CZ POLL Revisiting: Do you support the Cooper trade?

[Garrettop]

Half of first round picks don't pan out. Cooper was a mostly known quantity at a position of need. The evidence of the wisdom speaks for itself. For those that complain about the QB situation: there's no surefire QB option next year, regardless of draft position. Dak's issues are mechanical, not between his ears. The former are fixable with good coaching.

 

[texbumthelife]

Now with a few weeks under our belt, and Cooper having proved himself in opening up the offense, plus with 3 wins in his 3 games here our draft pick is likely going to be later than those terrified we were going to be handing over a top 5 / 10 pick were fearing, do you now support the trade for Cooper?

No. I like Cooper as a player, but I still think we paid dollars on the quarter for him. While the offense has performed better, Cooper himself hasn't shown a whole lot on the field. Yes, I know his routes and separation have been a vision we aren't used to, but it hasn't translated to output yet.

I think we will rue not having that pick and adding another young difference maker, on a rookie deal, to this defense when Richards takes it over next year.

 

[texbumthelife]

This point has been made many times but what people fail to mention is the Eagles screwed us by bidding a 2nd, maybe we could've worked it and made it a 2nd in 2019 and a 2nd in 2020, but we wanted the player, and we got it done..

At that point, our second had significantly more value than the Eagles did. They didn't screw us. They played it shrewd and Jerry threw money at it, so to speak

 

[xwalker]

And I would have been against drafting a WR in the first as well.

WRs with Dak are a waste.

Give me an offensive tackle, safety, TE, or something that won’t be limited by our lack of ability to throw downfield.

I disagree.

Cooper has already taken a defender out of the box according to Zeke.

Cooper is excellent in the short area as well as being an intermediate and deep threat. His short area quickness relative to his size is off the charts.

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

I disagree.

Cooper has already taken a defender out of the box according to Zeke.

Cooper is excellent in the short area as well as being an intermediate and deep threat. His short area quickness relative to his size is off the charts.

Yeah the "WR dont matter with Dak" myth was disproved very quickly, cant believe some are still latching onto it.

 

[conner01]

love the player, still think we overpaid

For a second I would be in love with trade
Even another late rnd pick
But other than a franchise QB it’s hard to give a one
But he will help this offense tremendously

 

[texbumthelife]

Still don’t like it. While I’m relieved that there is seemingly no chance he will be a Roy Williams like bust, for the salary and draft pick cost I’m going to need more of a Top 5 WR than the edge top 10 guy that Cooper is.

Didn't Roy Williams have a great first year?

 

[Tangle_Foot]

Only about the price paid but as we know sometimes that's just the price of doing business in the NFL. I'm more concerned over the support that Jason Garrett and Dak Prescott receive. I am more comfortable in Coopers ability to do his job than they doing theirs.

 

[staubach24]

I think the main purpose of acquiring Amari was to take a man out of the box and make things easier for Zeke, and if the last two games are any indication, mission accomplished.

 

[conner01]

And I would have been against drafting a WR in the first as well.

WRs with Dak are a waste.

Give me an offensive tackle, safety, TE, or something that won’t be limited by our lack of ability to throw downfield.

This is not a great WR but it does have some Dline guys we could really use

 

[texbumthelife]

Yeah the "WR dont matter with Dak" myth was disproved very quickly, cant believe some are still latching onto it.

How do you figure that's been proven wrong? Did I miss the game where Dak suddenly stopped standing like a statue, or pump faking, or rolling into sacks, or showing complete lack of anticipation? It's not like he's suddenly turned the proverbial corner and it lighting it up. The offense as a whole has performed much better, but Dak himself has still been pretty shaky.

 

[Melonfeud]

I will make this point again - in 2016, Dak Prescott was the Mahomes of the league, with just as much hype and love being thrown at him.

Let's see where Mahomes is in 2 years....

Ha! Without Andy Reid? ,,,he's STILL 42 LAPS AHEAD of the GARRETT & CO. OUR #4 is SADDLED WITH,,, WHERE EVER HE ( theoretically) landed & played for

 

[xwalker]

Didn't Roy Williams have a great first year?

Not really.

19 for 198.

He never had more than 38 catches in a season with the Cowboys. That's T-Will numbers.

Side Note: If anybody wonders why Roy WR Williams failed, just observing him practice was all it took for me to understand it. He was a complete goof off and made no effort to catch passes that did not land in his hands.

MartyB gave more effort that Roy.

 

[texbumthelife]

Not really.

19 for 198.

He never had more than 38 catches in a season with the Cowboys. That's T-Will numbers.

Ouch, maybe not.

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

How do you figure that's been proven wrong? Did I miss the game where Dak suddenly stopped standing like a statue, or pump faking, or rolling into sacks, or showing complete lack of anticipation? It's not like he's suddenly turned the proverbial corner and it lighting it up. The offense as a whole has performed much better, but Dak himself has still been pretty shaky.

There you go man.

He's a WR and making an obvious difference. Therefor it was disproven very quickly that they dont matter.

 

[lockster]

Now with a few weeks under our belt, and Cooper having proved himself in opening up the offense, plus with 3 wins in his 3 games here our draft pick is likely going to be later than those terrified we were going to be handing over a top 5 / 10 pick were fearing, do you now support the trade for Cooper?

As long as our qb sucks we still suck. The ideal is to win a super bowl, not just a winning record. We need a qb!!!!! Bad bad trade.

 

[texbumthelife]

There you go man.

He's a WR and making an obvious difference. Therefor it was disproven very quickly that they dont matter.

I'm guessing you mean that they do* matter and I agree. I thought you were making the case that Dak's issues were solved by having a good WR, when that clearly has not been the case. If that's not what you meant, or you're just walking it back now, then nevermind.

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

I'm guessing you mean that they do* matter and I agree. I thought you were making the case that Dak's issues were solved by having a good WR, when thay clearly has not been the case. If that's not what you meant, or you're just walking it back now, then nevermind.

Oh hell no. Dak will always have his problems.

 

[texbumthelife]

Oh hell no. Dak will always have his problems.

Word. My bad

 

[DCreppinBoysfan]

I have no issue bringing Cooper in, I just wish we would have offered a 2nd + another pick instead of a 1st.

I think we may regret not having a first to grab a QB with in the draft.

You’re delusional if you think we were spending a 1st on a QB.