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Amari Cooper weighted down by lofty expectations

Jon Gruden has just the tonic for getting Raiders star receiver back on track

Steve Corkran by Steve Corkran
February 1, 2018
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What’s wrong with Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper, everyone wants to know. Or so it seems. In short, nothing is wrong with Cooper that Jon Gruden’s imaginative play-calling can’t fix in a hurry. Until that manifests itself in Cooper turning short passes into long-gainers, quick slants into first downs and skinny posts into touchdowns, people
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Steve Corkran

Steve Corkran

Steve has covered the Raiders in some capacity since their return to Oakland in 1995. He was the full-time beat writer from 1997-2010. for the Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune and San Jose Mercury News and covered more than 400 NFL games, including four Super Bowls. He also is the co-author of a recently released book titled "Al Davis: Behind the Raiders Shield."

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Comments 3

  1. YosemiteRaider says:
    3 years ago

    I remember other teams running picks on us and thinking “Why don’t we do that?” Seems obvious to get Coop the ball quickly with slants or picks, but seemed like bubble screens were all that Downing could muster up. So glad Downing is gone.

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    • Steve Corkran says:
      3 years ago

      Precisely. Remember all the bubble screens Cooper was a part of at Alabama? It’s about getting the ball in his hands and letting him use his elusiveness, vision and speed to create big plays.

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  2. thankaveteran says:
    3 years ago

    If Gruden gets the same production from Cooper he got from previous top WRs, all will be right in Raiderland. Gruden will not be happy with drops.

    Lets also remember a great offense takes production from many players not just one. Brown, Rice, Jett, Rison, Garner, Wheatley, Crockett, Dudley, Kaufman and Richie all had key production.

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