Bleeding Green Nation on Darius Cooper
From the article
"You graduate by trust and by consistently doing what you're supposed to do... he's had opportunities in training camp to win on third down, and he has done that."
STACKED’s take
Cooper graduating from dirty-work role to prominent offensive role through consistent camp play.
Cooper, an undrafted player with only nine total catches last year, has shown the ability to run himself open and make contested catches with impressive ball tracking and adjustment skills. Coach Nick Sirianni explained that Cooper "graduates" from his "dirty work" receiver role through trust and consistently doing what he's supposed to do, noting he's won on third down in training camp. The source says if you didn't know the context of Cooper being undrafted with minimal prior production, you'd think he's one of the top receivers on the team. Sirianni recommends not playing Cooper much—if at all—in the preseason, as he should be a real part of the offense this season.
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