ALAMEDA –The first-round pick reaped from the Amari Cooper deal won’t help until 2019 at the earliest, leaving the Raiders to make up for Cooper’s loss with what they have left on the roster.
Cooper played most every offensive snap when healthy, meaning Raiders reserves have a tall task ahead. His dynamic presence and respect from opposing defenses won’t just transfer to the new guys. A committee will try to combine strengths and help Jordy Nelson and Jared Cook in the pattern to keep the Raiders air attack flying high in Sunday’s game against the visiting Indianapolis Colts.