Wolverines Fan Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 https://www.rotoworld.com/football/nfl/player/7814/randall-cobb Cowboys signed WR Randall Cobb, formerly of the Packers, to a one-year, $5 million contract. Cobb should immediately slide in as Cole Beasley's replacement in the slot. Cobb is the bigger name, but Beasley has arguably been the better player over the past few seasons. Often struggling with injury, Cobb's yardage high-water mark over the past three years is 653. Even when healthy, he has looked nothing like the dynamic playmaker he was early in his career. This is basically a "hold serve" move from an offense that could still use another weapon or two. Cobb does not figure to be much of a fantasy option in the Cowboys' conservative passing attack. RELATED: Green Bay Packers SOURCE: Jay Glazer on Twitter Mar 19, 2019, 4:45 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 If he can stay on the field it's a decent signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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michaelredd9 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Who is going to play slot receiver for the Packers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Low risk-high reward for now. The fear is him having a monster season and then signing a big contract AND then getting injured again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltnlava Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 minute ago, Shaft said: Low risk-high reward for now. The fear is him having a monster season and then signing a big contract AND then getting injured again. or just get injured again and shelved. It's way too much risk vs reward at this point, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, boltnlava said: or just get injured again and shelved. It's way too much risk vs reward at this point, right? I don't think it's all that risky. 5 million won't break the cap. If he has anything left in the tank he should be better than Beasley was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Reports yesterday were that Cobb was seen practicing how to catch ground balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelredd9 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Looks like the Packers might fill the slot receiver position in-house. And Grandpa Simpson would be proud because it looks like it won't be a short man. I won't hesitate to use a low round pick on a Packers receiver. A fantasy relevant second receiver could definitely emerge. Bigger could be better in the slot https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2019/03/25/packers-notes-ted-thompson-targeted-clay-matthews-2009-draft/3264638002/ The Packers appear willing to move away from the small, quick slot receiver that has been more typical of that position league wide. Gutekunst let his most recent starter at that position, Randall Cobb, leave in free agency this offseason. Cobb was the more prototypical slot receiver at 5-10 and 190 pounds. But Cobb had his share of injures in recent seasons that kept him off the field and often limited his effectiveness when he played. “The ability to kind of separate and create in space (is important),” Gutekunst said of slot receivers. “Obviously, inside there, you have to be able to hold up and take the pounding that comes with that job. So there’s probably a body type moving forward that’s able to separate and stay healthy. “… I think generally smaller guys have a harder time staying healthy than bigger guys. There’s always exceptions. I think, first of all, we look for guys who can do what we ask them to do. Secondly, you look at the medical part of it and if they can hold up.” The Packers don’t have a ready-made replacement for Cobb, though there are several returning receivers who might fill that role. Geronimo Allison, who is 6-3, is one possibility. He missed most of last season because of a groin injury that required surgery. Jake Kumerow (6-4 and 209) is another. He missed most of last season because of a shoulder injury. “I think the slot receiver is maybe something that’s a little more prominent in (rookie coach Matt LaFleur’s) offense than what Mike (McCarthy’s) was,” Gutekunst said. Bigger slot receivers also fit with Gutekunst’s preference for big receivers overall. In last year’s draft he selected 6-5 Equanimeous St. Brown, 6-4 Marquez Valdes-Scantling and 6-3 J’Mon Moore. “The ones that we’ve acquired lately are really fast, too, so that’s helpful,” Gutekunst said. “This is a big man’s game, always has been. Length is important. I don’t think it’s something we’re specifically just targeting. It’s about whether you can play the game. But it kind of just fell the way it fell last year." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Interesting so the guys on the team that could replace Cobb who was too small and injury prone were also out most of last year with some kind of injury? But since they're bigger guys, they should stay healthy better than Cobb, provided they're healthy enough to get on the field in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Kumerow had a terrific pre season last year . I took a flier on him. I was bummed when he went down with injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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