RSJ Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writ...oles/index.html It all will be over soon for Laveranues Coles. Once he passes a routine physical Wednesday, his trade from the Washington Redskins will be consummated and he'll officially be a New York Jets wide receiver again. Given how much we've heard about Coles' frustration this past season, there shouldn't be a more delighted player in the NFL. There's no question he lucked into the best opportunity he could find after his time in D.C. Coles will be reunited with his close friend, quarterback Chad Pennington, while playing in an offense that should be far more aggressive with new coordinator Mike Heimerdinger calling the plays. He'll play with a better supporting cast on a playoff-caliber team. He also gets to be happy again. That's the biggest boon for a player who described every week of last season as a "miserable" experience and added that the most important lesson he learned while in Washington was "trust nobody." If you want to know how badly Coles and the Redskins needed a divorce, consider this: Redskins owner Daniel Snyder threatened Coles when the receiver's refusal to accept the trade without a contract extension thwarted the deal last month. "He said that if I stayed in Washington, he would turn me into another Terry Glenn," Coles said. (Glenn, now with the Cowboys, missed most of the 2001 season with New England as his public feud with head coach Bill Belichick resulted in various fines, suspensions and ultimately Glenn's benching). "He said he would send a flat-screen television to my home because I'd be better off watching the games there. That was his way of saying I'd be sitting for the next couple years until they cut me." Snyder didn't return phone calls about that comment but it's easy to understand his irritation. He gave Coles a then franchise-record $13 million signing bonus two years ago. He expected Coles to be an integral part of the offense for many years. Now Snyder was watching the same player call his shots on the way out of town -- Coles eventually secured a reported $15 million in guaranteed money over the next three years while forcing the Redskins to take a huge salary cap hit -- and it stung. But Snyder wasn't the reason Coles wanted out of Washington. Joe Gibbs was. Coles never felt comfortable with the Hall of Fame head coach. He was wary of Gibbs as far back as training camp. Coles feared that the coach (who was traveling and couldn't be reached for comment) would favor a conservative, run-first offense featuring Clinton Portis -- and that's exactly what happened. Though Coles caught a career-high 90 passes last season, he averaged a career-low 10.6 yards per reception and scored only one touchdown (which Portis threw to him on a halfback-option pass). Coles never publicly aired his bitterness but he privately bristled about Gibbs' strategies: the coach's unwillingness to move the receiver around in the offense, the lack of downfield passing and the predictable nature of the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETROCK Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Since Coles is that happy about being back in green and white, I can't wait to see his game to game performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l_j_r Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 ... coles really has played the salary-cap nfl to a T ... i wonder if peter warrick learned the value of the almighty dollar this well from back in their FSU-caper days ? :wink: l_j_r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillerPaul Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Since Coles is that happy about being back in green and white, I can't wait to see his game to game performance. I'm happy for you Jets fans. Trust me when i say you could do much worse than acquiring Coles. Must be nice to have a legitimate deep threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 "Though Coles caught a career-high 90 passes last season, he averaged a career-low 10.6 yards per reception and scored only one touchdown" Wow, talk about production. Just the kind of stats you want from your #1 WR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Snyder is clown shoes. I love this trade more and more. Coles is going to be pissed off and will want to prove to everyone that his low average was a fluke. Somebody warn Randall Gay that he's meat next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 "Though Coles caught a career-high 90 passes last season, he averaged a career-low 10.6 yards per reception and scored only one touchdown" Wow, talk about production. Just the kind of stats you want from your #1 WR. That was due in large part to Brunell 5 YPA and Ramsey 6.1. Gibbs also ran a offense that made Hackett look wide open in comparison. But you knew that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 That was due in large part to Brunell 5 YPA and Ramsey 6.1. Gibbs also ran a offense that made Hackett look wide open in comparison. But you knew that. OWNED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boozer76 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 I don't know. Coles always has someone to be mad at. First it was bowden, then the Jets, now it's Snyder. Quite frankly when any other person has this many problems with the people they associate with, they themselves are usually the problem. Coles seems to make up drama just to have...drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGHT STALKER Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 I don't know. Coles always has someone to be mad at. First it was bowden, then the Jets, now it's Snyder. Quite frankly when any other person has this many problems with the people they associate with, they themselves are usually the problem. Coles seems to make up drama just to have...drama. I'm not a shrink, but it seems all of his problems (for lack of a better term) is his desire to be wanted. He seems to have this complex of "acceptance". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage69 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 I'm not a shrink, but it seems all of his problems (for lack of a better term) is his desire to be wanted. He seems to have this complex of "acceptance". He's still pissed that he took the rap for that Dillards store deal and it cost him in the Draft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boozer76 Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 He's still pissed that he took the rap for that Dillards store deal and it cost him in the Draft! What's he still pissed at now? The fact thjat he made out on a $13 mil signing bonus, of the fact that he's getting another $8 mil from us? Bowden punked him, the Jets punked him, Snyder punked him, whose next LaTurdeous? What is this, the world vs LaTurdeous? Piss off you ungrateful bastard, try scoring a TD once a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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