Draft Steals

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by SKINSnCANES

i havent hear mel say anythign about him. In fact Kiper was who said that he would never start. Its other peopel that ive seen say he has a lot of upside. I dont know what makes him different than Ben Troupe or Ben Watson, hell he put up the best stats. What made him a third round pick (which some peopel thoguth was to high for him) and not one of the top five tes

I think the biggest knock on Cooley was his speed (or lack thereof). According to the scouting report I saw, he runs a 4.89 40. That seems pretty slow to me, even for a TE. It may be hard for him to get any separation in this league. I think most LBs and Safeties run in the 4.6-4.7 range.