Was Cooper hurt or something today?

[Ethan in Cleveland]

13 hours ago, dma0034 said:

Amari lost a step since last week

Actually he did look a little slow off the LOS on a couple plays. Dont know how much of that is by design for certain route combos or if he is still getting use to Josh cadence and tempo.

Edited Monday at 05:54 PM by Ethan in Cleveland

[PromoTheRobot]

14 hours ago, JohnNord said:

He was not injured and came back in the game right after the stinger.  He just didn’t get many targets.  Not sure why

 

1) Still learning plays.
2) Noisy environment doesn't help.

[Warriorspikes51]

21 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

You might as well get used to it because you're going to see more of it.

Cooper has tremendous self-control and is not at all a demonstrative guy.

That won't be the last time you see him standing on the sideline wearing an All World stoneface.

 

 

 

Not sure if anyone caught the clips,  but there was one after Keon's TD of Amari coming onto the field to greet him and they did the jump chest bump thing

Another at the end of the game Allen walked up to Cooper, who was smiling at Josh and they hugged briefly 

[Breakout Squad]

2 hours ago, Maynard said:

I was at the game and it is very loud. The design of the stadium definitely captures the noise. I’d probably say 40% were Bills fans. So impressive either way. 

40% is incredible!!! Hope you had a great time. 
 

On tv it looked like at start of the 2nd half there were only 40% of fans left in the stadium. Must’ve been hitting the troughs. 

[benderbender]

[HappyDays]

6 hours ago, DRutka said:

McClappy has always been the type of coach to not play rookies right away (unless forced) or newly acquired players right away, even if it would be benificial to the team. He has some weird mentality that you have to earn field time by time on team, instead of quality of player.

 

We only have Cooper for 11 games! He needs to get off his high horse and play the man. This is one of many reasons we cannot get over the playoff hump with his coaching!!!

 

I mean he did play... He was out there for 50% of the snaps, and keep in mind we were just running out the game for basically the entire 4th quarter, and at one point he appeared to hurt his shoulder.

 

As for his limited target share while on the field - without checking the all 22, I suspect Seattle was bracketing him after seeing how productive he was against Tennessee. Like they dared us to beat them with anybody other than Cooper, and our other weapons stepped up to the challenge. That is where having one great pass catching weapon helps and makes "everybody eats" a more viable strategy. Cooper draws extra attention, everybody else benefits. I'm not overly concerned with Cooper's on-paper production. His presence on the field is arguably just as impactful to the offense as his own play. If the offense is constantly racking up chunk plays like they did yesterday, who cares about individual stats?

[Saxum]

9 hours ago, The Firebaugh Kid said:

Nice game yesterday 89! Great to see you on the field. 

 

9 hours ago, BuffaloRebound said:

Who was that dude?  He was put in motion a couple times across the field and I’m like didn’t know we had an 89 on the team.  

 

9 hours ago, Kaenon said:

All I felt like I saw all game was #89 in motion , sprinting back and forth behind the LOS pre-snap.

 

Who is #89? Lol 

Just looked it up - Jalen Virgil, got the call up from the PS with Curtis Samuel injured.

 

Jalen Virgil and Mack Hollins helped open holes in the defense for RBs and did a good job from what I have seen.

[Eastport bills]

Don’t over analyze his targets. The game plan was running it down their throat with Cook, who looks like one of the top 5 backs in the NFL. Then getting Shakir on the edge where he looked awesome and finally the TEs on crossers and Coleman in man coverage. I’d say Cooper who commands double coverage helped all these assets excel.

[ColoradoBills]

8 hours ago, DRutka said:

McClappy has always been the type of coach to not play rookies right away (unless forced) or newly acquired players right away, even if it would be benificial to the team. He has some weird mentality that you have to earn field time by time on team, instead of quality of player.

 

We only have Cooper for 11 games! He needs to get off his high horse and play the man. This is one of many reasons we cannot get over the playoff hump with his coaching!!!

 

Brady calls the plays and thus who the personnel is on the field.  Give the guy some time.

[Beck Water]

20 hours ago, JMM said:

He actually did seem to play less. Anybody have access to play count numbers?

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202410270sea.htm

Cooper 50% of the snaps (38)

Played 35% of the snaps (19) vs. Tenn

So, factually, he was on the field exactly twice as many snaps vs. Seattle

 

Against Tenn, we rushed 20 snaps and had 33 pass attempts

Against Sea, we had 34 rushes and 34 pass attempts (so same number of pass attempts)

 

[Mrbojanglezs]

I think it was because he's still new to the offense and he wouldn't be able to handle the noise of an away stadium like Seattle, not knowing all the silent counts and calls.  Different at home when you can huddle and help him along. 

Edited yesterday at 01:37 AM by Mrbojanglezs

[Beck Water]

2 hours ago, Mrbojanglezs said:

I think it was because he's still new to the offense and he wouldn't be able to handle the noise of an away stadium like Seattle, not knowing all the silent counts and calls.  Different at home when you can huddle and help him along. 

 

He played 50% (38) of the offensive snaps.  Up from 35% (19) vs Tenn.

[Kwai San]

On 10/28/2024 at 9:42 AM, DRutka said:

McClappy has always been the type of coach to not play rookies right away (unless forced) or newly acquired players right away, even if it would be benificial to the team. He has some weird mentality that you have to earn field time by time on team, instead of quality of player.

 

We only have Cooper for 11 games! He needs to get off his high horse and play the man. This is one of many reasons we cannot get over the playoff hump with his coaching!!!

Sigh......what an old sad take.  It aint even true.........please get a clue b4 you post.

[FireChans]

16 hours ago, HappyDays said:

the offense is constantly racking up chunk plays like they did yesterday, who cares about individual stats

Amari and his agent in a contract year? 

[Saxum]

12 hours ago, Mrbojanglezs said:

I think it was because he's still new to the offense and he wouldn't be able to handle the noise of an away stadium like Seattle, not knowing all the silent counts and calls.  Different at home when you can huddle and help him along. 

 

In one play at home he needed to be helped by another WR to understand the call.  Give him time to get up to full speed.

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

On 10/28/2024 at 8:42 AM, DRutka said:

McClappy has always been the type of coach to not play rookies right away (unless forced) or newly acquired players right away, even if it would be benificial to the team. He has some weird mentality that you have to earn field time by time on team, instead of quality of player.

 

We only have Cooper for 11 games! He needs to get off his high horse and play the man. This is one of many reasons we cannot get over the playoff hump with his coaching!!!

[Maynard]

17 hours ago, HappyDays said:

 

I mean he did play... He was out there for 50% of the snaps, and keep in mind we were just running out the game for basically the entire 4th quarter, and at one point he appeared to hurt his shoulder.

 

As for his limited target share while on the field - without checking the all 22, I suspect Seattle was bracketing him after seeing how productive he was against Tennessee. Like they dared us to beat them with anybody other than Cooper, and our other weapons stepped up to the challenge. That is where having one great pass catching weapon helps and makes "everybody eats" a more viable strategy. Cooper draws extra attention, everybody else benefits. I'm not overly concerned with Cooper's on-paper production. His presence on the field is arguably just as impactful to the offense as his own play. If the offense is constantly racking up chunk plays like they did yesterday, who cares about individual stats?

The best part is Cooper’s a team guy and wants the win more than anything. We won’t hear him complain about not getting targets. 

[PoundingDog]

On 10/28/2024 at 9:42 AM, DRutka said:

We only have Cooper for 11 games! He needs to get off his high horse and play the man.

Really?

 

I thought the criteria SHOULD be exclusively how a player is best fit for a particular play, based on the play design, match up, and practice results. Anything else like popping up someone's stats or a statements above is completely contradictory to a winning team culture. Right?   

Edited 14 hours ago by PoundingDog

[SoonerBillsFan]

Cortisone shot, a little Toradol in an an IV and he will be good to go.

[D. L. Hot-Flamethrower]

20 hours ago, benderbender said:

Cheap as hell!!!