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Just to stir the pot a bit more with speculation, I've heard some "experts" think if the Vikings lose tomorrow they might cut Cook outright to get away from this drama and his contract. This would probably mean Zimmer and co. are toast as well but it would be Mattison time ROS and maybe next year too. This is obviously an extreme take but ya never know.
1% chance of that at most. Cook won't be cut, and Zimmer won't be fired.Just to stir the pot a bit more with speculation, I've heard some "experts" think if the Vikings lose tomorrow they might cut Cook outright to get away from this drama and his contract. This would probably mean Zimmer and co. are toast as well but it would be Mattison time ROS and maybe next year too. This is obviously an extreme take but ya never know.
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MRI will determine how much damage the dislocation caused but all things considered probably the best news you could hope for as of now.
Depends if there’s a lot of additional damage from the dislocation. If it was simply dislocated and popped back in, week or 2.
Darn, I opened this thread hoping there was an update. I hope something is posted today. It's been a brutal year for RBs.
Sorry, here is your update:
Hopefully he comes back for the fantasy playoffs at some point, but if the Vikings are eliminated I suspect he won't.
It will likely be too late for my team as I need him healthy for me to get into the playoffs.
Thursday night is a good thing. That means we get early info, with time to adjust lineups with players in the Sunday/Monday games.
Vikings probably feel that their season is over if they lose to Pittsburgh. If Cook is healthy enough to play, why sit him?
Its not ideal, especially being a Thursday game. If it were on Sunday, I'd feel 100% confident in Cook. That said, if he's playing, he's almost impossible to bench.
Is it possible Cook is only suiting up in case Mattison goes down? And perhaps then, playing Cook is a chance they are willing to take?
Really? Easy call? Because, looking at the stats, Mattison isn't the problem at all. Cook has not been Cook this year.
That isn't really accurate. Cook has been fine this year. He's 4th in rushing yards per game, and is averaging 4.5 YPC. Its just he isn't scoring TD's, which is bad luck more than anything, but his other numbers are basically his 2019. Cook has been better than Mattison, who is averaging only 3.7 YPC, and has had good TD luck in his starts(2 of which were against Detroit)
That would be a surprise, and really isn't how Mike Zimmer operates. Again, I think Cook will be inactive this week, but if he isn't, its because he's gonna be the guy.
If Cook plays I think you should look to stay away as it is very possible he takes a hit and doesn't finish the game. I also think it's very likely the touches are split rendering each of them borderline startable. Based on this I look somewhere else for a starter if possible. If you have to start one and Cook is active I really don't know which way I would lean. I guess it would depend on the reports on usage and a feel for how they seem to be talking about him.
