Dallas Cowboys: 5 reasons the Amari Cooper trade was a mistake

3. Amari Cooper is far too inconsistent

Since entering the league, currently halfway through his fourth season, Amari Cooper is tied for the lead in drops. According to Pro Football Focus, Cooper led the NFL in drops his rookie season with 18, a drop rate of 20 percent. He led the league in drops again in 2017.

Clearly, Cooper has a problem with drops. But his issues seem to come from a lack of concentration and an attempt to run before actually catching the football. Correctable? Sure. But is it a problem you are willing to inherit in exchange for a first round pick? Probably not.

Cooper has struggled to live up to his lofty Pro Bowl status the past two seasons. After posting 155 receptions for 2,223 yards and 11 touchdowns his first two years in the NFL, he’s only recorded 70 catches for 960 yards and eight scores in 20 games since.

Now, throw in the fact Cooper was targeted 262 times in order to record those 155 receptions his first two Pro Bowl seasons. That’s a catch rate of just 59.1 percent. In 2017, Cooper’s catch rate was a career-low 50 percent, posting 48 receptions on a whopping 96 targets. Catching half the passes thrown to you sounds pretty inconsistent to me.