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Will Amari Cooper play for the Bills vs. Titans? What McDermott said

Will Amari Cooper play for the Bills vs. Titans? What McDermott said

ORCHARD PARK – Brandon Beane admitted Wednesday that he was watching what was happening on the trade market along with Davante Adams.

What he didn’t admit, however, was that the entire time he was focused primarily on the player he ultimately won: Amari Cooper.

Beane didn’t need to say that Adams’ salary cap meant the Bills didn’t have a realistic chance of getting him from the Raiders, because that was pretty obvious. It would have required all sorts of restructuring to fit Adams’ $11 million into the Bills’ already bloated payroll, but Cooper’s sub-$900,000 success was not only more palatable, it could easily be absorbed without the need to change anything.

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“When their move was announced, we were focused on Amari,” Beane said when asked if the Jets’ trade for Adams accelerated the Bills’ machinations to bring in Cooper. “I watched it, looked around, and by Monday afternoon I felt like there was a pretty good chance we could do it with Cleveland.”

It helped that the Browns played and lost on Sunday, dropping them to 1-5 on the season. Had they beaten the Eagles, perhaps GM Andrew Berry wouldn’t go into selling mode and Cooper would still be in Cleveland. But with the loss and the fact that Beane had a little more time to work out the parameters of the deal because the Bills didn’t play until Monday night, the two team builders got it done.

“I talked to them on Sunday night and then on Monday for a few, maybe even a few hours before the game,” Beane said. “When you’re so close to the game, that’s what you focus on. Let’s see where our health is and I’ll call you tomorrow. We weren’t there. I would say we were very close when (the Adams trade) was announced. My last conversation (with Adams’ agent) was on Monday morning, where I was monitoring the situation in Davonte and at that point I was focusing our chances on trying to acquire Amari.”

Here’s what was said about trading at One Bills Drive:

Amari Cooper is looking forward to the new challenge

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Amari Cooper discusses his first day with the Buffalo Bills

Amari Cooper drove from Cleveland to Buffalo on Tuesday and was on the practice field with his new teammates on Wednesday.

This is nothing new for Cooper, as he was traded midway through the season. The Raiders traded him to the Cowboys at the 2018 trade deadline, although in this situation it was during Dallas’ bye week, so he had a little more time to settle in. Nevertheless, he is aware of the challenge that lies ahead of him. He will be expected to step in directly and help in a meaningful way, while also learning a new system and getting to know his new teammates.

“Being traded in the middle of the season is definitely a quick turnaround,” he said. “So I don’t know if I’ve had enough time to really process it, but at the end of the day it’s just football. One of the things we insist on as football players is just being where our feet are. One can look back at the past, but only to learn from it. You know, this game comes with a lot of ups and downs. We didn’t have the best season there in Cleveland, but obviously I’m not there anymore. So I’m very focused on my situation now.”

Sean McDermott won’t say whether Amari Cooper will play

Beane alluded to the fact that of all the positions, wide receiver is probably the most difficult position for a player to fill and learn to play over the course of the season. This position is about so much more than just running out and catching the ball.

“I’ll reach out to the offensive staff and just see how they approach things,” McDermott said. “As with anything, you want them to be onboarded as quickly as possible. But there are also moving parts: there are other players that we also have to take into account, and who plays where and who gets the ball.

“Sometimes wide receivers have different skill sets and sometimes there’s overlapping skill sets and so you have to figure out the individual parts and make sure that, again, we’re able to get into a rhythm, maintain our rhythm and more than anything else. “, Josh is comfortable with anything.”

Josh Allen claims everyone will continue to eat

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According to Brandon Beane, Amari Cooper is a good fit for the Bills’ offense

Bills general manager Brandon Beane shares some thoughts on acquiring wide receiver Amari Cooper.

That’s been the mantra all season in Buffalo, that all passing targets get opportunities, and it’s fair to say that’s what Allen did.

“I’m still trying to blame it on the open guy,” Allen said. “But I think having a guy like him who has done it consistently throughout his career and done it at a high level will help everyone in this setup on the offensive side of the ball. We’ll try to give him his due, but everyone else will still get theirs.”

Sure, but no one really bothered to try the buffet. The Bills’ wide receiver performance was woefully inadequate, especially after Khalil Shakir was injured. Therefore, Cooper needs to become the alpha dog on offense, and that needs to happen quickly because there is no doubt that the 30-year-old is the most accomplished receiver on the team now.

“I’m really excited about him,” Allen said. “I’ve been a big fan of his for a long time. Very intelligent, very detailed and the way he runs his routes and I think he can help us a lot. He is a multiple 1,000-yard receiver and multiple Pro Bowl player. We have a few teammates who have been around him before and raved about him as a man and a character. I’m really excited to have him in our locker room and he’ll fit in quite well here.”

Sal Maiorana has been covering the Buffalo Bills for four decades, including 35 years as a full-time beat writer for the D&C, and he has written numerous books on the team’s history. He can be reached at [email protected] and you can follow him on Twitter @salmaiorana. https://profile.democratandchronicle.com/newsletters/bills-blast

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