So where is Amari Cooper?

[Aussie Joe]

1 hour ago, Bob Chandler's Hands said:

14 targets for 6 catches last week. 0 targets this week.

 

Joshua gives and Joshua takes away ..

[Mikie2times]

Under the stairs 

[Bob Chandler's Hands]

1 hour ago, Mango said:

Not just targets, I think his snap count was super low.

Saw him out there, but seemed to be less than half the snaps?

[BRH]

It’s refreshing to have a Pro Bowl wideout who doesn’t mope and sulk and make cryptic tweets when he doesn’t get any targets.

[Matt_In_NH]

Who gives a flying truck?   Game plan specific.  They lions left easy pickings for RBs and the bills took it.  

[YoloinOhio]

7 hours ago, starrymessenger said:

Haven't yet seen chemistry develop between Allen and Cooper. Even the few times he has been targeted since he joined I don't think that Josh has made good throws to him. Cooper has shown good hands (on the ball that was lateraled to Josh for an TD) and excellent ball tracking ability. Hope the production is there after they have had a chance to work more together. You would reasonably expect that to happen. They are both vets and great players.

He had 14 targets last week 

[Sweats]

Brady had a solid gameplan........the Lions LB'ers are suspect and obviously their weakest link, so attacking them over the middle was their best option, which didn't really involve Cooper all that much.

[4th&long]

10 hours ago, PoundingDog said:

Can't see it on TV well of Lions' coverages. I thought Lions' man to man coverage scheme means Cooper may be a big part of the offense. But he had 0 target.

 

On the positive side, there is no known issue of complaints of not getting targets so far. It looks like the big plays went to Ty Johnson who easily beat his man time after time in the first half.

You answered your own question. The bills obviously liked the matchup up in man to man coverage of Ty Johnson on a lb. It worked. Also the te had a good game. Coleman only had one catch on a broken play. Shakir didn’t light it up. That was a team win.

I don’t think Hopkins has a catch either.

[djp14150]

7 hours ago, Bob Chandler's Hands said:

Saw him out there, but seemed to be less than half the snaps?

Snap counts says under 50%

[4th&long]

I don’t think Hopkins has a catch either.

[Steptide]

All the bills wr's were down yesterday. Coleman had 1 catch, Shakir didn't have his normal targets. Ty Johnson led in receiving. It's just how it goes sometimes. I'm not worried personally. Every week is different 

[blitzboy54]

11 hours ago, PoundingDog said:

Can't see it on TV well of Lions' coverages. I thought Lions' man to man coverage scheme means Cooper may be a big part of the offense. But he had 0 target.

 

On the positive side, there is no known issue of complaints of not getting targets so far. It looks like the big plays went to Ty Johnson who easily beat his man time after time in the first half.

He was busy getting the Tight Ends and Running Backs open. 

[T master]

12 hours ago, PoundingDog said:

Can't see it on TV well of Lions' coverages. I thought Lions' man to man coverage scheme means Cooper may be a big part of the offense. But he had 0 target.

 

On the positive side, there is no known issue of complaints of not getting targets so far. It looks like the big plays went to Ty Johnson who easily beat his man time after time in the first half.

 

It was Ty's fault dam ball hog !! 😂 

[oldmanfan]

Matchups.  They best matchups were with the RBs and TEs so they took them.

[drummernut74]

8 minutes ago, oldmanfan said:

Matchups.  They best matchups were with the RBs and TEs so they took them.

Today was the "exact 86/88 game" for sure!

Edited December 16 by drummernut74

[Logic]

48 points, 0 targets for Cooper.

And ya know what? It's fine.

Last week he was a big part of the offensive success. This week, he was not. At least not in a tangible way. I'd have to watch the All-22 to know if he was commanding extra defensive attention.

But the Bills, by acquiring him, were not saying "you're going to be the new focal point of our offense". They've shown that they're going to stick to their "everybody eats" mantra, spread the ball around, and there will be a new offensive hero every week. Even Khalil Shakir was not All-World against the Lions. He had a good day, but not a great one. Coleman had ONE catch.

Instead, we had big plays by Cook, Johnson, Davis, Knox, Kincaid. In fact, reading that list back, it seems clear to me: The Bills felt they could exploit the Lions' linebackers. And exploit them they did.

Cooper or no, everybody eats. Prime Jerry Rice could walk through the door tomorrow, and I still think: "everybody eats". It's why Brady's offense is working so well right now and why Josh is playing so free. He can just execute the gameplan and find the open man and not have to massage any egos. It's working.
 

[The Wiz]

46% of the snaps yesterday.  I honestly dont even remember seeing him on any particular play.

 

 

[transplantbillsfan]

On 12/16/2024 at 5:24 AM, The Wiz said:

46% of the snaps yesterday.  I honestly dont even remember seeing him on any particular play.

 

 

 

Listen to Dan Orlovsky in the first few minutes of his interview on OBL.  He's basically confused by all the complaints about Cooper and talks about how much of an influence he had on our passing game without a single target... all because of his gravity from just being on the field.

 

[boyst]

On 12/15/2024 at 9:34 PM, Simon said:

Allen is not going to force feed anybody; he's going to attack weak spots in the defense no matter where they are.

If those areas mean Ty Johnson, Kincaid and Shakir are the ones getting space to work, that's where the ball is going to go.

It will be interesting to see how he attacks the Jets defense and the overrated Gardner. I'd like to see the offense work outside the hashes and think we have the chance against the Patriots - just for some reps. We can find some success there and move to the playoffs.

 

I'd also like to run a lot of screens. Get them on tape, especjally when successful. Our offense putting together a successful screen game this late in the season would be remarkable but integral into possession and strategic planning. Together with a successful play action it will allow us to have our choice of direction on offense.

[akinko_kd]

Also watch this video about Cooper