Would you like us to sign Dalvin Cook?

Dalvin Cook is a free agent. He dis not have a great run with the Jets by any means, but their offensive line and offense in general was horrible. I wonder if he still has any juice left in the tank. Here's a couple reasons I would kick the tires.

1. With McCaffrey out next week, Elijah Mitchell being injury prone, and Jordan Mason being an unknown commodity in a superbowl or bust season, we could use the depth.
2. He would have 2 weeks to learn the offense before we might actually need him. If all goes well, he never sees the field.
3. We could potentially gain a compensatory pick if we sign him to a one year deal and he signs elsewhere next season.
4. He's not very old at 28 and prior to going to the Jets, he had 4 consecutive 1k seasons averaging 4.4 ypc or better each season. Seemed like he never got a real opportunity in New York, and would probably be a lot more effective in our offense than the Jets. He hasn't gotten a lot of touches this year, and this could be a decent reclamation project. Feels like it is very low risk, and high reward.

Originally posted by NTeply49:
Dalvin Cook is a free agent. He dis not have a great run with the Jets by any means, but their offensive line and offense in general was horrible. I wonder if he still has any juice left in the tank. Here's a couple reasons I would kick the tires.

1. With McCaffrey out next week, Elijah Mitchell being injury prone, and Jordan Mason being an unknown commodity in a superbowl or bust season, we could use the depth.
2. He would have 2 weeks to learn the offense before we might actually need him. If all goes well, he never sees the field.
3. We could potentially gain a compensatory pick if we sign him to a one year deal and he signs elsewhere next season.
4. He's not very old at 28 and prior to going to the Jets, he had 4 consecutive 1k seasons averaging 4.4 ypc or better each season. Seemed like he never got a real opportunity in New York, and would probably be a lot more effective in our offense than the Jets. He hasn't gotten a lot of touches this year, and this could be a decent reclamation project. Feels like it is very low risk, and high reward.

YES! Would do it soon as I'm sure Mitchell will be hurt again and would much rather have Cook than McNichols or someone else from the PS.

he sucks, he's all name no game
washed to bajeezus and back, cut by 2 teams now in a year
you want young running backs

Pass I'd rather give the touches to Mason if Mitchell goes down again.

Mason is so much better than him at this point. Not even close IMO.

Trash

Nope, he's washed. Injuries have ruined him.

He'll go to Buffalo for sure to play with his brother.

Originally posted by 9NERNATE:
He'll go to Buffalo for sure to play with his brother.

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Originally posted by Livendiea9er:

Originally posted by 9NERNATE:
He'll go to Buffalo for sure to play with his brother.

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Buffalo does sound like a fun storyline for the NFL reuniting the brothers.
Cowboys make the most sense from a playtime perspective. Pollard is way more effective as a change of pace back.
If he wants to be on a super bowl team and provide depth, the Ravens and 49ers make the most sense. They both have the extra week with the bye to help him learn the playbook.

Originally posted by Livendiea9er:

Originally posted by 9NERNATE:
He'll go to Buffalo for sure to play with his brother.

This

I got MIA. Boats and hoes > cold ass Buffalo

What's the waiver wire order? It's not so much a question of "do we want Cook" but "can we keep him away from another contender?". Not just "we" as in "the 49ers", everyone in the playoffs. That is of course if he has anything left in the tank, which I think he may.

Baltimore and Cleveland could definitely use him due to their injuries at RB. I can't see him hurting Philadelphia, KC or the Rams either.

EDIT: If it's just the current standings for the whole league (but I don't know the tiebreaker rules for the wire) then we're obviously picking second to last. So putting a claim just to keep him away from Baltimore may be worth it. Of those teams who have clinched and might need help at RB (I'm not counting ones who need help on Sunday as there will be no time for him to help) it's basically (reverse from last to first):

BAL
SF
CLE/DAL/DET/MIA/PHI --> but I don't know the tiebreakers here.
KC
LAR

If he's considered any good still he goes either to LA or KC. No way does he fall to us or Baltimore, but it may make sense to just put a claim to play keepaway from the Ravens.

https://operations.nfl.com/updates/the-players/nfl-waiver-system-overview/
NFL WAIVER SYSTEM OVERVIEW MAY 20, 2015

The NFL and NFL Players Association Collective Bargaining Agreement sets forth specific rules for how NFL clubs can claim and release players using the NFL's waiver system. Here is how the process works.

The waiver system allows player contracts or, in certain cases, a club's NFL rights to a player to be made available by one club to the other clubs in the league.

The waiver period runs from the first business day after the Super Bowl through the end of the NFL's regular season. Except in rare incidents, the waiver period lasts 24 hours and all waivers are categorized as "no recall" and "no withdrawal," which means once a club waives a player, it cannot take the player back or change the player's status.

Once a club waives a player, the 31 other clubs either file a claim to obtain him or they waive their chance to do so (thus the origin of the term "waiver"). Clubs are assigned players on a priority basis. From the first business day after the Super Bowl until the day after the third regular season week, assignments are based on a claiming order that is the same as the order in which clubs selected in that year's Draft. From the beginning of the fourth regular season weekend through the Super Bowl, assignments are based on the inverse order of their win-loss record. For example, a team with fewer wins will be awarded a player off waivers ahead of a team with a better record. If a player passes through waivers unclaimed, he becomes a free agent.

Once the waiver period starts each year through the trading deadline, a vested veteran — a player who has acquired four years of pension credit — is not subject to the waiver system if the club decides to release him. That means if a team decides to release a vested veteran, the league considers his contract to be terminated immediately and he is free to negotiate and sign with any other club. From the trading deadline through the end of the regular season, vested veterans are subject to the waiver process.

Doesn't he qualify to be able to negotiate and pick what team he signs with?

No thanks. I think we have better backup Rbs than Cook and it would be dumb to mess with team chemistry at this point. HARD pass

meh