I like Cooper, huge emphasis on like. I would have no issue franchising him but they better not give this dude top 3 money
or even worse make him the highest paid wide out in the league. Sorry to say it, but Cooper is soft as Charming like Kobe once said.
I don’t want a guy that takes himself out of games and plays soft when you need him most..hell no.
and that's why I frankly
would have a issue franchising him as not even for a rental year would I make him among the top 3 highest paid WR.
every knock I was hearing on Cooper before we traded for him, he has not did anything to this date that has dispelled them.
1) he struggles vs top elite coverage CBs,
2) he has a case of the dropsies,
3) he will brood and sulk in periods of the game if he feels he's not involved early on.
- and I just did not care for his body language and look of complacency when the game.., the NFC East division,.. and the season was on the line,.. when his QB and his team needed him most.
if that was a Michael Irvin, or steve smith, or on the sideline, on 4th and 8yds inside red zone, you would not be seeing them content with sitting it out. they would have
been screaming and pleading with coaches to get them back in the game.
That competitive alpha dog mentality and passion would have driven them to make matters different. He made it seems like he was Ok with sitting out the rest of the game.
- That being said, what was the issue with Randal Cobb in that same instance and same time ?.. why wasn't Cobb in the game instead of the likes of Vertell Bryant or Tavon Austin ?
that Philly game capitalized it, but I had already started having my doubts about Cooper.
- I used to laugh like hell as to why Gruden would be so dumb to trade away a talent and proven commodity like Cooper.
But after a couple of years and doing the eye-ball test for myself and observing how he brings it to the table, I'm no longer laughing at the Raiders anymore about Cooper.