Colin Cowherd roasts “delusional” Cowboys fans’ double-standard stance on Amari Cooper trade
Amari Cooper was traded by the Dallas Cowboys last March to the Cleveland Browns in a deal that seemed one-sided in favor of Cleveland.
On his eponymous Fox Sports 1 show The Herd, Colin Cowherd discussed the wide receiver and the delusion of Cowboys fans. He explained that their fans' position on the Cooper trade is strange.
Cowherd said:
"Dallas Cowboys fans are odd. They're bizarrely dismissive. Of the people that are really, really good Cowboys that leave, and then they're overly optimistic of average cowboys who enter. I think that's called delusion. But it's so funny. So Amari Cooper leaves the Cowboys and they're like, Oh, no big deal home."
He added:
"This year in Cleveland. He [Cooper] had nine touchdowns and almost 80 catches in quarterback dysfunction land. He's one of the top 15 receivers in the NFL. Oh, no big deal."
The host noted that Cooper's presence in Dallas' offense impacted the way quarterback Dak Prescott played:
Cowherd added:
"You guys ever looked at Dak Prescott's stats with Amari Cooper and without him in his career with Amari Cooper? He has a quarterback rating of 103. Without him, 92, he's a different quarterback with him."
He further continued:
"He throws for 297 yards without him he throws for 223. He's a Pro bowler with him. He's kind of average. He's Kirk Cousins without him. What do you mean? Ho hum on Cooper. You've never rebounded from that."
The Dallas Cowboys offense found Amari Cooper's successor as the No. 1 target in CeeDee Lamb. Lamb had 107 receptions, 1,359 yards and nine touchdowns last season. Despite his breakout season, the Cowboys haul from the Cleveland Browns wasn't much to write home about.
What did the Cowboys get in the Amari Cooper trade?
The Browns acquired the former top-five pick in exchange for their 2022 fifth-round pick and swapped 2022 sixth-round picks. Cooper led the Browns last season with 78 receptions, 1,160 yards, and nine touchdowns. The 1,160 yards were the fifth-most in a single season in Browns' history.
Cooper's numbers in the 2022 season showed that he's still one of the better receivers in the NFL. We'll see how the former Alabama Crimson Tide star fares in his sophomore season with the Browns this upcoming season.
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