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Cooper is running a pylon route—a staple in Kubiak's playbook—where he gives a hard inside release off the line of scrimmage to sell a vertical or seam route before breaking toward the sideline at a roughly 45-degree angle... Mendoza lets the ball go right as Cooper gets into his break, throwing a perfect pass on the run by hitting the receiver in stride for an explosive play.

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Cooper's pylon route execution and separation creation fit Kubiak's bootleg scheme.

Cooper ran a pylon route—a staple in Klint Kubiak's playbook—where he gave a hard inside release to sell a vertical route before breaking toward the sideline at a 45-degree angle. The release got the nickel cornerback to open his hips to the middle, putting the corner in poor coverage position. Mendoza recognized this and threw a perfect pass on the run, hitting Cooper in stride for an explosive play.

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