Jared Cook?

[Ballhawk]

I see a lot of frustration in ARod's future!

 

[wmc540]

I see a lot of frustration in ARod's future!

Nah. With our luck he'll really shine out there.

 

[Psycho_X]

First day of Packers camp

 

[OntarioRam]

Cook posted very respectable numbers here his first two years, despite being misused, while playing in a run-first offense with awful QB play. He was just overpaid. I for one think last year was more of a fluke. I fully expect him to sign a really cheap deal somewhere else and return to his 2014 form.

Not every TE can be Gronk. Cook is imperfect. But pay him what he is worth - instead of vastly overpaying like the Rams - and use him correctly with an actual starting calibre QB throwing to him and I think he can be a positive contributor. He's also a matchup threat.

 

[Ballhawk]

Nah. With our luck he'll really shine out there.

Could be telling!

 

[Rambitious1]

Oh, man, Packers looking to relive the memories of Jermichael Finley and his drops?

That's not the way to do it.....................

 

[TheDYVKX]

I have been scouting so many Packers forums and all that and many of their fans are sold on this guy. They say his lack of effort is due to being on a shitty organization, his lack of great production due to shitty QBs, they use inaccurate SportingCharts numbers to make the case that he has above average hands. It's fucking hilarious. I can't wait until they find out Jared Cook is just that bad.

 

[BonifayRam]

I have been scouting so many Packers forums and all that and many of their fans are sold on this guy. They say his lack of effort is due to being on a crappy organization, his lack of great production due to crappy QBs, they use inaccurate SportingCharts numbers to make the case that he has above average hands. It's freaking hilarious. I can't wait until they find out Jared Cook is just that bad.

Mike McCarthy & Ted Thompson will not keep Jared Cook on the team long.
Packers have some TE with good hands with Richard Rodgers & Andrew Quarless. I have no ideal why they would want a big $$$ bags handless TE???

 

[Roman Snow]

So he didn't even rank?

:rant: That's not true! He was totally 'rank' last year!

 

[Roman Snow]

Nah. He'll be "moving the chains" like this...

 

[TXRams86]

http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2...-cook-packers-rams-trade-free-agency-2016-nfl

Ted Thompson wanted Jared Cook last year.

The Green Bay Packers have a visit scheduled with free agent Jared Cook, but, at least according to one account, the team has dabbled with the tight end before. Last season, the Packers attempted to acquire Cook last season prior to the NFL trade deadline, reports ESPN's Rob Demovsky.

Green Bay underperformed offensively in 2015, and the lack of a field-stretching receiver over the middle played a large role in those struggles. Apparently, the team's management agreed, and tried to pry Cook away from the St. Louis Rams midway through the year. Ultimately, no deal materialized, but the trade discussions illustrate how the Packers feel about the tight end's ability to impact the game.

Unlike Packers starter Richard Rodgers, Cook has plenty of speed to burn. He ran a 4.50 40-yard dash during his workout at the NFL Scouting Combine in 2009. Even at age 28, Cook offers a dimension otherwise absent from Green Bay's tight-end group.

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Seriously? I know this is a rumor but, if true, we could have gotten something for him last season! The eff were Snead and Fisher thinking to pass that up?

 

[Roman Snow]

I see a lot of frustration in ARod's future!

Yeah, hey Cookie: "It's time to show Aaron Rogers who's boss. Go get him big boy!" :mrburnsevil:

 

[blackbart]

Seriously? I know this is a rumor but, if true, we could have gotten something for him last season! The eff were Snead and Fisher thinking to pass that up?

Maybe that they had a chance to fight for the division and a playoff still at mid season and Cook was an integral part of the offense. And GB was probably offering a bag of chips

 

[jrry32]

Maybe that they had a chance to fight for the division and a playoff still at mid season and Cook was an integral part of the offense. And GB was probably offering a bag of chips

A bag of chips for an underperforming player that was going to get released? Yes, please.

 

[RaminExile]

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.

If you were paying him like a full back or third tight end he'd be a great pick up. For what he was being paid he was an absolute disaster. He can't get a big contract off the back of his play in St Lpuis for three years. No hands, can't run routes (or is too lazy to), can't block (or wont), not an obvious leader (pushing your quarterback on the sideline doesn't look great), is anti-clutch (third down and red zone drops when wide open...). That said, great physical specimen,good height weight speed and has shown glimpses of incredible talent and ability. His ceiling is always going to be higher than say Harkey, but his floor is a lot, lot lower.

 

[Roman Snow]

http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2...-cook-packers-rams-trade-free-agency-2016-nfl

Ted Thompson wanted Jared Cook last year.

The Green Bay Packers have a visit scheduled with free agent Jared Cook, but, at least according to one account, the team has dabbled with the tight end before. Last season, the Packers attempted to acquire Cook last season prior to the NFL trade deadline, reports ESPN's Rob Demovsky.

Green Bay underperformed offensively in 2015, and the lack of a field-stretching receiver over the middle played a large role in those struggles. Apparently, the team's management agreed, and tried to pry Cook away from the St. Louis Rams midway through the year. Ultimately, no deal materialized, but the trade discussions illustrate how the Packers feel about the tight end's ability to impact the game.

Unlike Packers starter Richard Rodgers, Cook has plenty of speed to burn. He ran a 4.50 40-yard dash during his workout at the NFL Scouting Combine in 2009. Even at age 28, Cook offers a dimension otherwise absent from Green Bay's tight-end group.

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Seriously? I know this is a rumor but, if true, we could have gotten something for him last season! The eff were Snead and Fisher thinking to pass that up?

Spin. They really jumped on him after we released him.

 

[kurtfaulk]

I have been scouting so many Packers forums and all that and many of their fans are sold on this guy. They say his lack of effort is due to being on a crappy organization, his lack of great production due to crappy QBs, they use inaccurate SportingCharts numbers to make the case that he has above average hands. It's freaking hilarious. I can't wait until they find out Jared Cook is just that bad.

you mean like we did after the rams signed him up 3 years ago?

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[TheDYVKX]

you mean like we did after the rams signed him up 3 years ago?

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Yeah, it's eerily similar to when we first signed him for sure. We were saying the exact same things.

 

[blackbart]

A bag of chips for an underperforming player that was going to get released? Yes, please.

Not at the trade deadline for a team trying to win the division.

 

[jrry32]

Not at the trade deadline for a team trying to win the division.

Why not? Look at what Belichick just did. And that's a team trying to win the Super Bowl. He traded a PERFORMING player because he knew NE would lose Jones next year in FA.