Survivor I - Chris Cooley Commentary

NOTE: this draft was completed on 7/24

Recent Stats

YR	REC	RECYD	RECTD	FPT	RANK
2004	37	314	6	67.4	14

Positives - Cooley is entering his sophomore year in the NFL (posting a respectable 37 catches for 314 yards and 6 td’s his rookie season), and could be a top target for Ramsey inside the red zone this year. With Laveranues Coles traded back to the Jets, Cooley may be able to take on an increased role as a possession receiver for Ramsey. If he can catch a few more balls this year, Cooley could sneak into the top 10 at TE. Recent reports say Cooley has improved his blocking and Redskin tight ends coach Rennie Simmons recently said that this improvement could lead to him staying on the field in all packages.

Negatives - Quite simply, the Redskins don’t remind anybody of the Colts. There aren’t a whole lot of TDs to go around, and Cooley did quite well hauling in 6 TDs last year out of Washington’s 18 total passing TDs. His TD number could drop this year, and he’ll have to make up for that in receptions if he is going to come anywhere near the top 10 this year.

Draft Strategy - Time to grab a TE. I wanted Eric Johnson in the 9th, but BassNBrew scooped him up. As the 12th TE off the board, I felt I had to grab a couple TEs in the next few rounds to salvage anything out of this position. I didn’t want teams to start grabbing backup TEs and end up with the leftovers at the position.