In a tumultuous season marked by setbacks on the offensive side of the ball, Amari Cooper has been a constant for the Cleveland Browns.
His pole star. With Joe Flacco leading the way, the Browns followed Cooper’s 265-yard, two-touchdown performance to give the Browns their 10th win of the season over the Houston Texans.
For the past five seasons, the Browns’ offense has run like running back Nick Chubb.
After an injury-riddled year, sophomore Deshaun Watson will be the compass.
He is now the fourth starting quarterback of the season, but one aspect of the Browns offense remains the same.
This is Amari Cooper. He served as a guide for a team that went through many changes during the season.
Cooper had five games with at least 100 receiving yards this season. The Browns have won all five. No one doubts his suitability as a particular defender.
Cooper confronted P.J. against the San Francisco 49ers. I caught everything, including a 108-yard catch with Walker.
Cooper makes a play when someone throws him the ball..In 32 games with the Browns,Cooper caught 150 passes to five different quarterbacks for 2,410 yards and 14 touchdowns.
While this has been an indictment of the Browns for the past 30 years, no one deserves more than Cooper to become the first Browns receiver to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons.
And he did it in style. In Houston, Cooper was at the height of his power. He showed me everything in his arsenal. friend. power. speed. technology.
Cooper dominated Texans defenders at the catch point and also dominated them with precise running and body control..
The only thing that could slow Cooper down was common sense. Facing the opportunity to host the New York Jets in just four days, the Browns tried to save their players from some attrition by blowing a 36-7 lead.
They held the start by four runs. The Texans rallied twice and forced the Browns to send their starters back down the field.
This allowed Cooper to break the franchise record for receiving yards in a game, previously held by Josh Gordon.
Coach Kevin Stefanski and Flacco drove north early in the game. Flacco threw a 53-yard pass to Cooper up the middle of the field, who was offside.
Cooper was able to run past the safety and use his body to cover the corner and make a play on the ball.
The Browns ended the drive with a Jerome Ford touchdown. The Browns continued the play, this time with Flacco on the left side.
He barely got to his feet and cleared a wide Njoku cross to deliver a deep one-on-one pass to Cooper against the backup defence.
Cooper took two steps to create separation along the sideline.
At that point, he was so fast and so strong than his opponent that he accidentally shook off a defensive pass interference before securing an interception.
Cooper looked like Jim Brown when he caught the ball with one hand and dragged it all the way.On those two plays, Cooper was almost halfway through the day.
Both pieces looked effortless. The task seemed easy to Cooper as he knew every detail correctly.
He was good at route planning and using his body to prevent opponents from playing the ball.Cooper’s second touchdown was in the red zone.
Cooper, who lined up in the right slot, raced toward Texas’ Derek Stingley’s corner and fired a quick shot wide before heading toward the post.
Cooper used his body to beat Stingley and immediately blocked the ball to his body before moving away from the defender to prevent the ball from bouncing as they both hit the ground. .
Without Flacco’s big pass, this play would not have happened. In the post, Flacco Cooper adjusted his throw as soon as halftime started.
Because Flacco knew where he was going with the ball, it was impossible for Stingley to react quickly enough to stop the play.
At one point in the game, Flacco didn’t seem to miss a beat. Marquis Goodwin’s interception late in the first half was like heat control.
Flacco and Cooper had some big moments when they were on the sidelines.
Cooper won in more ways than one. He went up and extended one pass, knocked down another and beat his opponent on a third down return.
Each time, Flacco made the perfect pass for Cooper to shine. Flacco’s confidence level.
