Jared Cook Can Get Your Team Cookin' Week 16

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ANALYSIS: The St. Louis pass offense is downright offensive between its lack of talent, lack of execution and lack of creativity. But if the Rams have been doing anything right the past month-plus it has been attempting to force passes to Cook, something that should have been done much earlier, like in 2013!

Cook has been targeted a half-dozen times or more in four of St. Louis’ last five contests.  While the extra targets still have not helped Cook get into the end zone, he has managed 16 receptions for 186 yards, which is better than most tight ends on waiver wires these days.  If he keeps getting targeted like that this weekend, he could actually score a touchdown. Hey, stranger things have happened!

St. Louis is slated to play at Seattle against the division rival Seahawks. As I have mentioned in this column before, Seattle’s defense at home is not the same. They have allowed tight ends to score touchdowns against them in four of their last five home games, including Cleveland’s unstoppable Gary Barnidge this past Sunday.  The days of benching offensive players in your fantasy leagues because they were playing at Seattle are officially over.

St. Louis is so hard to figure offensively that it is difficult to put too much stock on Cook.  He could be targeted 10 times, he could be targeted once, or he could be put in at quarterback for the lack of any other options.  I think odds are that Cook gets thrown to more than any other Rams pass catcher and supplies fantasy owners with four catches for 48 yards and…wait for it…a touchdown!