Cowboys will release Amari Cooper
 

Damn. Would be amazing if this guy wants to chill with Mahomes for a year and build his reputation.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cowboys are “likely” to release WR Amari Copper by the start of the new league year, per league sources.<br><br>Cooper is due $20 million in fully guaranteed money on the fifth day of the new league year, March 20.</p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1499771324956356613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

save some money and get under the cap... would definitely kick the tires on Cooper, but would prefer Godwin or Robinson

Feels like Cooper has been around forever but he's actually a year YOUNGER than Hill.

He'd be a damn nice complement to Tyreek, for sure. Especially since he appears to have largely gotten past those chronic drops that showed up for a season in Oakland.

And he'd have a nice opportunity to give the Raiders the bird here.

Problem is that I think there will be an awfully robust market for his services, especially if (when) Adams gets tagged or extended and knocks the top off the market. And with the draft being deep but not great at the top for WRs, FA is where a lot of teams are likely to look for immediate impact.

He could probably get something near $18-20 million/season.

Yes, please.

I wouldn't mind him as a #2 for the right price.

BURT!!!!!!!!!!!#!#!

KC would really be freakishly scary with someone like Cooper in the mix.

The downside of overpaying Dak and Elliot

Probably means that Gallup is off the market and headed back to Dallas.

The price won't be right and the dude is extremely hit or miss. One of the least consistent wr's in the league.

Cooper is like Watkins. Some days he’s good some days he’s bad

Get Cooper AND one of these guys and let’s ****ing ride!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Official WR 40-yard dash times:<br><br>4.28 Tyquan Thornton<br>4.31 Velus Jones<br>4.32 Calvin Austin<br>4.33 Alec Pierce, Danny Gray<br>4.34 Bo Melton<br>4.36 Christian Watson<br>4.38 Garrett Wilson<br>4.39 Chris Olave<br>4.41 Skyy Moore<br>4.42 Isaiah Weston<br>4.43 Jahan Dotson, Khalil Shakir, Kevin Austin Jr.</p>&mdash; Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler) <a href="https://twitter.com/dpbrugler/status/1499594322009853955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

overpaid and over rated

We needed Watkins to win a Super Bowl. Cooper is better than Watkins.

Do they have that kind of cap space? Could just mean they'll be re-signing Cedrick Wilson.

Legit sources saying Godwin is staying in TB. I will have to go back and dig, but I’m sure Dante82 can find out….

Hard pass. There are better options for roughly the same money.

Forgot Wilson was a FA as well. Who knows what the **** the Cowboys are going to do then.

They can't really tag him given that he was tagged last year - the price would be fairly exorbitant. And there's a pretty good chance they tag Jordan Whitehead so that's not going to be a small number.

Then again, with Brady's $$$ coming off the books, they probably have more than enough space to get something done with Godwin.

A WR needy team will probably overpay Cooper in the first couple of days. It'll be interesting to see if he just takes the highest contract he can get out there or if he takes less to go to a team with an established QB.

Agreed.

And the fact that they didn’t extend him to get his number down probably means he wants the money.

I’m fairly shocked that the Cowbitches will release him. He’s good. And it’s not like Dak can make something out of nothing.

Cooper has made $76 million in 7 years. He’s still only 27 so he may want one last big contract. I would if I were him

Not sure we would be able to afford him regardless, but I think he would be my first pick WR bar Davante Adams

You would think, at least in my mind, that after making $76 million....that he would want a shot at a championship. $76 million isn't a tiny amount of money. I guess adding another $60-70 million is great but I would rather have a shot at rings at this point.

Very inconsistent hands, and pretty often is visibly disinterested in what is happening on the field. He has always feasted on teams with poor secondaries, and then vanished against good D's.

Just based on talent and physical ability, he should be a top 5 WR. However, I don't think he actually likes playing football.

He realistically has 1 more year to do the 1 year deal thing. Going into the market at 28 can still get you a big payday but by 29 you're gonna struggle a bit.

But that 1 more year needs to be huge and if I'm him, I'm not coming to KC as the #3 pass catching option for that 'make good' year. I'm going somewhere like SD at worst to replace Evans (where Allen's likely to get hurt as well). Hell, maybe even Jacksonville where he can just hog targets.

If I'm taking a 1 year deal it's not to be second fiddle because his earning power could really tank.

I'd probably take the most money I can get over the first 3 years if I'm Cooper. The risk likely isn't worth the reward.

No thanks. It would be like having Watkins again with the only difference being Cooper is healthy when he is unproductive.

He's a ****ing bum and expensive. Hard pass. Hill will cost enough. We need a solid cheaper option.

A legit sidekick to Hill is NOT going to be cheap. FYI

I'm thining like DJ... probably $18-$20 a year. Too rich for us to spend on a #2.

Nah

I don't really get the 'bum' talk.

You can pretty much write him down for 15 games and 1,000 yards. He has that one season in Oakland where he just vapor locked and dropped everything thrown his way. Then last year they were really trying to spread the ball around with Cooper, Lamb, Schultz and Gallup/Wilson in the Y getting over 100 targets. Pollard/Elliott got 100 targets as well.

I mean would any of us really turn up our noses at a 70% catch rate and 70 receptions for 900 yards out of our #2 receiver? What the hell are you looking for if not THAT guy?

Cooper would be very nice fit here. He's a great route runner, gets strong separation, is willing to be physical and can run after the catch. He's not Lou Gehrig out there but he IS usually healthy.

He checks a TON of boxes. I think too many Chiefs fans are just conditioned to shit on anything Raider (and Cowboy, for that matter) so they're not giving him his due credit.

Yeah - this is the issue.

But ability isn't. Cooper is a good receiver.

Veach has shown that he's willing to spend on talent around Mahomes. Shit he went and spent $48 million on Watkins and shocked everyone. He could easily do that again this year.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Would you? Amari Cooper 3y/$58.5m (has $6m remaining from Dallas), $9m signing bonus, $38.5m guaranteed.<br><br>Cap hits of <br>2022: $11m<br>2023: $23m<br>2024: $24.5m(potential out; $17m savings if cut)<br><br>$19.5m AAV, teachable incentives up to $21.5m AAV. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChiefsKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChiefsKingdom</a></p>&mdash; Arrowhead Live (@ArrowheadLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArrowheadLive/status/1499778987593191425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He shows up for some games and then takes several games off. I watched him closely when he was a Raider and he has all the tools but often just looks disinterested. Is this a trend that he plays for a couple of seasons and then checks out? As a Raider fan I had much higher hopes for him but certainly wasn't heartbroken when he left.

He would be a perfect #2

I would sign him. He would work well with PMII

So that's base salaries of 8, 20, and 21.5 million and a $9 million bonus. If you cut him after 2 years, you're looking at spending $37 million for 2 years.

That's just too rich for a #2 wideout. Anything north of $13 is probably further than I'm willing to go to address that position. Again, we have a half BILLION dollar quarterback. He shouldn't need $60 million plowed into his top 3 targets to be successful. And he doesn't.

It's an unnecessary luxury splurge and something I would've hoped we have already learned some lessons from.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Part of the plan here, I’m told from a league source, is buttoning up a long term deal for Michael Gallup. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cowboys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cowboys</a> felt it was an either/or and are making Gallup the priority. <a href="https://t.co/3eUp7ffIRR">https://t.co/3eUp7ffIRR</a></p>&mdash; Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) <a href="https://twitter.com/CharlesRobinson/status/1499773946593431555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It's definitely rich for a 3rd option but Veach has shown that he'll do what he thinks is best. Maybe he sees Kelce slowing down and wants to find someone to siphon off some of those targets.

Does that mean we should blow the bank on a WR2? Not necessarily but it wouldn't surprise me.

He was. Maybe he won't be now. He would be a very solid #2 for this squad.

Cooper is a perfect fit for this offense…. Sign me the **** up

- still has great wheels
- good to great hands
- amazing route runner

Plus will probably rape the Raiders every game.

I'd be all for it but he's going to be too expensive.

More or less expensive than our left tackle?

He's also the guy that really turned the Cowboys offense around when they acquired him.

Let's face it - consistency is nice, but with Hill and Kelce on the field, it isn't vital. And do you think he's a guy who's going to check out in the post-season when we really need him?

But I think it's all moot because I'm just not willing to make the financials work with him.

Who gets a bigger contract? Amari Cooper or Allen Robinson?

OBJ is going to get over $20M per and he's worth it.

Cooper isn't going to get that much but he's likely to get close to Tyreek money (assuming Tyreek gets a new contract soon) and that's not doable considering all the other needs we have.

My thoughts exactly- he is a better version of what Sammy Watkins brought to this team.

Yes. He's a heartless pussy. Only really shows up against bad teams. Have a close look at his game logs.

Much better when you factor in health and mental toughness. He is by all accounts a great locker room guy to.

Check his green bag game first year in Dallas and get back to me, or Rams year before last.

Again this is with Dak throwing to him. His route running is amazing and going over the middle is ok with him. He is a perfect compliment to Hill

Or Week 1 against the Bucs this last season.

Raiders fans are just pissed that he didn't work out for them.

In his 3 playoff games in Dallas he's gone for 19 catches for 235 yards and 2 scores on 28 targets.

Pro-rate it over 16 games (it's just more intuitive than 17) and you're looking at a 1,250 yard receiver on at 68% catch rate w/ 11 touchdowns.

Yeah - real piece of shit, that guy.

I watch quite a bit of Cowboys football (thank to my late FIL) and Cooper is fearless. The guy has no problems operating in traffic and making tough catches.

He'd be nails in this offense, opposite Hill. I just don't think it's worth the amount of money he'll likely command.

Then you sign the WR. I know this shit. I was really good at Madden 08. Trust me. I took the Mexico City Flying Squirrels to back-to-back-to-back-to-back-back Super Bowls on intermediate mode.

So you're suggesting that we let OBJ walk and sign Cooper with that money?

Anybody that didn't move their team to the cash machine that was Mexico City just wasn't doing it right.

Mexico City was a goldmine.

Not sure he is worth $23 or $24 million.

Out of all the WRs out there he would be by far the best fit

Why do you think Dallas is dumping him?

The scheme fit is obvious. It's all going to come down to money if Veach wants to go after him.

Yup. Dallas should cut Zeke, not Cooper. Pollard is 2x the player at this point.

Cooper is Jekyll and Hyde. Some games he looks unstoppable and then other games he just flat disappears.

I think he is bipolar and really doesn't want love love football.

But he is talented. So he will become the Cook of WRs. Forever bouncing from team to team. Good enough to play but not liked enough to stay.

Because it's a $20 million roster bonus so it all hits the cap for 2022. Very few teams are excited to spend $20 million in cap space on a WR especially when they've already set $18 million on fire for a below average RB who might be the 3rd best back on their team.

People call Frank Clark a probable 'cap casualty' when the reality is he's getting cut because he wasn't very good. Cooper was good - but he's a TRUE cap casualty. If the Cowboys could keep him, they would.

But please, tell me more about how awful he was in the playoffs.

If it came to that, yeah.

I love the people talking about how Cooper doesn't "love football". Talk out your ass some more like you know Cooper as a person.

Jesus.

Fair warning. A couple of years ago, Dallas was playing in a must win game. On the final drive, Cooper was MIA for either the whole drive or the last few big plays. In obvious passing downs.

And you wonder why people look at you funny...

This right here is enough to sign him.

That's insane. Drop a pro bowl LT for a WR who will be 3rd in line for targets.

Again, you need to look at the game logs. He has a 2 catch 10 yard performance in there.

https://www.pro-football-reference.c...C/CoopAm00.htm

That's how I see it, too.

It has Raiders and Cowboy stank on it so no thanks.

Remember he actually had a larger contract offer on the table from WFT last time he was up for free agency. May not just go to the highest bidder although being #3 here probably isn't the most appealing situation out there.

That's right.

Marcus Johnson (@TheMarcJohnNFL)

It is interesting that two QBs just stop targeting Amari Cooper after years of playing with him.

I agree with the bolded. Coop is a pretty good player but nowhere near worth what he will likely command.

As to your 3rd sentence I honestly dont know what makes him "check out" or not. I remember the Raiders marching down the field late in the 4th quarter and Collinsworth on TV was asking, "Where is Amari Cooper"? The camera showed him sitting on his helmet on the sideline. Collinsworth sounded pissed saying these are the moments WR`s live for and you would need to drag him off the field at times like this.....Cooper looked like he was a million miles away. Ive heard similar from Cowboy fans. There are times when he plays big time and with emotion, and then there are times I wonder if he has a pulse. I remember when Pacman broke up a pass to Cooper and then proceeded to rip his helmet off and slam his head against it. Cooper didn't even try to defend himself. Zero emotion.

Guessing that is why he is being released. But he probably is worth the 15 range. Not sure it works with our cap situation though.

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The old “give us anything” for him ploy.