Link: Amari Coopers pulls Cowboys out again, 3 TD catches

[tidegrandpa]

http://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/cow...-dak-prescott-amari-cooper-come-through-again

 

[Special K]

Sure looks like the Raiders forgot how to use him. He's blowing up for the Cowboys so far.

 

[rolltide_21]

I’m glad to see him doing well. He saved Jason Garrett’s job.

What the Raiders did was simple- stock pile draft picks for the future by getting rid of current talent. The problem is they and Gruden both have terrible draft histories.


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[Bamabuzzard]

I'm glad Coop is happy and on a winning team. However, being a Raiders fan I was disappointed in Coop's effort and seemingly lack of interest in playing the last two years. He dropped waaaay too many balls and simply disappeared in games. Too many times he'd quit in middle of routes. I began to think his heart simply wasn't into football (in general) but now that he's been traded he's said he wasn't happy in Oakland. I hope for his continued success but wonder if things start to go south in Dallas will his lack of effort and lack of interest on the field surface again? He's not in college anymore, he's a paid professional. They pay him to show up and give it 100%, regardless of the scoreboard.

 

[tideindc]

He has saved the Cowboys season and has been one of the very best receivers in football since joining them.

 

[TideMom2Boys]

Bama players are having a heck of a year in the NFL.

 

[rollntider]

I always hear about how Bama players are always draft busts. This must be fake news </sarcasm>

 

[Loam]

Dak to Amari

Man this is quickly becoming one of the better QB/WR connections in the NFL right now. They have great chemistry together.

 

[Mystical]

I'm glad Coop is happy and on a winning team. However, being a Raiders fan I was disappointed in Coop's effort and seemingly lack of interest in playing the last two years. He dropped waaaay too many balls and simply disappeared in games. Too many times he'd quit in middle of routes. I began to think his heart simply wasn't into football (in general) but now that he's been traded he's said he wasn't happy in Oakland. I hope for his continued success but wonder if things start to go south in Dallas will his lack of effort and lack of interest on the field surface again? He's not in college anymore, he's a paid professional. They pay him to show up and give it 100%, regardless of the scoreboard.

I saw a report before he was traded that he had the most separation of any receiver in the NFL and was not getting thrown the ball. He had a few bad drops but some of what they call drops to make Derrick Carr look better were really hard catches. John Gruden even said after he came there that Cooper was open and Carr had to find him.

 

[B1GTide]

I saw a report before he was traded that he had the most separation of any receiver in the NFL and was not getting thrown the ball. He had a few bad drops but some of what they call drops to make Derrick Carr look better were really hard catches. John Gruden even said after he came there that Cooper was open and Carr had to find him.

Pretty sure that Gruden understands that he needs 10 players like Cooper. He traded his best players in the hope of building this franchise from the ground up. And he does not trust Carr, so he needs to draft a QB.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I saw a report before he was traded that he had the most separation of any receiver in the NFL and was not getting thrown the ball. He had a few bad drops but some of what they call drops to make Derrick Carr look better were really hard catches. John Gruden even said after he came there that Cooper was open and Carr had to find him.

I'm not sure about that. Over the last three years he's been at the top of the list in drops among WR's in the NFL. I've watched a lot of Raiders games since they drafted him and witnessed the drops for myself. A lot of them were just plain drops. I don't want to pile on Coop. He's a great person and yes, any coach would love to have him from that regard. It's also easy to look at one year (this year) and say it was all the Raiders/Jon Gruden/Derek Carr's fault. But that's not the case. This has been an ongoing issue for Coop for three years. He has the same agent as Khalil Mack and the Raiders had already gotten wind that when Coop's contract came up for extension (2019). That a holdout was coming unless he got top money as a #1 WR or be traded, like Mack did. No way he's worth top #1 wr money. So the Raiders just went ahead and traded him because the likelihood of him re-signing was slim to none.


https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Coopers-Drop-Rate-Ranks-Among-NFLs-Worst-479158283.html

 

[TideEngineer08]

I was hoping he would lead a resurgence for the Raiders. But it was not to be. But this makes 2 elite Alabama players who went out there and did not do well. Unfortunately for Rolando, he did not find a soft landing spot, which I am well aware has almost everything to do with his own choices. But I'm happy for Cooper. If you hate where you work, it's hard to be motivated to perform well. It takes an incredible amount of self-discipline, but especially when you are an NFL player that's getting paid anyway.

Dallas used to be my favorite team, because of my dad, until I just started losing interest in the NFL. A part of me loves seeing Cooper light it up for them. It brings back memories.

 

[Mystical]

I'm not sure about that. Over the last three years he's been at the top of the list in drops among WR's in the NFL. I've watched a lot of Raiders games since they drafted him and witnessed the drops for myself. A lot of them were just plain drops. I don't want to pile on Coop. He's a great person and yes, any coach would love to have him from that regard. It's also easy to look at one year (this year) and say it was all the Raiders/Jon Gruden/Derek Carr's fault. But that's not the case. This has been an ongoing issue for Coop for three years. He has the same agent as Khalil Mack and the Raiders had already gotten wind that when Coop's contract came up for extension (2019). That a holdout was coming unless he got top money as a #1 WR or be traded, like Mack did. No way he's worth top #1 wr money. So the Raiders just went ahead and traded him because the likelihood of him re-signing was slim to none.


https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Coopers-Drop-Rate-Ranks-Among-NFLs-Worst-479158283.html

Amazingly 2 of the top 4 in that article got balls thrown to them by Carr. Micheal Crabtree had the most drops of his career when in Oakland. Before that he was sure handed. Unfortunately for him the drops have carried over to his new team. Maybe Carr is a good qb. Maybe its the dysfunction of the Raider organization that kills the careers of so many promising players. Organizations and coaching matters. They thought Jared Goff was another Marcus Russell until they got rid of that toxic culture in LA. Amazingly Vince Young had to play for that same coach. Wonder if some of these players that fail are just in a bad culture with bad coaching.

 

[bamabelle1991]

I get sad anytime one of our players is drafted to the Raiders. Cooper never seemed happy there and I'm glad he has found a team that will utilize his talents to the fullest. His post game interview was great! I've always liked the Cowboys because when I was growing up, that is just who we knew and that was the team on TV back then in the South. Little girls wanted to be Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders and little boys wanted to play football for them. So, I am glad to see them have success--plus, I like Dak Prescott, too.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Amazingly 2 of the top 4 in that article got balls thrown to them by Carr. Micheal Crabtree had the most drops of his career when in Oakland. Before that he was sure handed. Unfortunately for him the drops have carried over to his new team. Maybe Carr is a good qb. Maybe its the dysfunction of the Raider organization that kills the careers of so many promising players. Organizations and coaching matters. They thought Jared Goff was another Marcus Russell until they got rid of that toxic culture in LA. Amazingly Vince Young had to play for that same coach. Wonder if some of these players that fail are just in a bad culture with bad coaching.

I'm not sure what that has to do with Crabtree and Coop dropping balls. It's not like Carr threw balls into the third row and the scorekeeper in trying to preserve Carr's reputation credited Coop and Crabtree with drops. I watched a lot of the drops myself and they were just drops. Like balls hitting both of them square in the hands. I agree a losing culture can impact a player's mindset and they can let it impact their play. I think that is what happened to Coop. Again, I wish him the best in Dallas.

 

[Bama 8Ball]

I'm glad Coop is happy and on a winning team. However, being a Raiders fan I was disappointed in Coop's effort and seemingly lack of interest in playing the last two years. He dropped waaaay too many balls and simply disappeared in games. Too many times he'd quit in middle of routes. I began to think his heart simply wasn't into football (in general) but now that he's been traded he's said he wasn't happy in Oakland. I hope for his continued success but wonder if things start to go south in Dallas will his lack of effort and lack of interest on the field surface again? He's not in college anymore, he's a paid professional. They pay him to show up and give it 100%, regardless of the scoreboard.

I agree to an extent, but there were multiple times over the last two years where it was like Amari stole Carr's girlfriend or something. Many occasions Del Rio would say that they had to make a point to get Amari involved in the flow of the game, and Carr just couldn't/wouldn't do it. Sometimes you have to force feed your studs to get them rolling, just as Ryan does to Julio in Atlanta.