That rookie wide receiver Amari Cooper simply wasn’t himself through much of the second half of the season was obvious to both the naked eye as well in the statistics.
Over the last five games of the season, the rookie first-round draft pick caught 14 passes for 219 yards _ and most of that damage came in a six-catch, 120-yard effort against Green Bay.
General manager Reggie McKenzie told Sirius XM radio Monday night there were times Cooper was merely running routes to draw coverage his way.
“That hurt us at the end of the season.