Amari Cooper was overrated here. Look at the numbers

[MajesticRey]

dak and kellen were a big part of the problem, and next season without amari, the defense wont have to cover him anymore, so it will all be on lamb.
lets see what happens next season. Gallup has to heal up and get back in shape, so it will be wilson and turner carrying the load, and shultz.

If Gallup recovers in time for the season opener we should be fine with the trio of Lamb, Gallup and Wilson + a receiving TE.

 

[Diehardblues]

Cooper reportedly got a higher offer from Washington, by $10 million total. Now, he didn't make a great sacrifice by taking $100 million from Dallas instead of $110 million from Washington because of the lack of a state income tax in Texas, but Washington appears to have valued him higher. He would have had an APY of $22 million instead of $20 million. It's not unrealistic to think other teams would have been willing to pay him the same as Dallas.

I never saw that report.

 

[Diehardblues]

If Gallup recovers in time for the season opener we should be fine with the trio of Lamb, Gallup and Wilson + a receiving TE.

Wilson is FA also and most likely will be gone .

 

[Diehardblues]

Answer to the question, how many draft picks have we wasted in WR trades under Jerry? The answer is embarrassing:

• For Joey Galloway in 2000: two 1st round picks.
• For Roy Williams in 2008: a 1st, 3rd and 6th round pick.
• For Amari Cooper in 2018: one 1st round pick.
• For a grand total of…wait for it…four 1st round picks, a 3rd and 6th round pick.

Cooper was definitely our best value out of the bunch. I’m not sure he is deserving of being mentioned in the same narrative as the other two embarrassing trades.

On top of that his first two seasons ( 2018 & 2019) we had him on his Rookie contract which was quite a bargain.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

The separation stats are from NFL.COM’s next generation stats. https://nextgenstats.nfl.com/stats/receiving/2021/REG/all#yards

thanks. I was just wondering.

Dalto Schultz at 3.5 and catch percentage looks pretty good.

 

[Cboyfan4ever]

How about Debo Samuels and Justin Jefferson? Top 5 receivers who have Jimmy Garropolo and Kirk Cousins throwing to them. Decent QBs at best. But those guys are stars.

Another good example of this is Allen Robinson, the Chi receiver, and Jacksonville before that. He was hurt some last year but put up 102 and 98 receptions over two seasons with people like Blake Bortles, Mitch Trubisky and Andy Dalton throwing to him.

Having a great QB is nice. But great receivers always seem to bubble up no matter who’s throwing it to them.

I think there are a couple issues w/ Amari:

1) Nagging injuries and playing at 15lbs. heavier than his usual weight took away some of his short area quickness & speed.
2) Mental make-up.Sure, there were times he was open and Dak didn’t see him, but that happens to every qb/wr combo.When he feels he’s not being targeted enough it seems effort drops and at times disappears.Instead of fighting, he quits.Mentally soft like a lot of this team.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Wilson is FA also and most likely will be gone .

hopefully with contract for Gallup, it will allow us to keep Wilson.

 

[G2]

This reminds me of letting Bryant go when he was burnt out, never to return to his glory 3 year elite stretch from 2012-2014. Hell, there are still fans here whining he can still play but no one wants him. The same will be for Cooper. His production is on the decline and there's no realistic reason to ride him into the ground when he's not even the no. 1 target. No team will take him in a trade. Time to let go.

 

[Bobhaze]

Cooper was definitely our best value out of the bunch. I’m not sure he is deserving of being mentioned in the same narrative as the other two embarrassing trades.

On top of that his first two seasons ( 2018 & 2019) we had him on his Rookie contract which was quite a bargain.

I agree Cooper was clearly the best of these trades by far. My answer had nothing to do with Cooper’s value. It’s just showing how much draft capital JJ has thrown around trying to get a WR. And for all those trades and draft picks over 20+ seasons, this team has 3 wild card wins as a result. That’s not those receivers’ fault- it’s the GMs fault.

 

[ondaedg]

thanks. I was just wondering.

Dalto Schultz at 3.5 and catch percentage looks pretty good.

ya Dalton was highest but I’m thinking that is defensive coordinators focusing on Cooper and Ceedee. Dalton is definitely the lesser of two evils.

 

[Diehardblues]

I agree Cooper was clearly the best of these trades by far. My answer had nothing to do with Cooper’s value. It’s just showing how much draft capital JJ has thrown around trying to get a WR. And for all those trades and draft picks over 20+ seasons, this team has 3 wild card wins as a result. That’s not those receivers’ fault- it’s the GMs fault.

Yep

The trade for Cooper had more to do about propping up our QB who’s value is most important to our GM in trying to prove he was right about him. Basically same reason he caved in to our RB holdout , it threatened our QB’s value .

And why Coopers trade actually paid dividends and at least time for our GM to prop up our QB. Imagine if we had continued our path in 2018 before Cooper trade . I’m not sure we’d of had much support moving forward to resign our QB with back to back disappointing seasons especially if 2019 followed with 3 straight .

I think we could argue the trade for Cooper potentially and at least partially saved our QB’s career, at least here in Dallas.

 

[America's Cowboy]

You are the worse

Need a tissue? Dak is not going anywhere. Plus, Dak was not the problem...

https://es.pn/3Mrg1LJ via @ESPN App

Go find another team!

 

[Haimerej]

I’m not sure Coopers value would have been as high anywhere else.

Looks like WAS offered him more money but he signed with DAL because he wanted to, "win a Super Bowl."

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

ya Dalton was highest but I’m thinking that is defensive coordinators focusing on Cooper and Ceedee. Dalton is definitely the lesser of two evils.

agreed, but if you have the opportunities, you must cash in, and cash in he did. so that's good. he didn't waste the opportunities he got.

 

[NotForLong]

Need a tissue? Dak is not going anywhere. Plus, Dak was not the problem...

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Go find another team!

I was very close to it . . . but since Micah is here I will be staying

As far as Dak there are no guarantees in life . . . I give him 1 more season as Cowboys QB

 

[America's Cowboy]

I was very close to it . . . but since Micah is here I will be staying

As far as Dak there are no guarantees in life . . . I give him 1 more season as Cowboys QB

 

[aikemirv]

I largely agreed with your take. Dak won't target him seemingly, so why pay for a #1. I mean he's not a check down RB or TE?

I will say this twitter post made me question my stance..

Maybe we're paying him to make Dak better across the board?

We are and always have been and have seen it since Cooper arrived. Letting Cooper go is going to make Dak's contract even more of a waste!

 

[G2]

I agree Cooper was clearly the best of these trades by far. My answer had nothing to do with Cooper’s value. It’s just showing how much draft capital JJ has thrown around trying to get a WR. And for all those trades and draft picks over 20+ seasons, this team has 3 wild card wins as a result. That’s not those receivers’ fault- it’s the GMs fault.

WRs are the new RBs. A dime a dozen. But it won't change until the front office stops valuing certain positions so highly.

 

[Doomsday]

then why pay any WR? Or Shultz? Just draft 5 OL and pay a busted RB Amari’s salary and keep force feeding him the ball.
not sure why people forgot what Dak and the O looked like before the Amari trade. mcclay has to be beside himself…clown FO cant win with pretty good talent he’s drafted and assembled.
guessing Wash gets a QB and the NFC East streak of non-repeat champs continues

You can easily make a case that a TE and slot WR are more important in this offense than the outside WRs. One of the reasons why Lamb's production and targets are up when he is there. Getting the running game back is also a higher priority than Cooper in my opinion.

Prior to the Amari trade, they didn't have one single WR worth a darn on the roster that isn't the case now with Gallup, Lamb, and probably Wilson.

 

[gimmesix]

I never saw that report.

Multiple places reported it. I believe it started with Ed Werder and don't know if anyone 100 percent confirmed it. But considering they named the team and the amount, it seems pretty solid.