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You can say whatever you want about Rex Ryan and the way he went about trying to get this point across,,,
But he's not wrong
Amari Cooper is absolutely one of the biggest disappearing acts in football
Facts to follow: https://twitter.com/GetUpESPN/status/1246067165415051264
But he's not wrong
Amari Cooper is absolutely one of the biggest disappearing acts in football
Facts to follow: https://twitter.com/GetUpESPN/status/1246067165415051264
Amari Cooper (2017-2019)
Games w/ 100+ receiving yards: 10 (22%)
Games w/ 10 or fewer receiving yards: 10
Total games: 45
Julio Jones (2012-2019)
Games w/ 100+ receiving yards: 50 (44%)
Games w/ 10 or fewer receiving yards: 0
All other games: 113
Games w/ 100+ receiving yards: 10 (22%)
Games w/ 10 or fewer receiving yards: 10
Total games: 45
Julio Jones (2012-2019)
Games w/ 100+ receiving yards: 50 (44%)
Games w/ 10 or fewer receiving yards: 0
All other games: 113
Last summer I wrote about the most cornerback-sensitive and cornerback-immune wide receivers in football...
Among them, no wide receiver struggled more in shadow coverage and against top tier cornerbacks than Cooper
Link: https://www.pff.com/news/fantasy-football-the-effect-of-shadow-coverage-on-fantasy-football
Among them, no wide receiver struggled more in shadow coverage and against top tier cornerbacks than Cooper
Link: https://www.pff.com/news/fantasy-football-the-effect-of-shadow-coverage-on-fantasy-football
Here's what I wrote:
"Cooper ranks worst in this chart, and that might be surprising to some, but, to me, it’s the least surprising factoid from this article. Cooper has the uncanny ability of turning invisible whenever playing against top-tier cornerbacks."
"Cooper ranks worst in this chart, and that might be surprising to some, but, to me, it’s the least surprising factoid from this article. Cooper has the uncanny ability of turning invisible whenever playing against top-tier cornerbacks."
Keep in mind, I wrote that *last* offseason.
So, before the 2019 season where he was held to under 40 yards in 7 of 9 shadow situations
Including a combined 13 yards against Stephon Gilmore, Jalen Ramsey, Josh Norman, and Janoris Jenkins
So, before the 2019 season where he was held to under 40 yards in 7 of 9 shadow situations
Including a combined 13 yards against Stephon Gilmore, Jalen Ramsey, Josh Norman, and Janoris Jenkins
Amari Cooper, 2017-2019
Home: 85.1 YPG
Away: 43.3 YPG
Home: 85.1 YPG
Away: 43.3 YPG
Outside of two blowup games per year, you're basically getting Randall Cobb numbers:
Amari Cooper, Total Yards Per Game
2019: 74.3
2018: 67.0
2017: 47.9
Total (minus two best games)
2019: 58.3 YPG
2018: 46.8
2017: 30.3
Randall Cobb
2019: 55.2 YPG
2018: 42.6
2017: 43.5
Amari Cooper, Total Yards Per Game
2019: 74.3
2018: 67.0
2017: 47.9
Total (minus two best games)
2019: 58.3 YPG
2018: 46.8
2017: 30.3
Randall Cobb
2019: 55.2 YPG
2018: 42.6
2017: 43.5
