News: 5 Winners and Losers

[Gorgon]

He dropped some, but I didn't see it anywhere near as bad as Harper. Harper's catch % was routinely 40-45%, even after several years in the NFL where experience should have helped. Gallup was at 58.4%, and may still get better. 58.4% isn't stellar, but it is still in line with such notable receivers as Mike Evans (56.8%), Jarvis Landry (60.1%), and Julio Jones (63.1%).

Obviously more possession type receivers like Edelman will have a notably higher catch %, but they also have a notably lower yards per catch ratio. The question is, where is the breakover point where catch% overrides yards per catch, and where yards per catch overrides catch %.

Harper was never remotely a #1 level receiver, and while as things sit today, Gallup may fall a little short of being an ideal #1, he is at least in the neighborhood of it, and with just 2 years under his belt he may still get better.

Your comment on Harper brings to mind another measure of whether guys are better, or worse, with the Cowboys. Harper did nothing at Washington. I'm trying to think of a player other than Dware (who was totally a situation player in Denver) who was as good or better elsewhere. Maybe Norton for a year. But Gesek was a flop with the Skins. You never heard of Jimmy Jones again. I guess you could make a good case for Martellus Bennett, who hung on for a while and got a ring with the Patriots. Beasley did really well this year. Aside from that, when they leave Dallas, they disappear.

 

[kskboys]

Your comment on Harper brings to mind another measure of whether guys are better, or worse, with the Cowboys. Harper did nothing at Washington. I'm trying to think of a player other than Dware (who was totally a situation player in Denver) who was as good or better elsewhere. Maybe Norton for a year. But Gesek was a flop with the Skins. You never heard of Jimmy Jones again. I guess you could make a good case for Martellus Bennett, who hung on for a while and got a ring with the Patriots. Beasley did really well this year. Aside from that, when they leave Dallas, they disappear.

Jimmie Jones played very well for the Rams and Eagles, amassing 13 sacks in 4 years. Norton was good.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Amari disappeared the last month when we needed him most. Cowboys say their was no injury. He just played poorly at the absolute worst time. Not sure you pay a guy like that the 20 million per they are going to want. I like the idea of Letting Gallup and Cobb be your primary guys and then drafting or signing a taller wr.

I still think we should sign Cooper, but I think you sign him for Sammy Watkins money. Thats the market rate for a borderline #1 WR

 

[kskboys]

I still think we should sign Cooper, but I think you sign him for Sammy Watkins money. Thats the market rate for a borderline #1 WR

If Cooper'll sign for around 10 mil/season, I want him.

 

[landroverking]

My only problem with the list was Witten
I don’t think he helped or hurt.

 

[Ranched]

Loser
DLaw and his mouth and the Hot Boyz BS.

 

[Bob-Lillys-War]

"Garrett’s season was weird really throughout. He openly dismissed analytics and defied logic on simple decisions throughout games."

 

[big dog cowboy]

I have long argued that you have to bring back Cooper as he's the only legit #1 type we have.

Gallup?

 

[DandyDon52]

Winner....Jaylon Smith and his contract!!lol

for contract wins add elliot and Dlaw to that as well.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Losers :
Awuzie
M Collins
DLaw ( although he was hurt)
B Jones
J Smith

winners:
Lael Collins
Tony Pollard
Michael Gallup
Jourdan Lewis
Blake Jarwin

 

[black label]

Jeryy lost gm status over 10 times

 

[robertfchew]

LOL.

He won't. He's very popular with his teammates.

It's amazing how much hate this guy gets, not just for his regression this year on the field but for the fact that off the field, he's upbeat and positive like 100% of the time. I guess fans want their players to be pissy and full of vinegar like we are?

For someone who almost lost his career just playing should be good enough and that's kinda what his story was at first but once he signed that contract he became fair game to criticize 100%. If he isn't back to 2018 form next year kick him to the curb. Too many weenys on this team who are content just being in the nfl, maybe a handful actually want to win.

 

[robertfchew]

Losers :
Awuzie
M Collins
DLaw ( although he was hurt)
B Jones
J Smith

winners:
Lael Collins
Tony Pollard
Michael Gallup
Jourdan Lewis
Blake Jarwin

lawrence was not hurt. he's a dbag that refused surgery until he got a contract and knew that would be his excuse for the year.

 

[buybuydandavis]

I have long argued that you have to bring back Cooper as he's the only legit #1 type we have. But maybe, just maybe, with the right coach if you let Cooper walk and brought back Cobb and found another legit #2 type veteran, you could survive with Cobb, Gallup and FA?

We should have been developing Devin Smith this year. I'm hoping in the offseason we get the story on him.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Winner....Jaylon Smith and his contract!!lol

Guaranteed for injury through 2022.

 

[DCwarrior]

DLaw will continue to be a “loser” until we get some legit DT in here no matter who they put on the other side. Jaylon is a likeable player but needs to focus situational awareness.

 

[ItzKelz]

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...ve-losers-from-the-2019-dallas-cowboys-season

Good article.

My favorite loser selection was Jaylon Smith:

"Perhaps no Cowboy has seen the fan base turn on them quite like Jaylon Smith. He and his swipe have become the icon for Cowboys celebrating when trailing, prioritizing their own brands over the good of the team.

On the field Smith was hardly the player that we saw last season. He and Leighton Vander Eschwere supposed to be the reason why this defense remained elite and they both had down years which led to the overall unit falling apart."

Nailed it.

Was Kris Richard on the list?

 

[atlantacowboy]

Was Kris Richard on the list?

Click on the link. lol I'm not hiding the article. He is not...........probably b/c he's going to land on his feet somewhere.

 

[OmerV]

Your comment on Harper brings to mind another measure of whether guys are better, or worse, with the Cowboys. Harper did nothing at Washington. I'm trying to think of a player other than Dware (who was totally a situation player in Denver) who was as good or better elsewhere. Maybe Norton for a year. But Gesek was a flop with the Skins. You never heard of Jimmy Jones again. I guess you could make a good case for Martellus Bennett, who hung on for a while and got a ring with the Patriots. Beasley did really well this year. Aside from that, when they leave Dallas, they disappear.

This is interesting because a lot of posters like to talk about how much better players do when they leave Dallas and act as if that is a consistent and ongoing thing, but as you point out, it's really not. What they are really seeing is players (like Bennett and Ware) having the good fortune to end up with a Super Bowl level team, which they illogically present as the player personally doing better, and which they illogically interpret as something that constantly happens.

I think with Bennett he improved only because he got an opportunity to start rather than play behind Witten, but even so. Same really applies to Beasley, who got the chance to be the #2 in Buffalo, but that's really not the full story because Beasley actually had a better season with Dallas in 2016.