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Originally Posted by jsarno

Well, Coles was the best WR we have had in many years until Moss. The combo of receptions and yards we haven't seen since...
04- 90 rec, 950 yds. (Coles)
03- 82 rec, 1204 yds. (Coles)
02- 71 rec, 1006 yds. (Rod Gardner)
01- 57 rec, 664 yrds. (Michael Westbrook)
00- 50 rec, 653 yds. (James Thrash)
99- 65 rec, 1191 yds. (Michael Westbrook)
98- 44 rec, 736 yds. (Michael Westbrook)
97- 49 rec, 474 yds. (Jamie Asher)
96- 52 rec, 1014 yds. (Henry Ellard)
95- 56 rec, 1005 yds. (Henry Ellard)
94- 74 rec, 1397 yds. (Henry Ellard)
93- 58 rec, 638 yds. (Ricky Sanders)
92- 64 rec, 912 yds. (Gary Clark)
91- 70 rec, 1340 yds. (Gary Clark)
90- 75 rec, 1112 yds. (Gary Clark)
89- 86 rec, 1186 yds. (Art Monk)
88- 73 rec, 1148 yds. (Ricky Sanders)
87- 56 rec, 1066 yds. (Gary Clark)
86- 74 rec, 1265 yds. (Gary Clark)
85- 91 rec, 1226 yds. (Art Monk)
84- 106 rec, 1372 yds. (Art Monk)

So as you can see, we hadn't seen those kinds of numbers in terms of receptions since Art Monk in the mid 80's. Coles 03 yards we hadn't seen since Ellard in 94.
Coles was the best wr we had seen in a decade, and I would say, the best we have seen since Clark / Monk.
Also, like I said, he helped us get Moss. Moss had 84 rec, for 1483 yards.

If we would have drafted Moss in 2001 to begin with instead of Gardner we wouldnt be having this conversation. Coles was not the big name player we wanted him to be for the money we paid him he wasnt consistent. Plus Albert Connell also had 1100 yards that year so in 1999 was the last time we had 2 recievers have legimiate year.