The Facts:
Following up on a
previous item. ... HC Sean Payton and GM Mickey Loomis knew they wanted Cooks. So they had no problem dealing their 2014 third-round pick (No. 91 overall) to the Arizona Cardinals to move up from No. 27 to No. 20 to grab him. "He was the one remaining player in that group that was someone we identified that we might trade up to get if we felt it was necessary," Payton said.
Reported by the New Orleans Times-Picayune
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Cooks is a perfect fit for the program, Payton said. In Cooks, the Saints get a speedy playmaker to flush out their wide receiver group. This is the third straight year they've selected a wide receiver. The Saints took Kenny Stills in the fifth round in 2013 and Nick Toon in the fourth round in 2012. From a fantasy football perspective, Stills looks like a player on the rise but Cooks looks like a guy well-positioned to make an impact this season. Remember: Cooks, the 2013 Biletnikoff Award, winner led all receivers at the Combine with his 4.33-second 40-yard dash. Cooks could fill dual positions for the Saints, occupying the speedster role that mostly fell to Stills last year, and possibly replacing traded running back Darren Sproles as one of the team's primary kick returners.
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