The Dallas Cowboys' offense was never really able to get on track in 2018, as the Cowboys finished 22nd in both yards and scoring this past season.
However, things did get better after Dallas acquired wide receiver Amari Cooper in a trade with the Oakland Raiders midway through the year, and quarterback Dak Prescott acknowledges the positive effect that Cooper had on him and the offense as a whole:
“Honestly, I wasn't comfortable,” Prescott told The Dallas Morning News of how he felt in the offense before the acquisition of Cooper. “It wasn't the same guys at the same positions, as much as it was anything. You look out there and it was a different X than it was a play ago, there was a different Z than there was a play ago. I think what that did is create a little bit of uncertainty for me. So more so than it was getting the No. 1 (wide receiver) it was just getting a consistent lineup and group across the board. I knew who my F was … it was Beasley. I knew my X was Michael Gallup and my Z was Amari Cooper.”
Cooper played in nine games with the Cowboys in 2018, hauling in 53 receptions for 725 yards and six touchdowns en route to his third Pro Bowl appearance.
“So then, when I went out there and saw somebody different, I knew exactly what they were doing,” added Prescott. “I think that more than anything just allowed me to settle in. But when you have a guy like Amari (Cooper), his ability to get open, the way he studies and prepares for the game is second to none … and that's what makes him a No. 1 receiver.”
Cooper spent three-and-a-half years in Oakland before being dealt to Dallas for a first-round draft pick.
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