Been seeing a lot of rumors on trading Cooper

[Jarntt]

Cooper's $20M salary guarantees on the 5th league day of 2022. So, If you are looking to trade him you need to either be willing to pay him that $20M if the right trade doesn't materialize or do something very quickly or you will risk letting his contract guarantee and be stuck holding the bag for another year.

 

[nobody]

Then why did you draft him as a No.1 1st rd pick ..??

He's not ready yet.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Even if you traded all of them you still no money and mid to late round picks are not going to find you year 1 starters. Doing that is the equivalent of throwing in the towel for the year and waiting until 2023 to try and be competitive.

No high picks and no money? Lol

sure buddy

 

[visionary]

I’d take the Jags rd 2 pick for Cooper in a heartbeat

that’ll give us David and Green

 

[quickccc]

They drafted him to give Dak more weapons, which is why Amari got the long-term contract anyways. They even drafted Lamb after Gallup and Wilson were drafted in 2019.

Yet, everybody is blaming the WRs.

Yet there had to be a reason why the Cowboys structured an Escape option out of that contract.

The trade for Cooper was the aim to significantly upgrade the WR unit to get Dak more weapons,…that gave us some solid.
Now once we’ve re-signed Coop to that record breaking contract, as one of the highest paid WRs, ,,that makes expectation more higher demand and responsibility.

..Elite contract money now means high demand Elite level of performance.
Elite expectation requires more than just a solid weapon- for that landmark that kind of contract should demand Elite.

Otherwise you vastly overpaid Cooper, because you simply panicked in fear of losing “solid “ WR.

 

[BoyzBlaster]

This is interesting. If I'm the Jags, I'm not sure I give up anything for the privilege of paying him $20MM. And I think Cooper is a decent player. I'm curious to see what happens.

 

[quickccc]

He's not ready yet.

Imo, Lamb develops ...you scheme him....You keep building around him,...you keep supplying and adding other viable receiving options and weapons to beside with him.
that helps his development without the burden of him all on just him, while he hopefully progresses into not only a lead feature WR, ..but hopefully an elite one.

 

[quickccc]

We shouldn't have.

..and the other, the better options at that time, ..at that draft pick slot ?

 

[Adreme]

No high picks and no money? Lol

sure buddy

Who among the listed players is giving you anything higher than a mid round pick? Your RB who has a torn PCL and has had 2 down years in a row? DLaw who just missed half a year is not playing like he deserves a 19m salary? The WR who has just had a bad year and who also has a high salary? Your oft injured LT who will be getting a 14m salary year? So none of them are worth a high pick and considering that getting rid of all of them basically gets you enough to be under the cap and sign draft picks I do not see the upside. So yes you still do not have high picks and still no money. Even if you make a few more cuts you are still not really going to get enough to be players in getting any decent FA's. You are basically going to be bargain hunting to fill out a roster or hoping those late round picks can somehow start year 1 which is a VERY unlikely scenario.

 

[Stash]

This is one rumor but have seen others linking KC and NY Jets

The Jaguars’ priority this offseason should be to get their signal-caller, Trevor Lawrence, plenty of weapons. That is the best way to ensure a young quarterback’s success in the NFL. See Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals as the prime example. Luckily for Baalke, the Dallas Cowboys could move on from Pro Bowl wide receiver Amari Cooper.


Anything is possible when talking about the Cowboys, so if Jerry Jones will be taking offers for Cooper, the Jaguars are in the perfect position to offer draft capital for the wideout’s services. Besides, let’s not put it past Jones to trade Cooper to a team that had the worst record in 2021. More importantly, by moving Cooper, the Boys would free up nearly $16 million in cap space with a dead-money hit of $6 million if he’s dealt around draft time.

If you’re Baalke, you surround Lawrence with playmakers, and good things will happen. It’s not rocket science. Cooper’s contract is an expensive one, yes, but proven commodities in the NFL don’t come cheap. In this scenario, the Jags acquire Cooper in exchange for their two 2022 third-round selections. Keep in mind Jacksonville got an additional third-round pick, along with tight end Dan Arnold, when they traded cornerback C.J. Henderson to the Panthers.

Jaguars have enough draft capital to pull off trade for Amari Cooper? (blackandteal.com)

If I could, I'd trade them a bunch of our 'name players' and huge contracts.

They can have Cooper, Lawrence, and La'el Collins as well in a blockbuster deal.

The fact is that we loaded up, took our shot in 2021, and came up woefully short, despite all that coaching and player talent.

We can't possibly keep any of it together for 2022 anyway, so I say reload for 2023 to be in the best salary cap and draft pick space as you can. For McCarthy or whoever the next head coach might be.

 

[KJJ]

Our offense is going to take a big hit if we lose Cooper.

 

[Silver N Blue]

Personally I am trading or moving on from just about every high priced player. Cooper, Lawrence, Smith, Zeke,(do something). Start working on filling those positions in either FA or the draft.

You forgot to add Dak.

 

[Cowpolk]

You draft a lot of guys with hope they will turn into something.

Do you think, right now, CeeDee is an ideal #1 receiver?

Yes he is and his numbers prove it

 

[BigD_95]

I would want more than 2 3rd rounders. Got to have at least a 2nd in the package.

why? We will end up cutting him and getting nothing in return

 

[Doomsday101]

If I could, I'd trade them a bunch of our 'name players' and huge contracts.

They can have Cooper, Lawrence, and La'el Collins as well in a blockbuster deal.

The fact is that we loaded up, took our shot in 2021, and came up woefully short, despite all that coaching and player talent.

We can't possibly keep any of it together for 2022 anyway, so I say reload for 2023 to be in the best salary cap and draft pick space as you can. For McCarthy or whoever the next head coach might be.

Cooper and Collins I could see, DLaw given the fact he has played 16 games over the last 3 years I think it would be harder to trade. This is a potential out season on Dlaw so Cowboys may go that rout

 

[Bowdown27]

Going into the season with Ceedee as your #1 receiver is not ideal.

That’s exactly my thought. Unless they sign davante adams. Which they can not do considering we’re in bad cap shape

 

[KJJ]

You forgot to add Dak.

Dak has a no trade clause.

 

[conner01]

Going into the season with Ceedee as your #1 receiver is not ideal.

Lamb, Wilson, Turner
What could possibly go wrong

 

[Stash]

Cooper and Collins I could see, DLaw given the fact he has played 16 games over the last 3 years I think it would be harder to trade. This is a potential out season on Dlaw so Cowboys may go that rout

You're very likely right, that's why I mentioned throwing him in on a group deal. Essentially a 'please take this deal off of our hands', similar to the one the Texans and Browns worked out a few years back with quarterback Brock Osweiler.

 

[khiladi]

I would not trade Copper as some means of calling him a scapegoat, to get value in a trade you must be willing to give up something of value. If Dallas keeps Cooper I'm good with it, if they find someone willing to give draft picks for Cooper that is good since it takes money off the cap and gives you a valuable pick or picks in return. For some reason people at this sight tend to think it has something to do with scapegoating or proving something. It is about working the cap and not losing players for next to nothing. Dallas will need to rely on draft picks since rookie contracts are very manageable vs FA pickups

I agree if this is what the trade is for, but Cooper has been the latest target of criticism for the QB.