- This is about Offense only. We can have another tread about defense.
- Keep in mind that this was a year when other teams paid:
- Connors Williams 7M per season.
- Cedrick Wilson 7.35M per season.
- Traded a 1st & 2nd for WR Davante Adams & gave him a 140M contract.
- Traded 5 picks (1, 2, 4, 4, 6) for Tyreek Hill & gave him a 120M contract.
- What should the Cowboys have done if they spent more money:
- They couldn't give a big contract to a free agent LT to backup Tyron.
- Signing another journeyman swing Tackle was not going to make things better.
- They opted to give Tyron 1 more season to see if he could stay reasonably healthy.
- They used a 1st round pick on a LT and kept Tyron for this final year.
- It was a reasonable decision.
- They couldn't give a big contract to a free agent LT to backup Tyron.
- Moving on from Amari Cooper was about more than money.
- Remember the Raiders also got tired of him.
- Yes, obviously the Raiders got a premium pick from him, but there was a reason they were ready to move on.
- Should they have signed another WR?
- CeeDee had 79 catches for 1102 yards with a 65.8% catch rate in 2021.
- Comp: Mike Evans had 74 catches for 1035 yards with a 54.9% catch rate (Yards/Catch +0.1 over CeeDee).
- Evans had less catches/yards despite playing more snaps.
- Gallup is a quality #2 WR and arguably #1 type NFL WR.
- The Bucs signed Julio Jones for 1-year, 6M.
- That looked good for game 1, however…
- He played less snaps for 2020 & 2021 combined than CeeDee played in 2021.
- i.e. Relatively high risk of injury at this point.
- Also, Julio Jones only signed with the Bucs because of Brady.
- Jones has made a ton of money already.
- That looked good for game 1, however…
- If just signing a free agent was the answer…
- The Raiders could have saved themselves a 1st and 2nd round pick.
- They gave up the picks and gave Davante Adams a big contract.
- The Dolphins gave up 5 picks (1st, 2nd, 4th, 4th, 6th) for Tyreek Hill.
- They also gave him a mega-contract.
- CeeDee had 79 catches for 1102 yards with a 65.8% catch rate in 2021.
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