I still miss Amari Cooper

[Tussinman]

Thing is, he was getting open.
You've allowed yourself to be programmed.

Several game breakdowns showed he was physically frustrated on the field. Believe Warner had a couple videos posted how Coop was wide open several times and or never glanced at once for an entire half.

I honestly believe him and dak fell out and that was the end of Coop. You just don't ignore your number one reliever like that.

There was a lot of video clips his last season in Dallas that showed Dak not even looking his way, when he was open.
They were trying to screw Amari over.

That's exactly how I remembered it. Ran great routes and was open a lot, for some reason wasn't getting targeted as much as he should have been.

 

[zerofill]

Every WR Dak plays with eventually disappears, since Dak is an early progression QB. The guy keyed in on Cole Beasley his first year, defenses keyed in on that route the next year, Dak sucked like he never sucked before and Dez got the blame. Then they made Cole the number 1 for Dak and lined him up outside and he sucked even more. Then they had to rescue him for Lamb and the numbers shot up for Amari after he yelled at Dak in the Eagles game in man coverage, but Dak couldn’t find him in zone.

I remember Amari saying something that came out as negative one time in an interview. Then the violations for the garbage stuff. Then he never got the ball again it seemed.
One of the most quiet guys there was. So I figured if you get him mad, you must be in the wrong lol.

But in the end they made the right decision. Keeping Gallup, and getting rid of Amari was definitely best for business.

 

[mldardy]

Let me bump this up for all the Cooper lovers

2 catches for 16 yards 0 TDs

 

[SackMaster]

I know one thing that won't endure him to his teammates:

• QB stands tall in the pocket and gets absolutely BLASTED
• Despite the pressure, deleivers a deep pass that you really couldn't hand the the WR much better
• And despite the effort from the QB, the WR just flat out drops what would have been a walk in TD

If I was Watson, Cooper would not be on my Xmas List so far this season.

JMHO

 

[hornitosmonster]

Let me bump this up for all the Cooper lovers

2 catches for 16 yards 0 TDs

Just don't understand these fans but whatever...Cowboys baby!!

 

[Kingofholland]

This was a typical Cooper game.

 

[Redline360]

Wouldn't of mattered if Watson had prime Megatron, TO , Moss or etc

Pass rush gave him no time to throw the ball. Was running for his life the enite game

 

[mattjames2010]

Ghosts 40% of the games every season and comes up randomly with those 120-170 yard games that make his season seem more consistent than it really is.

I never think about Cooper until someone brings him up here.

 

[blueblood70]

2 catches 16 yards lmao..

i know right his revenge game not all his fault but hey Raiders ,cowboys let him go and the browns put him on the trade block for Ayuk.. he cant be feeling good. He misses us more than we miss him. Lamb made it easier to move on from Coop.. wish him the best but he wasn't home grown and IDC about his game production..not one bit ..

 

[blueblood70]

I liked Amari, and he was/is a good player. However, his luke-warm attitude did wear on me a little bit, and his effort seemed sort of an off-and-on sort of thing from game to game.

His effort was top notch when he got to Dallas, after the trade, but that seemed to taper off a little bit as he settled into his role in Dallas. Almost like he had made his point after being traded. He was still good but wasn’t as dominant as when he first got to Dallas. Reality or perception? I’m not sure but that’s what it seemed like.

Now, he is still a really good receiver, and his effort tomorrow will no doubt be good as he is facing Dallas for the first time since being traded. He very well may hurt the Cowboys tomorrow.

But the facts remain that the team who drafted him wanted to move on from him pretty quickly, and the second team that he played for also wanted to move on from him as well, and then his third team has already tried to trade him away for another WR.

That is anything but typical for a good WR, and it almost never ever happens. There’s a reason for that, but it is speculation as to why it has happened. But it is clear that it wasn’t just the Raiders being the Raiders. There is something about him and his salary that teams are deciding he just isn’t worth it.

Anyway… Cooper is better than Gallop/Cooks and probably better than any other Dallas receiver not named Lamb… and teams are still wanting to move on. Attitude? Contract? Or both? We just don’t know.

Yes 22mil for #2 on this team didn't work plus he had more then few games like yesterday to a point Raiders said Bye, Cowboys said bye and Browns put him on the trade block for Ayuk..

i'm sorry but you think he's better than cooks maybe so BUT NOT AT 22mil not at 20 he would have had to take pay cut like 16mil or less to stay,, cooks is 2 here , it fits better salary and the type of payer he is..

Look i like the guy but please stop overrating his importance on teams.. He good but rarely impactful or great, heck Noah brown had 3 games last year that shows its not about few games its all 17 and well AC isnt missed here sorry..

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

I'd love for someone to give an example of Amari quitting in any game. Dude played while he was hurt.

September 8, 2024.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Wouldn't of mattered if Watson had prime Megatron, TO , Moss or etc

Pass rush gave him no time to throw the ball. Was running for his life the enite game

Thank you for being reasonable. These same people that defend Dak's bad games with "team game" are lighting Amari up hard.

I'm having trouble keeping up the the double-double standards around here!

 

[America's Cowboy]

Wouldn't of mattered if Watson had prime Megatron, TO , Moss or etc

Pass rush gave him no time to throw the ball. Was running for his life the enite game

So was Dak. No one is making excuses for our own QB, so why the excuses for our opponent's QB?

 

[Ring6]

... as does Deshaun Watson

 

[AsthmaField]

Yes 22mil for #2 on this team didn't work plus he had more then few games like yesterday to a point Raiders said Bye, Cowboys said bye and Browns put him on the trade block for Ayuk..

i'm sorry but you think he's better than cooks maybe so BUT NOT AT 22mil not at 20 he would have had to take pay cut like 16mil or less to stay,, cooks is 2 here , it fits better salary and the type of payer he is..

Look i like the guy but please stop overrating his importance on teams.. He good but rarely impactful or great, heck Noah brown had 3 games last year that shows its not about few games its all 17 and well AC isnt missed here sorry..

I agree. Clearly, most people would take Cooks for way less money than Cooper’s $20M. If you thought I was saying Cooper is missed here in Dallas, then I didn’t do a very good job of writing what I was trying to say.

And I certainly don’t think Amari is that impactful, nor do I think he’s a great player. I haven’t missed him since he left Dallas.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

That's exactly how I remembered it. Ran great routes and was open a lot, for some reason wasn't getting targeted as much as he should have been.

He was not open a lot, it was just that when he won his routes, he won them by a lot.

Every WR gets missed when they're open, there's nothing to suggest it was any different for him than any other.

 

[links18]

Maybe Jerry can swing a trade and get him back. He is probably thinking Super Bowl after week 1 win. Heck, he brought Zeke back....

 

[32BellyOption]

Cooper opposite Cee Dee would be something to see. Can’t believe Jerry let him go cause he wouldn’t get the clot shot.

 

[blueblood70]

Wouldn't of mattered if Watson had prime Megatron, TO , Moss or etc

Pass rush gave him no time to throw the ball. Was running for his life the enite game

look , i know it wasn't exactly the same, but Prescot was pressured almost as much, difference is Dak is much better throwing under pressure on the move always looking to throw vs run..Daks better period..

dak ran a lot as well but looked downfield more... it effected daks comp % yesterday as in the 2nd half no separation from receivers but he was trying to get the ball out vs pulling it down.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

Cooper opposite Cee Dee would be something to see. Can’t believe Jerry let him go cause he wouldn’t get the clot shot.

Kinda felt sorry for him playing on that crap team