Good News/Bad News on Jonathan Cooper

[Duckjake]

FACT CHECK:

2012 Cards Defense Against different receivers:
1WR: 11th
2WR: 4th
TE: 15th

2011 Cards Defense Against Different Receivers:
1WR: 17th
2WR: 18th
TE: 17th

2010 Cards Defense Against Different Receivers:
1WR: 28th
2WR: 20th
TE: 8th

Individual bad games against elite TEs like Vernon Davis don't really tell the full story. Clearly our defense against TEs could get better, but they're not terrible.

How could the Cards have had those stats in 2012 and been the #5 overall pass defense?

Good to see they're going back to the style of defense that had them ranked 23rd vs the pass and 30th vs the run in 2010 though.