Building team interest on bringing back Amari Cooper

[montgod]

This is where the Cowboys need to exercise restraint, something impulsive Jerry struggles to do. They traded a 4th for Mingo, but they are not going to give him a shot to win the WR2 role? They may as well just ride with who they have at this point.

If they are cheap, never hurts to have competition to see what's what. Mingo has had a lot of chances. Didn't show much last year but the dropsies. Hopefully he shows something quickly cause JJ/Stephen looking like they made back to back bad 4th rd draft pick trades.

 

[buybuydandavis]

We had to make a decision about whether to pay Gallup to be the No. 2 or keep Cooper as the No. 2. Lamb clearly was becoming the No. 1.

The problem that we had is that we were paying Cooper No. 1 money. So the team decided it would rather keep Gallup as the No. 2 for less. Trouble is that he was coming off injury and was never the same. It ended up being a bad gamble.

Cooper was still Cooper. His value was still his value. Just because he's the second best WR on the team wouldn't have made him a worse WR.

We drafted Ceedee. Mid first round contract. Not a burden. Ferguson on a cheap contract.

20 mil to start CD, Cooper and Ferguson
>20 mil to start CD, Gallup and Schultz

That was an easy call, and they called it wrong.

Cooper had no more guaranteed money and could be cut, traded, or attempted to bargain down whenever we decided. Spotrac has his Estimated Market Value still at 18.9Mil.

Instead, we locked in Gallup for 2 years at 7 figures per year. Another bad call.

I said at the time that we should have traded Gallup after Dak broke his ankle. That was Peak Gallup. I was proved right.

 

[Joe Realist]

I just don’t see it. They could sign a free agent but something tells me they may roll with what they have, giving Mingo every chance to the number 2 and Tolbert and Turpin the number 3

 

[DasTex]

He's basically a gloried TE at this point in his career. Zero speed. Then again, with Dak's arm, sure, why not. Try him out lol

He'd be a reliable large target/chain mover, that could feast if teams are worrying about CD all game.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Don't think he'd play for the vet minimum. But I believe strongly in incentive-laden contracts for veterans.

I'd sign Cooper for 1-year, $3 million with $2 million guaranteed and another $5 million in incentives (for playing time, catches, yards, TDs).

I'd sign Nick Chubb for something similar to that, but it appears we're going to let someone else get him and be satisfied with the RBs we already got.

Yeah...I know. I was posing a compromise number.

3 mil + incentives sounds good.

But I have to admit I'm worried if "we" (mostly our QB and schemes) can take advantage of any abundance of talent across the field.

 

[SoupcanSam]

Lol. So why did they give up a 3rd round pick for him?

Why does any team give up a pick for a player that isn't used as intended.....it happens.

 

[TequilaCowboy]

Nah, if we’re gonna take a chance on someone let’s bring in Bond, Isiah Bond.

 

[gimmesix]

Yeah...I know. I was posing a compromise number.

3 mil + incentives sounds good.

But I have to admit I'm worried if "we" (mostly our QB and schemes) can take advantage of any abundance of talent across the field.

I think if we stay healthy, we can go back to beating bad teams. We'll end up somewhere in the middle. I could see anywhere from 7-10 to 10-7 depending on how good the coaching staff is. I don't think we have the talent, unless we get lucky with quite a few players, to do better than that.

 

[gimmesix]

Cooper was still Cooper. His value was still his value. Just because he's the second best WR on the team wouldn't have made him a worse WR.

We drafted Ceedee. Mid first round contract. Not a burden. Ferguson on a cheap contract.

20 mil to start CD, Cooper and Ferguson
>20 mil to start CD, Gallup and Schultz

That was an easy call, and they called it wrong.

Cooper had no more guaranteed money and could be cut, traded, or attempted to bargain down whenever we decided. Spotrac has his Estimated Market Value still at 18.9Mil.

Instead, we locked in Gallup for 2 years at 7 figures per year. Another bad call.

I said at the time that we should have traded Gallup after Dak broke his ankle. That was Peak Gallup. I was proved right.

Cooper's contract was for a No. 1 receiver. That was what he was being paid to be. He didn't put up a No. 1 receiver numbers the year before we traded him. The front office thought it could pay Gallup less to be a No. 2 receiver, plus it was getting a younger starter in the process. The team was wrong. You'd hope they would have learned their lesson from that about paying injured players, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

 

[Doomsday]

Another question would be:

Do we think he still has anything left in the tank?

He didn't show much in Buffalo last year

 

[coult44]

Not interested


Was a Jag in Buffalo with a better QB

Who Jess is there. He’s better than any jag we have.

 

[speedkilz88]

Awesome, i bet he got younger.

What a great pick up, Dallas didnt do much with him, but its always better the second time around.

Amari is 30, will be 31 in June.

 

[Teague31]

I’d be thrilled. Letting coop go and signing Gallup to a bad contract has damaged this offense immensely.

Big and little were so proud of themselves thinking they got Gallup on a “cheap deal”. Another epic fail.

 

[SuspectCorner]

Coop is a gold brick. Uber talented but lacks the motivational drive to match his skills. Hasn’t Dallas thrown enough cash at this player already? Take a shot, Cowboys - but take a DIFFERENT shot.