Jared Cook

[call_me_ishmael]

He did seem to bowl people over on at least one occasion last week.

[gbgary]

He's been the biggest change in the offense from last season.

id say it was Jordy.



as for Cook...i think he's been underutilized for his skill set. thus his impact has been pretty meh. the go-deep-or-bust offense takes him out of the picture. if we ran more of a conventional west coast offense he'd be a featured player. oh-well.

[red]

cook has missed a lot of time, but he's made a massive difference when on the field this year

lock that guy up for a few more years

[texaspackerbacker]

The biggest difference is McCarthy FINALLY abandoning or at least decreasing his effort to have a run-first offense, and subsequently, putting more trust in his all world QB. Doing so has actually made the running game better as Rodgers has passed first at least most of the time.

Secondarily, the O Line has gotten significantly better both in pass protection and run blocking. I used to be their biggest critic, and they still don't exactly stand firm or road grade opponents. They have, however, gotten extremely good at enabling what Aaron Rodgers does so well - scrambling until somebody comes open. And they also have enabled the cut backs, etc. that Montgomery does so well.

[gbgary]

The biggest difference is McCarthy FINALLY abandoning or at least decreasing his effort to have a run-first offense, and subsequently, putting more trust in his all world QB. Doing so has actually made the running game better as Rodgers has passed first at least most of the time.

Secondarily, the O Line has gotten significantly better both in pass protection and run blocking. I used to be their biggest critic, and they still don't exactly stand firm or road grade opponents. They have, however, gotten extremely good at enabling what Aaron Rodgers does so well - scrambling until somebody comes open. And they also have enabled the cut backs, etc. that Montgomery does so well.

rated #5 by PFF...ranking-all-32-nfl-offensive-lines-this-season/

[King Friday]

i like him but he should be our #2. draft a #1 in the first round if we can. if we can't he'll have to do.

I agree about drafting a very good TE prospect in the draft. There is a reason why Tom Brady looks so dominant with Gronk to throw to. Those kind of players absolutely tilt the balance in favor of the offense because of the matchup problems they cause.

Finley was never a stat monster in Green Bay, but his presence is why the offense was such a juggernaut. Brett Favre became absolutely unstoppable when he had Chmura and Jackson to throw to. Having an athletic big receiver that can attack the middle of the field is perhaps the most important aspect of a passing offense being able to establish what they want to do on the field. Cook is a nice player, but he's not young anymore. We can't rely on him to be our future at the position, and we have nothing whatsoever behind him.

[texaspackerbacker]

There are a lot of better choices in the draft than TE. Besides, I have always liked Richard Rodgers - more so now that he is the #2. I see Cook as better right now than Finley ever was, and if he stays with the Packers and gets even more in sync, he will only get better - if he stays healthy. What is Cook now? 29 or 30? That's not old in TE years - look at Jason Witten. TE is one of those positions where college success doesn't often correlate with success in the NFL so I'd choose something else in the early rounds of the draft.

[gbgary]

id say it was Jordy.



as for Cook...i think he's been underutilized for his skill set. thus his impact has been pretty meh. the go-deep-or-bust offense takes him out of the picture. if we ran more of a conventional west coast offense he'd be a featured player. oh-well.

not today!

[George Cumby]

Now, does he, or does he not count as an FA signing?

I'm still a little fuzzy on that........

[pbmax]

Depends on your source.

His price has gone up a bit. Kid is even blocking. I would be willing to give him some dumb money to stay. He clearly loves playing for them.

[George Cumby]

Depends on your source.

His price has gone up a bit. Kid is even blocking. I would be willing to give him some dumb money to stay. He clearly loves playing for them.

Fuckin' A.

[Iron Mike]

I can't see Finley making that sideline play that Cookie did. He's one of the reasons we won today. Sign him for three more years.

[Freak Out]

Hell of a game for Cook. Guy is nails.

[ThunderDan]

He has been great when healthy. Knock on him was injuries and drops if I remember correctly. He hasn't had problems holding on to the ball.

[Bretsky]

Depends on your source.

His price has gone up a bit. Kid is even blocking. I would be willing to give him some dumb money to sta3y. He clearly loves playing for them.

TIME FOR PB TO GET ABOARD THE THREE YEAR FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLAR TRAIN I INVENTED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO ???????????