Originally posted by DeUh:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by cciowa:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Where are all the haters now? Come eat your crow!
they will resurface once he blows a coverage. they will then say how they were the sole voice of opposition in regards to keeping him
LOL so true. It's funny to go back and reread some of the earlier posts in this thread.
This.
My first reaction:
smh.
My second reaction after I watched some tape:
Yes he was even worse. Qb´s had a passer rating of insane 140.3.
With that said. Cook was definitely no fit whatsoever in the Vikings Tampa 2 scheme. Combine that with his inability to track the ball in the air and you´ve got a problem.
While in man-to-man especially press ( which I expect to see a lot from us this season ) he often times was in pretty good position to mak a play on the ball but well you guessed it, could not track it or get his hands on it.
When Donatell somehow manages to get the best out of Cook he could be a very good FA pick up.
Low risk / high reward.
I believe I was excited about him...saw him like I did Rogers, Brock, Cox, Cooper, Morris, etc. Baalke knows DB talent (on the CHEAP) and the fact that he went out and got a big CB, then added Johnson and Acker and Reaser...damn, I saw a shift in the philosophy. We were finally going to play some jamming press and not be outmuscled. Then I watched his tape and like you noted DeUh, he struggled tracking the ball in the air. But then something else stood out to me...he had zero S help every single time AND he was right in the hip pocket of some of the best WR's in the game downfield (who were also making some terrific catches over and around him as well). So to me, I thought, we've got WAY better S's here, the scheme should help a ton (front 7) and he has his work cut out for him...your positioning is perfect...speed, height, size, aggression, etc...just need to work on one aspect of your game and that is knowing when to turn and track the ball w/o losing the WR. He came in, from day 1, worked on it and he's suddenly a CB we're excited to have as a primary backup! He's now part of the 49er family (and he couldn't be happier).