Likewise ole buddy. More than one way to skin a cat (build a team) and more than one way to view a player (hence why draft boards can be so wildly different for teams).
As far as Cook having a great year his game logs tell the story of his career.
http://www.nfl.com/player/jaredcook/71265/gamelogs
By his standards yes he did better than usual. 4 100+ yard games plus that monster opening night. But to have a “great” season a player has to be consistent imo. He is an inconsistent player, always has been.
That’s why he also had 6 games under 30 yards and 9 total games under 40 yards. Given the complete lack of weapons on that Raiders team last season having 9 essential no show performances from what is essentially the top target on the team is disappointing wouldn’t you agree?
Funchess is a JAG always has been. Honestly don’t see much difference between him and a guy like Dontrelle Inman they let walk. Funchess has exciting size for the position but has yet to do much with it.
Justin Houston has substantial injury history just ask @CloakNNNdagger
He has had knee issues going back to 2015. And throw in a (likely compensatory) hamstring injury causing him to miss 4 games this past season. He is no longer an all pro caliber player. May give them big games in spurts but think the injuries will continue to pile up.
Saints OL is not better than last season even with new additions. Losing Unger is a massive blow. Hard to make a case they have maintained much less gotten better.
Already touched on D Jax. Best ability is availability and an injury prone 30+ year old deep threat is not likely to be available often.