The Rams traded a 1st for Cooks

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Cooks is a vastly better player than Cooper. We just gave up a 1st rounder for someone no one else would give a 2nd for.

Who cares if this is "Jerry's way of letting Garrett know"? Only a fool doesn't understand Garrett should have never been hired, and he's done nothing to prove the conventional wisdom wrong in 9 years, or more appropriately, going on 12 years.

The Cowboys are on the verge of falling to the bottom of the league, and just gave up a #1 to get there.

Cooks is vastly better in what areas? Show me the stats? If cooper played with Brady and Brees like Cooks did I think he’d put up bigger numbers than Cooks.

 

[Common Sense]

Cooks is vastly better in what areas? Show me the stats? If cooper played with Brady and Brees like Cooks did I think he’d put up bigger numbers than Cooks.

Carr is a better QB than Dak, so what difference does it make?

 

[buybuydandavis]

I also think that this is Jerry’s way of letting Garrett know that if he fails. He’s gone.

It's entirely the opposite. Jerry let Garrett make next year's 1st round pick. You don't do that if you're even thinking about moving on from Garrett.

Garrett is here forever and ever.

 

[vig454]

I like the move and that is all that matters to me! We shall see if this will open up the passing game or is Dak the real problem. The OL has not been very consistent either.

 

[SultanOfSix]

That Rams are on their way to a Super Bowl the way they're playing. Trading a first round pick to make them stronger actually makes sense.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

That Rams are on their way to a Super Bowl the way they're playing. Trading a first round pick to make them stronger actually makes sense.

They didn’t know that before the season. And why not start loading up for next year?

 

[Chuck 54]

Cooks is way better than Cooper. Cooks was coming off 3 1000 yard seasons and nobody questioned his desire to play football

How good was he when the Saints with Brees gave up on him?

 

[JD_KaPow]

I get it some are mad and I know watching draft night will be miserable without a 1st rounder. But before you bash Jerry . The genius rams gave up a 1st to get Cooks who in my opinion is a similar type WR. Speedy and good route runner. I’m going to hold my judgement and see how it plays out before I get pissed.

1. Cooks is better.
2. You have to consider where your team is in the development cycle. The Rams are making a SB push, so going all in makes some sense. The Cowboys are not one player away from winning this year or next, so trading away draft capital for 1.5 years of a guy doesn't make any sense.

 

[SultanOfSix]

They didn’t know that before the season. And why not start loading up for next year?

Good organizations know where they stand as far as coaching and talent from the previous year and what they need to improve. Any competitive organization that knows that they can compete for a Super Bowl the coming year will gladly trade what they believe will be a low first round pick for someone who helps them win one sooner rather than later.

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

Good organizations know where they stand as far as coaching and talent from the previous year and what they need to improve. Any competitive organization that knows that they can compete for a Super Bowl the coming year will gladly trade what they believe will be a low first round pick for someone who helps them win one sooner rather than later.

Historically the Rams are a really bad organization. We’ll see, I’m going to hold my judgment on cooper. Get unemotional and go look at the WR’s drafted in the first round going back to 2014.

 

[Cattle_Rancher]

Some give me a Louisville slugger and show me how to get to Jerry’s office

 

[Philmonroe]

The rams can afford too their on the cusp of a superbowl

Dallas is on the cusp of doomsday

Yeah I can't believe some are trying to equate the two. The Rams pick is about to be one of the later picks of the first while the Boys might have a top 10 pick.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

I get it some are mad and I know watching draft night will be miserable without a 1st rounder. But before you bash Jerry . The genius rams gave up a 1st to get Cooks who in my opinion is a similar type WR. Speedy and good route runner. I’m going to hold my judgement and see how it plays out before I get pissed.

I will judge this trade with the WR’s that will be drafted in the 1st round in 2019. IMO we would’ve gone WR anyways.

I also think that this is Jerry’s way of letting Garrett know that if he fails. He’s gone.

The Rams believe they were a player away. And they are undefeated to start the year and look like the best team in football.

We......are not those things.

 

[KingintheNorth]

Oh yay! More "we're just like the Rams" logic.


Checks standings.


Nope.

 

[Big_D]

They have their #1 pick at QB already. This team does not.

 

[hairic]

"Show us on the draft value chart where your team traded you."

Also, the Rams got Cooks for 7 more games than Dallas gets Cooper.

 

[Blackspider214]

Why are you comparing the Rams, who is all in on winning now and have the brightest young mind in football in McVay? They also were trying to trade for Suh. They want to win now and will be able to use that WR because they know how. They have a system in place and know what they want to do. We have absolutely no idea what we want to do from week to week, much less long term.

Apples and oranges with our franchise and the Rams.

 

[Blackspider214]

#21 on Dallas just got better...let's see what happens. They gave up next years 1st rd pick where they would have gone after a WR anyhow...

Why do people keep bringing up this tired point? A 1st rd WR next year would be under control for up to 5 years if we want. Would cost way less and is younger. It is in no way the same thing. If we were going to draft a WR in the 1st round next year, why not just wait? This season is already a lost cause. Whomever wins this pathetic division will be a quick out just like the Skins were in 2015. This is a type of move you make if you actually believe you can win it all right now. Rams did it. We are not even close to the Rams.

This was a god awful move that makes zero sense.

 

[Tabascocat]

The Rams don't even need a first round pick next season, Dallas needs about five of them. The Rams are a SB favorite, Dallas is not even a playoff favorite.

Dak can barely use his outside recievers properly, what makes anyone think Cooper will magically change things in this poorly designed offense?

This trade was monumentally stupid.

 

[Batman1980]

Rams much better team than Dallas, though.