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headslapper
His lack of grabbing and holding passes he should be able to, his weak hands and lack of hunger is a big reason we lost in the SB. I was pissed at his lack of strength and desire in the playoffs last year.
What is this thing where after a loss so many people break out the standard issue "demonize the player" tropes?
I don't see anything remotely like a "lack of hunger " in Cooks.
I see a not very physical guy who no one in his right mind would constantly set up to catch contested passes. But then if you were watching him in 2017 and 2018, that was simply never going to be an expectation. Brown is not as fast as Henderson. Okay. Then, don't act like he is. Nor did anyone think that you could use Flipper Anderson as a physical receiver who could regularly win contested passes. Flipper wasn't the #1 though and neither is Cooks.
His hands were fine last year when his catch rate was 68+%.
He's not the same player as last year. I strongly suspect that he has been affected by the injuries.
