Each week, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick will without fail deliver glowing praise for his team’s opponent, and last November was no different when he was asked about Dallas Cowboys receiver Amari Cooper.
“You can start with him,” Belichick said. “He’s got great speed, he’s a big-time vertical threat (and his) run-after-the-catch is very good. He’s a sharp route runner — he can get in and out of his cuts. …
“He can kill you on short catch-and-run plays. He can run all of the intermediate routes, which are hard to cover, and he can certainly kill you down the field in single coverage on the outside or on inside routes if you don’t have a middle-of-the-field defender.