Route bump and 75% backfield touches; capable pass catcher with TD equity
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Cook showed a route participation bump in Week 1 and ended up with 75% of backfield touches, a slight increase from last year. The source likes this development because Cook is a capable pass catcher and has touchdown equity; the increased touch share may have been driven by game script (trailing and deploying the number one offense), but the source wants to see the route bump remain static going forward.
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I did like that he had a little bit of a route bump in week one. We'd like to see that be static because he's a good pass catcher. He had that nice 51 yard play in space. He's going to have the touchdown equity too. He ended up with 75% of the backfield touches, a little bit of an increase from last year.
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- Cook showed a route participation bump in Week 1 and ended up with 75% of backfield touches, a slight increase from last year. The source likes this development because Cook is a capable pass catcher and has touchdown equity; the increased touch share may have been driven by game script (trailing and deploying the number one offense), but the source wants to see the route bump remain static going forward.
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- STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for James Cook (RB BUF). Route bump and 75% backfield touches; capable pass catcher with TD equity
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