Signed by Cowboys Brice Butler officially back

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America's Cowboy said:
Agreed with everything except the TWill comment. TWill is still good and serviceable. Hurns has looked like a total dud. He can't run crisp routes, struggles to get open and is slow.
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Hurns has always been good because he gets moved around quite a bit and he's been very effective as a slot WR.

I think he's still a quality player but Dallas is not a good fit.

I don't think Dallas is a good fit for any WR really except maybe Cole Beasley.

TE's are super important for Dak and we liked our guys instead of making a move for a player.
 
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Butler's a one-trick pony, but this should at least cut down on the corner fades to Beasley.

2017 WR by target depth
distance/catch rate/ypa/% yac/passer rating
Passer rating on WR's total targets in bold.

Bryant 74.8
<10 yd 73% 6.6 ypa 56% yac 79.4
10-19 yd 45% 6.7 ypa 20% yac 88.5
20+ yd 21% 6.8 ypa 1% yac 33.7

Williams 70.3
<10 yd 86% 6.3 ypa 65% yac 83.4
10-19 yd 54% 8.8 ypa 17% yac 44.3
20+ yd 29% 11.1 ypa 26% yac 73.5

Beasley 86.4
<10 yd 72% 6.0 ypa 45% yac 93.0
10-19 yd 45% 5.1 ypa 46% yac 62.9
20+ yd (no targets)

Butler 131.6
<10 yd 80% 4.0 ypa 20% yac 83.3
10-19 yd 50% 6.8 ypa 15% yac 72.1
20+ yd 86% 32.7 ypa 8% yac 158.3
 
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percyhoward said:
Butler's a one-trick pony, but this should at least cut down on the corner fades to Beasley.

2017 WR by target depth
distance/catch rate/ypa/% yac/passer rating
Passer rating on WR's total targets in bold.

Bryant 74.8
<10 yd 73% 6.6 ypa 56% yac 79.4
10-19 yd 45% 6.7 ypa 20% yac 88.5
20+ yd 21% 6.8 ypa 1% yac 33.7

Williams 70.3
<10 yd 86% 6.3 ypa 65% yac 83.4
10-19 yd 54% 8.8 ypa 17% yac 44.3
20+ yd 29% 11.1 ypa 26% yac 73.5

Beasley 86.4
<10 yd 72% 6.0 ypa 45% yac 93.0
10-19 yd 45% 5.1 ypa 46% yac 62.9
20+ yd (no targets)

Butler 131.6
<10 yd 80% 4.0 ypa 20% yac 83.3
10-19 yd 50% 6.8 ypa 15% yac 72.1
20+ yd 86% 32.7 ypa 8% yac 158.3
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The Cowboys coaches do a good job of making our guys 1 trick ponies.

We're bringing in Butler to basically just run down the sideline every play.
 
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Let’s be positive.

Our main thing is taking the top off of stacked boxed.

Butler is a one trick pony, but he fits what we need.

He can beat corners one on one and hopefully he ate some humble pie by missing the first two weeks of the season
 
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CATCH17 said:
Hurns has always been good because he gets moved around quite a bit and he's been very effective as a slot WR.

I think he's still a quality player but Dallas is not a good fit.

I don't think Dallas is a good fit for any WR really except maybe Cole Beasley.

TE's are super important for Dak and we liked our guys instead of making a move for a player.
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Bro, we'll have to agree to disagree on Hurns. I think he's a JAG.
 
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CATCH17 said:
The Cowboys coaches do a good job of making our guys 1 trick ponies.

We're bringing in Butler to basically just run down the sideline every play.
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If he can consistently do anything else, it will be a first for him.
 
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I think it's a good move but im surprised everyone put their ego aside on this one.


Butler had to put his ego aside.

Garrett and Linehan had to put their ego aside after being called out by him and given an ultimatum.


Really shocking. I would've brought back Dez but Butler was effective for us too when he got PT.

I just hope this isn't a progress stopper for Gallup.

Hurns should be cut BTW. No need for him on the roster. T. Will too.
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Money talks and BS walks, you know!
 
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America's Cowboy said:
Bro, we'll have to agree to disagree on Hurns. I think he's a JAG.
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He's shown it before but I get where you're coming from. I've just watched him quite a bit because I've had Allen Robinson on some of my fantasy teams and Hurns always impressed.

I'm of the belief though that the Dak / Linehan combo could have Antonio, Julio, and Hopkins and he'd still struggle to throw for 200 yards consistently.


 

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LittleD said:
Looking at Gordon would be another monumental mistake. He is a drug overdose looking for a place to happen. We've had enough of those
the last few years.
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How would it be a mistake? There was no downside here for the Cowboys.
 
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LittleD said:
Hurns is OK not great and we knew that. Dez was OK but, not great for Dak and we know that too. If Gallup doesn't prove up, we will draft a high pick WR next season for sure.
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Hard for Gallup to prove anything when our staff has him on the sidelines for Twill
 
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He's shown it before but I get where you're coming from. I've just watched him quite a bit because I've had Allen Robinson on some of my fantasy teams and Hurns always impressed.

I'm of the belief though that the Dak / Linehan combo could have Antonio, Julio, and Hopkins and he'd still struggle to throw for 200 yards consistently.


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You may be right. I'm suspicious of Linehan and his playcalling. Need to see better playcalls from him. Maybe being up on the booth will help him see the field better? Time will tell.
 
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