3 laughable offseason moves from Commanders’ NFC East rivals

1. Cowboys trading Amari Cooper for nothing

The Cowboys have given us a slew of candidates to choose from. Between bypassing signing a proven edge rusher to replace Randy Gregory and letting Gregory, for whatever reason, leave them at the altar at the eleventh hour to sign a similar contract with Denver, Dallas’ offseason has been a comedy show thus far.

However, trading Dak Prescott’s undisputed favorite weapon in Amari Cooper for a minimal (at best) return takes the cake. While there’s something to be said that Dallas traded Cooper instead of releasing him for nothing, the front office played the game backwards by leaking its supposed intentions to cut him beforehand.

The fact the Cowboys pulled the trigger on Cooper when they did was another gross miscalculation. Just weeks later, the likes of Davante Adams and Tyreek Hill were traded for a combined seven draft picks, including two first-rounders and two second-rounders.

While Adams and Hill are a class above Cooper, the now-former Cowboys receiver is a premium No. 1 option and the fact he’s just 27 and under contract for three more years for $60 million total (Adams signed for $67.5 million guaranteed and Hill signed for $72.2 million guaranteed) is an absolute steal for the Browns.

The Cowboys come out losers in this trade no matter which way you slice it, but the fact they unloaded the receiver who helped save Prescott’s career amid a disappointing 2018 season and averaged 107.7 catches for 973.3 yards and 13 touchdowns over his three-plus seasons for the team is outrageously funny.

Then again, is anyone really surprised? After all, it is the Cowboys and Jerry Jones we’re talking about here.