l loved the Cooks trade when they made it, because I thought they would finally have a guy on the outside for Brady, to open up the middle of the field, but I was underwhelmed by what he ended up giving us. He was terrible at fighting for 50/50 balls, and seemed to make more than a couple of bonehead decisions in big moments, not to mention a couple giant drops. I just don't think he ended up being what they hoped he would be. I know he wasn't for me.
Now, I love the trade to get rid of him. Belichick with 2 first round picks is a dangerous, dangerous man. I fully expect more moves going into the draft, to either move up, move down, go sideways, whatever, but they'll end up with exactly what they want in the end. Brady has done a lot with lesser receivers than the guys currently on the roster, and if they just add another good receiver somewhere, the offense will be fine.
I still need someone to help me get through the loss of Dion Lewis, but this one doesn't hurt nearly as much as I would have expected it to a year ago at this time.
