Again, 2018 with the addition of Cooper:
Much of Cooper’s impact this season has been against a man defense. Since Cooper’s first game with Dallas in week nine he ranks first against man defenses in yards (432), yards after the catch (209), touchdowns (6) and has put up a 139 receiver rating.
Having Cooper as a weapon against man defenses has improved the entire offense, as Prescott’s game has been elevated to new heights against man defenses, including a 48-point jump in IQR.
Comp % Y/A TD INT IQR
Pre Amari 52% 6.2 3 3 71
With Amari 61% 8.8 8 1 119
Despite this massive jump in production against man defense, Prescott has not had nearly as much success against a zone defense and his IQR has dropped from 100 to 84 with Cooper on the roster. Though he has an 80 percent completion percentage versus zones, it’s almost entirely short-pass based. He has no touchdowns and two interceptions on 91 attempts.
https://sportsinfosolutionsblog.com...-amari-cooper-face-challenge-with-colts-zone/
He then played the Colts after this article, the Colts, who play primarily cover 2, shifted a safety over to Cooper’s side and we got shut out.
You will find similar numbers this year with man as well, but he has even better WRs. But again, even against San Diego which plays almost exclusively cover 2, like the Colts, he sucked. This was game 2 of the season. And the Saints and Commanders played plenty cover 2.
He’s just never been good at finding holes in the zone. With an elite RG, you force teams out of heavy zone and also out your team in third and manageable, where you can go run or pass.
That’s what was happening earlier in the year.. Now, it’s not.