Concerns Around Another Trade Prospect

Brandon Cooks is another player unhappy with their team. Although what happens Sunday should determine if the Patriots are buyers or not, there is questions over if the Patriots should make a move for cooks.

Cooks has been targeted 64 times catching 71.7% of those passes for 502 yards and a touchdown. So cooks looks like he's doing well in Houston, although he's not scoring. Cooks is even supposed to be affordable for this season after the texans messes with his contract.

The Patriots are going to be tight on cap in 2022 and Cooks will cost $12 million dollars. The Texans are going to want compensation for cooks. Normally it would be a smart decision to go after a player of that quality if a team can afford him, however I see a problem.

Cooks went over a thousand yards when he played for the Patriots but it was also one of his worst years catch wise. Cooks only caught 57% of his passes in the "Brady offense" which is basically what they're running now. That was down 8% from his normal catch percentage. 

The Patriots are struggling to figure out how to use their pass catchers this season.  Agholor has 36 targets, Bourne 28 targets, Meyers 59 targets, Hunter Henry 32 targets, Jonnu Smith 30 targets. Meyers won't be the only player getting less targets if they acquire Cooks. In fact with how cooks is used, Meyers probably wont see a drop in targets at all.