Analyzing Each Team’s 2015 NFL Draft
Feb 20, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper speaks to the media at the 2015 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Amari Cooper. 1. player. 28. <p>The Oakland Raiders identified 2014 second-round pick Derek Carr as their quarterback. He made the most of the nonstop pressure on him and lack of weapons in 2014, getting sacked only 10 percent of the time he was pressured. He checked the ball down often to avoid sacks and because he didn’t have receivers getting open down the field so he averaged only 5.4 yards per attempt.</p> <p>The Raiders addressed the offensive line in free agency and moving Austin Howard back to right tackle. Then they got Carr weapons by selecting Amari Cooper in the first round and vertical threat tight end Clive Walford in the third. Combine that with Rod Streater coming back and the addition of Michael Crabtree and Carr goes into 2015 fully loaded.</p><div class=. WR. Alabama
The Raiders built most of the defensive front around 2014 first-round pick Khalil Mack in free agency. And in the second round, the Raiders got someone to help Mack rush the passer off the opposite edge. The secondary looks solid with their young corners and veteran safeties so their will be opportunities for sacks.
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Amari Cooper
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The Oakland Raiders identified 2014 second-round pick Derek Carr as their quarterback. He made the most of the nonstop pressure on him and lack of weapons in 2014, getting sacked only 10 percent of the time he was pressured. He checked the ball down often to avoid sacks and because he didn’t have receivers getting open down the field so he averaged only 5.4 yards per attempt.
The Raiders addressed the offensive line in free agency and moving Austin Howard back to right tackle. Then they got Carr weapons by selecting Amari Cooper in the first round and vertical threat tight end Clive Walford in the third. Combine that with Rod Streater coming back and the addition of Michael Crabtree and Carr goes into 2015 fully loaded.
The Raiders built most of the defensive front around 2014 first-round pick Khalil Mack in free agency. And in the second round, the Raiders got someone to help Mack rush the passer off the opposite edge. The secondary looks solid with their young corners and veteran safeties so their will be opportunities for sacks.
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