WR trades revisited

HungryLion · Apr 29, 2022

So the cowboys trade Amari Cooper for a throwaway 5th round pick.

the titans trade AJ brown for a 1st AND 3rd round pick.

Can anyone explain how the cowboys did a good job with their trade considering?

and we can’t use the contract excuse because Brown then immediately got a massive extension from the team that traded for him (eagles)

Also, the ravens traded Hollywood brown for a first rounder.

The cowboys got FLEECED in trading Cooper for a 5th. FLEECED

Syron · Apr 29, 2022

There is no answer. The FO is just horrible. Cooper never should have been traded. It is a BS excuse that they needed to free up the cap space. They could have restructured his deal and he kept him on the team. We see it time and again. Aggressive teams fine a way to get it done.

ChronicCowboy · Apr 29, 2022

The Cooper trade should get any GM fired. But we’re the Dallas freaking Cowboys.

JayFord · Apr 29, 2022

The cowboys already made it known Amari was going to be released

whos trading a first round pick for someone they know is getting cut?

Also you have to factor in Amaris contract you trade the player you trade his contract as well

not all trades are the same

Kingofholland · Apr 29, 2022

I think Cooper had a reputation for being a streaky and sometimes field lazy player. But totally agree, it's puzzling how the Cowboys couldn't squeeze a 2nd or even 3rd round pick out of him.

It was a bad offseason move and one the Cowboys could have played better.

Adreme · Apr 29, 2022

HungryLion said:
So the cowboys trade Amari Cooper for a throwaway 5th round pick.

the titans trade AJ brown for a 1st AND 3rd round pick.

Can anyone explain how the cowboys did a good job with their trade considering?

and we can’t use the contract excuse because Brown then immediately got a massive extension from the team that traded for him (eagles)

Also, the ravens traded Hollywood brown for a first rounder.

The cowboys got FLEECED in trading Cooper for a 5th. FLEECED

The Cowboys were in a position where they didn’t have a choice. Everyone in the NFL knew you were going to either rework Coopers contract, trade him, or cut him. They were not doing the first so why offer a lot for the second? The other problem is Cooper is a player now with effort concerns on 2 separate teams and is currently on a big contract whereas those 2 still have 1 cheap year left.

ChronicCowboy · Apr 29, 2022

JayFord said:
The cowboys already made it known Amari was going to be released

whos trading a first round pick for someone they know is getting cut?

Also you have to factor in Amaris contract you trade the player you trade his contract as well

not all trades are the same

The eagles gave brown more money than cooper and still traded a 1st and 3rd. We could have gotten a first at least for Cooper if we had a legit front office.

JohnsKey19 · Apr 29, 2022

There was a personal element to the Amari situation, so they forced the move. Sad but true...

NoLuv4Jerry · Apr 29, 2022

Wake up EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!

This was personal. His cap hit was a "cover" for the fact they simply did not want him on this team. Those games he missed because of his vaccination status sealed his fate in Dallas.

And for the record....this front office has made it "personal" on many occasions before. Listen, there are no repercussions for ANYTHING this front office does. They have 3 titles. Win or lose they make more money than ANYONE in the history of sports. Like I always say...Jerry will tell you EXACTLY how he thinks....you just have to listen and believe him. Jerry told us he hired Bill Parcells to get his stadium built. Then he went right back to what makes him comfortable....playing fantasy football with the Dallas Cowboys!

MoistMayonnaise · Apr 29, 2022

JohnsKey19 said:
There was a personal element to the Amari situation, so they forced the move. Sad but true...

Source?

Verdammung · Apr 29, 2022

They were dead set on releasing him before the start of free agency, both because they wanted the cap space to keep Randy Gregory (lol), and so that his $20 million salary wouldn't become guaranteed 4 days after free agency began. They took what they could get for him.

Edit* PS, have we all considered that we may be overvaluing Amari Cooper. Legitimate question, where would you rank him amongst all NFL receivers, because just taking a quick look at the receiving yards leaders last season (Amari ranked 34th by the way), there's no way I could put him in the top 10 at his position and he's making $20 million dollars a year.

speedkilz88 · Apr 29, 2022

Cooper rarely practiced due to the foot problems. That right there would keep teams from offering too much.

Direwolf63 · Apr 29, 2022

The front office's inability to shut theirs mouths did them in. As soon as their gums started flapping, everybody knew Cooper would be gone and the Cowboys lost all their leverage.

The Titans did things the right way and got well compensated for it.

As long as Jerry and Stephen keep knocking over grandmothers using walkers to get to the nearest microphone, this will keep happening

JohnsKey19 · Apr 29, 2022

MoistMayonnaise said:
Source?

All of the Cowboys Twitter guys have tip-toed around it while inferring as much. Helman also basically confirmed it last night during the Draft Show.

Coogiguy03 · Apr 29, 2022

LISTEN!!!!! Yes we got burned, but think of the other teams, they weren't taking on his contract they asked the cowboys to work on the contract for them or something like that. It is what it is he was going to be released, we got something for him

HungryLion · Apr 29, 2022

JayFord said:
The cowboys already made it known Amari was going to be released

whos trading a first round pick for someone they know is getting cut?

Also you have to factor in Amaris contract you trade the player you trade his contract as well

not all trades are the same

Yeah. Exactly the FO was incompetent because they let it be known Cooper was getting cut if not traded. This proves the point.

Oz-of-Cowboy-Country · Apr 29, 2022

Time flows forward. What's done is done and can't be undone to be redone. Jerry was pissed at our first round departure so he decided to send the team a message. It's just that simple. Cooper and Collins are that message. If y'all don't start shaping up we'll be shipping you out.

HungryLion · Apr 29, 2022

Adreme said:
The Cowboys were in a position where they didn’t have a choice. Everyone in the NFL knew you were going to either rework Coopers contract, trade him, or cut him. They were not doing the first so why offer a lot for the second? The other problem is Cooper is a player now with effort concerns on 2 separate teams and is currently on a big contract whereas those 2 still have 1 cheap year left.

Yeah this is all bull. The cowboys could have just kept Cooper too. There are receiver who aren’t as good as Cooper but are making the same or more as him.

the cowboys didn’t have to get rid of him period. That was a choice.

HungryLion · Apr 29, 2022

Verdammung said:
They were dead set on releasing him before the start of free agency, both because they wanted the cap space to keep Randy Gregory (lol), and so that his $20 million salary wouldn't become guaranteed 4 days after free agency began. They took what they could get for him.

All sounds like a piss poor job to me.

Syron · Apr 29, 2022

Jerry wanted the Cowboys to constantly be in the news, is what did us in. This is why he is telegraphing moves to the world.

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