeded with multiple teams already in his career. Maybe because of lack of practice it is taking more time to build rapport with Watson?
I heard Pete Berchich say that he thought Watson looked confused about the coverages the Vikings were using. He said this several times during the game. I am not sure how true or not that is but the coverage was often 2 safeties deep, so if Cooks is going deep then maybe the other guys were better options. The Texans did run 65 plays despite the Vikings controlling TOP.
I do think Cooks is a very good WR and I am as confused by his lack of success as anyone.
Stompin' Tom Connors
Footballguy
Having a solid day, finally - 7 for 133 midway through the third.
Of course he is, dropped him before the weekend to cover COVID byes.
Of course he is, dropped him before the weekend to cover COVID byes.
tombonneau
Footballguy
Boy the script sure does flip quick doesn't it? From cuttable to this week's WR1
