Speculation: Cooper/Gregory

[glimmerman]

Are you talking about Amari or Randy?

Gregory. Turning 30..

 

[big dog cowboy]

Gregory is a JAG

That's never been true. He has always made plays when given the chance.

 

[glimmerman]

Dak Prescott destroyer of WR careers. Sorry Dez, Coop.

Yeah Dak ruined his career. He never played with Romo. 6 out of 8 years with Romo. Seriously.. Dak may not be better that Romo or maybe so but he isn’t wasting careers YET.. Let me know Parsons retires.. And don’t say he ruined D-Laws career either. He is doing that all on his own..

 

[glimmerman]

That's never been true. He has always made plays when given the chance.

He has taken over games whether it’s a unreal sack or hit on the qb. After that his pressure kills. But he can be hot and cold.

 

[khiladi]

Cooper will have ZERO problems being on a new team. His only issue is not being able to choose where he wants to go. I’m pretty sure his patience has worn thin for being the later scape-goat to the QB.

And this reveals just how much baby-sitting Dak has set them back, because they drafted Gallup and Wilson in 2019, followed by Lamb. They’ve invested plenty in offense, only for making Dak appear better than he was, with mostly garbage stats against garbage teams.

 

[khiladi]

Cooper is as good as gone. He’s not worth 18-20 million to us. I would try to trade him for a rd 2/3 pick. This will heed to he a run and short passing game team with a dominant defense if we are to be truly competitive with Dak at QB

I’d like to have DLaw and Gregory both back if possible so we don’t create more holes on defense

The days of a short passing game with Dak to be successful are long gone. That was built on a strong OL and RG and WR like Beasley, in which defenses figured out. Teams took Beasley away and it was over in 2017. Dak’s

Dak’s problems are about taking away his early reads and then he’s awful. When the OL gets worse. It’s
"This whole thing revolves around No. 4. That's what this thing is all about," Jones said, referring to Dak Prescott. "It's a quarterback-driven league and we feel like we've got one of the best in the business, if not the best. It's all about him. We've got to continue to put the pieces around him. That's why I mentioned the running game and cleaning up the penalties – all of those things are going to put Dak in better situations to be successful to win football games for us. If we can do those things, we won't be putting him in tough situations that we put him in."

Jones went on to reiterate that those two areas are the ones that have to be fixed for the offense and its quarterback to be successful.

"We put Dak in tough situations with penalties and having some struggles in the running game," he said. "If you're running the ball well and knock some of the penalties out of a lot of these games, I think we give ourselves a much better opportunity to win the games."

going to be even worse.

 

[Malhavoc]

Cooper will have ZERO problems being on a new team. His only issue is not being able to choose where he wants to go. I’m pretty sure his patience has worn thin for being the later scape-goat to the QB.

And this reveals just how much baby-sitting Dak has set them back, because they drafted Gallup and Wilson in 2019, followed by Lamb. They’ve invested plenty in offense, only for making Dak appear better than he was, with mostly garbage stats against garbage teams.

Happy trails Amari. Overrated. And at 20 mill a year. As insane as our owner.

 

[quickccc]

I think each passing day, it's looking more likely that the team moves on from Amari Cooper this offseason. Heard Bobby Belt, who is a legitimate insider with the team, hearing from people inside the building could be a real possibility. If this has any legs, you would think they look to resign Gallup (maybe a 1yr deal) and Wilson, perhaps even Malik Turner.

As for Gregory, Stephen reportedly had a good conversion with his agent at the Senior Bowl. He stated that the goodwill from the years with his client with go a long way with a contract extension. This is positive news and is looking likely he returns with the Cowboys. I have said before, would be surprised if he didn't return. They just invested so much time with this player to allow him to walk.

Definitely hope the Gregory contract does not become a Franchise tag situation ..that would be murder and a set back for this year's cap situation.

Malik Turners are a dime a dozen. Hes not a priority ...though i certainly hope he's back over Noah Brown isn't.

 

[Cowboyny]

Definitely hope the Gregory contract does not become a Franchise tag situation ..that would be murder and a set back for this year's cap situation.

Malik Turners are a dime a dozen. Hes not a priority ...though i certainly hope he's back over Noah Brown isn't.

I am hoping they can avoid the tag with Gregory. Turner is a quality, special teamer and a depth receiver. Fine bringing him back as a backup if the cost is low.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Cooper is going to be a big loss if we let him go. CeeDee, unless he makes huge improvements, does not seem like he can be the #1 guy and still produce.

Gregory hasn't earned another contract as far as I'm concerned. Outside of a couple games he was invisible and made a stupid amount of mental mistakes in games causing penalties.

I'd think twice about getting rid of Cooper, but I'd let Gregory walk.

Gregory is pushing 30 and we're still waiting for that "Top Ten Talent" to show up, while still waiting for him to mature out of on the field stupidity.

I've always been pulling for him, but I'm ready to move on. The *demonstrated* risk/reward ratio doesn't justify the kind of salary he'll want, even with a "hometown discount", and is pointing in the wrong direction. Let some other team overpay him and we'll take the comp pick. Best thing he could do for the team now.

Cooper is a tough for me. Another guy I've spent years in defending as the straw that stirs the drink, but he neither *produced* like a 20mil dollar man, nor passed my eyeball test to even *look* like one. The elite quickness he had when he showed up seems to be gone. I didn't see it all season. If anything, a relatively lumbering WR. He's a guy

I'd be more inclined to keep Cooper, as we already have him under contract, and free agent salaries are likely to balloon this year. Actually younger than Gregory too.

But we shouldn't fear a WR corps headed by Lamb. He looks the part of a #1, and his arrow is up. That should be enough for our $40million dollar man to work with.

 

[black label]

more probs on the way 4 surm

 

[buybuydandavis]

Definitely hope the Gregory contract does not become a Franchise tag situation ..that would be murder and a set back for this year's cap situation.

Malik Turners are a dime a dozen. Hes not a priority ...though i certainly hope he's back over Noah Brown isn't.

We kept too many WRs in their contract years last year. Now we're going to have to sign some of those veterans for depth.

Bad news for you - Brown is the most likely to return. A valuable ST player, and knows our system. Occasionally looked pretty ok in it. He has meh measureables and little production. Elsewhere, he's a STer and emergency WR. Here, he's a STer, a decent 4th who can rotate to 3rd in a pinch, and we really need to fill the back of the depth chart. He is a lot more valuable to us, so I suspect we'll outbid others.

I don't feel bad about it. He seemed to take a step up in his play the last couple of years. Looks better on the field. Probably could produce decently if he got more opportunity.

 

[Batman1980]

Gregory is pushing 30 and we're still waiting for that "Top Ten Talent" to show up, while still waiting for him to mature out of on the field stupidity.

I've always been pulling for him, but I'm ready to move on. The *demonstrated* risk/reward ratio doesn't justify the kind of salary he'll want, even with a "hometown discount", and is pointing in the wrong direction. Let some other team overpay him and we'll take the comp pick. Best thing he could do for the team now.

Cooper is a tough for me. Another guy I've spent years in defending as the straw that stirs the drink, but he neither *produced* like a 20mil dollar man, nor passed my eyeball test to even *look* like one. The elite quickness he had when he showed up seems to be gone. I didn't see it all season. If anything, a relatively lumbering WR. He's a guy

I'd be more inclined to keep Cooper, as we already have him under contract, and free agent salaries are likely to balloon this year. Actually younger than Gregory too.

But we shouldn't fear a WR corps headed by Lamb. He looks the part of a #1, and his arrow is up. That should be enough for our $40million dollar man to work with.

Lamb looks like a 1B. He lacks the tools to be consistent and to take the lid off defenses, plus he drops a lot of passes.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

Cooper walking would be a mistake; Gallup does not have the same impact

 

[Hawkeye0202]

If they let Cooper go, that sets them up for another 1st round WR. They are not going to let their prize be without weapons.

The question is with WR being a deep position, what would a team be willing to give up for Cooper?

Don't rule out signing Gallup to a one-year incentive market value deal based on games played/missed. Word is he should be ready to go by the start of the season. It also would not surprise me if Wilson gets a long-term contract......but the question is how much is worth ($5-6M)

Notice Gallup's market value according to Spotrac .......$11.8M. Honestly, I think Stephen would give him a long-term for that right now coz I'm guessing he's worth at least $15M post ACL injury.



https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/michael-gallup-25180/market-value/

 

[Hawkeye0202]

They're going to let Cooper go and he's either going to go to a division rival or a strong playoff contending NFC team with our luck.

Think it's safe to say, Coop isn't getting top 5 money again after his Cowboy contract.

 

[baltcowboy]

Lawrence is interesting. I think he's still a very good DE but that cap hit is pretty ridiculous at $27 million. He really shouldn't be on the books for that. But on the flipside, DE is a complete and utter wasteland behind him. No, Golston and Basham aren't starting, over 50% of the snaps at DE types. Gregory is a FA.

If you let Lawrence go, what the heck do you do at DE? I hope they don't believe that Quinn will just spread some pixy dust and make a bunch of JAGs at DE turn into superstars. That was the Marinelli plan at DT and it failed over and over.

Lawrence played like 5 games this season. The Cowboys got to see how good Parsons was as a pass rusher when Tank went out. I would think if the Cowboys lose Tank, Gregory would resign and the team would probably go 3-4 with Gregory and Parsons at outside linebacker. Lawrence is a good player that is paid like a great one. That seems to be the pattern with all the Cowboys signing these days.

 

[baltcowboy]

Lawrence is interesting. I think he's still a very good DE but that cap hit is pretty ridiculous at $27 million. He really shouldn't be on the books for that. But on the flipside, DE is a complete and utter wasteland behind him. No, Golston and Basham aren't starting, over 50% of the snaps at DE types. Gregory is a FA.

If you let Lawrence go, what the heck do you do at DE? I hope they don't believe that Quinn will just spread some pixy dust and make a bunch of JAGs at DE turn into superstars. That was the Marinelli plan at DT and it failed over and over.

Lawrence played like 5 games this season. The Cowboys got to see how good Parsons was as a pass rusher when Tank went out. I would think if the Cowboys lose Tank, Gregory would resign and the team would probably go 3-4 with Gregory and Parsons at outside linebacker. Lawrence is a good player that is paid like a great one. That seems to be the pattern with all the Cowboys signing these days.

 

[MyFairLady]

Gregory is a freaking cancer I really do not know how people can not see this by now. D Flaw is a good player but he is a selfish turd. I do not blame him for that. I am also a selfish turd. We just need to be smart and let him go.

 

[Landryhat73]

Wonder how feasible a Ridley for Cooper swap would be? I know Ridley had issues this year and only has one year left on his contract but it would save about $5 million this year and allow Lamb another year to develop into #1.