CFZ There's Only Two Players on the Roster Capable of Filling Cooper's Shoes in 2022

[Pass2Run]

So, this is pretty self-explanatory. The Cowboys took a gamble with Cooper. And I'm not exactly sure why. But I suggest he had problems not being the number 1 target at times and taking a back seat to Lamb.

In an interview with the Browns, Cooper was excited that he would have input with the coaches on what routes he "can get open on."

I found that interesting, that he put so much value in having input on which route he would run in the game. That, and I observe he doesn't play with the reckless abandon Lamb plays with. Lamb is 100MPH, all the time. Cooper will duck defenders. It's just a different style, and I think Cooper takes a business first approach rather than team before himself like Lamb. And it shows in his game.

In any case, the only two players on the roster capable of putting up 865 yards in 17 games is Tolbert or Fehoko.

James Washington had 735 yards one year, but then he sat behind other players allegedly favored by the coaches in Pittsburgh.

I'm a big Gallup fan (he and Diggs are my favorite players). And I fully believe Gallup has another 1,000-yard season or two left in him. But I wonder whether that'll be the year following an ACL tear. Or sometime in the future. I think the Cowboys took a bigger gamble on Gallup over opting to retain Cooper because of the kind of team-first player he appears to be.

That's why I see the Cooper trade more about culture change than anything.

Jon Gruden did the same thing when was implementing a culture change within the Raiders.

For this offense to work the way it did last year, Tolbert, Fehoko and Washington all need to step up their game for an approximate combined 1,467 yards after losing Cedrick Wilson who had 602 yards and Amari Cooper who had 865 yards in 2021.

But I think Washington more or less plays the Cedrick Wilson role.

I'm pretty sure that leaves Tolbert taking over Cooper's role, since there's only one ball to go around. But I can also see Fehoko also playing well if something happens. He has the athleticism and seems to fit in well with the team, and the Cowboys made a point to keep him for this year.

For those who believe Schultz hasn't been an important factor to the offense or believe that you can just plug and pay any player there, they need to wake up and smell the roses. Schultz quietly put up 800 yards last year, which really helped the offenses production, which we'll need again if we want to make the playoffs.

He's simply not getting enough credit around here from fans.

 

[Dak_Attack_09]

So, this is pretty self-explanatory. The Cowboys took a gamble with Cooper. And I'm not exactly sure why. But I suggest he had problems not being the number 1 target at times and taking a back seat to Lamb.

In an interview with the Browns, Cooper was excited that he would have input with the coaches on what routes he "can get open on."

I found that interesting, that he put so much value in having input on which route he would run in the game. That, and I observe he doesn't play with the reckless abandon Lamb plays with. Lamb is 100MPH, all the time. Cooper will duck defenders. It's just a different style, and I think Cooper takes a business first approach rather than team before himself like Lamb. And it shows in his game.

In any case, the only two players on the roster capable of putting up 865 yards in 17 games is Tolbert or Fehoko.

James Washington had 735 yards one year, but then he sat behind other players allegedly favored by the coaches in Pittsburgh.

I'm a big Gallup fan (he and Diggs are my favorite players). And I fully believe Gallup has another 1,000-yard season or two left in him. But I wonder whether that'll be the year following an ACL tear. Or sometime in the future. I think the Cowboys took a bigger gamble on Gallup over opting to retain Cooper because of the kind of team-first player he appears to be.

That's why I see the Cooper trade more about culture change than anything.

Jon Gruden did the same thing when was implementing a culture change within the Raiders.

For this offense to work the way it did last year, Tolbert, Fehoko and Washington all need to step up their game for an approximate combined 1,467 yards after losing Cedrick Wilson who had 602 yards and Amari Cooper who had 865 yards in 2021.

I think Washington more or less plays the Cedrick Wilson role.

I'm pretty sure Tolbert takes over Cooper's role, since there's only one ball to go around. But I can also see Fehoko playing well if something happens. He seems to fit in well with the team, and the Cowboys made a point to keep him for this year.

For those who believe Schultz hasn't been an important factor to the offense or believe that you can just plug and pay any player there, they need to wake up and smell the roses. Schultz quietly put up 800 yards last year, which really helped the offenses production, which we'll need again if we want to make the playoffs.

He's simply not getting enough credit.

Beta Lamb will drop more passes than he catches in clutch situation.


Tony Pollard is the guy with similar skill set that will replace Cooper’s production.

 

[rags747]

Between Tolbert and Washington they should be able to get by imo. Should be plenty of receivers that defenses have not had a chance to figure out yet.

 

[Pass2Run]

Well, I definitely don't see Pollard getting any more than 400 yards in receiving. And that would likely be in a backfield role anyhow.

The way Pollard would contribute more would simply be handing him the ball more.

Then allowing Ezekiel to come in later in the game. But the Cowboys wont' do that, because they have too much money invested in Ezekiel.

 

[john van brocklin]

So, this is pretty self-explanatory. The Cowboys took a gamble with Cooper. And I'm not exactly sure why. But I suggest he had problems not being the number 1 target at times and taking a back seat to Lamb.

In an interview with the Browns, Cooper was excited that he would have input with the coaches on what routes he "can get open on."

I found that interesting, that he put so much value in having input on which route he would run in the game. That, and I observe he doesn't play with the reckless abandon Lamb plays with. Lamb is 100MPH, all the time. Cooper will duck defenders. It's just a different style, and I think Cooper takes a business first approach rather than team before himself like Lamb. And it shows in his game.

In any case, the only two players on the roster capable of putting up 865 yards in 17 games is Tolbert or Fehoko.

James Washington had 735 yards one year, but then he sat behind other players allegedly favored by the coaches in Pittsburgh.

I'm a big Gallup fan (he and Diggs are my favorite players). And I fully believe Gallup has another 1,000-yard season or two left in him. But I wonder whether that'll be the year following an ACL tear. Or sometime in the future. I think the Cowboys took a bigger gamble on Gallup over opting to retain Cooper because of the kind of team-first player he appears to be.

That's why I see the Cooper trade more about culture change than anything.

Jon Gruden did the same thing when was implementing a culture change within the Raiders.

For this offense to work the way it did last year, Tolbert, Fehoko and Washington all need to step up their game for an approximate combined 1,467 yards after losing Cedrick Wilson who had 602 yards and Amari Cooper who had 865 yards in 2021.

But I think Washington more or less plays the Cedrick Wilson role.

I'm pretty sure that leaves Tolbert taking over Cooper's role, since there's only one ball to go around. But I can also see Fehoko also playing well if something happens. He has the athleticism and seems to fit in well with the team, and the Cowboys made a point to keep him for this year.

For those who believe Schultz hasn't been an important factor to the offense or believe that you can just plug and pay any player there, they need to wake up and smell the roses. Schultz quietly put up 800 yards last year, which really helped the offenses production, which we'll need again if we want to make the playoffs.

He's simply not getting enough credit around here from fans.

Lamb and Gallup
Come on down!

 

[ESisback]

So, this is pretty self-explanatory. The Cowboys took a gamble with Cooper. And I'm not exactly sure why. But I suggest he had problems not being the number 1 target at times and taking a back seat to Lamb.

In an interview with the Browns, Cooper was excited that he would have input with the coaches on what routes he "can get open on."

I found that interesting, that he put so much value in having input on which route he would run in the game. That, and I observe he doesn't play with the reckless abandon Lamb plays with. Lamb is 100MPH, all the time. Cooper will duck defenders. It's just a different style, and I think Cooper takes a business first approach rather than team before himself like Lamb. And it shows in his game.

In any case, the only two players on the roster capable of putting up 865 yards in 17 games is Tolbert or Fehoko.

James Washington had 735 yards one year, but then he sat behind other players allegedly favored by the coaches in Pittsburgh.

I'm a big Gallup fan (he and Diggs are my favorite players). And I fully believe Gallup has another 1,000-yard season or two left in him. But I wonder whether that'll be the year following an ACL tear. Or sometime in the future. I think the Cowboys took a bigger gamble on Gallup over opting to retain Cooper because of the kind of team-first player he appears to be.

That's why I see the Cooper trade more about culture change than anything.

Jon Gruden did the same thing when was implementing a culture change within the Raiders.

For this offense to work the way it did last year, Tolbert, Fehoko and Washington all need to step up their game for an approximate combined 1,467 yards after losing Cedrick Wilson who had 602 yards and Amari Cooper who had 865 yards in 2021.

But I think Washington more or less plays the Cedrick Wilson role.

I'm pretty sure that leaves Tolbert taking over Cooper's role, since there's only one ball to go around. But I can also see Fehoko also playing well if something happens. He has the athleticism and seems to fit in well with the team, and the Cowboys made a point to keep him for this year.

For those who believe Schultz hasn't been an important factor to the offense or believe that you can just plug and pay any player there, they need to wake up and smell the roses. Schultz quietly put up 800 yards last year, which really helped the offenses production, which we'll need again if we want to make the playoffs.

He's simply not getting enough credit around here from fans.

I see Fehoko, Tolbert and Washington putting up 1500-2000 collectively, with at least 800-900 from Shultz. Add 1000-1500 from Lamb, and another few hundred from the collective of Brown, McKeon, Ferguson, Pollard and Elliott, and we’re looking at 3600-4800 passing. Not too shabby, but I’m speculating. We COULD flop, and go winless (nudge nudge wink wink)!

 

[gimmesix]

Well, I definitely don't see Pollard getting any more than 400 yards in receiving. And that would likely be in a backfield role anyhow.

The way Pollard would contribute more would simply be handing him the ball more.

Then allowing Ezekiel to come in later in the game. But the Cowboys wont' do that, because they have too much money invested in Ezekiel.

I believe Pollard can. I just don't know if we'll use him like we'd need to for him to be as effective as possible as a receiver. Frankly, he'd be my starting slot receiver, especially with Gallup out. I'd have Washington, who hasn't accomplished much as a pro, and Tolbert, who we don't know will be any good, split the other snaps, including when Pollard lines up as a running back to spell Zeke.

Frankly, I think it's a waste to take two of our best players and say the way for one to contribute more is to take playing time from the other. Both of those backs should be on the field, because it's most likely that they are among our 11 best players on offense. If Tolbert, Washington or Fehoko prove to be better, then so be it, but right now, the evidence supports Pollard being a better player than any of them. He also creates some stresses on the defense that the others don't because of his running ability. As I've written before the jet sweep/fake jet sweep should be a regular part of what we do to force defenses to not pinch toward the middle of the field when Elliott is in.

 

[acr731]

Beta Lamb will drop more passes than he catches in clutch situation.


Tony Pollard is the guy with similar skill set that will replace Cooper’s production.

If Lamb can't clean up all the drops he needs to go into free agency. I don't trust Jerry to let him walk, though.

 

[Pass2Run]

I believe Pollard can. I just don't know if we'll use him like we'd need to for him to be as effective as possible as a receiver. Frankly, he'd be my starting slot receiver, especially with Gallup out. I'd have Washington, who hasn't accomplished much as a pro, and Tolbert, who we don't know will be any good, split the other snaps, including when Pollard lines up as a running back to spell Zeke.

Frankly, I think it's a waste to take two of our best players and say the way for one to contribute more is to take playing time from the other. Both of those backs should be on the field, because it's most likely that they are among our 11 best players on offense. If Tolbert, Washington or Fehoko prove to be better, then so be it, but right now, the evidence supports Pollard being a better player than any of them. He also creates some stresses on the defense that the others don't because of his running ability. As I've written before the jet sweep/fake jet sweep should be a regular part of what we do to force defenses to not pinch toward the middle of the field when Elliott is in.

I just haven't seen what Pollard would look like lined up as a WR in the slot. I'm down with playing both of them, at times. But only one player gets the ball at a time. And with Pollard not being experienced at WR, it's risky to assume that he can play WR, even in the slot, at the NFL level, consistently. Even though Washington hasn't played a whole lot in recent years, I think he's a safer bet to play long-term in the slot.

That's not to say I wouldn't like to see them moving Pollard around some. I just can't see him being a real weapon lined out wide like people say. I can see him making plays like that. But not as a full-time WR.

On the other hand, I advocate running Pollard to start the game.. and then bringing in a fresh Zeke for the second half. I think it would benefit everyone, including Zeke.

 

[cowboy_ron]

The doctor and who?

 

[xwalker]

So, this is pretty self-explanatory. The Cowboys took a gamble with Cooper. And I'm not exactly sure why. But I suggest he had problems not being the number 1 target at times and taking a back seat to Lamb.

In an interview with the Browns, Cooper was excited that he would have input with the coaches on what routes he "can get open on."

I found that interesting, that he put so much value in having input on which route he would run in the game. That, and I observe he doesn't play with the reckless abandon Lamb plays with. Lamb is 100MPH, all the time. Cooper will duck defenders. It's just a different style, and I think Cooper takes a business first approach rather than team before himself like Lamb. And it shows in his game.

In any case, the only two players on the roster capable of putting up 865 yards in 17 games is Tolbert or Fehoko.

James Washington had 735 yards one year, but then he sat behind other players allegedly favored by the coaches in Pittsburgh.

I'm a big Gallup fan (he and Diggs are my favorite players). And I fully believe Gallup has another 1,000-yard season or two left in him. But I wonder whether that'll be the year following an ACL tear. Or sometime in the future. I think the Cowboys took a bigger gamble on Gallup over opting to retain Cooper because of the kind of team-first player he appears to be.

That's why I see the Cooper trade more about culture change than anything.

Jon Gruden did the same thing when was implementing a culture change within the Raiders.

For this offense to work the way it did last year, Tolbert, Fehoko and Washington all need to step up their game for an approximate combined 1,467 yards after losing Cedrick Wilson who had 602 yards and Amari Cooper who had 865 yards in 2021.

But I think Washington more or less plays the Cedrick Wilson role.

I'm pretty sure that leaves Tolbert taking over Cooper's role, since there's only one ball to go around. But I can also see Fehoko also playing well if something happens. He has the athleticism and seems to fit in well with the team, and the Cowboys made a point to keep him for this year.

For those who believe Schultz hasn't been an important factor to the offense or believe that you can just plug and pay any player there, they need to wake up and smell the roses. Schultz quietly put up 800 yards last year, which really helped the offenses production, which we'll need again if we want to make the playoffs.

He's simply not getting enough credit around here from fans.

Fehoko had to make the team first...

 

[xwalker]

Well, I definitely don't see Pollard getting any more than 400 yards in receiving. And that would likely be in a backfield role anyhow.

The way Pollard would contribute more would simply be handing him the ball more.

Then allowing Ezekiel to come in later in the game. But the Cowboys wont' do that, because they have too much money invested in Ezekiel.

Pollard is a better player than the 3rd to nth WR on the roster...It is a waste to not have him on the field.

 

[AKATheRake]

Cooper was banged up all season.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

So, this is pretty self-explanatory. The Cowboys took a gamble with Cooper. And I'm not exactly sure why. But I suggest he had problems not being the number 1 target at times and taking a back seat to Lamb.

In an interview with the Browns, Cooper was excited that he would have input with the coaches on what routes he "can get open on."

I found that interesting, that he put so much value in having input on which route he would run in the game. That, and I observe he doesn't play with the reckless abandon Lamb plays with. Lamb is 100MPH, all the time. Cooper will duck defenders. It's just a different style, and I think Cooper takes a business first approach rather than team before himself like Lamb. And it shows in his game.

In any case, the only two players on the roster capable of putting up 865 yards in 17 games is Tolbert or Fehoko.

James Washington had 735 yards one year, but then he sat behind other players allegedly favored by the coaches in Pittsburgh.

I'm a big Gallup fan (he and Diggs are my favorite players). And I fully believe Gallup has another 1,000-yard season or two left in him. But I wonder whether that'll be the year following an ACL tear. Or sometime in the future. I think the Cowboys took a bigger gamble on Gallup over opting to retain Cooper because of the kind of team-first player he appears to be.

That's why I see the Cooper trade more about culture change than anything.

Jon Gruden did the same thing when was implementing a culture change within the Raiders.

For this offense to work the way it did last year, Tolbert, Fehoko and Washington all need to step up their game for an approximate combined 1,467 yards after losing Cedrick Wilson who had 602 yards and Amari Cooper who had 865 yards in 2021.

But I think Washington more or less plays the Cedrick Wilson role.

I'm pretty sure that leaves Tolbert taking over Cooper's role, since there's only one ball to go around. But I can also see Fehoko also playing well if something happens. He has the athleticism and seems to fit in well with the team, and the Cowboys made a point to keep him for this year.

For those who believe Schultz hasn't been an important factor to the offense or believe that you can just plug and pay any player there, they need to wake up and smell the roses. Schultz quietly put up 800 yards last year, which really helped the offenses production, which we'll need again if we want to make the playoffs.

He's simply not getting enough credit around here from fans.

None of our WR can fill the void left by Coop.
This will be verified with a thump by week 5.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

If Lamb can't clean up all the drops he needs to go into free agency. I don't trust Jerry to let him walk, though.

Lamb will receive a league record-breaking contract!
It's just our way down in Jerry land....

 

[Hardline]

There is no one on this roster to fill Cooper's shoes.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

If Lamb can't clean up all the drops he needs to go into free agency. I don't trust Jerry to let him walk, though.

It takes a WR awhile to get used to Dak passes. Because some of his throws can get from point A to point B pretty quick.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Lamb, Gallup and Tolbert all have the ability to catch 1k+ yards every year. Schultz could too if given more than usual opportunities. Fehoko possibly could but we need to see if he proves he deserves and can handle any first team reps while Gallup is out during preseason and early part of regular season. Another thing, can Fehoko bulk up, increase his strength and become a TE? Imagine Fehoko at TE with his size, strength and speed? Could switching positions from WR to TE help Fehoko's future with the Cowboys?

 

[Ranched]

And that's exactly why the NFL is a team sport. Each player at each position needs to play 100% for the team to click. That goes for the coaching as well. No need to be calling bone-head plays. Also clock management needs to improve.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

Lamb, Gallup and Tolbert all have the ability to catch 1k+ yards every year. Schultz could too if given more than usual opportunities. Fehoko possibly could but we need to see if he proves he deserves and can handle any first team reps while Gallup is out during preseason and early part of regular season. Another thing, can Fehoko bulk up, increase his strength and become a TE? Imagine Fehoko at TE with his size, strength and speed? Could switching positions from WR to TE help Fehoko's future with the Cowboys?

Did we pick up a new QB?????
Cause thats the only way the above scenario happens!!