Video: Colin Cowherd on Amari Cooper Trade

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I dont need Amari Cooper to let me know that Dak is not a franchise QB. I just need my eyes...
Like many of us have said numerous times, Dak is the best backup QB in the league, if he exceeds all expectations he will be Alex Smith.
Let him go some place else, let him play out his contract , call his bluff we are not going the SB with him at the healm.
Trust the process, how did we find Romo? Rely on our scouts.
How did the Saints get Brees'... they got a distressed asset.
The other obvious choice is draft in the top 10 -15 let someone fall to you.. like Watson, Mahomes.

Look at FA, Tyrod Taylor, Teddy Bridgewater- make an offer, dare the saints to match it.
Fitzpatrick..

I would rather we build up the rest of the team than just concentrate on Dak.

I would take Bridgewater in a heartbeat... Tyrod, no way... he is Dak Prescott.

Fitzpatrick, is 35 now. The only thing he has going for him is arm strength, and willingness to pull the trigger. But, I think he would be an INT machine here, like he normally becomes after a few good outings.

Honestly I would take Alex Smith as well, in a heartbeat. Because he can be checkdown all he wants... the ball is at least normally where it needs to be.

I know one thing... This defense we have, that we like. They are going to be riddled with injuries, and beat down, if the offense keeps up the 3 and outs.
 

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While I can understand what he's saying, the problem is, that Cooper hasn't played like a guy worth a 1st round pick in 2 seasons. He hasn't been a legitimate weapon for Carr for the last couple seasons, why will he suddenly be a legitimate weapon for Dak this season? He's not playing like a guy that anyone can say with any certainty that he should even be here after his rookie deal runs out. We just hope he is, the same way we hoped Hurns would regain his form or Tavon would be the weapon we hoped he could be. If Cooper has been producing consistently for the last season and a half it's one thing, but right now he's a project WR for a project QB.

Slow down and take a breather. He was hurt last year and the team is in disarray this year, yet he has two 100 yd games in his last 4 games this season Guy is a two time pro-bowler, he's 24.
 

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Slow down and take a breather. He was hurt last year and the team is in disarray this year, yet he has two 100 yd games in his last 4 games this season Guy is a two time pro-bowler, he's 24.
Same can be said of Dak. His team was in disarry last year and has had two good games in his last 4. Both were pro bowlers 2 years ago, but what have they done since? In Coopers games this year he has 2 100 yd games and the other 4 he couldn't crack 17 yds. People need to slow down anointing Cooper a great WR right now until he can prove that actually he is. The guy's work ethic and desire have also been called into question too, not someone I'm willing to just assume is going to be worth it until he proves it.
 

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Solid take. Now can Dak grow some nuggets and throw him the ball?
 

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Slow down and take a breather. He was hurt last year and the team is in disarray this year, yet he has two 100 yd games in his last 4 games this season Guy is a two time pro-bowler, he's 24.


He also has 5 games of less than 20 yards this season
 

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He also has 5 games of less than 20 yards this season

No, he's had 3 games of less than 20 yards, and another where he got hurt in the 2nd quarter and didn't play again. He also was barely targeted in those games. Hard to know who to blame for that (play calls, QB, Cooper himself), but in the games he had a notable number of targets his numbers were very good.
 

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That’s a very odd (and inaccurate) translation. I’ll stand by the words I typed. Your ‘other words’ are, well, yours.
You said we shouldn’t be trying to skate past the risk. What SHOULD we do? Criticize our own move? Do nothing? There’s risk with anything you do.
 

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You said we shouldn’t be trying to skate past the risk. What SHOULD we do? Criticize our own move? Do nothing? There’s risk with anything you do.

Yep. And we should acknowledge that. Of course, more risk generally means more reward. This is a potentially high reward move. But it’s also a high risk move. Pretending we traded a first for an ‘elite’ WR (Cowherd’s word) is just that: pretending.

One thing we SHOULD do is negotiate with teams rather than just accepting their initial asking price. That’s just good business. Whatever you think of the player.
 

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No, he's had 3 games of less than 20 yards, and another where he got hurt in the 2nd quarter and didn't play again. He also was barely targeted in those games. Hard to know who to blame for that (play calls, QB, Cooper himself), but in the games he had a notable number of targets his numbers were very good.


My bad it lists 4 games. But I didnt know he was hurt that last game, it just lists that he started.
 

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We may no longer have an elite LT. A lot hinges on that.

Besides, Cowherd acts like this is a player without question marks. He hasn’t been an elite WR over the past 20 games.

This is, as he says, an ‘aggressive’ move. We shouldn’t be trying to skate past the risk in it just because we’re dazzled by the potential reward.

Or maybe he has been an elite player with a QB and offense that hasn't been elite. Of course, that appears to be the case in Dallas at the moment as well. Dallas does have a stronger rushing game to provide balance though.
 

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My bad it lists 4 games. But I didnt know he was hurt that last game, it just lists that he started.

He got a concussion the last game, which I assume the Cowboys decided wasn't going to be a problem before making the trade. Let's hope so anyway ... lol

In any case, your concern isn't unreasonable - even 3 games out of 6 is a concern for a guy that we gave up a 1st round pick for. But there are a lot of problems in Oakland, so hopefully that is more to blame than Cooper himself. Of course, at least on offense there are problems in Dallas too.
 

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Not midseason when you have totally set him up for failure with no threats in the passing game.

There have been open WRs every single game. Tony Romo pointed it out at least 6 times on Sunday. What will it take for people to blame Dak for anything?
 

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Or maybe he has been an elite player with a QB and offense that hasn't been elite. Of course, that appears to be the case in Dallas at the moment as well. Dallas does have a stronger rushing game to provide balance though.

I think that’s an argument for why he can get back to elite. (To that point, his targets have dropped significanly in his down years, giving him between 25-30% fewer opportunities.) But the fact is that his production hasn’t been elite production since 2016.
 

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I agree with his assessment. We will see with what Dak has before we make big investment on him. The Cowboys have 69 million+ to spend in FA which ranks 4th or 5th most next year. There are no excuses. If he doesn't get the job done in the next year and half than I am all for drafting a qb in the 2020 draft. Hopefully it will be Tau or Herbert (don't think he is leaving this year).
 

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Exactly how I feel


I think the logic is correct but it's geared at determining if they are going to keep this coaches.

They have over 1.5 seasons remaining with Dak on this rookie contract. They can Franchise him for the 5th year.

There is also the concept that the defense is good now.
 

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Exactly how I feel


Collin says 7 more years. That puts Cooper at 31.
We dumped Dez at 29. Should have dumped it sooner if we could.

We got a first round pick for a year and a half, giving up another first round pick for 5 years. Genius.

And gee, if we're evaluating Dak to think about moving on from him, that 1st round pick sure could come in handy.
 

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Same can be said of Dak. His team was in disarry last year and has had two good games in his last 4. Both were pro bowlers 2 years ago, but what have they done since? In Coopers games this year he has 2 100 yd games and the other 4 he couldn't crack 17 yds. People need to slow down anointing Cooper a great WR right now until he can prove that actually he is. The guy's work ethic and desire have also been called into question too, not someone I'm willing to just assume is going to be worth it until he proves it.

Tell me Dak had two good games when he throws for 300 yds
 

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Tell me Dak had two good games when he throws for 300 yds
In the last season and a half, Amari has more games with less than 30yds than over 30 yds. Until he can prove he will show up every week and not just a couple times a year, the trade will be a waste of a pick. Just like Dak he has to prove his worth.
 

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But inst there a way of evaluating a QB without having to give up a 1st round pick?
Not in this situation. See we are on track to be 8-8 and that was the worst case scenario for this year as it puts us in QB purgatory. Without this trade, the coaching staff and Dak would have the “we had no weapons” excuse.

If we were to go 6-10 or 11-5 we could have a clear picture of Dak and his future. But 8-8 makes things muddy. Now we have 10 games to find out the answer. Best thing is, regardless of the result, we have the most complete roster I’ve seen in the last 10 years. Whoever steps in at Qb will have an o line a great RB and a pretty good Wr corps. This move wasn’t one of the smartest the FO has made in a while.
 
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