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Originally Posted by skinster
Cooley is a fan favorite, but get over it, he is done. 8 catches in 5 games last year? pathetic. Also he hasn't scored more than 3 tds in the last 5 years. I don't see him adding much value, but I do see him eating up alot of cap room. Lets get rid of his contract when it'll cost us less and give us an opportunity to sign someone else (2 mil might very well be the difference in our ability to get a deal done).
Plus, backup pass catching TEs grow on trees in the mid rounds. It really shouldn't be that hard to come up with a second one...hell even one TE isn't even necessary, ask eli manning.
Even if Cooley were any good, it wouldn't make much sense to keep him and Davis. This years patriots are the only TE combo in the history of football that's been any good. Don't expect that we can repeat that. The next best combo I can think of this year is Shockey and Olsen...and combined they didn't even crack 1000 yds, and only had a combined 83 catches. Jimmy Grahm single handedly annihilated those numbers.
However I will say this for cooley. I get the impression that he is the type of guy that sets a good example in the locker room. If he wasn't a leader on the team, I'd say for sure he would be gone.
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If you recall he was never healthy even in camp, and probably had no business playing really. The year before he had 77 catches, he's only 29, too early to toss him to the trash heap.
If he's back to his old self, don't be surprised if he's starting over Davis.
His contract is not a burden to the cap this year, and they could always re-work it to reduce his number.