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3 Reasons the Raiders should bring back WR Amari Cooper

By Alex Perl

Aug 24, 2018; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper (89) hauls in a catch in front of Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander (23) in the first quarter during a preseason game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 24, 2018; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper (89) hauls in a catch in front of Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander (23) in the first quarter during a preseason game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 30: Amari Cooper #89 of the Oakland Raiders runs up the sideline with the ball against the Cleveland Browns during the second quarter of their NFL football game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 30, 2018, in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 30: Amari Cooper #89 of the Oakland Raiders runs up the sideline with the ball against the Cleveland Browns during the second quarter of their NFL football game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 30, 2018, in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

3 Reasons the Raiders should bring back WR Amari Cooper

Familiarity

If there is one thing that this franchise needs, it is surely some continuity.

Whatever your opinion is on quarterback Derek Carr – you can not understate the misery this franchise has provided the quarterback.

Routinely, Carr deals with a revolving door of coaches and personnel, this also trickles down to the roster, especially the recent mess of 2021. To think that he can be this consistent with such movement within this franchise, maybe at some point the skeptics need to truly start pointing fingers at the franchise, and not the incumbent quarterback.

I am not here to get into a Carr debate, that will surely come in the form of Twitter or whatever avenue it is discussed on a near-daily basis – the point here is that Cooper had some of his best seasons with Carr at the helm, and the familiarity with Carr should be noted here.

Cooper can go back to playing with a quarterback he started his career with, and familiarity in the NFL is a powerful thing, so maybe Cooper can not only get his career back on track, but the Raiders can add a receiver Carr can trust. You cannot deny that these two did have some pretty good chemistry in their time together, and Carr had some of his best seasons with Cooper as his top target.

Just maybe, the re-arrival of Cooper will not only give him the jolt and confidence he needs to be a consistent and top-tier wide receiver, but it will also bring the best out of Carr, who at this point going into his (likely) ninth year as a starter, will see a franchise improve that is coming off of a playoff berth.

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