Justin Howe
Moderator
You guys probably know the deal by now -- after a hiatus, we're bringing the Player Spotlight threads back to the Shark Pool. For those who are new around here, the Player Spotlights are one of the main features on the site during the preseason. They're in-depth looks at key players, including pros and cons, and our staff projections. For years, we also included the best commentary from the Shark Pool. A few years ago, activity in the Pool died down and commentary fell off, but we have confidence in a resurgence.
So here's the deal. Discuss your thoughts about the player in question. We'll pick the best comments from the bunch and use them (and give you credit) in the published articles.
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Dalvin Cook is currently coming off the board outside of Round 1. In most drafts, he's available beyond the likes of Melvin Gordon, Kareem Hunt, Saquon Barkley, and Leonard Fournette. Are you OK with that? More interested in him than any of those names?
The case could be made that Cook is firmly on their level. His rookie year was truncated, but he produced 0.39 PPR points per snap - in line with Hunt (0.44) and Fournette (0.44) and ahead of the others above. (Also more than LeVeon Bell or Ezekiel Elliott managed.) He's the unquestioned workhorse - he took 69.6% of snaps over the first 3 weeks - in an offense that looks poised to be successful. He catches passes, works on the goal line, and if his rookie year is any indicator, stays on the field in virtually every circumstance. What's not to like?
Early chatter on his ACL recovery is good. It's not the death knell it was once perceived to be, and Cook was already back in team drills in early June. He won't play much in the preseason, but there's nothing to suggest that he'll be limited in any way come September.
What say you?
So here's the deal. Discuss your thoughts about the player in question. We'll pick the best comments from the bunch and use them (and give you credit) in the published articles.
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
Dalvin Cook is currently coming off the board outside of Round 1. In most drafts, he's available beyond the likes of Melvin Gordon, Kareem Hunt, Saquon Barkley, and Leonard Fournette. Are you OK with that? More interested in him than any of those names?
The case could be made that Cook is firmly on their level. His rookie year was truncated, but he produced 0.39 PPR points per snap - in line with Hunt (0.44) and Fournette (0.44) and ahead of the others above. (Also more than LeVeon Bell or Ezekiel Elliott managed.) He's the unquestioned workhorse - he took 69.6% of snaps over the first 3 weeks - in an offense that looks poised to be successful. He catches passes, works on the goal line, and if his rookie year is any indicator, stays on the field in virtually every circumstance. What's not to like?
Early chatter on his ACL recovery is good. It's not the death knell it was once perceived to be, and Cook was already back in team drills in early June. He won't play much in the preseason, but there's nothing to suggest that he'll be limited in any way come September.
What say you?