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Did anyone predict the rise of Amari Cooper?
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:24 am
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:24 am
I am very ho-hum when it comes to our WRs, because we don't usually have a star at the position, apart from Julio. I expected okay things, but not the beast that is Cooper. Did anyone on here predict, or hear predictions, that Cooper would become one of the top WRs in the country?
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Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:33 am to alabamabuckeye
I certainly didn't. I've followed recruiting long enough to know that it's very rare for a true freshman to come in and be a stud especially on a team as loaded with talent from top to bottom as Bama. I was even trying to pump the breaks on the Yeldon hype following A-day last year. It's good to be wrong sometimes though.
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:37 am to alabamabuckeye
I did not. I didn't see him as being physically dominant as Julio, and he isn't. I expected him to be more like Kenny Bell, who's good, but not great. Cooper reminds me a lot of AJ Green. He's fast and catches everything
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:43 am to Bama Bird
As a WR, Cooper > Julio
Julio is the greatest athlete I have ever seen, though.
Julio is the greatest athlete I have ever seen, though.
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:47 am to alabamabuckeye
What is scary is that we have him for another 2 years, same with Yeldon. I have never seen a team with so much young talent before.
Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:55 am to mwlewis
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I have never seen a team with so much young talent before.
:kige:
It is incredible. I think after it's all said and done, Amari has a great chance to be a first round pick.
Posted on 5/2/13 at 12:00 pm to alabamabuckeye
With Amari Cooper, Chris Black (if he turns out to be as good as advertised), Kenny Bell, and Deandrew White our passing game could be absolutely lethal. Also, our running game will be deadly too. Defensive coordinators will be shitting bricks.
Posted on 5/2/13 at 12:13 pm to mwlewis
Does anyone remember which game was his coming out party? Not when he started, but when he went beast mode. Was it Tennessee?
Posted on 5/2/13 at 12:21 pm to alabamabuckeye
Ole Miss was the 1st real wow game then UT cemented it
Posted on 5/2/13 at 12:54 pm to alabamabuckeye
I was hoping, based on Saban mentioning him a lot before the season started. Had no idea, he'd blow up as much as he did though. I was hoping for him to be close to K Bell in the receiving dept. I think he's surpassed that.
Posted on 5/2/13 at 1:44 pm to alabamabuckeye
My buddy who was an assistant (now coaches at USF) told me when we were recruiting him, right before he committed, that the coaches really, really liked him.. Said that the reason that he wasnt more sought afer in HS was because of an injury during his junior season. I was excited about him.
That being said, I highly doubt that anyone could have predicted the success he had, and the domination that he displayed. I sure didnt.
That being said, I highly doubt that anyone could have predicted the success he had, and the domination that he displayed. I sure didnt.
Posted on 5/2/13 at 3:17 pm to Funky Tide 8
He didn't really pop out on film. When he committed I expected little to no playing time for him as a freshman
Posted on 5/2/13 at 3:35 pm to alabamabuckeye
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As a WR, Cooper > Julio
Julio is the greatest athlete I have ever seen, though.
Julio had McElroy passing to him, not McCarron. That effectively took away Julio's best aspect as a down-field and jump-ball threat. Cooper is a beast and has better hands than Julio, but Julio > Cooper as a WR. At least for now.
Posted on 5/2/13 at 3:53 pm to BigBird09
Hey, Julio had JPW passing to him too 
Posted on 5/2/13 at 6:11 pm to alabamabuckeye
Coop was my fave recruit that year. I don't know if I expected THIS, but his routes are so clean. He embarrassed people at camps.
Posted on 5/2/13 at 9:36 pm to Sandkhan
Tider-in-Florida was raving about Cooper before he arrived on campus. Said he was better than Dorial Green-Beckham. I respect his opinion on recruits but honestly thought he'd fallen and bumped his ahead.
Gladly, I was wrong and Tider-in-Florida was right about Cooper.
Gladly, I was wrong and Tider-in-Florida was right about Cooper.
Posted on 5/2/13 at 10:03 pm to alabamabuckeye
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As a WR, Cooper > Julio
Slow down there partner.
Amari Cooper didn't demand the respect--and double teams--right out of the gate like Julio did.
You can bet defenses will key on him more now. He's a great player and undoubtedly our best, but it's a bit premature to compare him to the one of the GOAT at the position for Alabama.
Posted on 5/2/13 at 10:48 pm to mwlewis
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Also, our running game will be deadly too. Defensive coordinators will be shitting bricks.
Unfortunately this is all gonna be at the mercy of an unproven offensive line. Hopefully they will gel quickly.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 7:44 am to Crimsonpanther13
I agree that as WR
Cooper> Julio
-Runs better routes
-More explosive on the field. Julio didn't appear explosive to me at Bama until the Tennessee game in 2010. Cooper ran 4.34 this Spring and looks it on the field
-Better ball skills
-Much better hands. Julio dropped a lot of passes
Julio was a better blocker
Cooper> Julio
-Runs better routes
-More explosive on the field. Julio didn't appear explosive to me at Bama until the Tennessee game in 2010. Cooper ran 4.34 this Spring and looks it on the field
-Better ball skills
-Much better hands. Julio dropped a lot of passes
Julio was a better blocker
This post was edited on 5/3/13 at 7:45 am
Posted on 5/3/13 at 9:47 am to Remy74
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Remy74
Did anyone predict the rise of Amari Cooper?
Tider-in-Florida was raving about Cooper before he arrived on campus. Said he was better than Dorial Green-Beckham. I respect his opinion on recruits but honestly thought he'd fallen and bumped his ahead.
Gladly, I was wrong and Tider-in-Florida was right about Cooper.
Went to several games of his in high school and watched a few practices and workouts and he was the best pure receiver i'd seen at that age since I had gotten into training and working with different athletes.
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