Trade idea with Eagles

CalPolyTechnique

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Trade idea...presuming we don’t franchise Dak


  1. Use the franchise tag on Cooper
  2. Trade Cooper to the Eagles for either Ertz or Goedert (Eagles would likely offer Ertz over Goedert)
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Cowboys may have some reluctance to signing Cooper for a long term contract worth ~$19-20M per year.

The Eagles actually offered a 2nd round pick to the Raiders for Cooper before the Cowboys outbid them with a 1st rounder. The point being is the Eagles have had recent interest in Cooper and in need of a #1.

Ertz will be 30 when the season starts while Goedert is just 24. I would guess the Eagles are looking to get a real threat at WR to pair with Wentz. Cooper could immediately renegotiate for a longer contract once traded.

Ertz would give the Cowboys a proven playmaking TE to pair with Dak. Dallas could also possibly grab Jeudy or Lamb should they drop to 17 or make a move to grab one if one is in striking distance.

Ertz is only due $6.6M in 2020 and $8.5M 2021 and then becomes a FA.

Dallas would be saving money by making this move and could utilize the extra cash on signing its own players or signing FAs.
 

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No thanks.

First of all, I'd rather have a #1 WR than a #1 TE, all things being equal.

Second of all, Ertz is almost 30 and his decline has already started. His average per catch has sunk from 13 to 12 to 11 to the 10's. Make this trade, and we'll be the suckers left holding the bag while his average drops down into the single-digits where he's not really even a weapon anymore.

Don't get me wrong, I can see this being appealing to the Eagles since they get a 25-year old #1 WR out of it and they already have a nice young TE prospect groomed to replace Ertz ready to go.

I could also see the Eagles deciding, "You know what, Cooper's extension will cost a lot. For what we pay him, maybe we can go get a couple of Randall Cobb types. Without having to give up Ertz. We sign a couple nice #2 WR types, draft a couple WRs in the first few rounds, and still have Ertz and Goeddert. Suddenly we're drowning in passing game weapons."
 
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Why would the egirls do this?

Coop is an unrestricted FA. Plus, It would help us for sure but it doesn’t help them near as much. Ertz is probably the best offensive player they have and no NFL team is interested in making a trade with their biggest rival in the division even if it was an equal swap- which this wouldn’t be.
 

CalPolyTechnique

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Why would the egirls do this?

Coop is an unrestricted FA. Plus, It would help us for sure but it doesn’t help them near as much. Ertz is probably the best offensive player they have and no NFL team is interested in making a trade with their biggest rival in the division even if it was an equal swap- which this wouldn’t be.

Because the Eagles don’t have any wide receivers unless you’re banking on the aging Jeffrey and DeSean Jackson.

If Cooper is tagged he can be traded. The Cowboys get something for effectively nothing. Goedert is the up and comer and their passing attack has been one-dimensional without real threats at wide reciever.
 

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Why would the Eagles trade a very good TE with two fairly cheap years left for a WR who is on a tag and would need an immediate big money extension? They are better served going through the draft or Free Agency.
 

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Why would the egirls do this?

Coop is an unrestricted FA. Plus, It would help us for sure but it doesn’t help them near as much. Ertz is probably the best offensive player they have and no NFL team is interested in making a trade with their biggest rival in the division even if it was an equal swap- which this wouldn’t be.

^This...it would never happen
 

CalPolyTechnique

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Why would the Eagles trade a very good TE with two fairly cheap years left for a WR who is on a tag and would need an immediate big money extension? They are better served going through the draft or Free Agency.

You mean the same receiver they tried trading for in 2018, lol?
 

CalPolyTechnique

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Yes the one who had years left in ‘18 and whom they offered a 2nd for not a Pro Bowl TE.

Lol, they’d be trading their 30 year old TE to allow their 24 year old stud (Goedert) in the wings take over.

You do realize had the Eagles traded for Cooper in 18 they’d be in the EXACT situation the Cowboys are in now, lol?
 

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Trade idea...presuming we don’t franchise Dak


  1. Use the franchise tag on Cooper
  2. Trade Cooper to the Eagles for either Ertz or Goedert (Eagles would likely offer Ertz over Goedert)
Rationale

Cowboys may have some reluctance to signing Cooper for a long term contract worth ~$19-20M per year.

The Eagles actually offered a 2nd round pick to the Raiders for Cooper before the Cowboys outbid them with a 1st rounder. The point being is the Eagles have had recent interest in Cooper and in need of a #1.

Ertz will be 30 when the season starts while Goedert is just 24. I would guess the Eagles are looking to get a real threat at WR to pair with Wentz. Cooper could immediately renegotiate for a longer contract once traded.

Ertz would give the Cowboys a proven playmaking TE to pair with Dak. Dallas could also possibly grab Jeudy or Lamb should they drop to 17 or make a move to grab one if one is in striking distance.

Ertz is only due $6.6M in 2020 and $8.5M 2021 and then becomes a FA.

Dallas would be saving money by making this move and could utilize the extra cash on signing its own players or signing FAs.
Interesting thought. I think it might make them a bit better than it would make the Cowboys, but this is a very interesting thought.
 
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