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[Defensewins]

Cooley has fumbled the ball more than a few times at very critical moments this year. I like Cooley alot, but he needs to hang on to the ball.

[dgack]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

Cooley has fumbled the ball more than a few at very critical moments in games this year. I like Cooley alot, but he needs to hang on to the ball.

That's because he's usually bowling over 5 or 6 defenders on his way to trampling for another 5 yards. He covers by the book when he catches, lowers his head, and rolls. You don't see him one-arming it.

His problem is that he doesn't go down easy enough. And if that's your biggest problem, I can deal with it!

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by dgack

That's because he's usually bowling over 5 or 6 defenders on his way to trampling for another 5 yards. He covers by the book when he catches, lowers his head, and rolls. You don't see him one-arming it.

His problem is that he doesn't go down easy enough. And if that's your biggest problem, I can deal with it!

You think fumbles are ok?
I can't deal with fumbles for just five extra yards. What good are those five extra yards if we lose possesion of the ball?
Portis handles tha ball much more than cooley and runs just as tough as cooley and he does not fumble as much.

[dgack]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

You think fumbles are ok?
I can't deal with fumbles for just five extra yards. What good are those five extra yards if we lose possesion of the ball?
Portis handles tha ball much more than cooley and runs just as tough as cooley and he does not fumble as much.

No, I don't think fumbles are OK. But I don't think anybody fights harder after the catch than Cooley does, and I'm saying, watch his technique when he runs with the ball, he tucks that ball and protects it.

Saying Portis doesn't fumble as much is completely irrelevant, since the hits he takes are 9/10 times running into a wall of guys at the line. Catching and running downfield is a completely different type of ball protection game.

Not to mention, half of the balls Cooley catches are total garbage throws from Brunell as the pocket is collapsing, and more often than not, Cooley turns a busted play into a first down.