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Can James Cook break a tackle, ever?!?!


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On 9/11/2023 at 11:52 PM, zow2 said:

So many people here love the guy. I just don’t see it as i’ve said since last season.  As a RB you simply have to break some arm tackles.  Watch Breece Hall for 2 carries and he’s everything Cook isn’t. 

Yes, when no one touches him, Cook is decent, but that’s the case with any RB.  I need more Damien Harris or Murray.  Cook seems like a nice change of pace, but not THE GUY to me.  Hope im proven wrong 

 

Would be nice. No one ever wants to take a quality guy like BIJAN ROBINSON, BUT LOOK AT a mediocre talent laden team like the falcons , who are 2-0 as BIJAN has 170 yards from scrimmage , i heard quoted today, in each of those games.  Guy does not go down or OOB with the breeze.  Still , we saw glimpses of power running today.  It was so great and something we have never had under the beane /mcd staff.  They are great but i just hope they stay focused on what it takes to win when the circumstances affect passing. We saw what too much ineffective passing can result in week one.   COOK. Is a good college back , but a little light in the pros. Great job today tho with Dorsey mixing it up well.  

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31 minutes ago, DrPJax said:

Would be nice. No one ever wants to take a quality guy like BIJAN ROBINSON, BUT LOOK AT a mediocre talent laden team like the falcons , who are 2-0 as BIJAN has 170 yards from scrimmage , i heard quoted today, in each of those games.  Guy does not go down or OOB with the breeze.  Still , we saw glimpses of power running today.  It was so great and something we have never had under the beane /mcd staff.  They are great but i just hope they stay focused on what it takes to win when the circumstances affect passing. We saw what too much ineffective passing can result in week one.   COOK. Is a good college back , but a little light in the pros. Great job today tho with Dorsey mixing it up well.  

Its the OL, always was. Cook wouldve looked better last year behind this above avg line, as opposed to last years bottom 10 OL

 

That said, he certainly looked like a guy that can start today. I know the Raiders arent the Jets defense, but holy shizzz, we lined up in big formations and ran the ball successfully when 71k ppl knew a power run was coming.  Cooks just getting started and so is this OL who needs serious time to gel after major shakeups. Get these 2units firing close to ceiling by January and defenses are going to be stresseddddddddd

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2 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

 

get this noise outta here

 

dude has legit speed.

 

Yep. That burst shined Sunday.

 

Having the multipronged threat of Murray and Harris , who each bring a different "look" to the equation is going to be a lot of fun to watch if Dorsey can keep his laptop intact.

As I mentioned in some other threads, Our O Line had been waiting to get a consistently called run game going.

 We just saw it.

Balanced and smart wins football games. Fact

 

all 3 backs had opportunities from the O line etc. And made use of them.

 

Give me more.

 Go Go James !

7 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

 

get this noise outta here

 

dude has legit speed.

 

Vision,  hands. He is coming along nicely. Expect more plays from him this season 👍

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On 9/11/2023 at 10:52 PM, zow2 said:

So many people here love the guy. I just don’t see it as i’ve said since last season.  As a RB you simply have to break some arm tackles.  Watch Breece Hall for 2 carries and he’s everything Cook isn’t. 

Yes, when no one touches him, Cook is decent, but that’s the case with any RB.  I need more Damien Harris or Murray.  Cook seems like a nice change of pace, but not THE GUY to me.  Hope im proven wrong 

 

 

He's also 20 lbs heavier & a different kind of runner than Cook & that is why they brought in Harris & Murray .

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On 9/17/2023 at 8:12 PM, BillsShredder83 said:

Its the OL, always was. Cook wouldve looked better last year behind this above avg line, as opposed to last years bottom 10 OL

 

That said, he certainly looked like a guy that can start today. I know the Raiders arent the Jets defense, but holy shizzz, we lined up in big formations and ran the ball successfully when 71k ppl knew a power run was coming.  Cooks just getting started and so is this OL who needs serious time to gel after major shakeups. Get these 2units firing close to ceiling by January and defenses are going to be stresseddddddddd

And he still averaged 5.7 ypc.  
 

I’m not saying he’ll be as good as Jamal Charles, but he reminds me of him.  Dangerous 

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Yeah, I just think Dalvin is a much stronger back.  The burst and locks swaying is similar though.  
 

The kid can get the corner with the best of them.  Once we get the big smooth implemented properly, the sky’s the limit for this O.  Diggs, kingcaid and cook could be a solid big 3.  Add knox, Gabe and the misfits.  It’s all on Spencer brown!  

14 minutes ago, Solomon Grundy said:

He really resembled Vikings Dalvin Cook against the Raiders

 

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