Guess who got 16 reps on the bench press today

[heel31ok]

No he can't. His floor is in the third round at this point. He's a huge body who has deceptive vertical ability, and very good hands. Extends his catch radius really well, and plays well through contact. Only reason he's a third rounder is because the numbers aren't there due to QB play. Very strong possibility he goes in the late second to early third. 

He 's not good.His hands are not good. He is big and thats it.

[heel31ok]

No he can't. His floor is in the third round at this point. He's a huge body who has deceptive vertical ability, and very good hands. Extends his catch radius really well, and plays well through contact. Only reason he's a third rounder is because the numbers aren't there due to QB play. Very strong possibility he goes in the late second to early third. 

 

[KendrickPanther]

Cooks is fun to watch, such a smooth and talented athlete. There is only one Steve Smith though. Desean Jackson and Santana Moss have had moments but not the full body of work of a Steve Smith. A guy like Welker is a system player.

 

Dave Gettleman has repeatedly said "Big Men Win". I agree. If we can get a 6'4" beast I would prefer that. Still, I would be very pleased with Cooks.

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

If our pick comes down to Matthews or Cooks in the first....who are you taking?

 

I'd have to go with Jordan Matthews personally. 

[heel31ok]

No he can't. His floor is in the third round at this point. He's a huge body who has deceptive vertical ability, and very good hands. Extends his catch radius really well, and plays well through contact. Only reason he's a third rounder is because the numbers aren't there due to QB play. Very strong possibility he goes in the late second to early third. 

4th rd or later.

[heel31ok]

If our pick comes down to Matthews or Cooks in the first....who are you taking?

 

I'd have to go with Jordan Matthews personally. 

 I was surprised at his 40 time. i think that did a lot for his stock. We knew he could catch.

[TheRed]

What if Cooks is available, and we go OL anyway?

That would be an interesting draft day thread.

[KendrickPanther]

People say there is no excitement at the end of the first round, I couldn't disagree more.

 

On a separate note how many times do you see someone picked several rounds early or drop several rounds? If we take someone with a 3rd round grade, or pass on someone with a 1st round grade, I'm not going to overreact. The bottom line is the player has to play well. It doesn't matter where they are projected.

[heel31ok]

What if Cooks is available, and we go OL anyway?

That would be an interesting draft day thread.

plenty of other WR's to worry about the one that got away.

[Fiz]

Lol caring about bench press for wide receivers.

[top dawg]

Lol caring about bench press for wide receivers.

 

 

Ha! The thing is that this thread is more than about bench pressing (which is an indicator of strength), it's about Cooks' speed, great hands and good route running that should be taken seriously. He is a complete (albeit short) WR who is also tough enough to not have missed any games on any level.

[Fiz]

bp isn't a good indicator of strength at all

[top dawg]

bp isn't a good indicator of strength at all

 

Bullshit!  It takes a certain amount of strength to lift a certain amount of weight. If you want to increase your strength, you work yourself into lifting more and more weight.

[Carolina Crazy V2]

The fug does the bench press matter for drafting receivers? Y'all need to stop playing GM so hard haha. 

 

 

It's an indicator of ability to beat the press and that's about it.