Cowboys lack deep speed at WR

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The Saints' deep speed WR, Rashid Shaheed (6'0 foot, 180 lbs, 4.3 40 yd time, comes from a track speed family), was a huge difference maker for the Saints' offense both against the Cowboys (4 tgts, 4 catches, 96 yds, 24.0 y/c avg, 1 TD) and the Panthers (5 tgts, 3 catches, 73 yds, 24.3 y/c avg, 1 TD) to start off this 2024 season. Rashid Shaheed went undrafted and picked up by the Saints. He has been a big difference maker for the Saints offense by being a consistent deep threat playmaker and helping open up the field underneath for the other Saints receiving weapons in WR Chris Olave, TE Foster Moreau and RB Alvin Kamara.

https://www.deseret.com/2023/9/19/2...fted-now-is-nfl-star-with-new-orleans-saints/

What about the Dallas Cowboys? Who is their deep threat playmaker who can open the field up underneath for their slower WRs while completing deep throw plays?

The fastest WRs on this team are 28 year old, 5'9, 153 lb special teamer KaVontae Turpin and 30 year old, 5'10", 189 lb with lots of wear-n-tear Brandin Cooks. Neither of them have the height or consistent deep threat ability that the Saints' Rashid Shaheed has. None of our other WRs run faster than a high 4.4 second 40 nor any deep threat ability, and it has hurt the Cowboys offense these past 2 games to start the season.

This Dallas Cowboys team needs to learn from the Saints. Bring a true deep threat WR to the team and allow that true deep speed receiver help your offense.

What say you?
 

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There is 1 WR who is available as a free agent. He was on the Cowboys the past 2023 season on their practice squad but never was used. He even was kept this offseason and was seen making plays throughout training camp but cut during final cuts before the regular season started. He is only 28 years old, has fresh legs and knows our playbook. I'm talking about Tyron Billy-Johnson (6'1", 193 lbs, 4.34 40 time). Why not bring him back and use him as your deep threat to be a consistent deep threat and help open the field up underneath for our other receivers?





 
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The Saints' deep speed WR, Rashid Shaheed (6'0 foot, 180 lbs, 4.3 40 yd time, comes from a track speed family), was a huge difference maker for the Saints' offense both against the Cowboys (4 tgts, 4 catches, 96 yds, 24.0 y/c avg, 1 TD)
To be fair, 70 of those yards came on one play where he was covered by a S not a CB. Other than that catch, he went 3 - 26. VERY pedestrian for a speed guy on a team that scored 44 points..
There is 1 WR who is available as a free agent. He was on the Cowboys the past 2023 season on their practice squad but never was used. He even was kept this offseason and was seen making plays throughout training camp but cut during final cuts before the regular season started. He is only 28 years old, has fresh legs and knows our playbook. I'm talking about Tyron Billy-Johnson (6'1", 193 lbs, 4.34 40 time). Why not bring him back and use him as your deep threat to be a consistent deep threat and help open the field up underneath for our other receivers?
There is a reason all 32 teams have passed on him. He isn't even on a 15 deep PS anywhere!
 

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To be fair, 70 of those yards came on one play where he was covered by a S not a CB. Other than that catch, he went 3 - 26. VERY pedestrian for a speed guy on a team that scored 44 points..
True, but that's what deep threat WRs usually accomplish: average yard catches underneath but suddenly hurt you with a deep catch or two which keeps your defense honest and guessing, plus help open the field up underneath for your other receivers.

There is a reason all 32 teams have passed on him. He isn't even on a 15 deep PS anywhere!
Fair enough but what else is there to help our offense open the field up for our other receivers underneath? Brandin Cooks and KaVontae Turpin aren't accomplishing that. Are you happy seeing our receivers easily shut down underneath? Plus, having no deep threat also affects any running attack from getting established.
 

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The Saints' deep speed WR, Rashid Shaheed (6'0 foot, 180 lbs, 4.3 40 yd time, comes from a track speed family), was a huge difference maker for the Saints' offense both against the Cowboys (4 tgts, 4 catches, 96 yds, 24.0 y/c avg, 1 TD) and the Panthers (5 tgts, 3 catches, 73 yds, 24.3 y/c avg, 1 TD) to start off this 2024 season. Rashid Shaheed went undrafted and picked up by the Saints. He has been a big difference maker for the Saints offense by being a consistent deep threat playmaker and helping open up the field underneath for the other Saints receiving weapons in WR Chris Olave, TE Foster Moreau and RB Alvin Kamara.

https://www.deseret.com/2023/9/19/2...fted-now-is-nfl-star-with-new-orleans-saints/

What about the Dallas Cowboys? Who is their deep threat playmaker who can open the field up underneath for their slower WRs while completing deep throw plays?

The fastest WRs on this team are 28 year old, 5'9, 153 lb special teamer KaVontae Turpin and 30 year old, 5'10", 189 lb with lots of wear-n-tear Brandin Cooks. Neither of them have the height or consistent deep threat ability that the Saints' Rashid Shaheed has. None of our other WRs run faster than a high 4.4 second 40 nor any deep threat ability, and it has hurt the Cowboys offense these past 2 games to start the season.

This Dallas Cowboys team needs to learn from the Saints. Bring a true deep threat WR to the team and allow that true deep speed receiver help your offense.

What say you?
I think our general lack of talent at the RB position is a bigger issue.

When your best back is Rico Dowdle (and I actually like him) you’re in trouble. Zeke has no use other than pass blocking and short yardage situations. Deuce is a gimmick.

We have nobody that can flip the field or keep a defense honest.

Dak threw for a million yards and CeeDee caught a million passes for million yards last season. It isn’t suddenly a problem now.
 

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Turpin and Cooks are too short. We saw last season the few times they went deep, passes ended up incomplete. Defensive backs, who were taller, simply raised their arms up in the air and knocked those passes down.

Cowboys need a taller deep threat WR.
 

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I think our general lack of talent at the RB position is a bigger issue.

When your best back is Rico Dowdle (and I actually like him) you’re in trouble. Zeke has no use other than pass blocking and short yardage situations. Deuce is a gimmick.

We have nobody that can flip the field or keep a defense honest.

Dak threw for a million yards and CeeDee caught a million passes for million yards last season. It isn’t suddenly a problem now.
No doubt there is a RB problem, but it would be helped with a receiving threat that opens up the field and makes opponents respect the deep receiving threat. We've got no real deep threat, so opposing defenses only have to keep everything in front of them and are able to clamp anything down the Cowboys try to do.
 

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Are they taking some load off Steele & Guyton
Long routes take time

Heck give me TE Stephens on a seam route to yank safeties back to the hash marks and deeper.
 

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They don't even know how to use the speed they have in Turin and Cooks.
This^^^^ it's not the speed. It's how you use it...... the Rams 2 WRs ( white I might add and I mean that in a good way ) are the best pair in the league when healthy. I DO think we need another top-level WR though. BTW.......Cook's impact has been a huge disappointment. I'm unsure if it's him, play calling, or play designs, but he always struggles to get open.
 

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We just gave Lamb 136 million dollars. If he isn't fast enough I would suggest he hit the weight room or find a good steroid dealer.

I would also add that we just gave 240 million dollars and he underthrows anyone who runs deep anyway.
 
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