Beasley should have been retained

[TheMarathonContinues]

Huh?

How many replays did we see that showed him wide open only for our QB not to find him. It was ridiculous. He had every right to be upset. I would take his attitude over Cooper's any day. Cooper is great when things are going his way and the weather is nice. Give me a guy who's mad over apathetic every day. I will admit the way he did complain was immature.

Now I wouldn't have paid him the money he was given, at that time it made no sense. But I would argue having him over Gallup because they don't seem to use him the way they should. All Cole does is make plays that do not make the highlight reels but are important to the outcome of games.

What do you mean huh?

He left abruptly during training camp, stating he was dealing with "personal stuff", and even considered retiring from professional football. He went on to have a sudden change of heart, returning and making the final 53-man roster.[17] As a rookie, he appeared in ten games and made 15 receptions for 128 receiving yards.[18]

They showed him TOO much respect. Not only that the put him in position to make money with the Bills so yeah I don't want to hear about not showing him the "proper respect"....anytime he had a issue with the team he'd run to Twitter. He's not a star. Good for him its working out in Buffalo. Hell he should be happy they are actually good.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I dont get these post at times. The Bills playcalling is far more creative and better than the cowboys and Beasley has a better QB throwing to him.

And yes I do believe allan is a better QB than dak hands down. He is a better run, stronger arm, and more accurate.

Give me the Bills OC and then I will agree Beasley should be here. But he will not do here with moore what he is doing in buffalo with Brian Daboll.

Josh Allen better than Tony Romo and Dak huh? You sound crazy....go be a Bills fan.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

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.

 

[conner01]

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.

While I really like Beasley you can’t have every player on a second contract
And I kinda like our 3rd WR a bit more

 

[Proof]

Don't you see the problem? Beas was a serviceable ace. There was no need to overtrade for Coop, much less overpay. The acquisition of Coop was an organization in search of a problem. Make Beas the focal and spend the money on defense. Not seeing what they have is a huge problem in Dallas.

lol serviceable and focal point are at odds with eachother. they made beasely the focal point and defenses just bracketed him and he was done for. he's not worth 7 mil a yr, and we got literally the same and more from cobb for 5. good riddance

 

[conner01]

He's balling out tonight. I didn't want to see him go but who do you let go to keep him?

That’s the real question
You can’t keep everyone

 

[Proof]

He should have too! The Cowboys disrespected him because of his size. There are certain size type players that this team has never believed in. They dont like small WRs, they dont like 5-8 200lb shifty RBs and they dont like 350lb DTs

lol they literally were the only team in the league that believed in him. he quit, was out of football, and they called him back. gave him a career, and rewarded him with a couple contracts. he just outgrew his usefulness after being exposed as a primary target.

 

[Proof]

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.

lol... for real. thanks for saying it. this is bizarro world.

 

[Proof]

He's not a great player. However, he had value, yes Dallas got similar production out of Cobb - for one year. Now Cobb is gone, Dallas couldn't afford him.

Could have signed Beasley for a 4 year deal and he'd still be here. Lamb is likely a future no. 1 receiver, Cowboys will still need a slot receiver when Lamb is a no. 1 or even no. 2 receiver.

Jerry/Stephen don't know how to build a team, that's been obvious for 25 years....

this is kind of a strange post. they replaced, beasley with a cheaper option last year who matched / exceeded his production, didn't overpay him either and then landed a stud to replace them both. and you're lamenting the fact that once the new replacement ascends to superstardom we will have to find another slot receiver which we've successfully done now for 10 + years?

 

[aria]

these threads of keeping this guy, keeping that guy, missed not keeping this guy are crazy already. Big reason why teams like the Pats succeed is because they don't retain their stars, they replace them, coach them and WIN. We throw darts and hope we hit a bullseye every now and then.

You haven’t figured it out yet? Every player we let go wasn’t worth it and every player we pick up in FA is a better replacement...until they aren’t

 

[Cmac]

He was a fall guy?

…..came in 2nd or 3rd place. Dez got the award.

 

[Sydla]

Beasley left after the 2018 season. What has Lamb got to do with whether or not the Cowboys should have kept Beasley in 2019?

Nothing. We're talking about what the Cowboys should have, or could have, done in 2019, Lamb didn't become available until this year....

If we had signed Beasley long term in the 2019 offseason, we likely would not have drafted Lamb in 2020 because they would have had Cooper under contract, Beasley under a long term deal and then Gallup.

So what I am saying is that the path we are on I would gladly take than going back and resigning Beasley and then not taking Lamb.

 

[Sydla]

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.

Still time for you to think deeper............ Beasley was arguably the Bills 1a option in the passing game. Cobb was the Cowboys third or fourth, depending on how you viewed Witten.

So it should surprise no one that Beasley caught more balls, even with a worse QB, than Cobb would have in 2019.

 

[dfense]

you don't have to have a gun, you just need accuracy and anticipation.

That to.

 

[Sydla]

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.

In no world is Cole Beasley better than CeeDee Lamb. In fact, I bet if you called the Bills right now and said we'll trade Lamb for Beasley straight up, they'd have the NFL League Office on the phone immediately to get the trade approved.

 

[MikeB80]

In no world is Cole Beasley better than CeeDee Lamb. In fact, I bet if you called the Bills right now and said we'll trade Lamb for Beasley straight up, they'd have the NFL League Office on the phone immediately to get the trade approved.

and in no way did I ever say he was. Try reading.

I am and was originally replying to the comment on the first page saying lamb was blowing beasley out of the water this year...which is 1million percent false.

 

[Sydla]

and in no way did I ever say he was. Try reading.

I am and was originally replying to the comment on the first page saying lamb was blowing beasley out of the water this year...which is 1million percent false.

Then my apologies for misreading your point.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

If we had signed Beasley long term in the 2019 offseason, we likely would not have drafted Lamb in 2020 because they would have had Cooper under contract, Beasley under a long term deal and then Gallup.

So what I am saying is that the path we are on I would gladly take than going back and resigning Beasley and then not taking Lamb.

If you knew then what we know now, it's a no-brainer, that's not even debatable. Based on college stats if nothing else.

I understand what you are saying, but that's not what I was commenting on.

Put it this way. It's summer 2019. Beasley's contract is up. You can resign him or not. There is no "we would have...." or "good we didn't because Lamb is better..." , etc. Because that's in the future.

Based only on what you know, in 2019, is re-signing him something that would benefit the Cowboys? Simple question, yes or no answer?

 

[Proof]

He is. Across the board.

Dak's best asset as has been talked about 24x7 since he took over in 16 is his "Leadership" and how much his teammates love him. Allen has that talent also and his team and the city love him.

When it comes to physical ability Dak doesn't matchup in a single category. Size, Arm Strength, Speed, Elusiveness.....You name the physical trait and Allen is better. Again Allen is a freak talent and he is improving.

Dak is just a good player who needs lots of help around him. He also is years down the road and has been injured two straight seasons so he has that to deal with now also.

this is a very weird stance. Sure, Josh is physically more gifted than Dak, that’s not really an argument. He’s bigger, faster and has a stronger arm. Those aren’t skills though, they’re traits. You started off by saying Josh was BETTER AT EVERYTHING than Dak, and that’s just .... laughable.

in fact, in a much larger sample size Dak beats him in literally every category aside from rushing


QBR, completion pct, ypa, ypg, td ratio, Int ratio, td to Int ratio, air yards, big plays I mean what? Lol. Are you a Buffalo fan ?

 

[Doomsday101]

In the situation you described, it's tailor made for a Beasley. He was always good at getting open, that's a good thing if your o-line isn't that great. Not saying Lamb isn't, or that Lamb doesn't have more ability and/or a higher ceiling, it's just that IF the Cowboys had retained Beasley it's not like it would have been wasted money, he did have skills and usefulness. Just a matter of degree, not a black and white matter...

Beasley is very good on short routs the problem is DC know that the Cowboys can't protect due to OL issues so they defend those shorter routs very aggressively. Face it if a fan knows we need to get the ball out quickly because of the OL I can promise every DC out there knows it as well. Dallas issue is not WR and having Beasley would not make a difference, the problem is protection and until we can protect the QB and open up running lanes nothing will change. Cowboys have the weapons what we do not have is consistent protection