There will be and already is discussions and whys as to keep or trade Coop. My take is different. I want to keep my QB happy with what he needs and with who he has developed with what he is comfortable on the field with throwing to someone he has complete trust.
Remember Aikman, he was our QB before many of you where born. Remember Jay Novacek, he was our TE when Aikman was here. Was he a great TE? Nope. Was he a great blocker? Nope. But when Aikman had to make a throw, he knew Novacek would catch the ball even if he was blanketed by the secondary. Sure he had Irvin and Harper and Emmitt but Novacek was his go to guy when he got in trouble.
Cooper is that guy right now for Prescott. Say what you want about Cooper but he still has the best moves for getting open than any of our current WR and in fact most likely anyone in the league. Is his salary high? Yep. The question is after this year, is the salary worth it.
If, as many predict, Dak throws for over 5000 yards this year and Cooper has say 1500 yards and Lamb and Gallup are both close to those numbers then why in the world would anyone want to get rid of any of those WRs especially with all of them under the age of 28. I know, I know we can't afford all of them. BS and more BS.
The salary cap next is going up abet not more than say 10 to 14 million, but in 2023 when the new TV contract kicks in as well as the betting money and other money from NFL ventures such as contracts with Bud and others then the projected rise in the cap is supposed to take a significant jump, very significant. Dallas can and will extend guys they want to keep with contracts that push more money to the end of contracts, redo contracts of existing guys, etc., etc. just as they are doing now. Fans get way to over hyped about the salary cap yet ever team figures a way around it every year.
Sure teams let aging veterans go, trade veterans, and release guys. It is part of the business, not a fun part but a part. Julio Jones is a classic example. He has been injury prone the last couple of years, is 32 years old, and no way Atlanta was going to redo his contract to add years to it when the value is declining. Not the same as Cooper is for us. Now what will Dallas do in 2022?
Depending on how the Offense goes this year then we could see Dallas release Cooper or trade him. Same goes with Gallup and any other player that we currently have. Will we resign any of the potential free agents in 2022? Sure. Who will have to be debated after the season because there is no way to know now.
Now as to who we keep in 2021, to me that is fair easy. Cooper, Lamb, and Gallup are sure things. Wilson is as close to a sure thing do to his special teams play and what he can bring to the offense in terms of specialty plays and as a fourth WR. Brown is a huge target and a great blocker so I think he has a great chance to remain at least this year. Fehoko brings some interesting talent to the WR corp and if we keep six then he makes it or could take Brown's spot as the 5th WR. Eagles, Vasher, Smith and Parker are very interesting undrafted guys that could stick at the PS and maybe the 53 but a lot has to happen imo for any of them.
So here we go into 2021.