The New Orleans Saints receiver abbreviated his signature bow-and-arrow

AUBURN, Ala. -- Gus Malzahn has helped lead Auburn into two national championship games and also coached them through a pair of mediocre seasons. Now, hes in a much tougher situation.The Tigers are 1-2 and trying to recover from losses to two current top 10 teams that were both in doubt in the fourth quarter and revive a struggling offense more susceptible to bad plays than big ones.Ive been at Auburn for seven years now, experienced some very good times, a few rough times, Malzahn said Tuesday. The last two losses have probably hurt me worse than any of the others. I fully understand our fan base is disappointed, and they should be. The bottom line is weve got to coach our players better, and that starts with me.The fact is, were close. As a matter of fact, were real close to being a good team and were going to get this thing turned around.The Tigers (0-1 Southeastern Conference) have another big challenge to overcome Saturday when No. 18 LSU (2-1, 1-0)visits Jordan-Hare Stadium, where Auburn has already lost to No. 5 Clemson and No. 10 Texas A&M . Louisiana-Monroe closes a five-game opening home stand that so far hasnt turned out the way Auburn had hoped.Malzahn was offensive coordinator during Auburns 2010 national title season and led the Tigers back into the championship game in his debut as head coach three years later.Now, hes trying to keep this season from continuing to go downhill. Auburn has gone into the fourth quarter within reach of both Clemson and Texas A&M but couldnt pull off the comebacks.Malzahn said Auburn is close to turning the corner, but there are plenty of issues to fix, especially offensively.His offense ranks last among 128 FBS teams in tackles per loss allowed per game, allowing nine sacks already.Malzahn is sticking with Sean White as his starting quarterback against LSU. Auburn leads the SEC in rushing, largely because of a 462-yard performance against Arkansas State. The teams longest completion is 43 yards with only seven pass plays of 20-plus yards, all courtesy of White.Malzahn said its not just the quarterbacks, blaming offensive line calls from the coaches for some of the issues protecting White. He also said his own offensive play calling hasnt been all that good.Weve got to be better around him, Malzahn said of White. 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Instead, Cooks knelt to the ground, kissed his hands and raised them to the sky.Cooks says he has used the bow-and-arrow touchdown celebration as a show of faith to God, based on a pair of Bible passages. He has also adopted the nickname, The Archer.But the NFL outlawed the bow-and-arrow celebration when it penalized and fined Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman for using it two weeks ago, with the leagues head of officiating Dean Blandino explaining that it mimics a violent act.Cooks -- who has never been penalized or fined for the celebration, which he used twice earlier this year -- was irked by the NFLs policy. But he said he didnt want to hurt his team.Ive been doing it for three years now, and there was never a complaint about it, Cooks told the New Orleans Advocate.dddddddddddd. Now, all of a sudden, there is. It just reminds me that, its almost as if they try to take so much away from us, but for something like this, that means so much to someone that has nothing to do with violence, its frustrating.Ill definitely continue to speak my opinion about it, and if they have a problem with it, so be it.Cooks now has the two longest receptions in the NFL this year. He also caught a 98-yard touchdown pass against the Oakland Raiders in Week 1.According to ESPN Stats and Information, Cooks is the first player with multiple 85-yard touchdown catches in a season since DeSean Jackson and Mario Manningham in 2010.He finished the game with a career-high 173-yard outing on seven catches in the Saints 41-38 victory. ' ' '