With the 159th overall pick the Philadelphia Eagles select WR Riley Cooper

by JasonB on Apr 24, 2010 1:20 PM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

With the 28th pick in the 5th round the Eagles have selected Riley Cooper, WR Florida.

Eagles cheerleaders took the stage along with some members of the armed forces to announce the pick. Sgt First class Mark Pierre made the call.

Cooper is a big possesion type WR at 6-3, 222. NFL.com quick take

Cooper enjoyed an extremely productive senior year as he caught 51 passes for 961 yards in Florida’s spread offense. He is a bit of a strider that builds to speed and can struggle when he needs to sink his hips to come out of his breaks with a big burst to separate from defenders. He can struggle on his release against a good press corner and will need some work on running more precise routes. He has baseball for an option but has stated that he wants to play football first and baseball as a backup.

Amazingly enough, Riley Cooper was drafted by the Phillies in 2006!

Cooper was later drafted and signed by the Texas Rangers, but decided to forfeit his 500K bonus to return to Florida and focus on football. He's known as a great blocker and a good special teamer. Plus, he was Tebow's roommate! OMG!

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Nice

I really like this pick! He is a big guy. Nice redzone target, I think he was a bit underrated by draftnics around the league. He got great value at the end of the 5th. So we got now to big dudes in Harbor and Cooper, maybe it will help us to solve our RZ issues?

by Isi_eagle on Apr 24, 2010 1:22 PM EDT reply actions

Where's the pics of the cheerleaders?

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Apr 24, 2010 1:23 PM EDT reply actions

Championship

About 10 minutes ago, I was pondering my own existence. Then I decided that it didn't matter.

by IronHank on Apr 24, 2010 1:23 PM EDT reply actions

Can he take Hamel’s spot in the rotation?

Jim Johnson(RIP). Brian Westbrook(36). Donovan Mcnabb(5). Brian Dawkins(20). Sheldon Brown(24). Jeremiah Trotter(54).

Thanks for the memories...

by Route36 on Apr 24, 2010 1:25 PM EDT reply actions

Hamels will be fine

by PhilsForever on Apr 24, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions

he gave up 4 home runs yesterday

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by immynimmy on Apr 24, 2010 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions

He'll be a good possession receiver

but something about him at Florida screams douchebag.

by phillyhoosfan on Apr 24, 2010 1:27 PM EDT reply actions

Where's a pick

For the oline. I know we needed a big receiver but that’s what Baskett is for.

by Young Eagle on Apr 24, 2010 1:27 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Riley Cooper was actually drafted by the Phillies in 2006

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by JasonB on Apr 24, 2010 1:28 PM EDT reply actions

Philadelphia really likes this guy.

RIP Jim Johnson, best ever.

by Imp on Apr 24, 2010 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions

This makes Baskett a likely camp casualty. Cooper can be the #4 here, come in in certain schemes/packages. I don’t think he’s any better than a #4 but his hands will be better than Baskett’s by a CHASM-sized margin.

by ZorkNemesis on Apr 24, 2010 1:33 PM EDT reply actions

Is the ZOLTAN still there???

by The Fish on Apr 24, 2010 1:34 PM EDT reply actions

Lol naw

I think Pats took him.

by LegendKnight22 on Apr 24, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions

DAMMIT

by The Fish on Apr 24, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Some analysis from a Gator

He’s the BEST blocking WR in the draft and has great speed. He’s a deep threat and can go across the middle too which is great in the red zone.

The problem is he’s a head-case and if he’s not getting enough reps in the NFL he could always go to baseball. When he makes a bad play he has a hard time getting over it. Some have questioned his work ethic too.

by TheRatLivesOn87 on Apr 24, 2010 1:36 PM EDT reply actions

Well, if he wants to go play baseball he only has to cross the parking lot.

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by JasonB on Apr 24, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions

one

one of the two rbs will make this draft

by jack is better than asante on Apr 24, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions

what rbs?

by PhilsForever on Apr 24, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions

hmm

dwyer or blount

by jack is better than asante on Apr 24, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought he was signed by the Texas Rangers last year?

by TheRatLivesOn87 on Apr 24, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions

He was. If a guy doesn’t sign, he can be drafted again. So he was drafted twice.

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by JasonB on Apr 24, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Lol

by 5IVE on Apr 24, 2010 2:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

The more I think about it

The more I love this draft. Going defensive for both starters and depth. And then that TE and now Cooper.

Now, wtf at out O-line? Does Reid really think who we have are enough?

by LegendKnight22 on Apr 24, 2010 1:37 PM EDT reply actions

O-line

Theoretically, if Andrews is ready and able to play well, our o-line is set.
Yomjoseki thinks McGlynn might be the new starting center based on his having worked with Kolb. If that’s true, then we have a line of Peters – Herremans – McGlynn or Cole – Cole or Andrews – Justice
It would be nice to have a little confirmation on that front though.

What I want to know is this: does Tebow snore?

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by Rabbit T on Apr 24, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions