Disappointed with Gardner

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by saden1

Name one Redskin who had a good year during the 2002-2003 season. Even Coles' numbers were down.

That's not an excuse, Gardner was a reason why the passing game couldn't attack downfield. There's a reason the coaching staff didn't throw deep very often, and it's not because they suddenly forgot how to call deep passing plays. It's because:
1) Coles' toe was enough of a hinderance that he couldn't go deep, he could only serve as a possession type guy. And he got much better once he got that cortisone shot in the toe.
2) Brunell didn't show enough arm strength to throw deep while he was playing.
3) Gardner was so inconsistent that Gibbs didn't feel comfortable relying on him for big plays. He dropped so many passes that he just couldn't be trusted. We all know Gibbs is big on dependability and not making mistakes. Gardner is clearly not his guy.

Santana Moss doesn't drop passes, and he's a much faster deep threat. You can't seriously tell me you'd rather have Gardner than Moss?