Eagles Receivers (Cooper/Mathews) (1 Viewer)

[Umojamon]

Anyone have an opinion about where these guys stand? On a day when Nick Foles threw for 325 yards and 3 TDs Cooper laid another egg while Mathews had a great game. Was this a one-week event against a weak Redskins pass defense, or is something more fundamental going on here?

 

[bostonfred]

If i remember correctly, matthews was covered by a linebacker on both of those plays, which made for a good mismatch that probably won't happen every week. He may be emerging, but i wouldn't expect him to continue dominating bad on this performance

 

[MattFancy]

I like Matthews going forward more than Cooper. He has more big play potential than Cooper. I don't think we'll see Matthews getting 2 TDs/game very often, but he has a higher ceiling than Cooper for sure.

 

[Insein]

Matthews is the slot guy. So if teams continue to stack the box against Shady and Blitz Foles, then Matthews will be the shorter route most of the time and therefore more likely to see targets. Cooper is who we thought he was. An average player who's probably a WR4 on most teams.

 

[Snotbubbles]

If i remember correctly, matthews was covered by a linebacker on both of those plays, which made for a good mismatch that probably won't happen every week. He may be emerging, but i wouldn't expect him to continue dominating bad on this performance

Somebody is getting the mismatch, pick your poison.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

If i remember correctly, matthews was covered by a linebacker on both of those plays, which made for a good mismatch that probably won't happen every week. He may be emerging, but i wouldn't expect him to continue dominating bad on this performance

Somebody is getting the mismatch, pick your poison.

Offenses like Kelly's are built on mismatches but they do tend to move around as defenses play whack-a-mole.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Mathews had 9 targets, 8 catches, plus RZ looks. That's a get IMO before he does it twice.

 

[McGarnicle]

Cooper looks slow and lumbering to me. Seems like a no-brainier that Matthews will earn more targets going forward. Not sure if that means he moves outside more often, but it just makes sense to do whatever they can to get him the ball.

 

[need2know]

Mathews will be more involved as the year moves on. Get him while you can. ..

 

[thriftyrocker]

Only reason Riley was relevant last year is big plays - deep balls where he adjusted to the ball in the air better than the defender and came up with a long TD. He hasn't gotten any of those, and probably won't get many because the offense has changed a little. Instead those are going to Ertz, or just reduced in number in general. I think Riley's droppable in most formats. He'll get a decent game or two, but only a desperation play for the rest of his career, just like it was for most of the beginning of his career. Matthews is an unreliable WR3 going forward this year, some big games, some quiet ones.

 

[wudaben]

Matthews will be more involved but it's bound to be spotty without a couple injuries occurring somewhere. At this point it is McCoy, Sproles, Maclin, Ertz and then ...Cooper, Matthews & Celek. Cooper still was on the field for something like 92% of the snaps.

 

[Umojamon]

Thanks, guys, for your input. I appreciate it.