cooks vs Kupps Carrer stats not as big a gap as you think so the DC FO has brought over similar players.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Cooper+cups+career+numbers&gs_ivs=1
https://www.google.com/search?q=Brandin+Cooks+career+numbers&gs_ivs=1
Actually, maybe fans like you don't understand there have been moments to say he wouldn't sign a player like this ., Umm traded for Cooper in 2018 with #1 pick and paid him big. but at the trade he was due 13M in 2019..wasnt a FA but still added in trade a player making more than 10M..
the problem is Kupp is on the decline just like Samuel's, their name is carrying them into free agency and they're going to be overpaid, and fans are going to overrate them, but a guy like Brandin cooks when he was brought here for 5th rounder making 8M, he was up at about the same stage of his career as Kupp..
Look, I know they were slightly separation in the type of careers they've had, but at this point in their careers there wasn't much of a difference there are other guys out there to be had that like Jerry should go out there and over bid for a player that's in decline it's a fan narrative you think it's bad and this is business you can't go all out for a guy you're not sure is going to actually produce on the field and match the money..
there's a reason he's being released, he's making too much money for his production, which is a lot of the free agents out there ,the big tier one free agents are the ones with the biggest names are asking for too much money and that's why they're being traded or cut. And the carousel continues with these veterans you realize obj and Hopkins they're just moving around and there's had a big gap between any of them...
Let this sink in literally, Tolbert that's right the much hated allegedly he's a bust, and not going anywhere,
last year with mostly a backup quarterback and not much of an offense not much of a team his numbers were almost the same as Samuel's and Kupp, you have keep things in real perspective , and keep your emotions out of it, I know what you would love to have here it would be nice to have some of these players but to act like they are a must like it's absolutely necessary for a team to win is overpaying for free agents in decline..
Newsflash; it's not...
there are other guys out there and maybe we'll pick up Allen ,bring back Cooper ,maybe it'll be diggs, but just like Brandin cooks they will find a veteran to bring in here, this new coaching staff is actually helping bring in a different set of players at all positions, and it's obvious they're working with the front office to get "their guys" whoever that might be will end up here..