Smitty
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Are we not allowed to argue anymore?
Cowboys Acquire Brandin Cooks
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Okay cool, you made your point. Move on.
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It has gotten to the point of ridiculous though.
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So, what do you guys think about mayo? Ranch dressing?
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Yeah, I agree.
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No more Dak excuses.
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I don't think I'd call that reasonable. He's hit those numbers twice in 5 years, and hasn't done it since 2020.
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To be fair, he was a #3 then behind Cooper and Lamb. And last year when he was supposed to be our #2, he wasn’t fully healthy.
Is he going to be a #2 or #3 this year?
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Yeah, I'm skeptical with Gallup but I also think what he is going to do in the newer offense is going to fit him better. Plus the injury usually takes a full season to kind of get your explosion back from. Finally it's going to help to play with Cooks and Lamb as the #1 and #2 receivers. Again we can go back to the days where we pick the weakest link and attack them. Last year we couldn't really attack a teams weakest link on defense because we didn't have the fire power.
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As of now, it would seem he's #3. That may change over time and as Gallup's health/recuperation and abilities rise or fall.
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I think he's clearly #3, which makes it even less likely he'll hit those numbers.
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Like I said before, it's not about the total yards with him. It's about the efficiency. He needs to catch a higher percentage of the balls thrown his way. 50% is a pretty bad number unless you're just a pure down field threat. Again, getting 10 yards a catch last year is pretty awful if you're only catching half the balls throw at you. Give me 60% completion percentage when thrown to and I'll take it. When you're not getting double teamed and you're not going against the other teams best 2 corners, that should be expected. The closest he has ever come to that number was 58%. But that was also the year where he averaged 16.8 yards per catch. Which is awesome and tells you that he was a deep threat catching lower percentage passes.
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Yep, and I do think he'll be better another year from the surgery. Plus, hearing some criticism for probably the first time in his Cowboys career will probably spur him on, too.
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But that's what I was saying. He was hitting those numbers as a #3 behind Cooper and Lamb before.
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yes for the 16mil pus cap savings that didn't cost us a playoff game because without without coops 22mil we lost to the 9ers..this is for basically the same draft capital and production for a 8 million cap hit. um yes coop was a fine player but Cooks career along with OBJ all 3 virtually have about the same career production and bring the same type of impact to team. its true, the luv affair with coop still 2 offseasons later is puzzling. hes never been elite nor special just very good starting WR.. that cooks, they both have nearly mirror image of careers 6 1k yard seasons both can pull coverage and help the other wrs..
not sure i feel the same way as the coop fan club. this is complete upgrade from having to start the season in 22 with Lamb as the 1 and brown the 2 and tolbert the 3 and unhealthy Gallup comes back a very average player..
Now Lamb year 2 #1, a Healthier Gallup, and Cooks. that is a positive for this offense.
I will take cooks for 8mil over Cooper 16-22mil all day every day.. outside of age, there not much difference production wise, none really.