On Monday, the Cowboys will host free agent wide receiver Randall Cobb, a source tells Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter). Cobb, a longtime fixture of the Packers’ offense, profiles as one of the best veteran free agents remaining on the market.
The Cowboys’ need for help at wide receiver was glaring for the first half of the 2018 season, though they took a huge step towards filling that void with their midseason acquisition of Amari Cooper. More reinforcements are needed, especially with additional attention being paid to Cooper, so the Cowboys are exploring quality WR2 options such as Cobb.
Cobb has been a major producer in the Packers’ offense for a long time, but he is coming off of three straight down years. In 2016, he missed three games and finished out with 60 catches, 610 yards, and four touchdowns. In 2017, he put up a 66/653/4 line while missing only one game, though many of those contests were played without the services of Aaron Rodgers. Then, last year, injuries limited him to nine games and a 38/383/2 line.
His performances over the last three seasons are a world away from his career-high 1,287 receiving yards in 2014, or even his 800+ yard showing in 2015. Still, he won’t turn 29 until August and he could be a strong value addition for Dallas. If the Cowboys were to put Cobb and a healthy Allen Hurns alongside Cooper, they could have a potent group at WR. The return of tight end Jason Witten should also help with the Cowboys’ aerial attack.
I’d like this. He can put up comparable numbers to Beasley, at Cowboys price point. And assuming they follow through with drafting a slot receiver, he can split time to hopefully limit the chance of injury.
Any signing that would trigger an outrageous rant from Dez sounds fine to me.
He’s not good anymore. He doesn’t have the speed/agility that he came into the league with and he’s to small to make up for it in other areas
He’s good, just not a #1, wouldn’t be a bad fit in Dallas
Gallup is better.
I was literally about to post this. But Cobb would be ok in the slot I guess. I wouldn’t pay him much.