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The selection of Cee Dee at 17 might have seemed as over kill to some fans, considering the fact that we already had Cooper and Gallup, but it was really an easy pick by the Cowboys on draft day.
The general belief is that CD will immediately fill the void left at slot, with the departure of Cobb, but not so fast, lets take a look at Gallup and Cooper closely, at their skill set, and Im betting that CD gets more snaps at the X.
Despite recording over 1,100 yards in 14 games on a high-profile team, it feels like Michael Gallup’s second season is a bit underrated by the public.
Gallup was an underrated route runner and a beast at the catch point as a college prospect.
Those traits clearly carried over as Gallup posted a 71.2 percent success rate vs. man coverage (73rd percentile) and 81 percent contested catch rate.
Some of his best scores came on deep and intermediate routes.
While the Cowboys move Amari Cooper around to get advantageous matchups, Gallup drew the more difficult task as the X-receiver who faced a ton of tight press coverage.
Amari Cooper is often regarded as one of the best route runners in the NFL although
he has never scored higher than the 71st percentile in success rate vs. man coverage.
His marks in that metric have actually gone down through his career.
Additionally, he has finished below the 22nd percentile vs. press in two of his last three seasons which is why it is less advantageous to deploy him as an X-receiver.
Obviously, Cooper is still a great player, You see phenomenal peaks as a route runner but not at the steady level of the game's best.
So far, Dallas has deployed him well by using him as a flanker that moves around the formation pre-snap and that offsets concerns. Having players like Michael Gallup and CeeDee Lamb only makes that flexibility easier, and allows Cooper to dominate now in the slot role.
Cee Dee was a great pick because of how he impacts this offense immediately. Not only does he elevate Cooper and Gallups game, but now he allows Kellen Moore the ability to move his receiving options around pre snap, and actually be effective.
The general belief is that CD will immediately fill the void left at slot, with the departure of Cobb, but not so fast, lets take a look at Gallup and Cooper closely, at their skill set, and Im betting that CD gets more snaps at the X.
Despite recording over 1,100 yards in 14 games on a high-profile team, it feels like Michael Gallup’s second season is a bit underrated by the public.
Gallup was an underrated route runner and a beast at the catch point as a college prospect.
Those traits clearly carried over as Gallup posted a 71.2 percent success rate vs. man coverage (73rd percentile) and 81 percent contested catch rate.
Some of his best scores came on deep and intermediate routes.
While the Cowboys move Amari Cooper around to get advantageous matchups, Gallup drew the more difficult task as the X-receiver who faced a ton of tight press coverage.
Amari Cooper is often regarded as one of the best route runners in the NFL although
he has never scored higher than the 71st percentile in success rate vs. man coverage.
His marks in that metric have actually gone down through his career.
Additionally, he has finished below the 22nd percentile vs. press in two of his last three seasons which is why it is less advantageous to deploy him as an X-receiver.
Obviously, Cooper is still a great player, You see phenomenal peaks as a route runner but not at the steady level of the game's best.
So far, Dallas has deployed him well by using him as a flanker that moves around the formation pre-snap and that offsets concerns. Having players like Michael Gallup and CeeDee Lamb only makes that flexibility easier, and allows Cooper to dominate now in the slot role.
Cee Dee was a great pick because of how he impacts this offense immediately. Not only does he elevate Cooper and Gallups game, but now he allows Kellen Moore the ability to move his receiving options around pre snap, and actually be effective.
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