Oakland is amidst a grievous season and has avoided mincing words about putting everybody on the exchange square. As per past reports, Cooper was accessible and the Raiders were wanting to receive a first-round pick consequently.
As per Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Raiders really GOT the first-round pick back, as Dallas was obviously eager to surrender their first rounder in return for Cooper.
This is craziness. Cooper was taken with a first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Raiders and continued to set up tremendous numbers in his initial two seasons. The most recent two years have been enormous dissatisfactions and Cooper's been everywhere this year, with two amusements more than 115 accepting yards and four recreations with under 40 getting yards.
Cooper endured a blackout against the Seahawks in London amid a Week 6 failure, yet none of that was sufficient to deflect the urgent Cowboys from managing a first-round pick in return for him.
Dallas tumbled to 3-4 with a misfortune to the Redskins on Sunday, and maybe Jerry Jones is less keen on putting the fault on Jason Garrett for his traditionalist play calling and more intrigued by putting the fault on himself for not encompassing Prescott with the important ability.
Including somebody like Cooper unquestionably goes far towards assisting, yet this is odd from an agreement point of view. Cooper is in the last year of his unique newbie contract in 2018. One year from now he'll be under the fifth-year choice, which will cost the Cowboys $13 million.
Eventually in the middle of now and the finish of the 2019 season, Cooper will need a long haul contract. The Cowboys essentially just conceded they plan on offering it to him by hacking up a first-round pick for the previous Alabama wide collector.
It's exceptionally reminiscent of the Roy Williams exchange the Cowboys pulled off almost 10 years back to the day. On Oct. 14, 2008, Dallas hacked up a cluster of draft picks with the end goal to procure Williams from the Lions, including a future first-round pick. Jones was the planner of that arrangement as well, trusting his group was one recipient far from going over the best. Jones later said the amount he lamented the move, which wound up with the Cowboys giving Williams a $54 million augmentation. Dallas unquestionably trusts Cooper works out better.
From the Raiders' point of view, it feels irregular to credit Jon Gruden for totally gutting his list, since Oakland will STINK so anyone can hear whatever is left of this season. Yet, he's recovering a ton in return for the players he's dispatching out. The Raiders currently have FIVE first-round picks in the following two seasons, setting them up to control the draft.
In the event that the objective is to crest when you get to Las Vegas, or possibly end up with bunches of youthful players on your list, Gruden is placing himself in truly great position with these moves. Disposing of Khalil Mack and Cooper isn't the most fitting intend to win football games, yet having the security of a 10-year, $100 million contract unquestionably gives you the adaptability to make moves as long as possible.
