Cowboys Acquire Brandin Cooks

[boozeman]

Not sure where to put this so it gets a new thread.

Awesome deal, and if healthy we're going to be the best team in the NFC next year.

That is a very impressive trade. Probably the best one since Terry Glenn.

 

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[dpf1123]

It will be pretty damn interesting watching McCarthy run the offense with what they have so far. Add a dynamic TE and/or RB in the draft and you could really be looking at something.

 

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[Cotton]

OMG, it keeps getting better. What universe is this?

 

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[NoDak]

Nice

 

[Bipo]

This is still basically trading Amari Cooper for Brandin Cooks. Would anyone do that? I doubt it.

 

[NoDak]

This is still basically trading Amari Cooper for Brandin Cooks. Would anyone do that? I doubt it.

 

[Cotton]

This is still basically trading Amari Cooper for Brandin Cooks. Would anyone do that? I doubt it.

Shut yer damn piehole and let me enjoy this.

 

[dpf1123]

Cowboys trade for Texans WR Brandin Cooks, per source: How he fills a roster hole for Dallas

By Jon Machota and Bob Sturm
29m ago

The Dallas Cowboys have acquired wide receiver Brandin Cooks in a trade with the Houston Texans on Sunday, a team source told The Athletic. Here’s what you need to know:

• Houston will receive a 2023 fifth-round pick and a 2024 sixth-round pick in exchange, according to the source.
• Cooks caught 57 passes for 699 yards and three touchdowns in 13 games with the Texans last season, his third in Houston.

What this says about Dallas’ intentions
This is yet another example of a different posture out of Dallas this offseason. Cooks fills a spot they dealt with for the entirety of the 2022 season as they were caught shorthanded at one of the most important spots on the field. When Noah Brown is arguably your second-best receiver for most of a season, chances are the front office let you down.

But, to go get Cooks for the price of a couple of Day 3 picks in the next couple of drafts confirms what we saw earlier in the week with five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Stephon Gilmore. This team is in a win-now mode that pushes a lot of leverage into 2023 where again the NFC does seem quite manageable. — Sturm

What he brings to Dallas
What sort of weapon is Cooks? Slight, but an expert route runner who wins all over the field, and can stretch you both vertically with his 4.3 speed and horizontally. He gets open in every scheme and has made a living in many locations with his crossers, digs and drags that go well beyond just a “go route” type of guy.

He wins contested catches and has exceptional releases. He should definitely add some real juice to this roster and that was the top objective in the offseason. Add guys who trouble opponents at skill positions and, until further notice, we have to have Cooks in that category and there is a greater than zero chance that he is rejuvenated to be in a spot now where he will play in big games and for a team with ambitions again. — Sturm

Cowboys going all in
This is a huge move for the Cowboys because it adds much-needed juice to the perimeter passing game and they didn’t have to give up much to get it. CeeDee Lamb, Michael Gallup and Cooks should provide quarterback Dak Prescott with answers to every potential coverage that opponents will be able to throw at them. Adding Cooks also means the Cowboys don’t have to reach for a wide receiver in next month’s draft.

Between this move and the trade for Gilmore, the Cowboys have left no doubt about how important they believe this upcoming season is for the franchise. Critics have been complaining about Dallas’ conservative offseason approach for years. The last week shows the Cowboys have heard those complaints and also believe they needed to be more aggressive. This is now a roster that has a legitimate shot at making the deep playoff run that has been missing in Dallas since the mid-1990s. — Machota

Backstory
Cooks, 29, has recorded six 1,000-yard seasons in his eight-year career. His 8,616 career receiving yards are the 11th-most among active players.

 

[NoDak]

Shut yer damn piehole and let me enjoy this.

It's fucking retarded. There is absolutely nothing that we can do about shit that's long past. We made a very nice move to strengthen our team today, yet people still want to cry about shit long gone.

 

[Cotton]

If Dak can't win with this arsenal, then you haters might be right about him.

 

[Rev]

It's fucking retarded. There is absolutely nothing that we can do about shit that's long past. We made a very nice move to strengthen our team today, yet 1 person still want to cry about shit long gone.

FIFY

 

[UncleMilti]

That is a very impressive trade. Probably the best one since Terry Glenn.

Actually good news to wake up to today. Would have preferred DHop but now if they add a dynamic TE and RB this is like a pinch me dream.

 

[Cotton]

Fuck it, I'm taking the family out for steaks to celebrate.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

FIFY

Son of Deadrise will make it two soon. Cooks still hasn't got us to the NFCC in 27 years, ya know.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Yep. A fresh dynamic TE and a fresh dynamic RB would bring this offense right back to being top 2 or 3 in the league. I'm sure that's the route they go early in the draft.

This could wind up being the best team we've had in a long time.

Does this put Gibbs as a possibility in the late first for us? Assuming Robinson is gone by the time we pick I may consider Gibbs now. WR is still a need but it certainly isn't as pressing. Gibbs is a play maker at RB. I don't love first round TEs. And I really like Ferg. I'd go LG personally and build a badass line knowing Tyron is a pipe dream playing much but I don't know the Cowboys will view it that way. Do you go and get a real weapon to pair with Pollard?

 

[p1_]

Fuck it, I'm taking the family out for steaks to celebrate.

head on down to Sizzler.