It strikes me that we had no idea what to do with him, as posted up thread he was better as a rookie than this past season, me thinks it was a combo of coaching and the player understanding what he was asked to do,
Railed by who? Fans and Talking heads? Come on man, Beane and every other GM out there don’t give a 💩 about those opinions, we both know that, seems like you may need some angry whiskey shots, 😁👍
How is a “rumor “ of what other teams were maybe thinking of offering him, make what we paid to get him an overpay?, you base your entire statement on a rumor…,
You are correct, those easy yards we regularly give up is our Achilles heel on defense, I have never understood why doing so has been part and parcel of the defense and is why we get beat in the most crucial game every season, oh well, always hoping for the best,
There is much better than a fair chance that Cook would be re-signed already if he hadn’t gone full on nuclear in public to start his side of the “negotiations “
his opening line may as well been, “ I’m not try to start a pissing match, but” …,
The off season is so much fun, 😁👍
Just a young guy learning how the pro game works, and what he needs to wrap his mind around to regain his previous role / success on the offense, imo, that role is well within grasp for him, again, just a young guy learning the ropes…,
When one is that wealthy, it really doesn’t make a noticeable impact on one’s lifestyle, it’s not like it prevents him from purchasing what ever he is interested in,