Cooks/Woods/Kupp stat predictions

[knotts4372]

cooks - 75 for about 1000 yds 8 td
kupp - 65 for 800 yds 6 td
woods - 50 for 600 yds 4 td

cooks is easily the one i'd want and if i owned woods id be looking to sell asap. preferably woulda already sold

[Spinkso]

I wouldn't presume Cooks just slides into Sammy's role last year. Woods had one crazy season which in of itself I don't find sustainable. Reeks of 1 year wonder. The guy was career nothing until a random explosion. Don't get me wrong he will be involved but don't expect him to repeat last season.

Also, Cooks and Watkins are not comparable players. Cooks is a much better overall route runner and much more consistent of a player.

I view Cooks as a general buy low all things considered.

Not sure this is an accurate read on Woods. He was a big time player at USC and went early in the second round. He also toiled in Buffalo catching passes from the likes of Kyle Orton, EJ Manuel and Tyrod Taylor. He's always been shifty, always ran routes well and has good hands. The first time he had a legit quarterback throwing him the ball, he looked like many thought he would. He has to stay healthy, but if he does, he's going to lead the team in receptions.

I have a question about you thinking Cooks won't slide into Sammy's role from last year... McVay needs a vertical threat at WR for his offense to go. Cooks has speed for days, but if he's not going to slide into that role, who will? Do you expect Kupp and or Woods to move out of roles in the offense that they fit in so Cooks can move into a role that he doesn't necessarily fit into? Cooks fits that position on the field, why would they move him out of it, and then have someone else take over?
I expect Cooks to be more productive than what Sammy was last year, but I fully expect him to fill that role.
I also expect Woods to be the security blanket for Goff once again and move the chains. I'd be willing to bet that Woods leads all rams in receptions in 2018. By a healthy amount.

[Unicorn92]

I do not think rams paid a 1st round pick and a big contract to cooks just to be a deep threat. I do not know how many target cooks will receive but for his price he will receive at least 100 targets

[Space Cowboy]

BUMP

[ColdZealDonkeyStrike]

BUMP

Good bump. I was too conservative on the passing game as a whole. Cooks was close 3 or 4 times to putting up a long TD that would have given him a monster stat line.

I am a little worried that Goff started going into a shell later in the year (after the 1st game At NO) and seemed less willing to take deep shots. Hopefully, he can work on getting a little more moxy in the offseason.

[Jigga94]

I can’t wait to pull this thread up after Cooks has another fantastic season.

[Jigga94]

I love seeing the sub 50 receptions predictions for Cooks. No wonder I got laughed at when I put him on the block at WR2 value. He caught over 50 his rookie season... in 10 games

[Cameron Giles]

Woods and Kupp are two WR's I'm hoping to buy. Woods has been putting up WR1 production with a high WR2 floor. And Kupp is the safety blanket of the Rams offense. Their offense doesn't look the same without him rolling. The best part is, neither of these players is going to cost you a ton because they're not perceived as high upside.

If I had a mid-to-late 1st in this class, I'd be offering it to the Woods or Kupp owner.

[ArrylT]

Appreciate the update - always nice to review these threads and see how we felt about players then vs. now

[Jfever]

cooks - 75 for about 1000 yds 8 td
kupp - 65 for 800 yds 6 td
woods - 50 for 600 yds 4 td

cooks is easily the one i'd want and if i owned woods id be looking to sell asap. preferably woulda already sold

Might have missed the bus on Woods there Knotts. I'm not saying, I'm just saying.

R.Woods - 16 games 86 rec 1219 yds 6 tds. You just about predicted 1/2 of his production.
B.Cooks - 16 games 80 rec 1204 yds 5 tds. You were quite close here.

I wonder how many out there (i believe that there are a lot) completely underestimated R.Woods? Many looked at his days in Buffalo as an indicator of his future production. To a fault, this analysis missed the contributing factors that lead to success for a wr. Woods has always run excellent routes. He was quick, strong, hard working, with good hands dating back to his USC days. Buffalo was and still is a near waste land for wr and the passing game. R.Woods IS a low end WR1 and really there isn't another way to look at it. It is what it is. I would argue that his value should be the same or near the same as Cooks value.

[Servo]

Has there ever been a team with 3 1,000 WR in the same season?

With how little LA used their TE and with Gurley being hurt, I have to imagine Kupp definitely would have had the opportunity to get there.

[Jfever]

Quick google search. Yep - There are five trios of teammates who have caught 1,000 yards each in a season.


1980 SD
1989 Wash
1995 Atlanta
2004 Indi
2008 Arizona

[Jigga94]

Quick google search. Yep - There are five trios of teammates who have caught 1,000 yards each in a season.

One included Victor Cruz and Co I believe

[Jfever]

nope. No Cruz. I edited above and listed the teams.

[FantasyFreak]

Cooks 77/ 1085 8 TD's

Woods 62/ 789 4 TD's

Kupp 7 /868 7TD's

Well, I had Kupp close, LOL. Except for those 7 receptions. Was supposed to be 70, I believe. Was pretty close with Cooks.