Cowboys Trade of Amari Cooper: ‘No Regrets,’ says Jerry Jones

The Dallas Cowboys and beginning quarterback Dak Prescott may benefit from a top-notch huge receiver, within the opinion of many.

A top-notch huge receiver like … Amari Cooper.

“Will we need to consider that we did not have Dak for all however two video games?” mentioned Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones on Friday when requested by 105.3 The Fan if he harbors any “regrets” concerning the offseason trade-dump of Cooper to Cleveland. “I believe we must always (issue that in). That (Dak’s harm absence) would have mitigated a few of your WR manufacturing, with out query. …”

In different phrases, as we play “Translating Jerry”: Cowboys receivers weren’t destined to place up monster numbers whereas Cooper Rush subbed for Prescott at QB for over a month. Additionally value mentioning: Michael Gallup, the No. 2 receiver behind CeeDee Lamb, simply returned to motion 4 weeks in the past after a prolonged rehab from his knee harm. That reality would possibly “mitigate” numbers, too.

Jones acknowledged that given the entire concerned circumstances, it isn’t an “apples-to-apples” comparability when speaking about Cooper’s success in Cleveland to this point. 

By means of seven video games, Cooper leads the Browns in receiving with 422 yards and 4 touchdowns on 34 receptions. His final two video games have every seen him eclipse that 100-yard receiving mark. The Cowboys are frankly not stunned by that, as their choice to half with Amari had nothing to do together with his potential to piece collectively 100-yard efforts …

However did should do with “efforts” in different areas, the group finally deciding that his contributions throughout the board didn’t advantage his $20 million APY wage. (CowboysSI.com broke the story on what motivated the transfer; learn “Shrunk” right here.)

Certainly one of Jones’ factors is definitely sound: Would Amari have 422 yards and 4 touchdowns on 34 receptions if he was in Dallas with Rush at QB and “defense-first” as its mantra?

After dropping Dak Prescott to a thumb harm within the season opener towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a as soon as perceived “pass-happy” offense was a “run-first” offense. … and but even then, Lamb, the Cowboys’ new high man, has 479 yards and two touchdowns on 37 receptions. … numbers which might be pretty much like Amari’s.

But many are clamoring for Lamb to do extra, whereas additionally exercising revisionist historical past to insist they know what Amari would’ve achieved right here to begin the Dallas season?

Our largest downside with Dallas’ judgment of Amari Cooper is not their ultimately dissatisfaction with him. Buying and selling him for only a fifth-round decide was not a method to “win the commerce.” However that does not imply Dallas was incorrect about wanting to maneuver on from him basically.

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