I still believe in Cooper's talent, but I'm hesitant to spend a 1st on a WR. That said, this should help Michael Gallup, who looks ready to emerge. Scott Linehan was a good OC by pre-2010 standards, but he's been mediocre to bad for a while now, and I see that as the main issue with Dallas's offense. Dak is a good deal better than Carr imo, and in addition to having a poor coaching staff, his WR's have been bad for his entire time in Dallas. Dez had already lost a step by the time Dak started, and he never had the polish to overcome a lack of burst.
In today's NFL, a poor OC is too much to overcome. When you look at Goff and Mahomes, the stories of their seasons are consistently wide-open receivers, players who take short passes for big gains, and second chances (because of the former two reasons). If your OC doesn't know how to scheme open receivers, you're fighting with one arm tied behind your back. Of course, both those offenses are very talented - particularly KC - but there are plenty of OC's who would squander that talent. To Goff and Mahomes' credit, there are also plenty of QB's who would squander those situations. They're both very good QB's, but no QB is perfect, and it's the OC's job to increase the margin for error.
