Tolbert; how is it you leave this guy off this list and his numbers last year were comparable to Samuels, ACooper, and Kupp and somehow it gets brushed aside and I do realize those were better players at their peak they may even be talent level still slightly better.. If you just look at last year and too many fans want to go make a trade and go get a player like this or pick one up off free agency and pay them a lot of money and the numbers are almost identical to Tolberts last year.. Have y'all bothered to even look at what they did last year regardless of what happens this year?
but Tolbert had a quiet but solid year last year and he can get better and somehow you don't even leave him on the list as a lock no he's a lock I'm pretty sure they like him enough and he's developing while it seems slow i think a new offense would be perfect for him...
This is simply a dumb argument.
Cooper Kupp put up better numbers than Tolbert despite only playing in 12 games last year. Here is what all these guys did last sesason....
Kupp - 12 games, 67 catches, 710 yards
Tolbert - 17 games, 49 catches, 610 yards
Samuel - 15 games, 51 catches, 670 yards
Cooper - 14 games, 44 catches, 547 yards
To say these guys are comparable is a joke and a complete lack of understanding of how to evaluate numbers.
Per game
Kupp - 5.5 catches, 59 yards
Tolbert - 2.8 catches, 35 yards
Samuel - 3.4 catches, 45 yards
Cooper - 3.1 catches, 39 yards
Per route ran
Kupp - 5.3 routes per catch, 1.99 yards per route ran
Tolbert - 11.2 routes per catch, 1.10 Yards per route ran
Samuel - 8.2 routes per catch, 1.60 yards per route ran
Cooper - 8.5 routes per catch, 1.46 yards per route ran
Tolbert had worse years statistically than all three guys you mentioned, and all three are on the back end of their careers, struggling to stay healthy, and all their teams moved on from them this offseason. This is not a strong case that Tolbert should be a lock for a roster spot this season. Its likely that he will be simply because the Cowboys have done essentially nothing to upgrade the WR position this year. If they draft one high and end up bringing in a veteran WR who is capable of starting its a completely different story and Rambo is 100% correct that Tolbert could be on the outside looking in once camp starts or possibly trade bait in the draft.