Saw this yesterday. Belichick saw first hand what B Cooks can do.
Click link nice video. BC goes over the middel a bit here too. Finds the dead space in the zone defense.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...chick-glad-we-dont-have-to-play-brandin-cooks
- By Chris Wesseling
- Around the NFL Writer
- Published: Aug. 23, 2015 at 02:46 p.m.
- Updated: Aug. 23, 2015 at 02:58 p.m.
Of all the
breakout candidates at wide receiver this season,
Brandin Cooks of the
Saints has been the most impressive through two weeks of preseason action.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick offered high praise after the
speedy wideout burned his defense for big plays of 45 and 36 yards in addition to a pair of 18-yard receptions on Saturday
"I'm
glad we don't have to play him twice a year and he's not in our division," Belichick said, via The Times-Picayune. "He's a really good player."
Limited to a
Percy Harvin-like role near the line of scrimmage early last year, Cooks was
just beginning to expand his route tree and emerge as a more complete receiver when a broken thumb ended his rookie season in mid-November.
Cooks spent the majority of the offseason
working on routes and timing with
Drew Brees in San Diego. When he wasn't with Brees, he adopted
Steelers superstar
Antonio Brown as a mentor and
sought advice from
Ravens veteran
Steve Smith on route running and using his smaller size as leverage.
The results have been evident since training camp opened. Cooks is gaining separation on deep and intermediate routes and making more defenders miss after the catch.
New Orleans coach Asshole Face acknowledged Saturday night that Cooks has "
made a ton of strides" since last season.
After watching the team practice, future
Hall of Famer Randy Moss told the
Saints' broadcast team that Cooks is "very good now and he will be great."
The 2013 Biletnikoff Award winner was on pace for 85 receptions and roughly 1,000 yards from scrimmage prior to the rookie-year thumb injury. Determined to "
shock the world" as Brees' go-to weapon in the aerial attack, Cooks
should soar past those numbers with a real shot at 100 catches and 1,200 yards in 2015.
"I'm
glad we don't have to play him twice a year and he's not in our division," Belichick said, via The Times-Picayune. "He's a really good player."
Limited to a
Percy Harvin-like role near the line of scrimmage early last year, Cooks was
just beginning to expand his route tree and emerge as a more complete receiver when a broken thumb ended his rookie season in mid-November.
Cooks spent the majority of the offseason
working on routes and timing with
Drew Brees in San Diego. When he wasn't with Brees, he adopted
Steelers superstar
Antonio Brown as a mentor and
sought advice from
Ravens veteran
Steve Smith on route running and using his smaller size as leverage.
The results have been evident since training camp opened. Cooks is gaining separation on deep and intermediate routes and making more defenders miss after the catch.
New Orleans coach Asshole Face acknowledged Saturday night that Cooks has "
made a ton of strides" since last season.
After watching the team practice, future
Hall of Famer Randy Moss told the
Saints' broadcast team that Cooks is "very good now and he will be great."
The 2013 Biletnikoff Award winner was on pace for 85 receptions and roughly 1,000 yards from scrimmage prior to the rookie-year thumb injury. Determined to "
shock the world" as Brees' go-to weapon in the aerial attack, Cooks
should soar past those numbers with a real shot at 100 catches and 1,200 yards in 2015.