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Originally Posted by illdefined
NO ONE hates Coles. i'm just saying he's not the same player he was on the Jets or at the beginning of his Skins tour. the separation hasnt been there, how can anyone deny this? Gardner is supposed to get the grabs in the middle and get hit, our Monk. Coles was supposed to be our TD threat. our G.Clark. i dont think i'm over-simplifying things, whenever Coles gets a pass he's got a guy right on him and its been costing us.
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I think there are a lot of reasons for that.. First is the routes he is running.. He's not getting down the field routes as often, he's running comebacks and outs and he's open.. We need to send him on more go routes or post/corner routes to get the separation.
Second is the QB arm strength.. On the few go routes I've seen, he's been open but having to wait on the ball allows the DB to catch up. When was he most effective last year? When Ramsey was throwing it to him, up the field, leading him away from the defender. Brunell seems to lead him into the sideline or into the defender. Even the big 4th down catch he made yesterday was behind him.
Third and most importantly is the pass protection.. If the QB can't step up into the pocket and throw the ball or doesn't have time for the routes to develop down the field it doesn't matter how open he is, he can't get the ball..