Is Cobb an upgrade over Beasley?

[408Cowboy]

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...

If it comes down to Hurns or Cobb making the roster it would be hilarious if Hurns wins the spot. Cobb would be this years Nolan Carroll.

 

[DHCBF66]

What do you guys think?

Cobb has had several good season, Bealey.....1

 

[Buzzbait]

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

I always liked the Bease, but I have to agree, economically they made the right choice. $5m is a lot better than 11m, plus it's only 1 yr so if it doesn't work out they can let him go.
I like Bease better, but you can't get your money's worth out of him if you don't throw him the ball. They don't use him right, so you can't justify $11m.

 

[408Cowboy]

Take out Cobb’s 2 monster years in 2012 and 2014 and Beasley has been better

What makes some of you automatically disregard specific plays/games or in this case years?

Since those years are gone can you take out Beasley's best two years and tell us who was better?

 

[Buzzbait]

So to all the Beasley fans still struggling with the fact he is gone.

An honest question.

Do you honestly think things would be different and/or better under Moore to the point you would be willing to pay Beasley's price for the chance to find out?

Ultimately, no. "Beasley's price" is the key factor.

 

[xwalker]

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.

10.7M guaranteed

 

[sideon]

When your argument starts with "when he's healthy" then you've already lost. Beasley is quicker and more difficult to cover on 3rd downs. Cobb has gotten slower over the years and has hamstring issues, and that makes him less dangerous on 3rd down. It seems like this FA is going to be built on signing players that used to be good.

 

[zerofill]

Not really sure... Different scheme, different type of QB...

Beasley was open a lot more than his receptions show. He is hard to cover... that was a heck of a catch in the end zone against the Giants.

I don't think we should actually lose anything though, if we scheme right. The genius of Moore will shine through, and get Cobb 780 yards!

 

[Swagger]

Well the better question is who is more likely to play in over ten regular season games...

 

[cowboyfan4lyfe]

I say it's a wash

If it's a wash. Then it's a good deal

 

[Hadenough]

So to all the Beasley fans still struggling with the fact he is gone.

An honest question.

Do you honestly think things would be different and/or better under Moore to the point you would be willing to pay Beasley's price for the chance to find out?

Im a Beasley fan but he isnt worth that kind of money!

 

[Hadenough]

If I could get Beasley for the same money as Cobb I would surely take Beasley. I have never seen a WR age as quickly as Cobb! The only answer I can think of is injuries and hits have taken its toll on him.

 

[ItzKelz]

What do you guys think?

I don't think he is better or worse. Cobb is different than Cole. They have different games and bring something different to an offense. There are things that Cobb can do that Cole cant do and vice versa. So ultimately it is about fit within our offense. How does Kellen maximize what Cobb does well will determine who was a better fit for Dak and our offense.

 

[DuncanIso]

What do you guys think?

No.

Should have paid Cole.

 

[DuncanIso]

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.

Cole caught 65 passes in 2018.

Will Cobb even catch half that ?!?!

 

[percyhoward]

I just hope he isn't another Laurent Robinson. Rodgers throwing you the ball is bound to help your stats some.

You would think.

2018 Catch rate
Target 10+ yards
Packers
Cobb 33% (7 of 21) 2 td
others 49% (86 of 177) 15 td

Cowboys
Beasley 75% (18 of 24) 2 td
others 47% (71 of 151) 13 td

Target 10-19 yards ONLY
Cobb 45% (5 of 11) 1 td
Beasley 84% (16 of 19) 1 td

 

[JohnsKey19]

If I could get Beasley for the same money as Cobb I would surely take Beasley. I have never seen a WR age as quickly as Cobb! The only answer I can think of is injuries and hits have taken its toll on him.

Hamstring injuries are a killer for WR. We saw it happen to Miles Austin.

 

[Hadenough]

Hamstring injuries are a killer for WR. We saw it happen to Miles Austin.

I totally agree! But you cant tell some people on this forum that. Ive never seen a player elevate his career so quickly according to fans when he is signed by the Cowboys.

 

[1972COWBOY]

How good is Cobb at catching errant passes ?

 

[Jipper]

Better player, debatable,

Better leader, likely

Better value, definitely