Something to consider

[dallasdave]

Personally I think Beasley is the odd man out. Here are my reasonings.

Dez not going anywhere
Hurns just signed

Switzer was drafted last year. Can play outside, slot, special teams, return man

Thompson just signed as well, has speed and can return kicks.

Noah Brown can line up in the outside, was our best blocking receiver last season.

Williams has big play ability although last season he regressed. Has some speed. We only get 1 million by cutting or trading him. His worth is more for the Cowboys then getting rid of especially in a 4th receiver role.

Beasley plays slot only. Has return points only for fair catch and isn't a threat in the return game. Getting rid of Beasley by trade or cut brings almost 4 million.


As you see Beasley is the only one that cant play multiple spots and doesn't bring any value on special teams. Not only that but gives us better money on the cap.

Somebody is leaving town, and Beasley could be traded to New England.

 

[dallasdave]

Man,I just can't envision ##11,83 being traded,those are my thoughts, yet BEASLEY did kinda kick against the yoke in some tweets briefly last year like he wasn't a happy camper.

Now Putty is a happy camper

 

[Ranching]

Now i WILL BELIEVE THAT TILL THE COWS COME HOME

And you love cows!!!!

 

[dallasdave]

And you love cows!!!!

I like steak too !!

 

[KJJ]

Well Switzer didn’t get the playing time
But in his limited snaps he sure looked like he can do just what Beasley can do and Beasley will be gone next year
I know fans like those year later comp picks but I’d be using Beasley to add me more picks in the top 3 of this draft

Looking like Switzer can do what Beasley does and actually doing it are two different things. He only caught 6 passes for 41 yards. He didn’t do near enough at receiver for me to want to move on for Beasley. You can’t just assume he can do it and take the gamble. Beasley may or may not be gone after next season. You can just trade away one of your better players for picks unless you’re looking to rebuild.

Draft picks are just a roll of the dice, they carry no guarantees. Beasley wouldn’t earn a real good pick anyway. You could end up with a player who won’t help the team near as much as him. If it was up to many here all our receivers would be gone along with Dak.

 

[Risen Star]

Personally I think these WRs are taking a beating because of their QB. It almost reeks of our head coaching situation for the better part of 20 years. Blame the scapegoat and get another...then blame that guy. Rinse/repeat. Rather than addressing the real issue with this team.

I'm all for getting younger at the position, they need to. But that's not what's happening right now. They look to be replacing vets with vets because they believe our vets failed. I'd argue they were put in a position to fail and these new guys will follow suit if the QB play looks anything like it did last year.

 

[conner01]

Looking like Switzer can do what Beasley does and actually doing it are two different things. He only caught 6 passes for 41 yards. He didn’t do near enough at receiver for me to want to move on for Beasley. You can’t just assume he can do it and take the gamble. Beasley may or may not be gone after next season. You can just trade away one of your better players for picks unless you’re looking to rebuild.

Draft picks are just a roll of the dice, they carry no guarantees. Beasley wouldn’t earn a real good pick anyway. You could end up with a player who won’t help the team near as much as him. If it was up to many here all our receivers would be gone along with Dak.

So you rather just let him walk away for the hope of maybe a comp pick two years from now
Beasley is gone after this year
We have too much money going to the position so he’s not getting resigned
Get something for him now or nothing next year
Switzer had a good college career and hurn can play slot, heck I expect to see dez some in the slot this year plus we are drafting at least one if not two WR’s
I like Beasley and he’s a fine player but he’s not getting a 3rd contract

 

[Risen Star]

Dez
Hurns
Beasley
Williams
Thompson
Switzer

That's probably the WRs that would make the roster without any additional moves. Would the Cowboys keep 6 WRs active on game days as Thompson and Switzer would be your returners? Doubtful. Something has to give.

 

[cern]

And you love cows!!!!

bone in, cowboy cut ribeyes. 28 oz. medium rare.

 

[Verdict]

Given the Hurns signing, and what now looks to be a crowded receivers room, is is a possibility that either Williams, Beasley, or both might be involved in some measure of a trade?

Would a team like Seattle, who have lost a few in the past two years, have in interest in either one of these guys?

This article brings up some good points.

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/20...iams-cole-beasley-dez-bryant-trade-scenarios/

What are the thoughts on the forum?

Yes. It's possible. I think a lot of it depends on who is available in the draft, whether we pull the trigger and draft them and how badly the Cowboys organization has soured on Dez. It's all speculation at this point.

But think about Beasley.... he has been clutch as hell. Had a couple of two TD games last year in spite of being the mainly doubled player. I don't think Beasley is the odd man out (unless it is due to attitude or something like that). We might move Jim in a trade burn i don't think we will go out of our way to make him get out of dodge.

Williams is a good trade candidate. Reasonable salary. Expendable. But on the other hand he blocks well and keeps his mouth shut.

Dez has been more dominant than any other receiver on the roster. But he has also been the biggest single pain in the *** receiver on this roster. The monkey, the baby sitter, the jewelry, the lawsuits, the meltdowns, the poor routes, the drops and now throwing his coaches and/or his QB under the bus.

The last part is probably what has Dez on the hot seat. If you are a coach and you have ANY self respect whatsoever, when Dez made you as the excuse for his third bad year in a row it's not going to sit well with you. Don't underestimate that.

Oh, yeah, there's also this little thing with dez' contract numbers ......

 

[Verdict]

Dez
Hurns
Beasley
Williams
Thompson
Switzer

That's probably the WRs that would make
the roster without any additional moves. Would the Cowboys keep 6 WRs active on game days as Thompson and Switzer would be your returners? Doubtful. Something has to give.

That's what the smart money is betting.

 

[Verdict]

If we were to get anything of value in return in a trade, I think it would be for Beasley. Or Dez, but according to all reports Dez is staying

Dez may be here for the next two years. But the team will say we love Dez he is our man all the way up until they cut or trade him. What they say is irrelevant. What the DO is what matters.

 

[Verdict]

bone in, cowboy cut ribeyes. 28 oz. medium rare.

Nice choice although I prefer mine without the bone.

 

[cern]

Nice choice although I prefer mine without the bone.

I have 3 chocolate labs. the bones are a necessity.

 

[gimmesix]

After a career year in 2016 it was a down season for Beasley. Opponents were prepared for him and he saw a lot of double coverage. How many receptions for first downs did Switzer produce last season? If we can add a speed threat at WR I expect Beasley to bounce back. He’s the quickest twitch receiver we have and until Switzer proves himself you can’t move on from Beasley and expect our receiving corp to improve in 2018.

I think we can. I like Beasley, but he's primarily effective as a quick in or quick out receiver. Teams got smart and took that away last year and we never adjusted to it.

Now, maybe having Hurns can back off some of the coverage and open up the underneath stuff, but we put a different type of pressure on the defense with Hurns in the slot or Thompson in the slot.

Beasley would be better off in an offense that runs those rubs and crossing routes that allow him to utilize his quickness to take advantage of the traffic. This is not something a Garrett offense is going to do.

 

[KJJ]

So you rather just let him walk away for the hope of maybe a comp pick two years from now
Beasley is gone after this year
We have too much money going to the position so he’s not getting resigned
Get something for him now or nothing next year
Switzer had a good college career and hurn can play slot, heck I expect to see dez some in the slot this year plus we are drafting at least one if not two WR’s
I like Beasley and he’s a fine player but he’s not getting a 3rd contract

All I’m concerned with is the 2018 season. We can’t just move on from Beasley, Dez, Witten and everyone that most here want to get rid of and expect to have a good 2018 season. Beasley is a good player and I don’t see the Cowboys moving on from him this offseason. If he walks after the 2018 season so be it. As for Switzer having a good college career he didn’t have a very impressive NFL rookie season. He had one great return and that was about it.

He has a long way to go to prove himself at receiver and that he can replace Beasley. As for Hurns he hasn’t done anything in two years. He’s had some injury issues and only scored two TDs last season while Beasley had 4 TD’s. Some of you just want to move on from good players and gamble that another player can just step in and do the job as good or better. That’s how you end up in trouble.

 

[Melonfeud]

I think we can. I like Beasley, but he's primarily effective as a quick in or quick out receiver. Teams got smart and took that away last year and we never adjusted to it.

Now, maybe having Hurns can back off some of the coverage and open up the underneath stuff, but we put a different type of pressure on the defense with Hurns in the slot or Thompson in the slot.

Beasley would be better off in an offense that runs those rubs and crossing routes that allow him to utilize his quickness to take advantage of the traffic. This is not something a Garrett offense is going to do.

That underneath stuff is what generated many( I didn't count 'em up/ break them down) of the #4's interceptions he was responsible for throwing, also!
If speed is added(AND utilized) in the mindset of a deep or big strike package,it wouldn't be long at all to where that underneath stuff will be there unopposed,,, but don't we get flagged for running rub/ pic routes every time we've tried it?

 

[Verdict]

That underneath stuff is what generated many( I didn't count 'em up/ break them down) of the #4's interceptions he was responsible for throwing, also!
If speed is added(AND utilized) in the mindset of a deep or big strike package,it wouldn't be long at all to where that underneath stuff will rub there unopposed,,, but don't we get flagged for running rub/ pic routes every time we've tried it?

Yes because we aren't the Patriots.

 

[Melonfeud]

Yes because we aren't the Patriots.

Or GreenBay
I recall seeing the Patriot's getting a flag on a pic route in either this most recent S B. or the one prior

 

[KJJ]

I think we can. I like Beasley, but he's primarily effective as a quick in or quick out receiver. Teams got smart and took that away last year and we never adjusted to it.

Now, maybe having Hurns can back off some of the coverage and open up the underneath stuff, but we put a different type of pressure on the defense with Hurns in the slot or Thompson in the slot.

Beasley would be better off in an offense that runs those rubs and crossing routes that allow him to utilize his quickness to take advantage of the traffic. This is not something a Garrett offense is going to do.

Garrett doesn’t know how to make adjustments that became painfully obvious last year. As for Hurns all I know about him is he’s missed a number of games with injuries. He missed 7 games last year and 6 games in 2016. Not only is Beasley a good player but he’s dependable, he’s only missed one game the past three years. I would be very careful about banking too much on Hurns because we don’t know what we’re going to get if anything from him. You can’t bank on the Hurns from three years ago showing up who had a 1000 yard season and 10 TDs.

Switzer certainly hasn’t shown anything yet. If we traded Beasley and neither Hurns or Switzer performs, Dak is going to have a tough time bouncing back. Beasley was a good little security blanket for him especially on third down. If Hurns turns out to be a pretty good receiver and Switzer steps up then it won’t be very difficult transitioning from Beasley to one of those receivers after next season. Switzer needs another year and we have to find out how Hurns fits in and performs before moving on from Beasley.