You would think you'd want as much talent around your rookie quarterback, but Kellen Moore and the New Orleans Saints have stripped down the talent around Tyler Shough. Two weeks after trading Rashid Shaheed, the Saints are releasing Brandin Cooks (the final logistics are still being figured out.) Basically, it's just Chris Olave out there for Shough.
Cooks signed with the Saints this offseason, and it never really felt right. It didn't feel like the team and player were in similar stages at the moment. That's why he was quickly thrown as a trade option by national media.