Cobb surprised me with his quickness and physicality

Bullflop · Sep 9, 2019

He's got "the Bease" beat by a country mile -- one of the best things our staff did in the offseason. Thanks, Green Bay! :thumbup:

ActualCowboysFan · Sep 9, 2019

Idgit said:
I liked Cobb a lot, and actually liked the signing for Dallas. But I don't buy into the idea that he's an upgrade in the slot for Beasley or a better player at this point in his career (just look at the contracts the two guys got). I do think he's a better fit for what we needed, and I was pleasantly surprised by him. I also think that, if he goes down with a hammy after week four, we'll have guys in Tavon Austin and Pollard that can do some of the things he's likely to do for us.

He looked impressive yesterday, though, for sure. Glad to have him.

Beasley only eclipsed Cobbs output in 6 of his 103 games as a Cowboy.

Idgit · Sep 9, 2019

Irvin88_4life said:
I disagree, contracts most never tell the story of who is better. Cobb is by far better than Beasley and it's not even close. Not just as a receiver but return game as well.

Nobody wants to go to Buffalo, they go because they are over paid. Cobb took less and came to Dallas knowing he would be number 3 behind Cooper and Gallup.

Agree to disagree, then. But note, I'm only talking about offensive production here. Beasley as a returner was only put in for punts inside the 10 because he's sure-handed, anyway.

But you can always tell what teams think of players by the contracts they hand out. Follow the money, as they say. Cobb took less because he's at an age and has an injury history where he needed a prove-it year. Beasley had a deal with the Cowboys in his back pocket if he wanted it and went to the market looking for security---and got it.

Both guys are pretty good players, but Cobb was the much riskier signing. We'll see how his health holds up. Hopefully we got lucky.

PAPPYDOG · Sep 9, 2019

Man I would look good against them Gints......

But kidding aside liked the Cobb man esp his spirit!

ondaedg · Sep 9, 2019

MinnesotaCowboy21 said:
Hi guys. 41 year old lifelong cowboys fan, living in Minnesota but grew up in dfw. As a guy who lives around tons of packer fans, it was nice talking about Randall last night at the bar, while they faked interest. Viking and packer fans hate us as bad as giants and skins fans......and almost as much as eagle fans lol.

Make sure you thank them for letting him walk.

aikemirv · Sep 9, 2019

Mr_V said:
It was quite surprising reading some comments of some of you in here, that Cobb was washed up and slow.

He has been/appeared washed up and slow and injured - ask any Green Bay fan.

Hadenough · Sep 9, 2019

ondaedg said:
I've watched him play at GB for years and thought we'd see a slower receiver with injury issues. But he looked fresh, quick and wouldn't go down without a fight. If he can stay healthy and fresh he will have a huge impact on this season. I'd go a little light on his snap count early in the season unless we are in dire need of wins.

Cobb did look good! I thought he was done because he looked terrible at the end of the season in GB.

gimmesix · Sep 9, 2019

Irvin88_4life said:
I disagree, contracts most never tell the story of who is better. Cobb is by far better than Beasley and it's not even close. Not just as a receiver but return game as well.

Nobody wants to go to Buffalo, they go because they are over paid. Cobb took less and came to Dallas knowing he would be number 3 behind Cooper and Gallup.

I don't think Cobb took less because he wanted to come to Dallas. I think that was likely his best offer because he's in his 10th season and has had down years the past two years. There were questions about his health/decline that kept him from getting more. That doesn't mean a healthy Cobb isn't better than Beasley, but health is the main difference in what they received.

rynochop · Sep 9, 2019

Baileyneverfailey said:
That fight for the first down he made was my favorite play of his yesterday. No way he should've gotten that, but he just wasn't going to be denied.

And no way Beas gets that first down..he probably slides or gets out of bounds

ondaedg · Sep 9, 2019

aikemirv said:
He has been/appeared washed up and slow and injured - ask any Green Bay fan.

I watched him quite a bit over the past two years and he looked "slower" to me. He would be tackled the moment he caught the ball and had DBs all over him. Yesterday he looked fresher than I've seen him in a while.

ItzKelz · Sep 9, 2019

The kid is healthy. He looked good. The Play....as I am calling it now....gave me a beastmode moment among my Littles friends that I invited over. I dont think they are coming by for the next game lol.

johneric8 · Sep 9, 2019

All I know is for 1 game only, we didn't at all miss the beaser! that is fact, in fact we we're better with him off the field. Cobb is so much more versatile in terms of his skill set and opens things up much more based on that.
Now that the beaser is gone, we now have a new stud in the house called Kellen "The Beaver" Moore! LETS GO!

DogFace · Sep 9, 2019

ondaedg said:
I've watched him play at GB for years and thought we'd see a slower receiver with injury issues. But he looked fresh, quick and wouldn't go down without a fight. If he can stay healthy and fresh he will have a huge impact on this season. I'd go a little light on his snap count early in the season unless we are in dire need of wins.

Don’t forget. He played one season in the Sec as a starting QB. He’s a tough runner and great athlete.

ondaedg · Sep 9, 2019

Mr_C said:
Don’t forget. He played one season in the Sec as a starting QB. He’s a tough runner and great athlete.

I did know that but had forgotten until you brought it up. Thanks!

Irvin88_4life · Sep 9, 2019

Idgit said:
Agree to disagree, then. But note, I'm only talking about offensive production here. Beasley as a returner was only put in for punts inside the 10 because he's sure-handed, anyway.

But you can always tell what teams think of players by the contracts they hand out. Follow the money, as they say. Cobb took less because he's at an age and has an injury history where he needed a prove-it year. Beasley had a deal with the Cowboys in his back pocket if he wanted it and went to the market looking for security---and got it.

Both guys are pretty good players, but Cobb was the much riskier signing. We'll see how his health holds up. Hopefully we got lucky.

I agree that Cobb is a more risk signing due to health but that doesn't make Beasley better than Cobb. As a wide receiver a "healthy" Cobb is much better. He can play anywhere at receiver, Beasley can not. Cobb can run any route as well, Beasley can not. Beasley provides less yards after catch than Cobb and Cobb can blow by people while Beasley can't. I'm curious, exactly why you think Beasley is better than Cobb.

Irvin88_4life · Sep 9, 2019

gimmesix said:
I don't think Cobb took less because he wanted to come to Dallas. I think that was likely his best offer because he's in his 10th season and has had down years the past two years. There were questions about his health/decline that kept him from getting more. That doesn't mean a healthy Cobb isn't better than Beasley, but health is the main difference in what they received.

I agree about the health. All things considered, Cobb is much better than Beasley and it's not even debatable

ryanbabs · Sep 9, 2019

perrykemp said:
Starting out seasons strong is Cobb's MO. He had 10 catches for 142 yards last year in GB's opener against Chicago.

His issue the past 3 years or so in GB is that he wears down, accumulates nagging injuries, and more recently misses games.

We have to hope that the (A) The Cowboys somehow have a better training staff (B) Cobb's health issue the past few years have just been bad luck and (C) he's takes less wear and tear this season playing for the Cowboys than he did in GB.

Playing in the frozen tundra often probably didn’t help either.

buybuydandavis · Sep 9, 2019

ondaedg said:
I've watched him play at GB for years and thought we'd see a slower receiver with injury issues. But he looked fresh, quick and wouldn't go down without a fight. If he can stay healthy and fresh he will have a huge impact on this season. I'd go a little light on his snap count early in the season unless we are in dire need of wins.

Much more aggression and intensity than I expected.

Whirlwin · Sep 9, 2019

BoysfaninVegas said:
Cobb has been banged up the last few years. Before that, he was one of Aaron Rodgers' favorite targets. If he can stay healthy, he's still a huge threat.

I had no idea he was that strong. He just whipped that Defender out of the way like he was just dust

Mobinvans · Sep 9, 2019

Cobb has always been a good wide receiver...that's why Aaron Rogera wanted to keep him

Cobb surprised me with his quickness and physicality

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