Outstanding post, Grits. You brought your A game with this one, man.
Almost totally agree with all but one observation. I think Cooper is a keeper over Thomas if push comes to shove. Watkins and Reynolds are certain deep threat keepers making Thomas' deep threat skills less of a priority need, whereas Cooper is a Swiss Army knife threat in all areas. And Cooper holding onto the ball even after that big hit was most impressive. Something that Thomas has yet to do convincingly. Then there's the 4 game Thomas suspension...
I would like to reinforce your concerns about the seemingly excessive Quinn "rest". WTH is going on? Something's not right about that, you know?