Stephen A. declares Cooper Kupp 'the BEST RECEIVER IN FOOTBALL' right now ❕🏈 | First Take
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- Stephen A. declares Cooper Kupp 'the BEST RECEIVER IN FOOTBALL' right now ❕🏈 | First Take
Stephen A. Smith, Michael Irvin and Dan Orlovsky discuss Cooper Kupp's performance in the Los Angeles Rams' Super Bowl LVI win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Triple Crown AND Super Bowl MVP?? Hard to deny him.
Look at the amount of targets he gets, it's ridiculous he almost doubles the closest receiver
@@ouukentrell
191 Targets - Kupp
169 Targets - Adams
169 Targets - Diontae Johnson
Catch percentage
75.9% - Kupp
72.8% - Adams
63.3% - Diontae
@@ouukentrell Lies.
Well super bowl MVP is more of a decision we dont know how objective it is I don't really like using MVPs or officially chosen awards and placements as a metric.
@@AceofDlamonds you get these awards because of how you play 😂😂😂
Man put himself in the HOF with one season.
💯💯💯
Already one of the best Rams WR in Rams history.
I think he needs a couple more years of solid production then he will prob get in
no
he aint going to no hall of fame lol
Cooper Kupp just had the literal best complete season in NFL history. For once, I actually agree with Stephen A. Smith.
"Eww, cooties!"
His season wasn’t better than Calvin Johnson
It was 1 extra game this season.
@@NFLam759 he delivered in the playoffs and was SB MVP. His season is better than Calvin’s
@@97NikeSb Neither Kupp nor Johnson had the opportunity to choose the teams they played for. Kupp just had more opportunities than Johnson. Matthew Stafford is proof of this. Given enough talent at the WR position, Stafford can produce. The Lions never had a team this good. Johnson did more on fewer catches while being the defense’s only concern. Kupp did it on a good team which featured better WRs commanding any and all significant coverage away from him, all while having some of the greatest coaching in all of the NFL. Pretty lazy take, dude.
Stephen A Smith is absolutely right. Cooper can hurt you everywhere, he can hurt you in the slot, the outside, blocking, route running and his hands are great too. He’s a complete WR and this is his year, he deserve to be called the best because he played liked the best.
Exactly. Kupp is like Edelman, but with the added ability to take any catch to the house if he has even 5-6 yards of separation.
I say that say with reverance to Edelman, who was the master of using precise timing, short area quickness & an array of slick moves to ALWAYS be open, even when eveyone knew he was getting the ball. One of the best third down targets in NFL history. Now we see what adding downfield ability to that gets you: 2000 yards and 22 TDs lol
@@chrismoser9676 Edelman is a nobody compared to Kupp
Totally, cooper kupp offers a lot more man i love his play. Hope he says humble and stay away from injuries.
💯
@@erikpuka2627 Edelman is a good receiver, and I can see why he compared him to Kupp because Kupp moves similar to him. Kupp is just bigger, stronger and more reliable. Kupp is just a different animal tbh.
Cooper kupp is the best receiver in the league right now without a doubt . His route running is unbelievable.
No way....it's definitely Devontae Adams
@@itsintheword2818 I understand your opinion. But if I had to pick either. I’m going with kupp. Kupp shows up in big moments for his team. Adams is nice but he doesn’t always show up when they need him too just saying
@@braylonfridayministrys917 ... Okay but the reason why Adams doesn't have to step up is because their team is already dominating the game because of him lol. I would rather have Adams running a deep route then cup, cup is good for underneath and finding spots in the zone but Adams requires double coverage every play. I don't think Cooper ever got enough recognition throughout his career because he's been pretty consistent and it wasn't until the playoffs that people noticed him. But I've seen him for a long time, it's like Mike Evans of the Buccaneers, the guy is a untouchable receiver but it wasn't until Brady got there that more people noticed him
@@braylonfridayministrys917 crazy how scheme just completely flies under the radar when talking about the best wide receiver. I mean that rams scheme is so advanced, they find ways to get Kupp the ball with favorable matchups every time. Kupp is great, but the reason he put up better numbers than everyone else is because of the way he is used in that offense.
@@nostep1517 THANK YOU BRO
If mvp wasnt a qb award , cooper kupp would’ve completed the perfect season
deadass
Nah DA should've been MVP
@@mscooldeadly Brady should’ve been mvp
@@JD-sy1ql you funny
@@schwany6703 why lol I ain’t ever seen anyone do what he did at that age especially qb
Hard to deny, nobody could stop him when everyone knew he was getting the ball
He's not the best
@@mscooldeadly triple crown, opoy, superbowl mvp. He’s the best receiver right now
@@mscooldeadly Who's better? He had arguably the best wr season in NFL History. Every defense knew that he was the primary weapon, and he still scored td's and make clutch plays
@@mscooldeadly shut up
@@mcnally1456 super bowl mvp should’ve been for Donald lol
Kupp’s worst game this year was 5 catches 64 yards 0 TD.. Devonta Adams had that stat line or worse 5 times this year. Kupp only had 2 games all year under 90 yards and he scored a TD in one of them.
It's cause he's white. Nfl media is racist
And adams qb won MVP
Devonte Adams was double more than any receiver ever this year just saying
@@savagetv6460 I knew the race card was coming out.. lol
@@MiAmigoon3051 it's a fact. Kupp is clutch. He's just like Jerry Rice
Michael Irvin spazzing so funny 😂
Kupp is so cerebral as a receiver!! He reads coverages like no other receiver.
If you want a fun fact - at the Ram’s practice facility they actually gave him his own office to watch film at like 4 in the morning. First man in, last man out mentality
COOPER KUUUUUUUPPPPPP BEST SEASON BY A RECEIVER EVER AND IT CAME AT THE HANDS OF MY FAVE PLAYER
Randy Moss 2007 season was better
@@boris2997 no sb mvp
Every week its a new greatest.
@@boris2997 it wasn’t 🤣🤣🤣
Jerry Rice SB MVP (1989season) was better imo
Never seen a clutch receiver like kupp and what he did this season and especially in the playoffs.
Edelman was really clutch a few years ago in the SB too
I’m guessing you’re not old enough to have seen Jerry Rice clutchness?
Jerry Rice, Michael Irvin, Julian Edelman
@@shonda79able Edelman is not on the same level as Jerry Rice the best wr ever or the playmaker Michael Irvin
Hopkins was way more clutch tho he got 3 first downs when they needed it the most in a row. No offense to kupp but hop deserves more respect for giving them a chance and kupp was forced the ball multiple times in the end with a very questionable holding call and everyone saw the whole offensive line basically jump so it shouldn’t even happened. It should of been 4th down.
With all his production Cooper Kupp blocks for the run like a mule. He's the best, most impactful wide reciever in the game right now.
170 catches 2300+ yds 21 touchdowns. Those are crazy numbers Kupp put up this year.
When they keep doubting you, be undeniable
He won the triple crown, won OPOY, and SB MVP.
Jerry Rice did that in an entire career but never in a single season.
No other receivers in NFL History beside Rice and Kupp have those 3 accomplishments to their name.
What more does Kupp have to do to prove that he’s by FAR the best receiver in the league?
Add some melanin to his skin? Get some dreads?
Man put some respek on his name!!
He has to do it for another 3 years then he’s the goat at his position Remember it’s a what have you done for me now not what did you do in the past
Nah he needs to get some tats and he straight with the homies lol
Cooper been good. It’s that he got a serviceable QB and his numbers were off the charts
His numbers with Goff were high too. He’s a productive wr
Dread? Slow down i agree w you until that slightly racist comment
I can't disagree even if I'm getting a Deebo jersey. Coop made me money. I will never hate him for that. He's the only Ram I will never hate. Had Cinci won, I was thinking getting a championship hat. Didn't happen. Coop saved me money.
Deebo is definitely a beast too!
one of the greatest wr season of all time and for some reason it went so unnoticed during the season by the media.
No it didn’t???
Greatest ever after this playoffs
It’s because he a white guy
How did it go unnoticed? He got more coverage than any other WR this postseason, and rightfully so.
He the real deal for sure
Overall he could be the best. It's tough to say there are plenty of great ones but Kupp had a monster season and has been very good for years. Depends on what you are looking for too.
Definitely agree with you especially on that last sentence 💯 you got greats like Davante, tyreek and even Deebo and they all had monster seasons in different ways
@@_The_Journey deebo was just good this year
"Could"? He is currently the best, dawg. How did Adams do in this year's playoffs? 9 catches for 90 yards, 0 TDs. How did Kupp do in the playoffs? Kupp *averaged* 95 yards/game, scored at least 1 TD per game, and outperformed Adams in every single playoff game except in the Divisional round against the Cards due to Stafford not passing much, yet still got 61 yards and a TD that game. If you want to be the best, you gotta show up in the regular season AND postseason, and Kupp did just that with a "lesser" QB in Stafford compared to Rodgers
@@TheHuskyK9 it's only one season though.
@Yurt Dweller for one season
It would have interesting to see what Kupp would have done in the playoffs and Super Bowl for the Rams if didn’t get injured that year, maybe Geoff would have actually have a TD in that Super Bowl.
Matthew Stafford="Mr. Comeback." Down 3 and it's no big deal with 6 minutes left. But, down 4, and needing a TD late in the 4th was a different story!!!!!!!!!! Matthew was coooool under pressure to deliver the ball perfectly every throw! Even had a great TD pass called back for off setting penalties, and had to do it again! Staff is now GOATED, and HALL OF FAMED!
Smart man he is. On that last drive I was telling everyone that he needed to say F it and force feed Kupp. Football 101 and he did just that.
You can't help but be proud of him. Think about it. You're with an organization that is synonymous with losing for years and you go to another team and in that one year, you pull a Brady and you win the super bowl? That's insane!
Those are some crazy numbers he put up
Kupp for me is the best rn. DA is amazing but with the game on the line, im going Kupp. The dude just finds ways to get open and make the catches at the most pivotal points in the game and hes been doing that the whole playoffs.
As a rams fan this is just BEAUTIFUL
If you've been watching Kupp like I have since he's been in the league dude been doing this type of stuff he just didn't have the qb to get him the ball like Matt do & also we had Gurley so we ran the ball alot & he was on his way for a big year when he tore his acl the year we went to the SB
I love listening to Dan breakdown how a player runs or Acts or how a game goes or how a play goes. You can hear the knowledge that he has from his past as a quarterback. It's different nuances that commentators like this can pay attention to that commentators who have never played the game don't have that wealth of knowledge to come from.
Cooper Kupp giving white wide receivers hope
Never lost it. plenty of good white receivers in the NFL
He's changing the narrative not all white receivers can be slot guys but the be the X and Y in teams
@@mikeedwards7619 He is a slot YAC guy tho.....Most of his yards are YAC, but he is still a beast.
Edelman yall forgot this dude? Still the best catch back in 2017. Smfh. Yall mustve forgot
@@yawnnlawnn7067 who?
This kid has been good for awhile but really broke out this year, unstoppable. Good on him and his family
Cooper Kupp torched the 49ers defense, the same defense that kept Davante quiet
There is so many talented young receivers in the league right now. Fun to watch.
Kupp single-handedly changed the narrative on white boys not being elite receivers 🤟🏾
RACIST
Him and Christian McCaffrey..the Bosa brothers...there are a few white boys out there breaking the mold..
No racism I’m solely talking about receivers. Ton of white players at other positions who are DAWGS
Jordy Nelson was awesome too
@@Ryan2022 Jordy was def a great WR but no WR has had a season like this
Copper Kupp what a player
This is one of the few times I totally agree with Steven A, he hit it out of the park!
Right now. Yes
"It's filthy". Dan is the man . Dan you're sik wit it my friend.
Everybody and their mama knew he was going to get the ball but they still couldn’t stop him. He is the best WR hands down. Davante Adams didn’t show when they needed him most. Kupp saw the same attention as Adams in the Super Bowl but still showed up biiiggg
Kupp is like Edelman in terms of short area quickness & precise timing over the middle- and he's almost as tough (nobody is tougher than Jules.). That's why Edelman is the closest comp in terms of always being open, even when the defenses know he's getting the ball.
On top of that, Kupp can win deep & is one of the best in the league after the catch. If he has 5-6 yards of separation when he makes the catch, he has the field vision & breakaway speed to take it all the way EVERY TIME.
Stop it. Kupp is a full and complete receiver
First take is getting more exciting
Dan looks mad hungover. Love to see it
Deserved 🔥
I do dig the Bengals gear. Black and orange. And I did like Chad Johnson. Mina Kimes was born in ochocinco. Detroit-Cincinnati-Chicago, the Lions, the Tigers, Da Bears, oh my! Won 1 SB between them. 🦁🐯🐻
Stevie a has me rolling....how does nobody doing it how nobody look like that Erving 🤣
I love dan lmaooo
Dan, my guy.. as a Detroit native, I NEED that shirt
I’m a Minnesotan & obviously a Vikings fan, but my whole family actually wanted the Rams to win solely because of Stafford! He deserved it after suffering years of playing in that soul sucking abyss they call Detroit!
It’s all that grit and high motor that kupp has man
Bro might have had the greatest season of any WR in history
No he did have it
Devonte Adams was watching the Super Bowl while Kupp was winning the Super Bowl being clutch down the stretch.
Uncle Steve at it again.
COOOOOP That's s bad man
TJ Watt says hi, but seriously the reason there seems to be less dominant defensive players atm is the rules make it easier for offenses to do well. ITs hard to compare two players from different generations
Hard to say anyone is better. Even more impressive when Odell went down and you they were going to him
By far..dude is the lord of hands
3:11 You gotta love Stephen A
Man just had the best wide receiver season ever. Coop is the Truth.
I agree. Kupp is the best.
I agree 1000% and I'm a Packers fan....well former Packers fan.
This season is definitely Kupp! It’s not a question.
My how fast time flys and things change… he was the best for 1 season
Stephen A spittin lol
His hips and balance are the reason why. Ive never seen a player be able change directions like him in a route. .
Dan has gotten waaay better with his takes
Cooper kupp is best wr easy that's not a question his routes crazy and speed great triple crown Superbowl MVP like its not a question
Kupp is in a league all his own. He's the best, period!
In regards to that hall of famer comment,
LT played in an Era of great defensive players
Aaron Donald played in an era where great offensive linemen were required, not recommended
The best THIS season.
The Switchup on Tae is crazy funny.
Facts
Yep, All In!
Just came here to inform everyone that about something I've been saying for years, this is addressed for all the Stafford sceptics. 1 week ago Stafford became the tied 6th best qb OF ALL TIME when it comes to game winning drives with 43 game wining drives.
1. Payton manning 54
2. Tom Brady 53
3. Drew brees 53
4. Big Ben 53
5. Dan Marino 47
6. STAFFORD
7. Brett Favre 43
8 Matt Ryan. 42
Against the Bengals he got his 44th Game winning drive and is 6th and he is only 33. He has had 3 game winning drives this post season ALONE. This is the REAL STAFFORD. He is CLUTCH, that's it... I've heard many critics about his inconsistencies and have unfairly overcriticized him about his play in a new system. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR YEARS, If Stafford ever gets freed from that cursed franchise that yields no good for anyone who enters the door, ITS OVER. Guess what? Superbowl in the first year on a new team. Heck he has produced 2 of the greatest qb-reciever connections of all time, MEGATRON and Kupp (1 and 2) . There is NO FINALS MVP KUPP without Stafford and THAT HAS TO BE RECOGNISED. What more is there to say? Stafford has been elite for 7 years straight and is a CERTIFIED HOF'er. Bye...
Edit: I proud of AD and ODELL as well. Those messages have blessed the league for years and they deserved this chip.
Kupp has been great just had injurys!!! He the best
5:30 did people forget that blocking is a part of being a receiver
Hard to deny it. I will say though he plays a lot in the slot which gets him to line up against linebackers. Top 2 at the very least for Kupp tho
You mean when he gets a linebacker and a safety on him while yes in the beginning of the season you are correct however later in the season he was double close to if not the most in the league and had a lot of good slot cornerbacks or cornerbacks in general go up against him the you have the super bowl where he was double and triple teamed every play and still the defense couldn’t do anything
Everybody on here had great points, it was a combination of all those points. IAs for the comparison of A Donald and LT the anonymous hall of famer mentioned less dominant defenders. You could argue that’s because of talent of the on the offensive end, the modern schemes, and the game is more careful now with rules and officiating. That doesn’t diminish today’s game tho. But players today are more athletic overall and A Donald gives the impression that he would dominate any era. He’s consistently a problem for good offensive lineman singled or doubled. That being said both of their impacts on the game are huge and seem equal.
Kupp is a straight 🔥 BALLER. THAT'S IT
LT the real goat of defense 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Maybe there was some question about who the top WR in the league is. But once Kupp won the triple crown and the Super Bowl, it's was a wrap. In my opinion any player that leads the league in every statistical category at their position is the best football player in the league.
Yes. He is.
He been solid but this his first season being truly elite , now it may be because of the qb he had , but I need to see another really great season before I say yes definitive so imma go with Adams still but kupp up there for sure and will be if he keep doing this
Your gonna go with a player who had Rodgers his whole career vs a player who had goff and once he had a solid quarterback did something that’s never been done before
Right now Cooper Kupp is best WR in the league. Guy just came off one the most amazing seasons I have seen from WR.
FACTS
Always funny to me when analyst have such a hard time admitting that guys like Kupp are physically talented. It's always, he's so smart, he has such good feet, he runs such nice routes. I've seen Kupp run past defenders left and right and most of the time he looks more physically talented than those around him.
Yeah I caught that as well. He’s White, they aren’t allowed to be “Athletic”.
Camera room needs to be fired 😂
He was pretty amazing on 2nd watch ngl I thought AD should have gotten the nod but I'm not so sure on second watch. Its close.
Dan trying immediate to figure out the hall of gamer and molly catching it was funny… I have Adams and Hopkins 1A and 1b but Kupp right there.
Facts, did everyone forget about Hopkins? Cardinals fell apart without him
CK remains me of Jerry Rice knows he getting the ball but nobody can stop him !!
Cooper was looking like Travis 😂
Coop is the best WR hands down! Great point by Stephen A
Yes COPPER CLUTCH is the best WR in the NFL right now and possibility yrs to come !!!
Also, the sky is blue.
Stafford unlocked the full kupp
All we have to say out loud is that Cooper Kupp had Jerry Rice's CAREER Accomplishments in a SINGLE SEASON.... that is bananas. Receiver Triple Crown, Offensive Player of the Year, AND Super Bowl MVP in a single season. Rice was the only receiver to accomplish all that in a career and this man did it in one year. He's the best in the league right now.
🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣
Tide is changing for the receiver position . Back to guys who are great route runners and great hands. The NFL knows now that a guy could have 4.4 speed but 10.00 flat hands does no good for the team if you cant catch in the clutch.
Metcalf quickly comes to mind. You need all the intangibles to be a complete receiver. Guys a freak athlete but he's still pretty raw.
I think that’s what people don’t understand everyone in the world knew the ball was going to cooper the defense pulled pushed him even illegal hit him and he still produced yes it’s great receivers who have done it or can do it but this guy was elite all season he set his bar high let’s see how he continue his career he’s a beast
Davante Adams lol
He reminds me of Jason Witten. Always open for no reason
What Jerry Rice accomplished Cooper Kupp did it all in a signle season
Cámara man was confused today huh 😂😂😂💁🏻
Debo Samuel does the same thing just needs a better offense , mettle can stay but 49ers needs a new offense
Those stats from Madden😂