If Cook goes down, who takes his reps?
Despite Cook performing very well in 2019, he still missed two regular season games.
With Cook’s health being a constant question, it helps to have players like Boone and Mattison behind him. The question is: Which of those two ends up taking the majority of reps if Cook is hypothetically injured?
Mattison had 462 rushing yards to Boone’s 273 in 2019. The fact that Mattison was a rookie, makes me think he could take a leap this year and become an adequate replacement for Cook. However, there’s always the possibility that those two become a committee where they take basically the same reps if Cook goes down.
Also, Boone started two games for the Vikings last year when Cook was hurt, so he could very well take the starting reigns if a similar situation happens again.