cnuball21
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Cooper is not a speed threat, and that's not what he does best anyway, so asking him to be a burner is undermining his skill set. The speed guy in the top 20 allows Cooper, Gallup, Jarwin and the run game to operate better, because it forces defense to deploy a safety over it. NFL offenses today are numbers game, and you need players to dictate that - speed in particular.
This just isn't how it usually plays out, especially for corners. There are like 5 difference-making corners in the NFL. Fulton isn't going to be one of them, and I really doubt even Henderson will. There is really no difference between a #2 and #3 corner, b/c of how much nickel teams play, and how few passes are thrown out of 2 WR sets. The difference between a high #2 and low #2 is basically non-existent. Chido was a high #2 last year and would have been a #1 on a lot of teams, but it's not like he's a game changer.
Cooper wins as an elite route runner, but he can run and has very solid speed. He was a low 4.4 guy coming out and when he gets open down the field he doesn't get caught and can hit home runs we just need to give him more of those routes.
I understand what the speed guy does for the rest of the offense, I just think it's a terrible idea to take him in the top 20.
And disagree in that there isn't a difference between a #2 or #3 CB. You mentioned taking advantage of and exploiting matchups quite a bit, so do you not think offensive opponents aren't studying film and knowing which CBs to target? If CB #3's completion percentage against is 10% higher and his QBR against is 20 points higher which one do you think the opposing team is going to target?