This is how to measure if the Cooper trade was successful

[J12B]

Personally, I am not going to be following Amari Cooper’s stats to figure out if this trade was successful or not. To me, the important stat line is offensive production as a whole and how his talent will open up opportunities for others in the pass game as well as taking a man out of the box for Zeke to run. As long as we see an increase in offensive yards and points. Here are some examples:

Cowboys Scoring after 7 weeks:
20 points p/g – 25th in the league

With Cooper:
24 points p/g – 14th in the league

Dak's Passing Stats after 7 weeks:
202.4 yards p/g
62.1% pass completion rate
8TD
4INT

With Cooper:
230 yards p/g
66% pass completion rate
21TD (At end of Season)
8INT

Zeke's Running Stats after 7 weeks:
4.7 Avg.
88.4 yards p/g
3 RTD

With Cooper:
5.1 Avg.
106 yards p/g
12 RTD (At end of Season)

If the offense improves like this, the defense will improve as well with having to be on the field less and this team can easily win 7 of their last 9 games to put them at 10-6.

All Cooper has to do is add consistency to the offense by creating more first downs that turn into more points.

 

[Kaiser]

Great post. Right now defenses can sell out to stop the run because Hurns is doing nothing and they can double and zone Beasley out of being a major factor. They will have to scheme for Cooper and even then, he will still make plays. Gallup's development will accelerate as well with Cooper drawing coverage.

 

[morasp]

Personally, I am not going to be following Amari Cooper’s stats to figure out if this trade was successful or not. To me, the important stat line is offensive production as a whole and how his talent will open up opportunities for others in the pass game as well as taking a man out of the box for Zeke to run. As long as we see an increase in offensive yards and points. Here are some examples:

Cowboys Scoring after 7 weeks:
20 points p/g – 25th in the league

With Cooper:
24 points p/g – 14th in the league

Dak's Passing Stats after 7 weeks:
202.4 yards p/g
62.1% pass completion rate
8TD
4INT

With Cooper:
230 yards p/g
66% pass completion rate
21TD (At end of Season)
8INT

Zeke's Running Stats after 7 weeks:
4.7 Avg.
88.4 yards p/g
3 RTD

With Cooper:
5.1 Avg.
106 yards p/g
12 RTD (At end of Season)

If the offense improves like this, the defense will improve as well with having to be on the field less and this team can easily win 7 of their last 9 games to put them at 10-6.

All Cooper has to do is add consistency to the offense by creating more first downs that turn into more points.

Add before and after time of possession to that too.

 

[CouchCoach]

I agree and that was why he was acquired. This team is all about establishing the run, if they can't do that, they're a 50/50 team, at best.

 

[aikemirv]

Personally, I am not going to be following Amari Cooper’s stats to figure out if this trade was successful or not. To me, the important stat line is offensive production as a whole and how his talent will open up opportunities for others in the pass game as well as taking a man out of the box for Zeke to run. As long as we see an increase in offensive yards and points. Here are some examples:

Cowboys Scoring after 7 weeks:
20 points p/g – 25th in the league

With Cooper:
24 points p/g – 14th in the league

Dak's Passing Stats after 7 weeks:
202.4 yards p/g
62.1% pass completion rate
8TD
4INT

With Cooper:
230 yards p/g
66% pass completion rate
21TD (At end of Season)
8INT

Zeke's Running Stats after 7 weeks:
4.7 Avg.
88.4 yards p/g
3 RTD

With Cooper:
5.1 Avg.
106 yards p/g
12 RTD (At end of Season)

If the offense improves like this, the defense will improve as well with having to be on the field less and this team can easily win 7 of their last 9 games to put them at 10-6.

All Cooper has to do is add consistency to the offense by creating more first downs that turn into more points.

No not really.

Week 6 Dak 62.96 183 yrds 2 tds - 40 pts
Week 7 Dak 62.86 273 yrds 1 td - 17 pts

Week 6 Zeke 24-106-4.8 -40 pts
Week 7 Zeke 15-33 2.2 - 17pts

Cooper was not the difference....

 

[RS12]

You cant begin to determine how successful this trade was until you see where the pick ends up and who gets picked, and how they perform. Which will take a few years. In business it is called opportunity cost.

 

[ShiningStar]

The cost has been paid. We lose twice. We just now gotta hope to tie. For that to happen i fully believe Garrett and Co cant do it.

 

[BoysForLife]

The way to judge whether or not this trade as successful is whether Tyron Smith is on the roster next year

Because it Prescott doesn’t start lighting it up after this trade, Tyron is next on the chopping block

#77IsTheNextScapegoat

 

[OmerV]

You cant begin to determine how successful this trade was until you see where the pick ends up and who gets picked, and how they perform. Which will take a few years. In business it is called opportunity cost.

Who the Raiders pick at that spot may not be who the Cowboys would have picked at that spot, so you can't just look at that. Whoever the Cowboys would have picked might be better or worse.

Of course, the other factor is how well Cooper does, and if the Cowboys can extend him for several more years. If he becomes a true #1 receiver it will have been worthwhile even if the Cowboys might have missed the opportunity to pick someone slightly better. At this point that someone better is a pie in the sky, and for all we know could be someone worse, or even a total bust. There is at least some NFL background with Cooper to hang their hats on.

 

[Doomsday101]

You cant begin to determine how successful this trade was until you see where the pick ends up and who gets picked, and how they perform. Which will take a few years. In business it is called opportunity cost.

Not really, if this moves improves the Cowboys and puts them in post season and able to challenge for the title then I don't care about the pick. Cowboys made the move to improve the team how much it helps will go a long way in determining if this trade was worth it

 

[sean10mm]

If he's good the pick was worth it, because what you hope to get with using a draft pick in the draft is... a good player. Especially since he's only 24.

Drafting a guy with that pick saves you money, but you also have to wait to use the pick (obviously), and then wait for the player to develop over a year or two.

 

[DFWJC]

You cant begin to determine how successful this trade was until you see where the pick ends up and who gets picked, and how they perform. Which will take a few years. In business it is called opportunity cost.

That and also where the contract $ could've been spent.
In any case, we'll know if it's worth after a few years.

 

[OmerV]

If he's good the pick was worth it, because what you hope to get with using a draft pick in the draft is... a good player. Especially since he's only 24.

Drafting a guy with that pick saves you money, but you also have to wait to use the pick (obviously), and then wait for the player to develop over a year or two.

And there is also the chance that player won't develop. Of course he could also end up better than Cooper. But that is the gamble with a draft pick. There is at least a little protection against a pure bust with Cooper in that he has already proven he can play at the NFL level.

 

[J12B]

No not really.

Week 6 Dak 62.96 183 yrds 2 tds - 40 pts
Week 7 Dak 62.86 273 yrds 1 td - 17 pts

Week 6 Zeke 24-106-4.8 -40 pts
Week 7 Zeke 15-33 2.2 - 17pts

Cooper was not the difference....

Cooper hasn't played a game yet for Dallas. Not sure what you mean.

 

[aikemirv]

Cooper hasn't played a game yet for Dallas. Not sure what you mean.

What I mean is that those 2 games can completely change the averages and those had nothing to do with Amari Cooper. So Zeke can average 2.2 without Cooper and 4.8 without Cooper and he could do the same with Cooper as well. Dak had 183 in a win and 273 in a loss . 183 produced 40 points - 273 produced 17

Whether the trade is successful or not is going to be based and measured by Cooper's stats because we know from all the Dez hoopla that you can't measure or agree on the intangibles like double coverage or taking defensive concentration off other aspects of the offense.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Personally, I am not going to be following Amari Cooper’s stats to figure out if this trade was successful or not. To me, the important stat line is offensive production as a whole and how his talent will open up opportunities for others in the pass game as well as taking a man out of the box for Zeke to run. As long as we see an increase in offensive yards and points. Here are some examples:

Cowboys Scoring after 7 weeks:
20 points p/g – 25th in the league

With Cooper:
24 points p/g – 14th in the league

Dak's Passing Stats after 7 weeks:
202.4 yards p/g
62.1% pass completion rate
8TD
4INT

With Cooper:
230 yards p/g
66% pass completion rate
21TD (At end of Season)
8INT

Zeke's Running Stats after 7 weeks:
4.7 Avg.
88.4 yards p/g
3 RTD

With Cooper:
5.1 Avg.
106 yards p/g
12 RTD (At end of Season)

If the offense improves like this, the defense will improve as well with having to be on the field less and this team can easily win 7 of their last 9 games to put them at 10-6.

All Cooper has to do is add consistency to the offense by creating more first downs that turn into more points.

All those stats would improve without Cooper simply if the Oline started to gel. You have to proper analyze why stats are improving, not simply that they are and assume its because Cooper came here.