Keeping with my one man crusade to trade Amari Cooper, the 36th ranked WR is the 4th highest paid WR in the league. He will be a $22 million CAP hit for the Cowboys in 2021, and for the following 3 years after that.
It is not that I dislike Cooper as a receiver. He is not a bad player, but the guy has no fight, no heart. When he catches a pass 1 yard short of the 1st down, he gets hit and goes down. He never fights for the yard. Look at CeeDee. If he is 170 lbs soaking wet I'd be shocked, but he fights for the yard every time he catches the ball. I want players like that. Even Zeke, who is also not delivering the production to match his contract, fights for the yard most of the time. In the Eagles game, with the season on the line, Zeke, with his bum leg, was carrying tacklers for the yard and bulling his way into the end zone. Amari was stopped short of the 1st down and knocked out of bounds before getting in the end zone.
Jerry Jones said yesterday, he needs to spend money on defense and every dollar he puts towards Dak's contract takes away from the defense that is desperate for players. Jerry has a point for a change. Finding QBs is hard. Finding WRs not as hard. Before I toss Dak to the curb because I can fit him under the cap, I would be looking to see if I could move Cooper and his $20 million salary.