My thoughts on the Cooks trade

[darthseinfeld]

-Very weird we got him for a 5th and 2024 6th, when the in season ask was supposedly a 1st

- Short term fix. Probably here for two years.

-WR wasnt likely at 26, but it should absolutely be on the table later if there is a guy they like. See above

- I wanted Hopkins above other WR's. Cooks does however fit #2 WR to a T

- He has been a very consistent player throughout his career. Fully healthy seasons have seen lows of 65 and highs of 90 in receptions. 75-1100 seems typical production.

-TD production is margin. Had a career high of 9 in 2015, but 5 or 6 seems the norm

 

[Coogiguy03]

LET'S SEE what he does before we run him out of town already!! Let's go cooks! It is what it is

 

[JBS]

In what is considered a weak draft in regards to depth, you have to give the front office credit for trading away late picks for proven players

 

[DanA]

The good thing about Cooks is he allows us to back Tolbert, Gallup or a mid-round draft pick to be WR3 but we aren’t relying on any one of them. We have a lot more freedom in the draft now. I think it might be one of the TE’s or RB’s we draft which to me isn’t a bad thing.

 

[big dog cowboy]

In what is considered a weak draft in regards to depth, you have to give the front office credit for trading away late picks for proven players

Exactly! Making this trade accomplishes many things. All of them are good. Everyone should be happy.

 

[Silver N Blue]

In what is considered a weak draft in regards to depth, you have to give the front office credit for trading away late picks for proven players

Yes…it’s a nice change to witness.

 

[MWH1967]

Just chill Darth. Get us a 1T and a swing tackle or LB and we roll! Special teams in the back half of the draft.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Can we wipe WR high off our priority list?? Where do we look to?

 

[LatinMind]

-Very weird we got him for a 5th and 2024 6th, when the in season ask was supposedly a 1st

- Short term fix. Probably here for two years.

-WR wasnt likely at 26, but it should absolutely be on the table later if there is a guy they like. See above

- I wanted Hopkins above other WR's. Cooks does however fit #2 WR to a T

- He has been a very consistent player throughout his career. Fully healthy seasons have seen lows of 65 and highs of 90 in receptions. 75-1100 seems typical production.

-TD production is margin. Had a career high of 9 in 2015, but 5 or 6 seems the norm

Dallas has seemed to put a emphasis on boring players who just do their job. Something this team needs. Too many players last yr start reading their press clips as the yr went on.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Okay you didn’t have to make another thread

 

[fivetwos]

In what is considered a weak draft in regards to depth, you have to give the front office credit for trading away late picks for proven players

Both were comp picks as well.

The case could be made that’s the right thing to do….every year if you have them.

You can only develop so many players at once when you’re trying to win, so drafting 10 players is a waste unless you’re in full rebuild mode.

 

[CATCH17]

I like it.

They gave up very little and got Houston to pay part of his salary and we get an absolute quality player.

 

[Cowboyny]

-Very weird we got him for a 5th and 2024 6th, when the in season ask was supposedly a 1st

- Short term fix. Probably here for two years.

-WR wasnt likely at 26, but it should absolutely be on the table later if there is a guy they like. See above

- I wanted Hopkins above other WR's. Cooks does however fit #2 WR to a T

- He has been a very consistent player throughout his career. Fully healthy seasons have seen lows of 65 and highs of 90 in receptions. 75-1100 seems typical production.

-TD production is margin. Had a career high of 9 in 2015, but 5 or 6 seems the norm

He is an excellent fit to our offense and adds much needed speed. He also is healthy, not coming off of an acl like OBJ.

 

[Creeper]

With every deal it looks more and more like the 1st round pick will be a TE or DL. If I had to guess, it will be a DE. But I could easily be persuaded it will be a TE.

 

[Silverz1972]

Wiped out cb and wr out of high picks. Imo

Te, ol, dt, rb are options now for high picks.

Wouldn’t rule out a wr like boutte in 4th.

 

[Cowboyny]

Cowboys front office actually has made an offseason change, taking advantage of the trade market: they got Gilmore/Cooks for 3 day three picks, that's excellent work by them.

 

[Ranching]

With every deal it looks more and more like the 1st round pick will be a TE or DL. If I had to guess, it will be a DE. But I could easily be persuaded it will be a TE.

Unless Bijan magically drops to us! Fingers crossed.

 

[stinkface]

I still think we pick a TE and let Schultz hit the road. He's a receiving TE who works the middle and has a feel for getting open. He doesn't block and he isn't strong enough to break tackles. Sure he's got value, but if we are truly going to run the ball more we need a TE who can do it all. I still think if the Texas running back is there we pick him. Running Backs sell Jerseys and I'd think Bijan will be O rookie of the year wherever he ends up.

 

[kumizi]

Cooks and Gilmore are one year rentals so hopefully it does not impact our decision making in the draft.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Can we wipe WR high off our priority list?? Where do we look to?

Yes…..no wasted first round pick on a WR.

guard, te