The void Amari Cooper left is still massive

[leeblair]

Dak threw some balls today that were shambolic - upon review nobody is open !

There’s no separation- no speed no height .

Even on his first big throw to CD - it was an ill advised double coverage force in.

Going forward - the secondaries get tougher - Philly NY etc .

We need a legit WR here @ the deadline.

Cee Dee Lamb and Michael Gallup are not what I would call "possession receivers", meaning, they don't fight for the ball. If a defender breaks on the pass, a good possession receiver uses his body to block him off while making the catch. Who can forget the touchdown Michael Irvin scored in the Super Bowl vs Buffalo, where he used his leg to block a defender from making a move on the ball, then dove towards the end zone? A great receiver protects the ball because he feels it is his and no one else's.
These two guys simply let them go by and grab the ball.
Today they nearly cost the Cowboys; fortunately the passes fell incomplete. But against the Eagles those opportunities became interceptions that the Eagles capitalized on.
I don't think the Cowboys have anticipated this problem.
This is why I think Cooper Rush had success more than Dak. I think Cooper's style and accuracy helped.
But these receivers aren't good. Noah Brown seems to be the best, but I worry Dak will get him hurt leading him into traffic like he did today.
We'll see.

 

[BoyzBlaster]

I think you have trashman envy. This is in every post of yours today.
Can’t take it Dak played decent 18-24 today….that is not trash.

If you're going to do your work in garbage time, then you are the Trashman.

 

[john van brocklin]

Dak threw some balls today that were shambolic - upon review nobody is open !

There’s no separation- no speed no height .

Even on his first big throw to CD - it was an ill advised double coverage force in.

Going forward - the secondaries get tougher - Philly NY etc .

We need a legit WR here @ the deadline.

Yep we have # 2 and # 3 receivers, no alpha dog.
Gallup was a complete non factor.

 

[boysfanperiod]

Really? The narrative I always hear from everyone is that we beat up on the bad teams and lose to anyone worth their salt.

I felt we played lower today. Yes, the other is true as well.

 

[3rdEyewarrior]

Dak threw some balls today that were shambolic - upon review nobody is open !

There’s no separation- no speed no height .

Even on his first big throw to CD - it was an ill advised double coverage force in.

Going forward - the secondaries get tougher - Philly NY etc .

We need a legit WR here @ the deadline.

He was our only w r with an elite trait that works against elite corners, his route running,

 

[XXLMike]

I don’t believe in cd lame never have never will.

he’s stepfret Williams

 

[Cmac]

We won and we get these type of threads.

....can never tell what you read here......Dak was doomed before his 1st pass attempt on this board. BTW......24 points is something that wasn't attained during Cooper's run, but he has become folklore overnight.

 

[Zekeats]

sure…. And I would rather have tyreke hill too.

U might be most annoying poster next to ranching

 

[CowboyRoy]

U might be most annoying poster next to ranching

we can 100% agree on that. I would hate me as a poster.

 

[Zekeats]

Interesting. Who is your favorite team?

Sorry I am not trained to think like you, LeBron James and China

 

[WillieBeamen]

Yep we have # 2 and # 3 receivers, no alpha dog.
Gallup was a complete non factor.

We had no alpha dog w Cooper either


We had one in Dez but yall wanted him gone too

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

I felt we played lower today. Yes, the other is true as well.

Ok, so somehow we always play down to our competition, but also lose to all of the good teams, but also end up with a top 10 winning % over the last decade? This math is getting difficult.

 

[superonyx]

Sorry I am not trained to think like you, LeBron James and China

You come to a cowboys fan forum and are actually cheering for the QB or whoever you are pointing the finger at to be exposed? What comes with this "exposure"?
Superbowls? Success? So what are you actually cheering to happen as this person is being exposed?

You are fighting for your favorite teams players to be exposed.

I find that pathetic and sad actually.

 

[RonWashington]

The guy throwing to him is even worse than the Trashman though.

 

[boysfanperiod]

Ok, so somehow we always play down to our competition, but also lose to all of the good teams, but also end up with a top 10 winning % over the last decade? This math is getting difficult.

It's that new math. I edited my post to clarify. I think we played down today but what you said is true.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Upon further review of what?

 

[Whiskey Cowboy]

That’s a fair point given who’s throwing to him in Cleveland but for the production in Dallas on a 12 win team it’s wise to unload . Given the fact that this is the NFL with salary cap not MLB where some team will waste ton of money on A Judge and be no closer to a ring .

Most years I'd agree, but not this year. I said it throughout the off-season and I'll continue to say that this should have been the year to make a major push. Downgrading the offense when the defense was set to become something special was not a smart move. This team very well could still push for a Super Bowl spot, but having another game breaker on offense would have us set up as the favorites.

Lamb has underwhelmed, Gallup is non-existant, and Noah Brown is the most consistent receiver, it seems. Tolbert is a no-show, and Washington hasn't seen the field. Any combination of those guys with Cooper is deadly. Without, it's hit or miss who shows up on any given week, and the result is an offense that struggles to find its rhythm.

 

[RonWashington]

Most years I'd agree, but not this year. I said it throughout the off-season and I'll continue to say that this should have been the year to make a major push. Downgrading the offense when the defense was set to become something special was not a smart move. This team very well could still push for a Super Bowl spot, but having another game breaker on offense would have us set up as the favorites.

Lamb has underwhelmed, Gallup is non-existant, and Noah Brown is the most consistent receiver, it seems. Tolbert is a no-show, and Washington hasn't seen the field. Any combination of those guys with Cooper is deadly. Without, it's hit or miss who shows up on any given week, and the result is an offense that struggles to find its rhythm.

To be honest keeping 13 after a major injury and letting Cedric Wilson bolt to Miami for less money was well.

 

[Zekeats]

You come to a cowboys fan forum and are actually cheering for the QB or whoever you are pointing the finger at to be exposed? What comes with this "exposure"?
Superbowls? Success? So what are you actually cheering to happen as this person is being exposed?

You are fighting for your favorite teams players to be exposed.

I find that pathetic and sad actually.

Maybe not wasting 5 more years riding this bum and watching the prime careers of Parsons, Diggs and others wasted.

 

[Whiskey Cowboy]

To be honest keeping 13 after a major injury and letting Cedric Wilson bolt to Miami for less money was well.

We can definitely agree there. Maybe Gallup turns it around by the end of the year, but he doesn't seem like the same player so far.