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In his time with the Raiders Dwayne Harris Jersey , Amari Cooper was a man of few words. He was quiet and shy and would often respond to questions with one or two word answers. Now and then, however, he would say..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Former Raiders WR Amari Cooper sets 2019 goal with Cowboys of 2000 yards LOLNew,147commentsPDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Former Raiders WR Amari Cooper sets 2019 goal with Cowboys of 2000 yards LOLTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXMIn his time with the Raiders, Amari Cooper was a man of few words. He was quiet and shy and would often respond to questions with one or two word answers. Now and then, however, he would say something that suggested he had more confidence than he let on. And more confidence than his play often showed.Since being traded to the Cowboys midway through last season, he has come out of his shell a bit more. Today he apparently told Pro Football Talk that he is setting a goal of 2000 yards for next season.It would seem his on-field goals are as lofty as his contract demands.Aside from the fact that no receiver has ever had 2000 receiving yards in a season, Cooper himself has never come anywhere close to that in any single season in his career. His career best is 1153 yards which he put up in his second season in 2016. Though, to be fair, he averaged 80.6 yards per game in nine games with the Cowboys last season which would add up to a new career best of 1290 yards over a full 16 games.Even at that clip, playing easily the best football of his career, he was still over 700 yards away from his new goal. I guess in terms of setting unachievable goals helping him to always reach for more it makes sense. But it would mean a lot more coming from, say Emmanuel Lamur Jersey , Antonio Brown, whose career best is 1834 yards and who has averaged over 1500 yards the past six seasons.Follow @LeviDamien It’s fitting for the Antonio Brown saga in Oakland, that even when Jon Gruden thought he was offering the last word, there were more words. Also, two key ones.With the Raiders winning in their first game after releasing the high-maintenance wideout, Gruden was hoping he could finally move past the hourly drama.“What happened here the last couple days may have been, you know, big news to some, but there were no distractions,” Gruden said, via Josh Schrock of NBCSportsBayArea.com. “I think you could tell that tonight, our team was ready to roll.“I’m never going to bring it up again. That incident, whatever you call it, had nothing to do with our team’s focus or preparation. That’s it. End of story.”But wait Tahir Whitehead Jersey , there’s more. With Antonio Brown, there’s always more.Asked later if the Raiders surprised people by beating the Broncos without Brown (though they barely practiced with him), Gruden offered a final volley, or a warning shot to Bill Belichick.“As much as people talk about it, I mean, my god,” Gruden said. “Man, I feel like someone smashed me in my temple on the side of the head. Get over it, man. It’s over. You know? We were good in the preseason without him. We’re going to be fine without him. And we wish him the best.“You know, we gave it a shot. Now New England gets their turn. Good luck to them. I can’t deal with it anymore.”Whenever Brown runs his course with the Patriots, we can only hope Belichick offers as eloquent a benediction.