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hurrykaine · 03-09-2005, 11:45 AM

What this boils down to is immaturity - on the part of both Coles and Gibbs.

Seems like Gibbs could've merely said to Coles - "Look, I assure you we'll throw downfield a great deal more next season."

For his part, Coles should've sucked up the fact that he was going to have less than a 1000 yards for the season, and not let his "me first" attitude get in the way of the team. We were trying to win that last game against the Vikes, not set up a passing clinic.

That said, its funny to see how many posters, most of whom adored Coles while he was here, called him a true "consumate team-player" and "warrior", are now calling him "bitch" and "thief", and asserting how he's not that good.

Then there are others such as Mike Wise, who are now adopting the Pastabelly approach of questionning whether Gibbs will be successful in his second stint.

My plan is to wait two seasons. I'll give Gibbs 3 years as a head coach - if he can't get us into the playoffs in year 3, can the old man's ass - at that point, he's clearly not proficient at gauging talent without a GM, and the game has clearly passed him by. I'll be the first one to give Kudos to Pastabelly for having the guts to say this before last season even began.

A large part of me hopes this will be our year - a lackluster offseason with modest signings and more draft picks - hopefully, we will be a healthy team, have no key injuries on Offense or Defense, and play consistently on offense. I'm less worried about the defense. Greg Williams had a top-ranked defense while he was head coach at Buffalo - there was no Smoot on that team - only Antoine Winfield, who is not as good as Springs.

03-09-2005, 11:45 AM	#19
hurrykaine Impact Rookie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washington, D.C. Age: 52 Posts: 762	Re: Wow! Some Great Insight into Coles' Departure What this boils down to is immaturity - on the part of both Coles and Gibbs. Seems like Gibbs could've merely said to Coles - "Look, I assure you we'll throw downfield a great deal more next season." For his part, Coles should've sucked up the fact that he was going to have less than a 1000 yards for the season, and not let his "me first" attitude get in the way of the team. We were trying to win that last game against the Vikes, not set up a passing clinic. That said, its funny to see how many posters, most of whom adored Coles while he was here, called him a true "consumate team-player" and "warrior", are now calling him "bitch" and "thief", and asserting how he's not that good. Then there are others such as Mike Wise, who are now adopting the Pastabelly approach of questionning whether Gibbs will be successful in his second stint. My plan is to wait two seasons. I'll give Gibbs 3 years as a head coach - if he can't get us into the playoffs in year 3, can the old man's ass - at that point, he's clearly not proficient at gauging talent without a GM, and the game has clearly passed him by. I'll be the first one to give Kudos to Pastabelly for having the guts to say this before last season even began. A large part of me hopes this will be our year - a lackluster offseason with modest signings and more draft picks - hopefully, we will be a healthy team, have no key injuries on Offense or Defense, and play consistently on offense. I'm less worried about the defense. Greg Williams had a top-ranked defense while he was head coach at Buffalo - there was no Smoot on that team - only Antoine Winfield, who is not as good as Springs.