Dalvin Cook almost filled the role Tarik Cohen now does
During his Thursday press conference ahead of the weekend, head coach John Fox took questions about the upcoming game against the Minnesota Vikings. Of course most of the conversation centered on Mitch Trubisky and his highly-anticipated debut. However the veteran coach got around to talking about the Vikings offense, most notably their recently injured young running back Dalvin Cook.
In fact he dropped a mini bombshell on the subject regarding the draft back in April.
John Fox said #Bears liked RB Dalvin Cook coming out of college. Now THAT woulda been a 2-headed monster
— Patrick Finley (@patrickfinley) October 5, 2017
Minnesota drafted Cook out of Florida State with the 41st pick of the second round. Chicago initially held the 36th pick but traded back with Arizona in order to recoup some of what they lost in the Trubisky deal. They held the 45th selection next. It’s fair to wonder if the Vikings grabbing Cook there was what compelled Pace to trade down again when the Bears were on the board.
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In just four games Cook had compiled 444 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. Sadly his incredible start came to an abrupt end when he tore his ACL on the turf at Vikings stadium. People will say the Bears got lucky in that regard, but still. It’s a fascinating what-if scenario. There’s no guarantee Cook suffers the same injury on the natural grass of Soldier Field.
Imagining him and Howard in the same backfield would’ve likely struck fear in the hearts of opponents. Not that there’s reason to complain. Chicago came out looking just fine.
