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Better NFL prospect....Amari Cooper or Duke Williams?
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:48 am
Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:48 am
Firstly, Cooper-Williams-White-Coates are likely hands down the best group of WR's ever in one Iron Bowl. Wow, what a treat to watch these guys gut it out last Saturday. 
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I think Cooper and Duke should be off the board by pick #15 and both are about equal in talent. I give Duke the edge based on the thought that he may be able take the punishment of NFL play better than Amari.
Thoughts?
p.s. Please leave the "Sabans hair challenge" and the "total number of boogers Malzahn eats per quarter" out of this.
Thanks
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. I think Cooper and Duke should be off the board by pick #15 and both are about equal in talent. I give Duke the edge based on the thought that he may be able take the punishment of NFL play better than Amari.
Thoughts?
p.s. Please leave the "Sabans hair challenge" and the "total number of boogers Malzahn eats per quarter" out of this.
Thanks
I'll leave this here, hopefully it will last as the last link got deleted for some reason. Enjoy...
480 but no ads. Bama vs Auburn 2014
This post was edited on 12/1/14 at 5:56 am
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Posted on 12/1/14 at 5:55 am to 2poop
Cooper is better righy now but both auburn wr will go quick.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:02 am to 2poop
I think Cooper is more polished as a route runner and has more top end speed.
Duke has a bigger frame and is very physical. Rips the ball out of the air.
I would guess that Cooper is drafted first, but both have good pro potential.
Duke has a bigger frame and is very physical. Rips the ball out of the air.
I would guess that Cooper is drafted first, but both have good pro potential.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:11 am to makersmark1
Cooper
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:12 am to 2poop
I think Cooper is the best WR prospect out of the SEC in awhile, and that is certainly saying something
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:21 am to 2poop
Cooper
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Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:25 am to makersmark1
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I think Cooper is more polished as a route runner and has more top end speed.
Agreed
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Duke has a bigger frame and is very physical. Rips the ball out of the air.
Yep
Up'd
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:27 am to Tiger1242
YCoates measurables at the combine will be off the charts, he's the most physically gifted of the three, but he's the biggest project. But as far as the OP's question Coop early in his career, with maybe williams lasting longer,hes built for it.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:45 am to AU66
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YCoates measurables at the combine will be off the charts
Put Cooper's brain in Duke's body with Coates speed.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:57 am to makersmark1
And you'd have Randy Moss. Randy Moss is a legit perfect wide receiver in all ways except giving a shite off the field
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:58 am to 2poop
This is like asking who was a better prospect out of A.J. Green and Julio Jones. Both Cooper and Duke will be studs in the NFL.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 6:59 am to 2poop
Cooper. But thats no knock on Duke, Cooper is just the best pure WR prospect in a while. He's extremely polished and an elite route runner which is a much bigger deal than people realize (it's what made Jerry Rice)
Posted on 12/1/14 at 7:02 am to 2poop
Two different receivers. Cooper is a tremendous route runner and Williams has the more physical body. Both have tremendous catch raduis' as well. It will depend more on the team as to who will go first. The WR at Arizona State is a great one too. Coates will be fine as well if he stays healthy.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 7:03 am to 2poop
I think they are two different types of receivers.
I think if you want the guy who will go up and have the best opportunity to get the ball while be double and triple teamed you go with Duke. If you want the guy who runs great routes and gets wide open it is Cooper.
I think if you want the guy who will go up and have the best opportunity to get the ball while be double and triple teamed you go with Duke. If you want the guy who runs great routes and gets wide open it is Cooper.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 7:08 am to 2poop
Duke is a beast.
It's almost like they are at two different positions though. Amari is smaller, more fluid, and runs routs about as well as anyone we've seen in college.
Duke is big, fast, and powerful. I put him more in that Evans mold from A&M from last year.
They both have some of the best hands in CFB right now.
It think they would complement each other well if they were on the same team.
It's almost like they are at two different positions though. Amari is smaller, more fluid, and runs routs about as well as anyone we've seen in college.
Duke is big, fast, and powerful. I put him more in that Evans mold from A&M from last year.
They both have some of the best hands in CFB right now.
It think they would complement each other well if they were on the same team.
Posted on 12/1/14 at 7:17 am to CrimsonCoast
Cooper better college career, Williams will have the better NFL career
Posted on 12/1/14 at 7:17 am to BowlJackson
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an elite route runner
in a nutshell
Posted on 12/1/14 at 7:20 am to 2poop
I'm going to say Duke is the better prospect, but Amari is more ready right now.
The top receivers in the NFL right now seem to be the bigger bodied, sure-hands kind of guys. Calvin Johnson, Andre Johnson, Julio Jones, Marcus Colston, Dez Bryant, Demaryius Thomas - Duke looks like these guys.
But he's only been facing top talent for a year. Amari's been doing this for three.
Amari is more of the AJ Green, Antonio Brown kind of route-running, speed threat.
Coates to me is the spitting image of Sammy Watkins without having a consistent quarterback and ACC defenses to compete against. Put Coates in another conference with a better quarterback, and I think he wows enough to jump into the first round.
It's all nitpicky though. These guys are real special talents that don't come around often.
My prediction if they all come out and perform well at the combine:
Amari - top 5 pick
Duke - Early 2nd round to late 1st round pick
Coates - 2nd round pick
The top receivers in the NFL right now seem to be the bigger bodied, sure-hands kind of guys. Calvin Johnson, Andre Johnson, Julio Jones, Marcus Colston, Dez Bryant, Demaryius Thomas - Duke looks like these guys.
But he's only been facing top talent for a year. Amari's been doing this for three.
Amari is more of the AJ Green, Antonio Brown kind of route-running, speed threat.
Coates to me is the spitting image of Sammy Watkins without having a consistent quarterback and ACC defenses to compete against. Put Coates in another conference with a better quarterback, and I think he wows enough to jump into the first round.
It's all nitpicky though. These guys are real special talents that don't come around often.
My prediction if they all come out and perform well at the combine:
Amari - top 5 pick
Duke - Early 2nd round to late 1st round pick
Coates - 2nd round pick
Posted on 12/1/14 at 7:27 am to 2poop
That's easy
I think Coates is the better WR prospect (better rte runner, faster etc) at AU this yr
Duke is a big physical WR who is extremely raw
Amari is a mammoth, the best route runner I've seen in college since probably Andre Johnson maybe, his combo of speed, explosiveness, crisp routes and the understanding of the D, quick twitches, high pointing all will make him the best out of the 3
Order will be Coop, Sammie Coates, and then Duke, all 3 should be great
I think Coates is the better WR prospect (better rte runner, faster etc) at AU this yr
Duke is a big physical WR who is extremely raw
Amari is a mammoth, the best route runner I've seen in college since probably Andre Johnson maybe, his combo of speed, explosiveness, crisp routes and the understanding of the D, quick twitches, high pointing all will make him the best out of the 3
Order will be Coop, Sammie Coates, and then Duke, all 3 should be great
This post was edited on 12/1/14 at 7:28 am
Posted on 12/1/14 at 7:31 am to AU66
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YCoates measurables at the combine will be off the charts, he's the most physically gifted of the three, but he's the biggest project. But as far as the OP's question Coop early in his career, with maybe williams lasting longer,hes built for it.
Agree and Coates issues will be hands
Both Duke and Coop have had injuries they will be questioned about
If everything stands and Oakland gets the 1st pick, they likely aren't going QB unless they are smitten with Mariota, that being said Amari or Melvin Gordon could be the 1st overall pick possibly
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