Quote:In recent weeks this name has become more and more prominent on the FA wish list.  I get it, we were near the bottom of the league in passing and people want help.  That's where my understanding dissipates.  

 

1.) Cobb is more naturally suited as a Slot/Flanker.  You don't pay a slot/Flanker 9-10 million per year.  If He's the best receiver on the market it will be because the other teams in the league re-signed their split end receivers. 

 

2.) We just invested the 40th pick overall in Marqise Lee who started to develop at the end of last year and should have a similar if not superior skill set to Randall Cobb.

 

3.) Of his four seasons in the league, he only has one 1000 yard receiving year with a dominant Qb. 

 

I can understand the interest and wouldn't flip out if he was signed, but I don't see this team being desperate to overpay a receiver.

 

All I see here is someone not knowing what he is talking about and hating on a great player who could help us.

 

We had the #39 pick last year, not #40. Marqise Lee would benefit from a year behind Cobb before he becomes a full-time starter. Nine million dollars a year is not too much for us. Cobb can also return punts. Playing with an elite QB is completely irrelevant. The only reason not to want Cobb is the fact that he would prefer to stay in Green Bay.

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