If this report is true, it's a bad look for the Dallas Cowboys front office
Earlier this month, the Dallas Cowboys traded wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns for a fifth-round pick and a swap of sixth-round picks. Publicly, the move was made to create some salary cap room. Privately, though, that may not have been the case. According to one of the hosts on 105.3 The Fan […]
Earlier this month, the Dallas Cowboys traded wide receiver Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns for a fifth-round pick and a swap of sixth-round picks.
Publicly, the move was made to create some salary cap room.
Privately, though, that may not have been the case.
According to one of the hosts on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, the Cowboys told Cooper he wasn't a fit in the Dallas offense.
If that's true, then it's a major indictment of the entire Cowboys front office.
Cooper is one of the best route runners in the NFL. He makes everyone on the offense better.
And that's not just my opinion, its' backed up by the numbers.
Cooper didn't have a statistically strong year in 2021 (68 receptions for 865 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns), but he absolutely made a massive impact on the offense — especially quarterback Dak Prescott.
Prescott's passer rating with Cooper on the field in 2021 was 108. Without Cooper on the field, it was 83.1
How does a wide receiver who makes Prescott better not fit the Cowboys' offense?
I understand having to clear cap space — though I think there were other ways it could've been done. But trading Cooper because you don't think he fits the offense? That's one of the most misguided things I've ever heard in regards to a roster move.
Cooper is an elite, top-tier player. He's the type of player that a team should build an offense around.
If that's what the Dallas front office truly told him, then it's hard to have much hope for the Cowboys' future.
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