Cooks or Dez .5 PPR REDRAFT (1 Viewer)

[irunwithit]

Hey everyone, new user here, loving TFG website, so much to offer.

Was wondering if y'all could help me with a quick trade offer I got.  My team is easily best in the league but looking to make this executive decision, here's my roster + settings:

2QB-4WR-3RB-2TE-1FLEX-1K-1D/ST-7 BENCH

RB/WR - RU/RE TD=6PTS, 10 YDS=1PT, .5PPR

WR's

Antonio Brown, Mike Evans, Brandin Cooks, Jamison Crowder, Martavis Bryant, Marquis Lee

Got an offer straight up, Dez Bryant for Brandin Cooks (would be getting Dez) and I am TORN!

So I've gotten some solid feedback from my facebook network as well...here are the key takeaways:

Cooks PROS:

-Brady is his QB

-Brady made other players of his body type and play style legends (Welker, Edelman)

-The first year NE traded for Moss, they used him heavily and he had an epic season

-Previously played with Brees

Cooks CONS:

-Many mouths to feed in NE

-Brady doesn't care who he throws to

-***CHANGE OF WEATHER***

-Will be boom or bust, some weeks with almost 200 yards, some weeks quiet

Dez PROS:

-Zeke gone for 6 games

-When healthy is an elite WR

Dez CONS:

-Schedule is brutal

-Top DB's + S each week will be keying in on him while zeke is gone

-Injury risk

Any insight/suggestion would be helpful!

Cheers everyone!

 

[travdogg]

I like Dez a bit more than Cooks. Dez is a lot more of a TD threat, and is a bigger part of the offense. Cooks is interesting, but with all the weapons the Patriots have, he could get lost in the shuffle some weeks.

 

[fightingillini]

Dez....especially since Zeke will be suspended for 6 weeks.  Has 12-14 TD potential, something Cooks doesn't have with all the weapons in NE.

 

[Gally]

Is this a dynasty or redraft league?   In redraft I would easily want Dez over Cooks but it would be closer in a dynasty.  I still think I would lean Dez but I could make an argument for Cooks.

 

[gtudor]

I lean toward Bryant... but we all remember what Brady did for his last true deep threat (Randy Moss); granted that was a long time ago now but there is potential for Cooks to have a monster season. I'd take Dez, but I wouldn't feel 100% confident about it. 

 

[Gally]

I lean toward Bryant... but we all remember what Brady did for his last true deep threat (Randy Moss); granted that was a long time ago now but there is potential for Cooks to have a monster season. I'd take Dez, but I wouldn't feel 100% confident about it. 

Randy Moss and Brandin Cooks are not close to the same player.