Chris Cooley Released

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Well, I know this isn't a popular opinion around here, but I don't mind seeing him go. I was never a fan of the blog and of all the non-football attention he managed to grab. It was always funny when he'd show up to practice in those silly shorts, but it always seemed to me to suggest he wasn't taking practice as seriously as he should have been. And reading about his drunken escapades on his blog sent a strange message to me about his priorities. Of course, to average football fans, the Cooley persona went over great, because it made him relatable, by I don't want my players to be relatable. I've been told on this site before to lighten up about criticizing Cooley, and I understand why I would have been told that. Nevertheless, I personally feel that for the past decade, the players in Washington have not been as committed to winning as the players on the more successful teams, that the collective approach and attitude from the locker room was far too laid back and not serious enough (Club Med?). For me, Cooley's off-field persona kind of personified that, even if he did always say the right things. I'll give the man credit, from his post-game interviews to his hysterical blog posts, he always knew what to say to make Redskin fans love him.