Beasley should have been retained

[QuincyCarterEra]

2019.

Randall Cobb caught 55 balls for 828 yards and 3 TDs. He was the team's third WR.

Cole Beasley caught 67 for 778 and 6 TDs. He was the team's 2nd or 1st (depending on how you view John Brown, who to me isn't a #1 WR).

Cobb cost less than Beasley.

Yeah, the Cowboys made the right move.

Josh Allen had 3089 passing yards and 20 TDs, Dak had 4902 yards and 30 TDs.

This isn't rocket science.

Cobb only had 50 more yards and half as many TDs, despite his QB having 1800 more yards and 10 less TDs.

Yeah, you can do better than this post for sure. Still time to delete it. I wasn't even going to call you out either.

 

[CWR]

Which guys took issue with it?

I don't remember any players talking about a UDFA walking out of camp and coming back. Who complained?

Off the top of my head Witten wasn't happy with him.

Not so much complaining, but more like if you dont want to be here then go, we dont need you anyway.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

No he literally did quit on this team before his career ever got started. A lot of the guys took issue with it, until Cole eventually won them over.

One of my wife's cousins was a pretty good small college basketball player. He even got an invite to one of the NBA tryouts. Felt he had a shot at getting on a team, as a free agent if nothing else, then he got to the tryout and was put guarding, and attempting to score against, Robert "Chief" Parrish. He realized real quick he was outclassed and didn't even make the first cut.

Beasley was coming in as a 5-8 receiver on a team with Dez Bryant, etc. Think most of us wouldn't feel outclassed and uncertain of his ability to compete for a job?

So he felt he wouldn't make it, that's a pretty normal reaction, but to his credit he returned and stuck it out....

 

[CWR]

One of my wife's cousins was a pretty good small college basketball player. He even got an invite to one of the NBA tryouts. Felt he had a shot at getting on a team, as a free agent if nothing else, then he got to the tryout and was put guarding, and attempting to score against, Robert "Chief" Parrish. He realized real quick he was outclassed and didn't even make the first cut.

Beasley was coming in as a 5-8 receiver on a team with Dez Bryant, etc. Think most of us wouldn't feel outclassed and uncertain of his ability to compete for a job?

So he felt he wouldn't make it, that's a pretty normal reaction, but to his credit he returned and stuck it out....

Im not taking a dig at Beasley, just talking history. Whatever was going through his head was his business. The only explanation I ever read was his heart wasn't in the game. Hes a great player and he did a lot for the team. Im glad he came back.

 

[Darkhound]

All he does is get open, make plays, moves the chains, and score touchdowns every now and then.

He's a great player and one that shouldn't have been let walk away.

Huge mistep in letting him go.

I think he wanted out of this mess of a circus.
I dont know if I read correctly but he said something along the lines of "Dallas was never a place a really wanted to go in the first place"

 

[blueblood70]

All he does is get open, make plays, moves the chains, and score touchdowns every now and then.

He's a great player and one that shouldn't have been let walk away.

Huge mistep in letting him go.

wrong too much money AC is better as is Lamb..i get the emotions but hes a #2 maybe #3 most days.. his asking price moved him out of here..why did Buffalo go get Diggs if Beasly so good? we are set at WR for long while now and our downfall has ZERO to do with Bease being gone. lol

some of you are so emotional and reply with your eyes , a Misstep that JOKE!

 

[Redball Express]

Right..crippling.

What are you drinking tonite?



Jack Daniels Black?

Kentucky Bourbon?

White Lightning?

German Peppermint Snappes?

Uzo?

Crown Royal?

You are on a roll.

I used to be a bartender years ago.

I like kaliua and float some Grand Marnier on top and do shooters.

I am still not 100% convinced Lamb is superstar material.
1. I have yet to see him run away from a defender be it a slant or a go route etc.
2. Also haven't seen an ability to break a tackle.
He looked good at OU beating up on the Alcorn States of the world but needs a good bit of improvement.

Another wasted career in the morass of garrett's failures. He's being used much better in buffalo. Good for Beasley.

He is but when he was here..

He constantly was injured..

knees..hammies..whatever.

And he catches well but nobody covers him as a #1 WR.

He's a #3 WR on any team with above average offensive talent.

Fringe player with a small fan base.

 

[CWR]

Josh Allen had 3089 passing yards and 20 TDs, Dak had 4902 yards and 30 TDs.

This isn't rocket science.

Cobb only had 50 more yards and half as many TDs, despite his QB having 1800 more yards and 10 less TDs.

Yeah, you can do better than this post for sure. Still time to delete it. I wasn't even going to call you out either.

They also didn't have Diggs at that point, as opposed to Dak having Coop, Gallup, and Zeke. Bills had Cole and who John Brown?

 

[LACowboysFan1]

If memory serves Cobb did a pretty even job of taking Beasleys spot for a season and then CD coming in the next year made it a smooth transition. Cole was great, but we ended up better anyways.

Based on what actually has happened, no doubt. But again, I'm talking about what the situation was in 2019, Lamb wasn't even in the draft in 2019, and not only that, the Cowboys didn't even think Lamb would be available when they drafted.

What happened in 2020 has NOTHING TO DO with my post, if you want to compare Lamb and Beasley it needs a new post....

 

[CWR]

Based on what actually has happened, no doubt. But again, I'm talking about what the situation was in 2019, Lamb wasn't even in the draft in 2019, and not only that, the Cowboys didn't even think Lamb would be available when they drafted.

What happened in 2020 has NOTHING TO DO with my post, if you want to compare Lamb and Beasley it needs a new post....

You can go strictly with 2019 and R. Cobb then. You can also look at what both Gallup and Coop accomplished. I dont believe it was a mistake to let Beasley go when they did. Our wrs corps rebuild was actually done very well. We struggled half way into 2018, and then got Coop and the offense took off.

 

[blueblood70]

He is but when he was here..

He constantly was injured..

knees..hammies..whatever.

And he catches well but nobody covers him as a #1 WR.

He's a #3 WR on any team with above average offensive talent.

Fringe player with a small fan base.

exactly the OP is being emotional simply cant see the truth they went out and got Diggs because Beasly cant be 31 and barely a #2 OUR wr core is better we just dont have line or QB so fans are looking at better teams and emotions kick in.

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

They also didn't have Diggs at that point, as opposed to Dak having Coop, Gallup, and Zeke. Bills had Cole and who John Brown?

Why would you list Zeke and not Singletary who better receiver than Zeke?

Also why list Gallup, and say "who John Brown" when Brown was also better than Gallup?

Both seem very odd.

54 year old Witten put up 529 yards in that offense in 2019. The fact think Beasley having 50 more yards than Cobb is a negative is beyond comprehension.

 

[INCowboysFan]

This is a guy that we took a chance on as an UDFA. He decided to quit during his first training camp, but we talked him into coming back. Then we gave him a second contract, a 4 year deal for something like $14M. When that contract is winding down, he *****es and moans and can't wait to get out of Dallas. To me, he's the one that showed disrespect to the organization that allowed him to start his pro career and even saved it by getting him to return to the team. If Dallas hadn't done that, he'd be selling cars somewhere.

 

[blueblood70]

You can go strictly with 2019 and R. Cobb then. You can also look at what both Gallup and Coop accomplished. I dont believe it was a mistake to let Beasley go when they did. Our wrs corps rebuild was actually done very well. We struggled half way into 2018, and then got Coop and the offense took off.

like Buff had to go get Diggs not coincidence..i like Bease but hes a fringe player not "go to " player..

 

[CWR]

Why would you list Zeke and not Singletary who better receiver than Zeke?

Also why list Gallup, and say "who John Brown" when Brown is also better than Gallup?

Both seem very odd.

Zeke had almost double the amount of receptions as Singletary, tell me again how Singletary is a better pass catcher?

Brown isnt better than Gallup, not by a long shot. They were comparable in 2019, but just about any GM would take Gallup over Brown without thinking twice.

 

[CWR]

like Buff had to go get Diggs not coincidence..i like Bease but hes fringe layer not "go to " player..

Exactly and when we had no Dez the defense clogged the middle and Beasley was rendered completely ineffective.

 

[MikeB80]

Let me get this straight, you want to make an argument why we would be better off with Cole Beasley rather than CD Lamb? Cool, please proceed. It should be fun laughing at you.

actually that wasn't my argument, I was simply asking how a guy with lesser stats is blowing a more proven player on a better team with better stats "out of the water" Your words...lamb is blowing him out of the water already which is not remotely true. I imagine you havent seen the bills play a single time and just hype anything associated with the cowboys up.

now if you want to have a conversation about lamb I am here for that too. I have not seen the explosiveness he is said to have. His focus seems to drift and I am concerned what happens to him when he has to lineup outside in the future against big corners.

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

Zeke had almost double the amount of receptions as Singletary, tell me again how Singletary is a better pass catcher?

Brown isnt better than Gallup, not by a long shot. They were comparable in 2019, but just about any GM would take Gallup over Brown without thinking twice.

Because volume =/= being better. ******** this should be obvious by now.
AGAIN Dak had almost 2x more passing yards than Allen.

That's what you think, and it's wrong. Brown was definitely better than Gallup last season.

 

[jterrell]

Good lord this board is nonce.
Dallas let Beasley go at 7m per year then immediately got a very good year from Randall Cobb at 5M.
Then drafted CeeDee Lamb at 2.5M

Dallas has made some ummm awful FA decisions but letting Beasley walk wasn't one of them.

You don't pay a slot WR 7M AAV. Instead they paid Cobb plus Lamb 7.5M for TWO season so very strong slot WR play.

 

[CWR]

Because volume =/= being better. ******** this should be obvious by now.
AGAIN Dak had almost 2x more passing yards than Allen.

That's what you think, and it's wrong. Brown was definitely better than Gallup last season.

How was he "definitely better" when Gallup had less targets and more yards? Brown was also on his 5th or 6th year in the league and Gallup his second. Gallup > Brown.

Basically you have nothing factual to point towards Devin Singletary as being a better pass catcher than Zeke. He has zero history to back up that claim.