Brandin Cooks

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(10-29-2020, 01:01 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: What makes you think he'd be WR3?

In a Boyd, Cooks, Higgins group I don't think you can say that anyone is automatically ahead of anyone else.  You could make an argument for each and every one of them to lead the team in yards in 2021.

I'd like to think of someone like him more as filling a role.  We need a deep threat he can stretch the field.  To find that in the draft is going to require a relatively high pick and even then you're not going to be guaranteed production in year 1.  And to find in FA is going to cost money.  Guys like Adam Humphries see 8 mil deals.

Fair.

Let me rephrase - With Boyd playing very well and Higgins also playing well, I don't think this team needs to spend that much for another WR.

If they were to get Cooks, I see one of three things happening:
1) Cooks doesn't get enough targets/production to justify that cost
2) The addition of Cooks cuts into Higgins's opportunities
3) This team goes even more pass-oriented to feed all of Boyd, Higgins, Cooks, and Uzomah/Sample, thus resulting in their running game not being used as much, thus potentially devaluing Mixon, who was just paid about the same as what Cooks is making.

I like the thought of adding Josh Reynolds, who has good speed and size, he just isn't blazing fast like Cooks. He's playing well for LAR right now, on pace for over 600 yards as their WR3 behind Woods and Kupp. Plus, he had familiarity with Tayor, and I would imagine he'd come at half the price (or less) than Cooks.

But that's just my take. I understand the value Cooks would bring and he could do well. I just think there're better places to put that money than another WR.
You could sell me more on it though if the Bengals released Uzomah to free up an extra $5.3 mill to help cover the cap hit.