Ex-NFL exec likes Dalvin Cook fit for Patriots over DeAndre Hopkins
There have been talks of free agent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins potentially signing with the New England Patriots for weeks.
But what if the five-time All-Pro wideout wasn’t really the best fit for the team? What if it was actually four-time Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook instead?
Former NFL executive Michael Lombardi, who was also a former Patriots assistant, threw out the idea of Cook being the better fit of the two players in New England.
“I actually believe Dalvin Cook would be a better fit than Hopkins for them,” Lombardi said, when appearing on The Pat McAfee Show. “[Rhamondre] Stevenson is a great player. There’s no question. But without Stevenson, if he goes down, it’s Pierre Strong and Kevin Harris. They need another back, back there, and I think Cook is one of those really good change-of-pace, catch a screen, go a long way. I think he’d make a huge difference for the Patriots offense with Stevenson.”
"I believe that Dalvin Cook would be a good fit for the Patriots and they need another back"@mlombardiNFL #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/W1bE4EaLUN
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 23, 2023
There is no doubt the combination of Cook and Stevenson would do serious damage to opposing defenses.
With that said, Cook is a bit of a premium option for a Patriots team that does need help at receiver. There are other potentially cheaper options out there like Ezekiel Elliott and Leonard Fournette with Ty Montgomery, who had a tremendous spring showing, serving as the change-of-pace option for New England.
Those cheaper moves coupled with the addition of Hopkins might suit the team as whole even better.
