I am on the fence about him. He had his best year by far in 2016 but I am not sure what his asking price or value is truly worth at this point. Systematically he may or may not even fit in 2017 if Marrone insists Wash change up the overall style on defense. 

 

As far as replacing him. I am perfectly fine with Coughlin investing the number four overall selection on Hooker more than Adams. I think Hooker is the better player and play maker. He showed up more in 2016 than Adams did in my opinion. And a lot of people compare him to guys like Sean Taylor and Eric Berry because of his size and athletic ability.

 

And after seeing Ramsey's instant impact in our secondary despite a pretty weak and inconsistent front four I am all for adding another freak athlete to it. I don't think we'll see Garrett or Allen on the board when we select. And as much as I'd like to see an offensive weapon like Cook in our backfield. I think we'd be making a mistake in passing on Hooker. 

 

I think we could upgrade our running game later on. I'd [BAD WORD REMOVED] bricks if we drafted Malik Hooker on day one and landed DeMarcus Walker on day two at DE out of FSU. Would be cool to get Curtis Samuel in RD3 too out of OSU if he's still there. He's a bit of a hybrid RB/WR but he's more natural at it. Would give us more options and looks on offense. He's fast too. 

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