The lack of interest in Cook is pretty telling.
Having said that, I liked him more than most, and thought he was passable-yet-overpaid before this past season when he lost all of his confidence. He started to come back around at the end of last season, too. I am considering last season just a down year for him. And he is always a matchup threat.
On paper, we could still use him, and I'd bring him back at a heavy pay cut. But the coaching staff insisted on giving him way more targets than he ever warranted. And for that reason, I never want him back in horns. The last thing I want to see is every other pass play going to Jared Cook, when we rarely pass the ball as it is, and he is hardly an elite weapon.