Chris Cooley Released

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by JGisLordOfTheRings

No shit. Nothing would be worse that Captain Chaos himself wrecking our trash secondary twice a year while the fans blame BA and co for it happening.

IMO, he'll end up in either Arizona or with the Jets, both of which are fine by me.

Jets, Ravens, Dolphins, Panthers are my guesses

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Jets, Ravens, Dolphins, Panthers are my guesses

My list exactly.

[That Guy]

he grew up a broncos fan... they do have manning.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by That Guy

he grew up a broncos fan... they do have manning.

Seems like the Broncos just drafted two TEs...

[SmootSmack]

Don't discount the Raiders

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Don't discount the Raiders

Cooley in Oaktown...yeah I see it. He's gonna play with a mean streak and that team is one place you can buy into it all the way.

[Monkeydad]

I was watching Mike Shanahan speak about Cooley this morning (it was from last evening's Redskins Nation) and it really sounded like Cooley refused to be a backup and asked to be released. They never discussed his contract from other reports.

It doesn't harm my view of Cooley as a true Redskin, it just shows how competitive he is and how hard it is for players to accept the end of their career.

It basically went like this:

Cooley: "Coach, I want to be a starter."

Shanahan (verbatim): "Chris, Fred is going to be our starter."

Cooley: "I want to start somewhere in the NFL."

Shanahan: "Then we're try to help you with that."

[Monkeydad]

Both parties in that case were a mess. Who do you trust if you're the judge? Geesh.

[JoeRedskin]

Except that Cooley grew up in Utah. "Home" may be close to his family out there.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Except that Cooley grew up in Utah. "Home" may be close to his family out there.

Well, he was born and raised in Wyomming, went to school in Utah, but by home I mean here since he's been here 8+ years and found his wife here.

But Ok, so teams close out there. Oakland--maybe but I don't see it. San Diego-nope. Arizona-maybe but they really really like Housler and have Heap. SLEEPER San francisco- he could backup another Davis and play before or after delanie walker. Denver---no.

[SmootSmack]

I just suggested Oakland because of Al Saunders, that's all

As for Davis. First of all, everyone is one hit away from being sidelined for the year so I don't know why Davis' case is so special. And if the Redskins don't trust Davis enough they shouldn't even have kept him around this spring.

[SmootSmack]

Maybe Cooley wants (needs?) to get away from home for a while

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Maybe Cooley wants (needs?) to get away from home for a while

OK, you keep making these little comments that are creating some ideas in my head that I don't want to think about if they're untrue. You've done it a few times in this thread.

I don't expect you to spill Cooley's beans about his personal life but you're being such a tease...in every thread!

[SmootSmack]

I'm just saying maybe being close to home is not what would help him. Maybe a fresh start and a total recommitment to just at least trying to become the player he once was would benefit him. You could apply it to any player in this situation really, this isn't exclusively about Cooley

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I'm just saying maybe being close to home is not what would help him. Maybe a fresh start and a total recommitment to just at least trying to become the player he once was would benefit him. You could apply it to any player in this situation really, this isn't exclusively about Cooley

I think in Cooley's case and a lot of other older vets father time has simply caught up to them.

At 39 now I can feel the difference from when I was 20 something. My joints and back are much more sensitivity to workouts and physically demanding days then they were say 9 years ago.

I workout and eat well but still I can feel the effects of age.