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WR Amari Cooper, CLE (1 Viewer)
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Grace Under Pressure
Footballguy
Thud. Too bad, he's been quietly dependable.
Dez
Footballguy
Odd move by the Browns unless they have seen massive improvement at practice since that Baltimore game. If he stinks it up again he won't last long as Walker will be back in there.
Pretty sucky for Cooper though really hurts if you own him and I do in several leagues. Looked like a smash start this week now not so much.
Pretty sucky for Cooper though really hurts if you own him and I do in several leagues. Looked like a smash start this week now not so much.
TampaMike19
Footballguy
Still feels like he's QB proof. One game isn't enough for me to change that opinion
zamboni
Footballguy
I think that’s fair - DTR is almost certainly going to pepper Coop with targets. Just a matter of how efficient he can be with those targets.
(HULK)
(Smash)
I'm not playing Cooper this week. Hoping he is QB proof, but man, DTR was very bad and I don't have much confidence.
ZADO
Footballguy
Ya i see the Browns just feeding the RBs and letting the defense keep it close ,with an occasional throw to keep Pittsburg honest.
I sat Cooper as well for Zay Flowers
zamboni
Footballguy
Agree that his value has plummeted with DTR, but keep in mind that DTR may not go this weekend with his concussion. Cooper has produced with Walker, and probably could as well if it's actually Flacco behind center.
TampaMike19
Footballguy
I agree that he should be started with Walker. Walker will probably just lock onto him. Same with Flacco. Assuming health cooperates. DTR's inaccuracy is wild but I can see why they are sticking with him as he could be a future piece of something.
TampaMike19
Footballguy
This guy seems to always play through injury and generally be effective barring ****ty qb play
TartanLion
Footballguy
I sincerely hope at some point in the next year or 3 Amari gets a full season of decent QB play. I feel like he’s still a great WR and still possible of being a top 24WR across a season and maybe even higher. He’s still got it. Just don’t know how that QB arrives in Cleveland anytime soon
zamboni
Footballguy
I don’t know - he’s not getting any younger and is tethered to Watson for at least another year. May be too late by the time he gets a more credible QB.
ericttspikes
Footballguy
Playing Sunday. I don't think I've seen any rankings adjust for the news. Is he around the Jayden Reed area? Lower? Higher? JAX has been generous vs WR, not sure who the Browns QB is.
Rookiefever
Footballguy
Now I have to choose between Cooper , Ferguson and Aaron jones at flex… yeesh
Galileo
Footballguy
Not sure I can trust him right now. He hasn’t finished the last 2 games due to injuries and has otherwise been ineffective…has failed to hit double digits in 8/11 games prior (non PPR league) to these injury outings. I need an extra WR for my flex with James Conner on a bye, but having a hard time clicking on Cooper. My other WRs…Wilson, Waddle, Myers, and Doubs. I may just stick with those 4 this week.
ETA… the above is code telling everyone to start Cooper everywhere, because if I keep him on the bench he will have a 30 pt day. You have been advised.
ETA… the above is code telling everyone to start Cooper everywhere, because if I keep him on the bench he will have a 30 pt day. You have been advised.
Rookiefever
Footballguy
Yea. Trusting cooper is hard to do right now. I’m probably rolling with Ferguson and hoping for a td or two
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
-Never too late to make some moohlah off him. Even if it was just Cleveland -3 today, he made a lot of folks happy
1 man Wrecking Crew today
Wrigley
Footballguy
Lucked?
BlackCrowes
Footballguy
They can thank the browns kicker for getting hurt
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Yeah how was this luck?
Wrigley
Footballguy
37 targets the last 3 weeks
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Major
Footballguy
I guess I didn't see him as a top flight WR before the advent of Flacco with games of 34, 14, 34 and 77 yards with no TDs. Unexpected playoff MVP
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rockaction
Footballguy
I knew I picked this guy up at the trading deadline with sanity intact. Of course I’m in the consolation bracket, but those 51.50 points today sure helped me into the consolation finals while I play without a QB!
rockaction
Footballguy
In case it wasn’t obvious, my tongue is planted firmly in my cheek.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
Traded for Amari for the playoff run.
Did not expect it to work out this well. In a semis of my 16-team IDP league I faced the 1-Seed.
Partly thanks to Cooper I’m up 502 to 301
350 is generally considered a strong week, for perspective. I believe It’s the highest score in league history.
Thanks Amari!
Did not expect it to work out this well. In a semis of my 16-team IDP league I faced the 1-Seed.
Partly thanks to Cooper I’m up 502 to 301
350 is generally considered a strong week, for perspective. I believe It’s the highest score in league history.
Thanks Amari!
rockaction
Footballguy
It's always the ones that get away. I'm sure each of you had your roster reasons, though Cooper is quite the talent and I'm surprised nobody could find room at the inn for him.
ghostguy123
Footballguy
Cooper was dropped in a league? Huh?
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
That’s pretty lucky. I couldn’t imagine dropping AC. Especially when they signed Flacco. It had to be better than what they were running out at QB.
rockaction
Footballguy
That appears to be the case. A little over three weeks ago, their QB situation didn't involve Joe Flacco, IIRC. I could be wrong about that, but it's not like Flacco was supposed to come in and make everybody more than viable again.
Rookiefever
Footballguy
Can we get a Joe Flacco extension up in this mother!
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Nobody saw this coming obviously but he was averaging 9 targets per game the last 3 weeks since getting healthy and Flacco taking over. Every site seemed to have him ranked as a top 20 WR for the week and it was a good matchup. I played him over Puka this week and sure felt dumb Thursday night.
zamboni
Footballguy
Notwithstanding yesterday, Cooper has had another low key solid year (72-1250-5 thus far) despite some very uneven QB play through most of the season.
This is for another thread, but it’s another reminder for next year not to always try to look for the young WRs, but also focus on proven commodities that can still produce. Evans, Keenan Allen and Adams fall in that same bucket. WRs in their late 20s/early 30s often do not follow the same trajectory of their RB counterparts of the same age in terms of falling of the cliff then.
This is for another thread, but it’s another reminder for next year not to always try to look for the young WRs, but also focus on proven commodities that can still produce. Evans, Keenan Allen and Adams fall in that same bucket. WRs in their late 20s/early 30s often do not follow the same trajectory of their RB counterparts of the same age in terms of falling of the cliff then.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
I partly agree and partly disagree. Older receivers may fall in redraft leagues, but WR 31 or older are not great bets for Top 10 numbers. Allen is on track to finish in the Top Ten (if he gets back on the field). But he’s just the second WR 31+ to rank in the Top 10 in the past 6 seasons (Edelman was the other). Like any player, where an older WR was actually drafted will play a huge role in determining if they were a fantasy asset or a net loss.
