Cooper

[SunsetBengal]

(02-06-2020, 04:34 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Completely agree, of course I would love to have Amari Cooper but we have too many holes to fill on the Line and at LB.

If we can sign AJ to a laden incentive multi year contract I think it is the better way to go and AJ should be cheaper if we 
do it this way. Our hand is kind of forced. Bring in an O-lineman and a good LB in FA, draft Burrow and a weapon or two 
in the Draft and continue to build around Burrow should be the plan.

I'm not so sure about that part.  Remembering back to some of AJ's quotes, where he stated that "It's a business", and that he "knows what he brings to a team".  Quotes like that don't come from a guy willing to take a team friendly, incentive laden deal without the guaranteed money.  If I had confidence that AJ was going to be 100% healthy, I'd be all-in on paying him one of those 3 year/$50M deals that I believe he's looking for.  He's also been quoted as saying that "tagging him is not the way to go".  

So, do we really want an often injured, aging star that might be protecting his health in hopes of a future payday on a one year tag?  I'm not sure that Amari Cooper is the direction to go, either.  There has to be a reason that he will likely be with his 3rd team in 3 years.  I get that the Raiders moved him to clear cap space, same as moving Mack.  But for Dallas to not be wanting to lock him up for 5 years, there must be some sort of issue with him.