Chris Cooley

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by SCRedskinsFan

Paulsen is better than Cooley doing what Shanahan wants done out there, or he'd be playing. Cooley hasn't done squat for years now, and our sentimental feelings about Chris won't change that.

And I have no idea why you're dragging other teams' TEs into this discussion. I'm very comfortable with your disagreeing with every thing I said. You're entitled to your opinion -- but I still think you're wrong.

Cooley's done. I hope he goes out in a blaze of glory against the Cowboys, but he will not be on an NFL roster in 2013.

And I love Chris Cooley the Redskin.

Whether Cooley is capable of starting and contributing or not like he has in the past is unknown because he hasn't received that opportunity. Cooley, despite being injured for just about all of the Shanahans coaching tenure until now has still had great seasons in this offense. If Gibbs was still the HC, Cooley would be starting.

Anyway, I brought other teams TEs into the discussion to see just how Paulsen measures up to them. And the fact of the matter is that he just doesn't. If Paulsen develops into a 65-80 catch/1,040 yard/5-7 TDs a year type of TE I will be greatly surprised because he matter-of-factly isn't that type of threat on offense as those other tight ends that I brought up.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

Whether Cooley is capable of starting and contributing or not like he has in the past is unknown because he hasn't received that opportunity. Cooley, despite being injured for just about all of the Shanahans coaching tenure until now has still had great seasons in this offense. If Gibbs was still the HC, Cooley would be starting.

Anyway, I brought other teams TEs into the discussion to see just how Paulsen measures up to them. And the fact of the matter is that he just doesn't. If Paulsen develops into a 65-80 catch/1,040 yard/5-7 TDs a year type of TE I will be greatly surprised because he matter-of-factly isn't that type of threat on offense as those other tight ends that I brought up.

Why would he, since he's the #2 TE, and we already have a #1 TE that has the potential to be that good?

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Why would he, since he's the #2 TE, and we already have a #1 TE that has the potential to be that good?

Ruhskins, my point of emphasis here is that in place of Fred Davis, Cooley should be starting. Not Logan Paulsen.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

Ruhskins, my point of emphasis here is that in place of Fred Davis, Cooley should be starting. Not Logan Paulsen.

I honestly don't think Cooley is that much ahead of Paulsen in terms of talent at this point (Cooley in his prime is a different story). Furthermore, given how complex the offense seems to be, I can see why Paulsen is starting and obviously he's been solid. Finally, I think Cooley may be doing a better job at blocking than Paul, so I think they may need him there, rather than catching passes.

I like Cooley a lot and I do hope that he gets involved in the passing game more (and I am not one to easily say that "he's done"). But I don't think he'd be much of an improvement over Paulsen right at this moment. In the end, RG3 spreads the ball so much among receivers, that honestly I don't think it matters who is starting (outside of Garcon) at TE or WR2/WR3.