Joyner: Cooley underrated

Because he doesn't play in NY?

Lol what does NY have to do with probowl?

Actually hooskins made me to think of one question.. How come Cooley has never been to probowl??

Anti-mormon bias.

Actually hooskins made me to think of one question.. How come Cooley has never been to probowl??

He'd have easily made it two years ago, but was classed as a FB and i think Mack Strong got in front of him, which is fair enough for the FB position.

But last year he was listed as a TE and just got overlooked...Crumpler got in ahead of him, which i think was ok given he had slightly better stats (think he had more TD's and Yards). But Cooley should have been selected as the number 2 TE. I think even Shockey who went, was originally the alterante? If thats right, who was the other TE originally selected? Witten?

ok. we have established cooley as one of the leagues best. exactly what is that worth? i do not want to break the bank for him. yes, i want him here, but not at all costs

I'm glad he's finally seen as underrated by others including sports writers. Because he is. This guy is becoming the face of this organization.

Also, one of the VERY BEST at his position.

Hope they are smart enough to get the deal done with Capt. Chaos at TOP tier money AS HE DESERVES! Take care of your own first....that are getting it done!

his agent is gonna ask for a 12-15 mil signing bonus at least. If the market is like this year's he could really cash in.
Hopefully he'll stay here for less, but we'll probably have to give him at least 13 mil in bonus $.

Like I have been saying Chris Cooley is the most underrated offensive player in this league. All he does is go out on the field and produce and he gets no respect seeing that he got snubbed the past two seasons for the pro bowl. When your career low in touchdown catches is 6 you are defintely a productive TE. He blocks well, he NEVER drops a pass, and he doesnt draw attention to himself. He is defintely in the top 10 in tight end and I would actually take him over shockey and crumpler for the simple fact that shockey has major attitude problems and crumpler always seems to drop key passes.

Look at Cooley's stats:

2004 37 catches 314 yards 6 tds with a long of 31
2005 71 catches 774 yards 7 tds with a long of 32 (should have been in the Pro Bowl)
2006 57 catches 734 yards 6 tds with a long of 66 (should have gone to the pro bowl)

Chris Cooley have proven his worth in this league and if he doesnt get a 6 year 30 million dollar deal from the Redskins he will get it somewhere else and I will be pissed.

Yards after catch. Blocking after catch. YAC. BAC. YAC. BAC.

I heart Chris Cooley.

Yards after catch. Blocking after catch. YAC. BAC. YAC. BAC.

I heart Chris Cooley.


you and me both Gtripp

This is a tough one. Cooley is on the verge of being a top 5 TE but he's not in that category quite yet. But the chemistry between him and JC was quite evident last year. I expect him to have a big year in 07 so that could put him in the top 5 category. But how much value do TE's have? Can you afford to pay a good to very good TE several million dollars? I say get the deal done. Sometimes you have to overpay to keep your core guys. If we don't pay him someone else will.