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Hopefully Niles Paul's play will make the retarded pothead expendable.
I guess I am on a different wavelength. Chris was a good player and a fan favorite but to compare his departure to that of Monk or Green is I think stating the case too strongly.
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i'm not happy about this. i just can't find a way to be happy about it.
a guy i was seriously happy for the moment we got griffin - he finally had a qb that was worth a **** and a possibility to make meaningful playoff runs in the next 4-5 years. He's only 30.
i know logic goes counter to my feelings, but i don't care. just not the way i wanted to see this player leave the organization.
I think you said it pretty much perfectly. He was never the fastest or most athletic or most talented TE around but he sure was a heck of a lot of fun to watch on the field and off of it. I especially loved what I call the "Cooley limp leg" where a guy would hit him low and he'd sort of let one leg go limp and the other player would just slide off. That one was always good for a couple of extra yards.Surprised by the emotional response to this but it's a nice tribute to the guy. I think it's fair to say most of us are as much a fan of Cooley 'the guy' as we are Cooley 'the player'. He hasn't been able to consistently contribute for awhile now and I think the team would've loved nothing more than for him to have come roaring back this year and given them a reason to keep him around...
...It was probably time, but I really hate that Cooley only got a chance to sniff glory, and likely won't be a part of things if/when the Redskins finally really return to greatness.
Wonderfully written, and spoken like a fan.Surprised by the emotional response to this but it's a nice tribute to the guy. I think it's fair to say most of us are as much a fan of Cooley 'the guy' as we are Cooley 'the player'. He hasn't been able to consistently contribute for awhile now and I think the team would've loved nothing more than for him to have come roaring back this year and given them a reason to keep him around.
The most distasteful part is that we didn't boot Fred Davis the last time he gave us a good reason instead of franchising him. I get that Davis has more speed and upside than Cooley at this point. But he's a zero in so many of the things we love about Cooley - smarts, humor, character, and selflessness. There's really no comparison.
It was probably time, but I really hate that Cooley only got a chance to sniff glory, and likely won't be a part of things if/when the Redskins finally really return to greatness.
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