Why the New Orleans Saints Offense is a Perfect Fit for Brandin Cooks

June 14, 2014   ·   Dan Hope   ·   Jump to comments

When the New Orleans Saints traded up to the No. 20 overall pick in this year’s NFL draft to select Oregon State wide receiver Brandin Cooks, they made one of the league’s most consistently prolific offenses even more bloodcurdling for opposing defenses to deal with.
If the Saints hadn’t moved up to take Cooks—a deal that cost them their third-round pick (No. 91 overall) to climb the board seven spots—they likely would have missed out on him. The Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns all stood as teams sitting between the Saints and the Arizona Cardinals, the team who moved down with New Orleans, as threats to take Cooks.
As will be described below, Cooks has the tools to succeed in any NFL offense. But of all the possible situations he could have landed in, the Saints seemingly present an ideal situation within which he can thrive.
 
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