Is Cobb an upgrade over Beasley?

[rafaelgreco]

What do you guys think?

 

[WillieBeamen]

 

[Corso]

He's slower than Witten, no he's not, he's a great route runner, so what, he's washed up, he's cheap, he's Hurn's money, 1 year, he's a great addition, he's a Beasly replacement, he sucks worse than Beasly, no he doesn't and so on and so on...

 

[RS12]

If he is healthy sure. Can use him more places on the field and he can block so not a liability when running.

 

[cowboyec]

yes.
WATCH.

 

[Patrick]

I don't think so, but the difference is negligible.

It really won't affect us much I don't think.

But it's for sure an upgrade on what we were going into the season with if we didn't sign him.

 

[Carson]

You can debate this all night if you wanted.

Healthy Cobb > Healthy Beasley

But all you can say now, is Cobb is on a one year, five million deal. Which will end up costing us less than Beasley would in the long term for an older receiver.

 

[ICP]

I say it's a wash

 

[charron]

Bea's is currently better. But Cobb is good when healthy and you can't go wrong with his 1 year deal.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Well the market certainly doesn't seem to think so...

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

LLLOOLLL

 

[sureletsrace]

I'll take a $5mm Cobb over an $11mm Beasley. Those were the options. They made the right choice.

 

[AbeBeta]

He was hurt last year but he's a great #3 when healthy.

I expect that with Hurns, Austin, and Cobb it suggests that this is not a year we are going to draft a WR --- or more specifically, we might only have a few on our board. We hit with Gallup last year and likely want to see what Wilson can do after a full off-season.

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

If healthy, no doubt. It’s a legitimate if though

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Yes

 

[armadillooutlaw]

What do you guys think?

As far as playing from the slot, it might be close at this point. But Beasley can't play out wide well like Cobb can. And blocking? Lol.
With Cobb being able to play outside you can move Cooper in the slot to exploit matchups more often as well.

 

[buybuydandavis]

The NFL has spoken with the contracts of both in terms of market value. But market value wasn't value to us.

Beasley was a bad fit for a run first team like us. Should be a 3down player on a pass first team. For us, he's a third down specialist. Austin is a better fit for our base downs to complement Zeke.

Beasley was also a bad fit in just not being viable out wide, so that Dez/Cooper couldn't take the slot.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

He was hurt last year but he's a great #3 when healthy.

I expect that with Hurns, Austin, and Cobb it suggests that this is not a year we are going to draft a WR --- or more specifically, we might only have a few on our board. We hit with Gallup last year and likely want to see what Wilson can do after a full off-season.

With what they've got on the roster I wouldn't blame them.
It really opens up opportunity to address the defense in the draft.

 

[ghst187]

Can’t Cobb return punts too?
If so, maybe between the two of him and Austin we can have one competent PR back there all season

 

[JBell]

I'll take a $5mm Cobb over an $11mm Beasley. Those were the options. They made the right choice.

11 mil? Thought it was more like 7.25/year?

Either way, your point still stands. Cobb is cheaper and will give us similar production.