Golladay+ or Cooks+

[Mddrake87]

Which side?

I give:

Golladay
Derrick Henry
2.1

I get:

Cooks
Tevin Coleman
2.6

[Blumpy]

Given Patricia wants to play Run all day, I’d take cooks side. I see Henry and Coleman to be equal risk/reward at present

[WhatWouldDitkaDo]

This seems like a very even trade value-wise. If you prefer Cooks over Golladay, then I'd take it.

[Gator Sens]

I would rather have Golladay then Cooks but the trade seems fair both ways

[Jigga94]

Everyone hates Cooks... he's way ahead of Golladay. That's all that matters in this trade. The rest is close

[jwb32]

Everyone hates Cooks... he's way ahead of Golladay. That's all that matters in this trade. The rest is close

X2!

[The.Big.Spank]

I dont hate Cooks. He is a lot more than just speed. He runs good routes and has a great feel for beating zone defenses. He destroys slower corners. Trade comes down to preferences/perceptions. I like Golliday. The Lions have a good line, good rb, and a gun slinger at qb. He may not throw for 4500 again, but he will still be in the 3700 - 4000 range. He will get enough targets to finish as a Wr1, and I have seen a ton of really hard/nice catches from him. He is younger, bigger. That why I like the Golliday side better.

[ColdZealDonkeyStrike]

Cooks should be worth Golladay + Henry + 2.01 by himself, IMO. Golladay hype is unreal. Golladay is the same age as Cooks, way less proven, needs more development, and is on a worse offense.

The only way this trade makes sense is if you get huge point bonuses for having the largest starting lineup or something.

[ColdZealDonkeyStrike]

He is younger, bigger. That why I like the Golliday side better.

Their birthdays are less than 6 weeks apart.

[keebs3]

Everyone hates Cooks... he's way ahead of Golladay. That's all that matters in this trade. The rest is close

X2!

Yep

[Jigga94]

The poll is so close...

Well Brandin, I hope you like it on my team because I'll never be able to trade you away

[Mddrake87]

The poll is so close...

Well Brandin, I hope you like it on my team because I'll never be able to trade you away

I’m surprised the non Love on cooks. I see him as a very attainable wr1/2.

[Goddard]

Cooks is easily the best player in this deal and I'd much rather have that side of the deal.

[ajf235]

Cooks is clearly the best player in this deal but I think I’d take the Golladay/Henry side. I’d imagine we’re going to get at least what we got last year from Golladay every year going forward, but his ceiling is a stud top 5 WR. Yeah, Golladay was only a low-end WR2 compared to Cooks being a high-end WR2 in 2018, but the difference between them was only 2-3 TDs. With less defensive attention when Jones/Kerryon return (plus they’ll proly draft a third WR to open up defenses) and an offseason to further improve his chemistry with Stafford I’d imagine 70-1,100-8 is a very doable, if not probable stat line for Golladay next year which would equal the type of year Cooks pops out every year. Cooks is safer sure but I think we’ve already seen something close to his ceiling and as discussed above, his and Golladay’s floors seem similar going forward.

I think Henry is far superior to Coleman though which swings this trade imo. The coaching staff would be foolish to not give him 18+ carries per game after the team’s collective finish last year and we’ve already seen him produce like a stud top 5 RB in his current situation for 4 straight games. Not only could Coleman go to an awful situation, but he has also never proven he can be a workhorse or RB1 if he’s the starter.

Overall, the Golladay side has a much higher collective ceiling while having only a slightly lower floor.

[BigBawseRoss]

i have this as pretty easily golladay and henry.

you get a better pick, a WR who has no chance of scoring drastically less than cooks, and a Rb locked into a workhorse role.

im not understanding all the votes for the cooks side AT ALL

cooks and golladay scored 5 TD each and were only 150 yards apart. golladay had only 10 less catches. this was in a down year for stafford and also they shipped off golden tate, opening more opportunity for golladay going forward, the passing offense should also open up with the return of a healthy KJ, cooks opportunity should decrease with a healthy kupp and if they wanna keep reynolds involved at all that situation just keeps getting more crowded.

if anyone has an argument beyond cooks has done it 4 straight years i would love to hear it.