Emanuel Cook has some potential. Cook isn't afaid to make a big hit. Could be a decent back-up and special team player, he's a little small (height). Hopefully being away from Spurrier he has grown up; the immates run the prision at SC. They need to change the current culture at South Carolina....Spurrier has to go. Cook had a felony gun charge hanging over his head and wasn't allowed to play(Grades) in the Outback Bowl. BTW, Shonn Greene ran like crazy(3 Tds) at the Bowl vs SC and was MVP.
The gun charges against Cook were dropped, but that story is incredibly sketchy - he was hanging out with known drug dealers at the time of his arrest. You're right, Spurrier has little to no control over the Gamecocks - hopefully Ryan and company will repeatedly kick Cook's ass in camp...knocking his head on straight. Honestly, I can see E-Cook becoming a starter down the road - but that's a huge IF. He has to get it all together, because if everything clicks, he'll be a special player. Guys his size aren't supposed to hit like that...
Emmanuel Cook? Wow, I had him as a 3rd or 4th round pick.. I bet he's our 3rd or 4th safety. Great signing!
I think Cook could become a steal UDFA, his ability is incredible. I was bringing up question marks on his character and the peripheral stuff he was involved in. Hopefully he's grown up and gets his head on straight and hangs out with the right people.
Yea, I rememebr many people thought high of him(cook) on this board. I even saw him as a projected 2-3 round pick on many draft sites.
I don't want to count chickens here, but Tannenbaum deserves tremendous credit for these UDFA signings. Couple these with a few low-key veteran signings and we look pretty damn good. Needs After the Sanchez Trade: Safety depth Defensive line depth Tight end depth Offensive line depth Running back depth Starting quarterback Wide receiver We covered every one of those except for wide out; I for one think Chansi Stuckey earned his shot. I'm very happy today.
There will be some cuts coming up soon - I believe we'll bring in a veteran tight end and a veteran wideout...
Yeah, that's a guy I picked us to sign as a UDFA in a couple mocks. He's had some injuries, but he could end up making the team..
I absolutely love the Cook and Potter signings. Right there, I think we have our replacements for Elam and Coleman. I liked both of them as mid-round picks, I can't believe they went undrafted.
Potter and Steinkuhler are two guys that buy into the nose to the grindstone philosophy that Ryan wants to instill. Steinkuhler is the son of the former Oiler and puts his head down and puts high effort into every play. Potter looks like a Shane Burton type who gets by on guile and savvy with his tremendous size. I could see both squeezing into the rotation. Rob Myers- Tremendous physical talent not unlike Brad Cottam in that he brings tremendous athletic upside to a position he consistently underachieved at in college due to injuries. Might turn out to be a steal, or at the very least Dustin Keller insurance. I'd be shocked if he doesn't make the team with the dearth of talent at the position. Ditto for TE Andrew Davie, who is a willing blocker who plays with an edge and could benefit from working with Bill Callahan in the run game. This guy Emmanuel Cook looks a lot like Victor Green in terms of a lack of tools. If he looks like Victor Green in terms of attitude he might be one hell of a player. I see him earning a spot on special teams if he can take the character hit and do it. This guy is either going to be a star or a stinker. -X-
I posted this in another thread, but apparently TJ Conley had the highest punting average in CFB last year at 47.4 yards. That's apparently the highest average in a long time. This guy could be just what we've been looking for at the position.
Jim Leonhard: 5'8, 186 lbs, starting S Emanuel Cook: 5'10, 197 lbs This really wasn't in direct response to your post, but a lot of people are saying that he is too small to ever become a starting S. He is bigger than Leonhard, and I don't know how fast Leonhard is but Cook ran a 4.47 at his pro day so he certainly isn't slow. Cook's problem is his attitude and his actions off the field. If he can get his shit together, he has the skill set to become a starting S for us down the road. Ryan has handled "problem" players well in Baltimore, I hope he continues to do that in New York. The first word that the NFL Combine Analysis uses for him is: "fearless" That's certainly a good building block.
Potter signed with the Jets, but I believe the Steinkuhler report was bogus and he signed with the Bengals Here's the full list of UDFA's I have for the Jets as of this moment .... 34DE Zach Potter (Nebraska) 34DE Matt Kroul (Iowa) 34OLB Jamaal Westerman (Rutgers) S Emanuel Cook (South Carolina) S Keith Fitzhugh (Mississippi State) TE Andrew Davie (Arkansas) TE Robert Myers (Utah State) TE J'Nathan Bullock (Cleveland State) P TJ Conley (Idaho) QB Chris Pizzotti (Harvard) OT Tavita Thompson (Oregon State) OT Kyle Link (McNeese State) OT Ryan McKee (Southern Mississippi) C Michael Parenton (Tulane) FB Brannan Southerland (Georgia) WR Britt Davis (Northern Illinois) QB Casey Dick (Arkansas) Try Out WR Ottis Lewis (Hofstra) Try Out
