Silver And Black Pride on Omar Cooper Jr.
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Cooper is running a pylon route...The release gets the nickel cornerback to open his hips to the middle of the field, which puts the corner in a bad position to cover Cooper...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 caught an explosive play on a perfectly executed pylon route against poor coverage.
Cooper caught an explosive play on a pylon route from Mendoza in the Rose Bowl. The source describes a bootleg play against Alabama's double-mug look and Cover 0 call that gave all three wide receivers one-on-one matchups. 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 a bad position. Mendoza shifted his eyes to Cooper and immediately recognized the coverage mismatch, throwing a perfect pass on the run that hit Cooper in stride for an explosive play.
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