Rumor: Strahan Wants To Be A Redskin

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

You think so? Moss had a better 05 but Coles had a better 06. I think it's been a good trade for both teams.

Coles was a 1000 yard WR this year, but he also caught 36! more passes. That's 4 really good games worth. We do have to analyze the reason for this. Did Coles catch 36 more passes because he was that much better, or because he simply got thrown to more often? Considering Moss doesn't drop that many passes, I'd think that it was because Coles got thrown to so much. Santana missed a few games here and there to contribute.

I truely believe that most receivers are similar before the catch, but what really seperates receivers is their ability to make plays after the catch. Look at these numbers:

Coles Y/R (2002-2006)

14.2
14.7
10.6
11.6
12.1

Moss Y/R (2002-2006)

14.4
14.9
18.6
17.7
14.4

I bolded the final year before the Coles-Moss deal was made. Although their careers had been similar until that point, Moss undoubtably proved that while playing with Quincy Carter for half the year, that he could make big plays in the passing game. Coles had an injury riddled season. If the trade was made before 2004, the Jets would have had some justification. But over the last three years, they are in two seperate echilons.