Who wants Riley Cooper? On the one, he's just a journey-type receiver -- a former fifth-round pick who hasn't done much in his first three seasons. On the other, he suddenly seems to have a very strong rapport with Nick Foles.
That's proving to be quite a combo. Foles has started four games, and in each of them, Cooper has been very productive.
| Cooper with Foles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | No | Yds | Avg | TD |
| at T.B. | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 1 |
| Dall. | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 0 |
| at Oak. | 5 | 139 | 27.8 | 3 |
| at G.B. | 3 | 102 | 34.0 | 2 |
In Philadelphia's other six games, Cooper has caught only one touchdown and hasn't had even 30 yards in any of them.
There is some kind of rapport there. On the other, we are talking about Riley Cooper -- a marginally talented receiver without much speed.
If you were talking into a draft today, how many wide receivers would need to be selected before you chose Cooper? Is he a top-10 receiver? Top 20?
--Ian Allan