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Originally Posted by Iconic
Sounds like he does "get by". The point is special teams has now become far less important. Which means Copper's value has decreased immensely. We haven't even seen what Tucker can do.
Miles Austin didn't do jack shit till his 4th NFL season and was literally handed the number one receiving spot with T.O's departure and Romo losing confidence in Williams. Your receiving corp will impact you more then a special teams god. Being good on special teams and sucking ass at your designated position is like being the king of shit. You're still shit. Copper can be replaced and that's that. Simply put, Special teams don't win superbowls.
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It doesn't matter how you or I would build a team. It matters how Todd builds his team. He is following a long Parcells/Belichick tradition of having extra guys around as specialists on kick returns to set up blocks and collapse wedges. And Copper happens to be one of the best at what he does in the league. Cry all you want, but Copper's on this team for a reason, and he's not leaving now or even next year. He's going to be here for awhile. That's not what I call "getting by". He's a LOCK.
As for the rest of your nonsense about "we have to give Tucker a chance!" Players who are promising often show flashes of greatness... what they can do when everything goes right. Well, I've never seen Tucker flash greatness. Not once in preseason, training camp, or even last year when he started a bunch of games.
He's going to be great you say? Why have I never seen him abuse his man with a really crisp route? Why have I never seen him show blazing quickness down the middle or upfield? Why have I never seen him play well on special teams? Why have I never seen him show consistency in his hands?
As far as Miles Austin is concerned, he entered the league in 2006 as RETURNER. He made the team as RETURNER. And when he flashed greatness he did it as a RETURNER IN THE PLAYOFFS in 2006. By 2008 he worked his way up to 3rd on the depth chart.
The Cowboys never said, "Duuhhhrr... what if he ends up being really good? We need to keep him." They kept him because he served a role on the team. He actually did something.
Tucker ISN'T GOOD ON SPECIAL TEAMS. I don't know why you insist that he is. He's not. Look at all of his games. He's immature as a receiver.
He'll probably be back next year, dude. Because I'll bet you that there won't be a single goddamn team out there who will sign him. Not one.