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Week 2 Rams
Rams are favored by 3.
Ross will be active to receive and KO returns.
CB Will Blackmon signed because of Culliver, suspended, and Ihenacho, IR wrist.
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Has the potential to be another low score game.
It is so hard to make final judgement based off Week 1 that the second week is hard to predict too.
Secondary loses Culliver but get Breeland back. It is probably a net positive but still leaves the depth thin.
The key to this game could be how well our rushing attack can do against the Rams. Have to convert more of those good looking drives into points and please of please can we avoid another special teams blunder?
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I will be all over Rams -3
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this one could get ugly quickly
their defensive line is comprised of 4 #1 picks
Scherff goes from Suh to Donald, who was absolutely a wrecking ball last week
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Going from Suh and Wake last week to Donald and Quinn this one isn't much of a breather for this offense. The Rams are solid up front on D, need to run and protect.
Offensively, Foles runs hot and cold. They need to limit the TE Cook and last week the young RB Cunningham ran well. Possible that Gurley might see some action as well.
Both the Skins and Rams gave up special teams returns for td's, so likely something to watch there as well.
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i think we should send RGIII out there for the coin toss just to tweak Fisher
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Good job by this site on Jared Cook. Click link below to watch the videos.
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http://www.hogshaven.com/2015/9/16/9338107/redskins-vs-rams-week-2-player-spotlight-jared-cook
Redskins vs Rams Week 2 Player Spotlight: Jared Cook
By
Alex Rowsey on Sep 16, 2015
Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
With all the focus on Aaron Donald and Tavon Austin, the Redskins can't sleep on the Rams weapon at TE.
Jared Cook
Tight End
Age: 28
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 254 lbs.
College: South Carolina
NFL Draft: 2009 - Round: 3 - Pick: 89
Form
Jared Cook was an absolute monster last week and basically did whatever he wanted against the
Seattle Seahawks. He was targeted six times and caught five of them for 85 yards. He primarily worked the seams and sidelines. Though a trait typically not seen in TEs, Cook showed off his impressive ability to stretch the field. He has big play ability and it appears that new Ram QB
Nick Foles will be looking for him a lot.
He's incredibly hard to defend because he's so big/strong but also very fast. I see no reason why he wouldn't continue to be Foles' favorite target, especially considering the
Rams lackluster WR corps. Though he has a history of disappearing for games at a time, he was plenty visible last week. I expect he'll continue to be featured in the Rams offensive attack.
Skills
First-and-foremost, Cook is a receiver. He led the Rams in receiving last year with 634 yards, which is incredibly impressive for anyone, but especially a TE. Still, he's more than just a receiving threat like
Jordan Reed. Cook excels in pass protection as well and is aided by his massive 6'5", 254-lb. frame. That frame helps a lot in another particular area of the field... the red-zone.
Cook has 16 TD receptions over the course of his career (92 games). He runs very well (has been clocked in the 40 at sub 4.5) and has prototypical size for the position. He has all the skills of a Pro Bowl-caliber TE. It's obvious that Jeff Fisher likes Cook's skills and thinks he has Pro Bowl potential as he coached him in Tennessee and then brought him to St. Louis and promptly gave him a nice five-year contract.
He has a very exciting skill set, especially/primarily as a receiver and he's definitely the best one the Rams have. Even Shannon Sharpe has publicly stated that Cook has "big-time ability" and has the chance to be a "very explosive receiver." He's been developing since he came into the league in 2009 and based on what we saw last year and last week, I'd say his time has come. When thinking of Cook's skills, just keep two things in mind: speed down the seam and size in the red-zone. The seam and the red-zone are his bread and butter.
Potential Against the Redskins
Read the line I wrote at the end of the "Skills" section. The Redskins have been notorious for getting burned by TEs... especially down the seam. Of course, most of that came during our time with Jim Haslett at DC. Hopefully things are improved under Joe Barry, but we still start
Keenan Robinson and Perry Riley at ILB. Obviously, they, along with
Dashon Goldson and
Trenton Robinson, are going to have their hands full with Cook. He's a guy that Foles clearly loves and targets with great frequency.
We'll need our defensive front to apply a lot of pressure on Foles so Cook doesn't have the time necessary to get up to speed and really stretch the field down the seam. He's known for getting yards and TDs more than a lot of receptions. That tells you that the routes that Cook excels the most on require time for him to use his speed to gash defenses for big chunks of yardage.
The other area of real concern is the red-zone. I'm not sure how you match-up with the guy. He's 6'5" and has a 41" vertical. Hopefully you watched the video at the top of this article. That's Dr. J-type hops. Oh, and he's 254 lbs. It just really feels like he can do anything he wants in the red-zone. I think the Redskins may have to double-team him in that area of the field while also remaining aware of
Tavon Austin on reverses and even runs out of the backfield. I expect Dashon Goldson to be the one to primarily cover Cook. He probably has the best chance out of anyone on our roster.
Interesting Facts
Cook was one of the five Rams players who made the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" gesture before a game against the
Raiders last year to show solidarity with the social justice community in response to the killing of
Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
Cook spends most of his time during the offseason between Nashville and Suwanee, GA. He went to HS in GA and while there played WR and FS. He was rated as the 24th best player in GA and the 40th best WR in the nation. He also played basketball and his AAU basketball team won a national championship. He majored in retail at South Carolina. His nickname is "Cookie." You can check out his Twitter account here:
@JaredCook89.
One-on-One with Jared Cook (September 15th, 2015)
Jared Cook Press Conference - 9/11
Nick Foles to Jared Cook for 30 Yards (Week 1 vs Seattle)
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Last Year Vs. Skins
4 catches 61 yards 2 TDs
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After watching the sports lab video....
Makes me feel like this dude is gonna smoke us just like last year…
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I can't wait for Keenan Robinson to body slam this clown.
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Yessssss.....Focus on Cookie
It shall be Bailey’s week!
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Turf Show Times resident coming in peace...
I’m actually here to make fun of one our players. Jared Cook – while he’s a lot of things you say – is literally the worst blocking TE in the history of the NFL. Like ever.
He just doesn’t want to, and it’s pretty evident…because, ya know, he doesn’t.
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Brandon Bate
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Not surprising
It seems most TE’s these days either want to just catch the ball or just block. Not a whole lot of complete packages anymore. Sounds like Cook is at least a "plus" receiver for a TE.
Here’s hoping that both teams escape without any serious injuries on Sunday.
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Cheers to that
Lance Kendricks is definitely the more well-rounded TE…but he’s sloooow. Cook is definitely big. He’s definitely fast. But he can’t block…unless it’s Austin Davis trying to shake his hand after he dropped a sure touchdown
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Brandon Bate
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