Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and fantasy analyst Matt Harmon react to the Amari Cooper trade that sends the receiver to the Bills and how he fits into the Bills offense and needs an upgrade at wide receiver. Listen to the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe to , , or

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Maury Cooper traded to the Buffalo Bills.

It’s a pick swap where Cleveland gets a third-round pick of Tom Pissaro, had that news, had the latest news.

Okay, Matt, what do you think of this Amari Cooper?

Who could tell you’re not really feeling it in Cleveland.

In recent weeks, since Joe Flacco stopped throwing him the ball downfield every time.

What do you think about this?

I think it’s really interesting.

I think it’s fun.

Oh, I think it’s super fun and I think it makes so much sense for Buffalo because I’ve been saying for weeks now on this show, on any other show, that I’m in that?

I think Buffalo has the worst outside wide receiver play in the NFL, or at least they’re at the top of it, especially from a separation standpoint.

You know, Kon Coleman isn’t ready to be that guy.

These guys are, I think they’re doing well, side players.

Um, I’ve always said I’d love this, I’d love to see Kon Coleman used more as a lock.

Certainly.

How about taking him off the line of scrimmage?

How about just not making him like I thought Matt Collins would be their sacrificial ex-receiver, and it’s actually Kon Coleman as their sacrificial ex-receiver.

I just think there are much better ways to use it.

Um and Amari Cooper is a tough guy this year because I don’t think he’s had a great season to start the year.

But how much of that is because, like you said, he’s just not feeling it.

It has a decline rate of 10% per year depending on which source you look at.

But also, you know, fantasy points data, those guys do a great job of charting and, and data and things like that.

They have a stat line, you know, unattainable air meters due to inaccurate passes.

52.1 percent of Aarti Cooper’s 676 air yards on the season were uncatchable due to inaccurate passes over the half, you say 2831 somewhere around there.

And I thought that would be high, 52,352 air meters, but not on the table.

So it’s so hard to look at everything he’s done from a production standpoint and attribute that to the player.

I just think it makes so much sense from an addition point of view.

Of course, I don’t think 52% of his air meters will be unreachable due to inaccurate throws because of Josh Allen.

This is exactly what they needed. I didn’t like Amari Cooper without a few teams, but I love them, him with the Bills.

Me, me, this is what they needed.

He has to get there.

I’m glad he brought catchy stuff because I think Amari has always been like that.

He is, he’s a smart player and he’s one of those guys, he knows when something’s not right.

And he’s not the guy to say, okay, I’m going to overcome this.

He says: I don’t know, I don’t really feel it.

He’ll feel it when Josh Allen rips and throws him.

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