Don’t overvalue Cole Beasley

[Jake]

Belichick is already drooling on himself.

Over Cole Beasley?

 

[Typhus]

Over Cole Beasley?

Belichick would make Cole a super star over night.
Well, Brady would, but Belly would get all the real credit.

 

[gjkoeppen]

As I said at the beginning of my post, I like Cole Beasley and what he’s done here. But does anyone seriously think we can’t replace his 35 yards a game average? That’s the kind of stuff that can be replaced cheaper and younger. Not personal, just the truth.

You can have your opinion. Here's a couple of thoughts for you though. When was the last time the Cowboys had a slot receiver that defenses thought enough about that they got double covered as much as Beasley gets. How many times not just on the Cowboys but league wide have players been drafted to replace a player only to turn out to be less than or a complete dud? Lastly when Beasley gets double covered that means another receiver is getting single coverage so by that Beasley is helping the offense. One last thing, Prescott likes and trusts Beasley and there's no guarantee that Prescott would ever get the same trust and connections with a replacement. The TRUTH is if a team wants good players they have to pay for them.
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[Cowfan75]

Gotta love some fans...

Despite never getting in any actual reported trouble or suspended he acts like a “moron” off the field. And can’t forget the poor body language

The only factor should be $....and I think he’ll end up being more expensive than what he’s worth to our offense. If he signs with another good team I wouldn’t be shocked if he goes and catches 80+ balls tho

Exactly. He did have poor body language, and he complained that he was getting open and not being found...and he was right. He is very good, and on a better team he could be lethal. I expect him to get much more than we are willing to give him. We're more likely to let Cole go so we can overpay Jones because, hey, he went to the pro-bowl!

 

[InTheZone]

Before I start, let me say up front that I like Cole Beasley and what he’s done as a Cowboy in his his 7 year NFL career. He has been a good, solid slot receiver. Good. Not great. Most dedicated fans of any team unfortunately tend to overvalue a player they love, blinding them to the details of his performance.

And for that simple reason, along with several others, Cole Beasley should not be resigned here for the future. Let me get specific about the reasons why we should not overvalue Cole Beasley.

1. HIS STATS ARE JUST AVERAGE.
In his 7 years as a Cowboys slot receiver, in 103 games, Cole Beasley has caught 319 passes for 3,271 yards and 23 TDs. That means for his career, Beas averaged 3 catches for 31 yards per game, and averaged 3.2 TDs per season.

Some would argue that his first 2 years in the league he wasn’t a full time player. Ok, let’s take the last 5 seasons then. His 5 year average in 79 games has been 55 receptions for 555 yards. That translates to 3.3 receptions per game for 35 yards in his best 5 years.

Not great.

2. HIS “BEST YEARS” ARE BEHIND HIM
Beas will be 30 as he enters the 2019 season. Looking at his career stats above, I can’t see how it could be argued that he will have better statistical years ahead. As we saw in his stats numbers, he is not exceptional in receiving numbers, yardage or TDs.

Unless your name is Jerry Rice or some other rare ageless talent, NFL history is not kind to receivers 30 and older.

3. THERE WILL BE YOUNGER CHEAPER TALENT AVAILABLE IN DRAFT OR FA
It’s not like there aren’t a lot of younger, talented and less expensive players available. One guy I would love to pick up is 26 year old Adam Humphries from Tampa Bay who has consistently been one of the best slot receivers in the NFL. Unfortunately he will probably garner top dollar, like 4 years at $10 mil per year.

But there are several UFAs who are 24-27, have lots of upside, and are not going to garner big bucks. One example is 25 year old Phillip Dorsett who has played with NE last year and caught 32 passes as a 3rd down specialist in NE. Or there’s 26 year old Chris Conley of KC who caught 32 passs from Pat Mahomes for 5 TDs.

Point is, there will be younger, cheaper talent available in FA and the draft.

Bottom line- Unless Cole Beasley is willing to sign for a lot less than has been floated out there, there is no smart reason to resign him here again. Beas has been a good, reliable slot receiver. But if we’re going to pay him more, we should use that money to sign somebody like Adam Humphries who’s younger and more talented.

Right?

WR consistency with our plan for the offense and play of the QB will make it hard to justify keeping any receiver we acquire from year to year.

With that said I would keep him over any receiver/tight end not named Cooper as long as the price is right.

 

[cern]

Beasley has been a product of the coaching staff. one not known for years to develop wr's. look at welker in new England. look at edelmann just last week against the chiefs. no one can say with certainly how much better he'd be with different coaches and schemes, but odds are he'd be more on a par with the two aforementioned.

 

[Canada180]

Enter Hunter Renfrow.

I frikkin love Renfrow