BTB: Cowboys News: New No. 2 Receiver? Plus, Did Cowboys Get Best Value Pick In Draft?

[reddyuta]

Imo we are overrating Butler,he is even more limited that Twill by a long margin.

 

[dallasdave]

Latest Cowboys headlines: Drew Pearson expects Brice Butler to step up this season; why you should take Ezekiel Elliott for your fantasy team with the utmost confidence; Cowboys done in free agency?

Who the Cowboys are counting on to step up at No. 2 receiver next season - Newy Scruggs, SportsDay
In a chat with fans, Scruggs offered Drew Pearson's take on which wide receiver might step up this season.


I'm lucky to have Drew Pearson around to ask questions to and he believes Brice Butler can become a good receiver. We've seen Tony Romo make players like Miles Austin,Laurent Robinson and Cole Beasley into productive wide receivers. Drew Pearson thinks Butler has the talent to become a solid contributor.

Terrance Williams was a disappointment last year. With Dez Bryant missing time he never took advantage of his shot as the number one guy and I don't want to hear about how Romo only played in four games. Hall of Famer Tim Brown once told me sometimes a receiver has to makes his quarterback look good. Williams was lucky the Cowboys have other needs and they didn't use a premium pick on a wide receiver.
One scout says the Cowboys may have got the best value pick in the whole draft - Newy Scruggs, SportsDay
Scruggs talked about Cowboys rookie DE Charles Tapper in a recent live chat.


I know Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report loves Tapper, calling him the best value pick in the draft. He wrote: The Cowboys selected Oklahoma's Charles Tapper in the fourth round. One NFC scout told me he believes that pick was one of the best in the draft. Why? He's 6'3" and 271 pounds and runs a 4.59 40-yard dash. What scared some teams, this scout explained, was that Tapper has the sickle cell trait. It's considered relatively minor, presenting a problem mostly in conditions such as high altitudes. The Cowboys don't play in Denver this season, and the NFL hasn't placed a franchise on Mount Kilimanjaro, so he'll be just fine.

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...plus-did-cowboys-get-best-value-pick-in-draft

Good article !!

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

I don't like giving anyone a pass and saying they are ok being average or less because they are just a #2 receiver. I understand the second receiver isn't going to get the opportunities as the #1 guy....BUT...
If given the opportunity to be the #1 then I expect he can step up and be pretty close to the #1 in production.
We are 1 play away from Williams being the #1 for an entire season...if he can't do it then find a new #2 who can.

thank you.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

its going to be butler or lucky

I hope not the second guy... he's a poor man's Kevin Williams...


and that's not a good thing.

 

[superonyx]

So if Brice Butler was our #2, and been given the opportunity to be the #1, you expect him to be pretty close to #1 in production? (with a backup qb like BWeeden, MCassel, etc.)

Yup.
There are always going to be balls to go around and regardless of who is playing QB or WR there will still be 200-300 yards of receiving to go around. (400+ yards with Moore last year).

So I absolutely expect our number 1 receiving option to have the production of a number 1 receiving option.

What do you expect? If we had Butler and T Will in the line up that the passing game would just completely disappear?

 

[Daillest88]

Imo we are overrating Butler,he is even more limited that Twill by a long margin.

I dunno butler is a fast guy with good hands. a lot of people are high on him on the coaching staff

 

[TheHerd]

Would be interesting. However its hard to guage do to usuage. Where is a #2 WR in the pecking order of any given team.

True. Witten is our #2. Gronk is the Pats #1, so their WR1 is really their #2. Comparing #2s can get confusing