NFL 2015 First-Round Preseason Progress Reports
August 14, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper (89) runs with the football against the St. Louis Rams during the first quarter in a preseason NFL football game at O.co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
WR. Oakland Raiders. AMARI COOPER. A+. <p>The circumstances that Derek Carr had to prove that he is future franchise quarterback were unfair. He had the NFL’s worst running game and receivers the couldn’t get open if their lives depended on it. So this year, the Oakland Raiders took receiver Amari Cooper No. 4 overall to put around Carr.</p> <p>And the most polished receiver in the 2015 NFL Draft has shown he’s the guy from the very beginning. In training camp, in one-on-ones, he shook corners so bad, they weren’t on the screen when he caught the ball. In the preseason opener, he showed his route-running skills and ability to find the opening in a zone on short to intermediate passes.</p><div class=
On Saturday, on a 40-yard catch, his only one that game, he hit veteran corner Terrance Newman with a double-move and got by him. So far, he looks like everything the Raiders are looking for to get Carr and the offense going. So he and the Raiders get an A+ as the Raiders got a immediate-to-future superstar at a position of need.
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The circumstances that Derek Carr had to prove that he is future franchise quarterback were unfair. He had the NFL’s worst running game and receivers the couldn’t get open if their lives depended on it. So this year, the Oakland Raiders took receiver Amari Cooper No. 4 overall to put around Carr.
And the most polished receiver in the 2015 NFL Draft has shown he’s the guy from the very beginning. In training camp, in one-on-ones, he shook corners so bad, they weren’t on the screen when he caught the ball. In the preseason opener, he showed his route-running skills and ability to find the opening in a zone on short to intermediate passes.
On Saturday, on a 40-yard catch, his only one that game, he hit veteran corner Terrance Newman with a double-move and got by him. So far, he looks like everything the Raiders are looking for to get Carr and the offense going. So he and the Raiders get an A+ as the Raiders got a immediate-to-future superstar at a position of need.
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