News: The Narrative on Coop

[Hawkeye19]

https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-ru...sold-on-amari-cooper-amid-free-agency-rumors/

Lots of smoke and chatter on Coop. Here is some more fuel to the fire as the team leaks info out about the situation:

1. Dallas is not the first team to question Coop’s effort and attitude— so there seems to be at least some fire under all this smoke

2. Definitely leaked by a team source to justify the trade/cut position the FO is taking

3. His home/road/big game splits show a streaky player… why does he “disappear” for stretches/games?

4. Kellen/Dak did not utilize him as much in their gameplan… was this a product of their arrogance in their system and overlooking a valuable weapon? Or was it a product of their frustration with a low-effort, sulky player?

5. JJ was clearly done with Coop after he missed 2 critical games and all that came with it.

Bottom line: They have reached the point of no return. Too much crap on the wall to try and recover a clean working relationship. Signing Gallup and Wilson will be hailed as a “big offseason win” — but we have a large hole in our WR corps now.

Would be a miracle to see a trade for a decent draft pick return for our investment… but that appears to be the best case right now.

Being a fan of the Cowboys is one kick in the nuts after another lol

 

[CWR]

4. He wasn't utilized because our coaches suck. Dak deserves blame as well, but if I'm the coach, I'm telling him I expect "X" amount of targets Coops way. I'm also pressing the QB to let it rip a whole lot more than what we saw the back half.

Seems to me they may have had this planned in advance, hence force feeding the ball to CD and Schultz.

 

[basel90]

Coops has not earned near half of his contract money . Trade him if there are any takers . Lots of very solid wide receivers on the roster , especially Cee Dee , if they feed him enough passes . kellen moore and Dak have stuck with check down passes to the injured bum zeke in too many games and Dak got away with it somehow . Even Aikman had to come out in public and say where are the targets for Cee Dee .

another proof coop is overrated : no team is giving the cowboys offers for him it seems . Always a bad sign of a declining player .

 

[Hawkeye19]

4. He wasn't utilized because our coaches suck. Dak deserves blame as well, but if I'm the coach, I'm telling him I expect "X" amount of targets Coops way. I'm also pressing the QB to let it rip a whole lot more than what we saw the back half.

Seems to me they may have had this planned in advance, hence force feeding the ball to CD and Schultz.

The fact they fed Coop the ball after he publicly expressed frustration is telling as well… Clearly they could work him in the offense when motivated to do so— so why were they not consistently working in his targets all along?

I think the milk soured after he missed those two games— and the FO and staff just worked around him as opposed to rely on him

 

[Blackrain]

Don't know what gets in the heads of these players once they get paid.

All I do know is they're never seems to be more effort or an amount of effort proportionate to the amount they get paid.

Sooner or later it seems we are always questioning the amount of ability or effort as opposed to the salary

 

[Hawkeye19]

Coops has not earned near half of his contract money . Trade him if there are any takers . Lots of very solid wide receivers on the roster , especially Cee Dee , if they feed him enough passes . kellen moore and Dak have stuck with check down passes to the injured bum zeke in too many games and Dak got away with it somehow . Even Aikman had to come out in public and say where are the targets for Cee Dee .

another proof coop is overrated : no team is giving the cowboys offers for him it seems . Always a bad sign of a declining player .

Cee Dee had a disappointing year IMO… Lots of meat left on that bone, and way too many drops.

I think he has a ton of potential— but if he can’t thrive and exploit the single coverage he was getting when Coop was pulling the attention of the defense away— how is he going to thrive when he is the focal point of the passing attack?

 

[CowboyoWales]

https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-ru...sold-on-amari-cooper-amid-free-agency-rumors/

Lots of smoke and chatter on Coop. Here is some more fuel to the fire as the team leaks info out about the situation:

1. Dallas is not the first team to question Coop’s effort and attitude— so there seems to be at least some fire under all this smoke

2. Definitely leaked by a team source to justify the trade/cut position the FO is taking

3. His home/road/big game splits show a streaky player… why does he “disappear” for stretches/games?

4. Kellen/Dak did not utilize him as much in their gameplan… was this a product of their arrogance in their system and overlooking a valuable weapon? Or was it a product of their frustration with a low-effort, sulky player?

5. JJ was clearly done with Coop after he missed 2 critical games and all that came with it.

Bottom line: They have reached the point of no return. Too much crap on the wall to try and recover a clean working relationship. Signing Gallup and Wilson will be hailed as a “big offseason win” — but we have a large hole in our WR corps now.

Would be a miracle to see a trade for a decent draft pick return for our investment… but that appears to be the best case right now.

Being a fan of the Cowboys is one kick in the nuts after another lol

Both nuts get a kicking if JJ ever justifies the cut due to having to re-sign Schultz (following Jarwin's iffy future).

A lot of ponderables on reasons for Coop's inability to justify his $20m per contract, however, the bottom line is the bottom line and the CAP Saving (and reinvesting some money in areas of real weaknesses) is where we are.

His $20m with a caught% of 65% in 2021 is just a woeful return.. ok, he's not the worst player or least effective, but as we say we just can't keep bringing back these underperformed big contracts in hope.

 

[Hawkeye19]

Don't know what gets in the heads of these players once they get paid.

All I do know is they're never seems to be more effort or an amount of effort proportionate to the amount they get paid.

Sooner or later it seems we are always questioning the amount of ability or effort as opposed to the salary

The low effort/lazy approach narrative has dogged Amari for a long time. Some of it is his mellow personality, some of it is that football is not “his life” as it is with other players.

I think both sides are probably at fault for this divorce: Coop’s attitude/effort issues may have played a part in the milk souring, and Dallas “leadership” growing arrogant and stubborn is par for the course

 

[Hawkeye19]

Both nuts get a kicking if JJ ever justifies the cut due to having to re-sign Schultz (following Jarwin's iffy future).

A lot of ponderables on reasons for Coop's inability to justify his $20m per contract, however, the bottom line is the bottom line and the CAP Saving (and reinvesting some money in areas of real weaknesses) is where we are.

His $20m with a caught% of 65% in 2021 is just a woeful return.. ok, he's not the worst player or least effective, but as we say we just can't keep bringing back these underperformed big contracts in hope.

The fact a restructure of his contract is not even a consideration speaks volumes. Yes— there is clearly a financial rationale behind the move— but this move reeks of JJ and the FO just being “done” with relying on Amari as a “#1 WR”

Replacing him is the key issue. Is Lamb actually a #1 WR? Wilson can be a solid #3… Gallup a decent #2 (when healthy). But— they have all had the benefit of Coop diverting attention away from them….

Cutting Coop moves WR up into day one draft consideration for sure… With other needs to address— it complicates our offseason for sure. But it is clear they view this move as “addition by subtraction”.

I view it as another bad contract and another misplayed player situation by an incompetent GM and his front office

 

[Outlaw Heroes]

He lacks burning enthusiasm for the game. He also lacks a QB that can take full advantage of his capabilities. I'm not sure which hurts him more.

 

[fivetwos]

https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-ru...sold-on-amari-cooper-amid-free-agency-rumors/

Lots of smoke and chatter on Coop. Here is some more fuel to the fire as the team leaks info out about the situation:

1. Dallas is not the first team to question Coop’s effort and attitude— so there seems to be at least some fire under all this smoke

2. Definitely leaked by a team source to justify the trade/cut position the FO is taking

3. His home/road/big game splits show a streaky player… why does he “disappear” for stretches/games?

4. Kellen/Dak did not utilize him as much in their gameplan… was this a product of their arrogance in their system and overlooking a valuable weapon? Or was it a product of their frustration with a low-effort, sulky player?

5. JJ was clearly done with Coop after he missed 2 critical games and all that came with it.

Bottom line: They have reached the point of no return. Too much crap on the wall to try and recover a clean working relationship. Signing Gallup and Wilson will be hailed as a “big offseason win” — but we have a large hole in our WR corps now.

Would be a miracle to see a trade for a decent draft pick return for our investment… but that appears to be the best case right now.

Being a fan of the Cowboys is one kick in the nuts after another lol

Yep.....

I knew it would be a flat release and was just waiting for the shoe to drop around here.

People were talking first rounder in return. Lol.

Now it's....'trade Tyron for a 2nd" etc.

When are people going to realize that teams don't trade premium picks for highly paid veterans approaching 30 with health issues?

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Cee Dee had a disappointing year IMO… Lots of meat left on that bone, and way too many drops.

I think he has a ton of potential— but if he can’t thrive and exploit the single coverage he was getting when Coop was pulling the attention of the defense away— how is he going to thrive when he is the focal point of the passing attack?

It’s an interesting observation, yet CeeDee had about as good a season as Amari has ever had. 1100 yard, 65% catch, 6 TD.

Amari has never broken 1200 yards, Amari has never caught 10 TDs (this year’s 8 was his career high), and that 65% is his career average catch%.

Based on his performances, Sportrac has a system that says what a player should be paid in the current salary cap. Amari produces like a 9m$ a year player. There’s no way you can justify paying him 20, whoever you put the blame on for his woes. If he doesn’t fit the offense for whatever reason then it’s wasted cap space.

The difference is CD is not going into year 8, dude is 22. we can still expect to see improvement for years to come.

 

[basel90]

Cee Dee had a disappointing year IMO… Lots of meat left on that bone, and way too many drops.

I think he has a ton of potential— but if he can’t thrive and exploit the single coverage he was getting when Coop was pulling the attention of the defense away— how is he going to thrive when he is the focal point of the passing attack?

Yes he had some drops but also some very special catches . He is a streaky receiver , and Dak’s placement and lack of passing consistently, coupled with lack of targets to Cee Dee , has made Cee Dee and many good receivers look average . Heck , Dak ended Dez’s career and now Cooper and may ruin Cee Dee too . He misses many open reads and is so inconsistent. Cee Dee has to be targeted early and often to be utilized right .

 

[basel90]

The fact they fed Coop the ball after he publicly expressed frustration is telling as well… Clearly they could work him in the offense when motivated to do so— so why were they not consistently working in his targets all along?

I think the milk soured after he missed those two games— and the FO and staff just worked around him as opposed to rely on him

Dak and Kellen moore have not utilized coop or Cee Dee properly . Too many check downs to zeke , and too many missed reads and lack of targets for coop and Cee Dee . Dak has escaped blame for so much of this wasted talent as insinuated by Aikman at the end of the season .

 

[fivetwos]

I view it as another bad contract and another misplayed player situation by an incompetent GM and his front office

The slap in the face is when they try to act like it was the plan all along.

Then tell us "we are lucky" to have Ezekiel Elliott.

But they can't not hear themselves talk, and they can't bash the players publicly, so praise is heaped on failure.

The other players see that failure can make you a rich man, and follow accordingly.

Any more questions about "culture?" LOL.

If these two would simply SHUT UP, it would fix plenty....but they don't see it that way.

 

[glimmerman]

Maybe he wasn’t putting in the effort. Has anyone watched film of the games this year and checked out whether he was getting open or being doubled or just going through the motions..

 

[Cowboyny]

https://clutchpoints.com/cowboys-ru...sold-on-amari-cooper-amid-free-agency-rumors/

Lots of smoke and chatter on Coop. Here is some more fuel to the fire as the team leaks info out about the situation:

1. Dallas is not the first team to question Coop’s effort and attitude— so there seems to be at least some fire under all this smoke

2. Definitely leaked by a team source to justify the trade/cut position the FO is taking

3. His home/road/big game splits show a streaky player… why does he “disappear” for stretches/games?

4. Kellen/Dak did not utilize him as much in their gameplan… was this a product of their arrogance in their system and overlooking a valuable weapon? Or was it a product of their frustration with a low-effort, sulky player?

5. JJ was clearly done with Coop after he missed 2 critical games and all that came with it.

Bottom line: They have reached the point of no return. Too much crap on the wall to try and recover a clean working relationship. Signing Gallup and Wilson will be hailed as a “big offseason win” — but we have a large hole in our WR corps now.

Would be a miracle to see a trade for a decent draft pick return for our investment… but that appears to be the best case right now.

Being a fan of the Cowboys is one kick in the nuts after another lol

There is something definitely behind the scenes that we aren't aware about. As we speculate could be a number of things. However, the time they used a 1st rd pick on Lamb, they knew they weren't going to be able to keep all three receivers long-term.

 

[visionary]

All our WRs have suddenly become average
All our OL suddenly can’t pass block


Hmmm…. It couldn’t be the QB, could it?

No way

 

[Carson]

Maybe he wasn’t putting in the effort. Has anyone watched film of the games this year and checked out whether he was getting open or being doubled or just going through the motions..

He was open some.

But for the most part, you could tell he was just going through the motions.

Receivers are pretty easy to watch. You can typically tell by body language when the ball isn’t going their way or they aren’t getting catches.

 

[Stash]

The fact they fed Coop the ball after he publicly expressed frustration is telling as well… Clearly they could work him in the offense when motivated to do so— so why were they not consistently working in his targets all along?

I think the milk soured after he missed those two games— and the FO and staff just worked around him as opposed to rely on him

Don’t discount the fact that Cooper’s contract gives the Joneses their biggest cap relief. They certainly aren’t.