News: Free Agent Overview: Evaluating The Late Addition Of OG Jonathan Cooper

[CCBoy]

Free Agent Overview: Evaluating The Late Addition Of OG Jonathan Cooper

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...w-evaluating-late-addition-og-jonathan-cooper


...What’s The Deal: The Cowboys turned heads across the league when they signed Cooper on an affordable deal at the end of the regular season. The veteran guard had spent the vast majority of the season with the Cleveland Browns – who released him heading into Week 17. Cooper was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, and the Cowboys had been highly interested in drafting him before he was eventually selected by the Arizona Cardinals.

Injuries derailed Cooper’s pro career from the start, as he broke his fibula during his rookie preseason and spent the year on injured reserve. He started a mere 11 games during his time in Arizona before he was released. In March of 2016, he was sent to New England as part of the Chandler Jones trade. Having failed to win a starting spot with the Patriots, he was released in October – which is how he came to join the Browns...

Consider this fact: with Cooper joining the Dallas offensive line, the Cowboys had the No. 7, No. 9, No. 16 and No. 31 picks in their respective drafts playing offensive line together in practice...

 

[gmoney112]

My dream? Cooper settles in with this OL, over the next year or two gets back to fame. After Collins is signed to a long term deal they move Collins out to RT and Cooper takes LG.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Breaking his leg really set Cooper back...........I am hoping for the best, but realistically expecting very little.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

My dream? Cooper settles in with this OL, over the next year or two gets back to fame. After Collins is signed to a long term deal they move Collins out to RT and Cooper takes LG.

That's what I did in Madden

 

[Bullflop]

Breaking his leg really set Cooper back...........I am hoping for the best, but realistically expecting very little.

Good thought -- he might very well be a longshot but every now and then . . . well, you know the rest.

 

[Nightman]

One plus is that he won't count against us as a comp pick if we re-sign him

I read he rated out very well with CLE

 

[Teague31]

Really hope we bring him back on a cheap 2 year deal. The talent is there.

 

[SlammedZero]

I remember having him on my wish list back in that draft and now here he is at the Cowboys. Funny how things turn out. Now, if he can be something for us is the next quesiton. Let's all hope so.

 

[ShiningStar]

I want to give Pollak the chance to do something with him. While Pollak has shown hes no Callahan, the line might compensate and Coooper will be solid.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I want to give Pollak the chance to do something with him. While Pollak has shown hes no Callahan, the line might compensate and Coooper will be solid.

Maybe resigning him would take away some of the sting of losing Leary.

 

[gimmesix]

We're hoping for a Marc Colombo-type deal but Colombo's game was never built on quickness.

 

[ShiningStar]

We're hoping for a Marc Colombo-type deal but Colombo's game was never built on quickness.

no but he did play with a nasty streak

 

[Aven8]

This dude had the best movement and feet of any guard I've ever seen coming out of college. Amazing what has happened to him.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Maybe resigning him would take away some of the sting of losing Leary.

That is going to be the big question.

If he has shown enough, the Cowboys feel better about Leary leaving.

If he has shown enough, the Cowboys won't need to spend a draft pick to replace Leary.