@GOHOX69, I agree CDJ is not at the level of Tim Dwight, but he still can have a similar impact on a game. That was my point.
COOPER Freakin' DEJEAN. Since the start of 2022, Has Scored FOUR TDs (3 INT, 1 punt return), behind only Kaleb Johnson (7)
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I have to admit “glass jaw” DeJean had a pretty good game. Unless Nebraska bullied him again at the end of the season and he’s smart, he bolts to the NFL.
But would you trust the offense to actually use him? @QChawks might have said it best when he recently said that "our WR's are basically doing cardio on gamedays LOL."
Do we really want Cooper doing cardio on offense where you then have to send him right back out there on defense?
You’re right. In this offense, you wouldn’t.
Another thing: If you were him, would you be interested in taking the time to learn the offense and playing in it? Or would it just be a waste of time?
He's gonna play defense in the NFL; he might be returning punts, too. Just like he is doing now. The NFL draft is in just 7 months. He gone.
I think maybe Dwight had longer returns is his blockers were better??? As we know the offense doesn't block well, so maybe the guys on ST don't either? And with the new touchback rules you don't want to take off on a ball from the 5 or 10 yard line unless you have a BIG cushion.
Dwight had/maybe has freak speed. He made my Trojans look like they were tackling air and ran track at Iowa also.
From a fan in the endzone perspective
We knew you'd watch beginning to end!
Betcha skipped the Nebraska game!
Ouch!!!!!!
After watching the replay...could #36 have been flagged for a "block in the back"?
It is just the stuff of hypothetical, but would Iowa have benefited more from DeJean playing full-time offense (QB) rather than full-time defense?
During his recruitment, the coaching staff discussed with Cooper & his parents that playing on the defensive side of the ball would be his ticket to the NFL. They all agreed and the rest is history. And in 6 months, Cooper might be a first round NFL draft pick and instant millionaire.
This is my favorite angle. Watching the students in the background go from anticipation to full crescendo when he gets by that wave of would be defenders is awesome. Gives me goosebumps.
Oh yeah, and the police officer at the end, he couldn’t contain himself either. So much for stoicism.
If I was Coop, I'd have tried my luck there.
Coop [off mic and TV]: "Those were good questions, if a bit quick, but I got a better one. You doing anything later? I'll happily give you a vigorous in-depth interview."
