With each passing WR trade and free agent signing, the Amari Cooper trade becomes more absurd

[lk8701]

 

[Carson]

It literally does excuse it.

They had higher offers and would have to eat his cap. Taking his whole contract off the books means a lower pick. I don’t know why people don’t comprehend this

 

[JBS]

It’s not any more absurd now than it was the moment it happened.

 

[ConstantReboot]

That's what happens when you put Jerry and Stephen calling the shots. They sure know what their doing.

 

[baltcowboy]

If we kept Cooper or ate the salary we would not be 6-2.

 

[Stash]

And if they do trade fur another receiver it will only make it look worse.

 

[Majic]

One of the worst trades in recent years from any team

 

[Stash]

It literally does excuse it.

They had higher offers and would have to eat his cap. Taking his whole contract off the books means a lower pick. I don’t know why people don’t comprehend this

What did the Chiefs get for Hill?


What did the Packers get for Adams?

Were those also 5th round picks?

 

[conner01]

It literally does excuse it.

They had higher offers and would have to eat his cap. Taking his whole contract off the books means a lower pick. I don’t know why people don’t comprehend this

It’s really simple
Fans don’t factor in contracts and that’s the biggest driver of comp in a trade behind talent

 

[stilltheguru]

If we kept Cooper or ate the salary we would not be 6-2.

What would we be?

 

[Stash]

That's what happens when you put Jerry and Stephen calling the shots. They sure know what they’re doing.

But jobs for life that they can never be fired from…

 

[Majic]

It’s really simple
Fans don’t factor in contracts and that’s the biggest driver of comp in a trade behind talent

They could have managed his contract this year, his production for the Browns if replicated would have justified it

 

[Stash]

If we kept Cooper or ate the salary we would not be 6-2.

No. Possibly undefeated.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

It literally does excuse it.

They had higher offers and would have to eat his cap. Taking his whole contract off the books means a lower pick. I don’t know why people don’t comprehend this

Sounds like they sold his contract instead of actually trading him. You sell a players contract there's like an unwritten rule in the NFL...nothing higher than a fourth will be given for that type of deal. So a 5th does make sense now.

 

[TequilaCowboy]

One of the worst trades in recent years from any team

And according to Jerry, he's hoping to make another one....LOL.....so write that down in pencil with big eraser.

 

[mldardy]

LOL at following some Giants no name 'reporter'. This moron needs to worry about why the Giants still have Daniel Jones at QB and no WRs and how they lost to our backup QB at home. Stay out of our business and worry about your own mess.

 

[OmerV]

What did the Chiefs get for Hill?


What did the Packers get for Adams?

Were those also 5th round picks?

Obviously nobody made that kind of offer for Cooper.

 

[Zekeats]

It literally does excuse it.

They had higher offers and would have to eat his cap. Taking his whole contract off the books means a lower pick. I don’t know why people don’t comprehend this

Not true. They coulda restructured his deal and let Gallup walk. Now whoever they sign or trade for plus Gallup will be more money than what it woulda cost to keep Coop

 

[walrus]

It’s really simple
Fans don’t factor in contracts and that’s the biggest driver of comp in a trade behind talent

Just so we all understand Adam's contract is 5/140 mil and Hill's contract extension is 4/120 mil.
Both contracts are way above Cooper's which had 3 yrs remaining at 20 million/year.

 

[Stash]

Obviously nobody made that kind of offer for Cooper.

So the answer is NO then?

Chiefs get five draft picks (1st Round in 2022, 2nd Round in 2022, 4th Round in 2022, 4th Round in 2023, 6th Round in 2023).

The Raiders are sending their first two picks in the 2022 NFL Draft to the Packers in exchange for Davante Adams

Both of whom then got paid salaries that FAR EXCEEDED Amari Cooper’s contract.

So the Jones boys look like IDIOTS no matter how you slice it.