Twitter: Fish: Cowboys were willing trade a 2nd rounder for Cooks

[rocknrobcowboy]

Texans are crazy for not taking a 2nd and eating his cap hit.

Maybe it was for a 2nd in 2024..Texans said no..

 

[conner01]

I sure hope that's not true.

If so, it's laughable. Gave away a 10X better WR who is younger and making nearly equal salary for a 5th round pick. The worst move in recent memory.

The comp is determined by many factors and most of which is contract
If you think 30 is equal to 40 then their contracts are the same lol

 

[speedkilz88]

The guaranteed is more of an issue for Houston, their the ones that have to eat all the dead money so that's why they want a good pick.

Cowboys if they had traded for him, it would have been 2.5 year contract for 34.5 million total with none of it guaranteed
Agreed that it wasn't a great deal for either side but Houston would of eaten a large bulk of the contract (20 million they would have to pay in prorated bonuses ontop of the money already been paid for the first half of this year)

No, the guaranteed salary for 2023 would be inherited by the Cowboys. Already paid signing bonuses would be kept agaisnt the Texans cap.

 

[maryquality]

I don't believe one word!! Bunch of lies!! Carry on.....

 

[conner01]

I don’t believe Fish. The Cowboys would have to give Cooks a new contract for a second round pick and I can’t see them paying Gallup, Cooks and CeeDee. Does not make financial sense.

He’s signed 2 more years

 

[conner01]

Cooks is also a salary issue, as in $18 million guaranteed next season.

He’s signed for 2 more years and it’s cheap the following year
Can’t really judge a contract by one year

 

[Tussinman]

No, the guaranteed salary for 2023 would be inherited by the Cowboys. Already paid signing bonuses would be kept agaisnt the Texans cap.

Yeah I just read that about that specific clause. Would really only be an issue if you wanted him on an ultra-short rental (18 guaranteed over 2.5 seasons is nothing)

He’s signed for 2 more years and it’s cheap the following year
Can’t really judge a contract by one year

Yeah all the 2023 clause does is prevent a team from trying to rent him for only 0.6 million this year (remaining 2022 base rate) and then immediately dumping him.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

If Fish is right than I'm glad the trade didn't happen. For a 3rd I would have said yes though.

 

[GRCowboy]

I don’t think the reason for letting Cooper go was a talent vs salary issue.

Cooks is 20x the locker room cancer than Cooper is. Cooks has been traded like 8 times

 

[mardwin]

2nd round pick for Cooks at 29 no thank you.

 

[RonWashington]

I think the Bears has the 3rd rank pass defense, it's their rushing defense that is like 22nd or so

Those corners / safeties were playing softer then a case of Charmin

 

[ghst187]

I sure hope that's not true.

If so, it's laughable. Gave away a 10X better WR who is younger and making nearly equal salary for a 5th round pick. The worst move in recent memory.

1000%

 

[jrumann59]

I'm putting this in the category of
"Sometimes the best trades are the ones not made."
(Or, something like that, lol.... you get the drift.)

I heard it here the Cowboys FO is full of idiots for not going all in and getting Cooks....

 

[jrumann59]

I don’t buy this. No way do the Texans turn down a second round pick.

Why Dallas wanted to give them a 2nd for Cooks and Houston would have to eat part or all of the guarantee for next year, they already were on the hook for all the guaranteed money he got for the new contract he signed this year. At that point just keep him and cut/trade him in the off season. If he throws a tantrum even better because they can probably get out of the contract all together.

 

[DFWJC]

I seriously doubt this…..unless it was a 2025 2nd (which can be trade for a 2023 4th and some so e change

we did not offer a 2023 2nd

 

[KJJ]

Apparently the deal broke down because it came down to money. The Cowboys didn’t want to pay Cooks 18 million for 2023. Jerry said on the radio several weeks ago that the reason Amari Cooper isn’t here is because of money. CeeDee may not see a second contract with the Cowboys. Based on what he’s done so far they’re not going break the bank for him. It’s going to cost a ton of money to re-sign Diggs and Parsons.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

That would of been a terrible trade on all fronts:draft capital plus his huge contract. Sign a Obj or Fuller to a team friendly 1yr deal instead

I can def see this IF/when he is completely healthy but I see Fuller as a last resort for replacing an injured starter. Otherwise, if they wanted him bad enough, he would be here. You don't waste as much time and energy trying to make a trade as they did unless you certainly add another to the room. Not just any player, they apparently looking for a certain type ( speed maybe? ). A healthy OBJ will fit that mode and wouldn't cost much.

 

[RoboQB]

I heard it here the Cowboys FO is full of idiots for not going all in and getting Cooks....

Well, you didn't hear it from me.
Even considering making that move was dumb.
I just wonder if seeing Amari put up big numbers on MNF made them
feel somewhat remorseful of their decision to dump him.
(Not that they'd ever admit it.)

 

[Hawkeye0202]

I seriously doubt this…..unless it was a 2025 2nd (which can be trade for a 2023 4th and some so e change

we did not offer a 2023 2nd

I agree......no way we offered 2023 2nd. In fact, I would argue they weren't getting that from any team.

 

[BobSacamano]

Trading for Cooks would be akin to trading just to say you made a trade.