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What do you make of this?


Right guard Randy Thomas, at Redskins Park yesterday, turned from reticent to candid when asked if Coles's return would cause problems.

"I love the guys who want to be here and their heart is with the Redskins," said Thomas, who added that Rabach showed an enthusiasm about joining Washington. "If you don't want to be here, stay home."

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Thomas is on point...no really wants to work with people who hate their jobs. They'll just end up not carrying their weight.

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What's also interesting about Randy Thomas making the comment is that, having been his teammate in NY as well, Thomas knows Coles better than most...so you gotta wonder what he knows

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i like that rabach seems like he is enthusiastic already, and i like randy thomas a lot. good man. good words.

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It really sounds like Rabach wanted to be here, he didn't even listen to any other offers and had a deal in place very early last night.

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There you go, Randy. Seriously, if Coles dosent want to be here, just sit on the bench, I have no problems with that. We dont need to take the cap hit of trading him, and dont let anyone else benifit from having him. Very interesting to hear from Randy, who has played w/ Coles for much longer than most of the team.

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Ya'll are making such goodpoints you could sharpen some pencils. I don't wanna see a man play who doesn't want to play for his team. However, I have a feeling that Coles will come around if he makes it to training camp and sees all the magic happening there.

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GIbbs will work his magic on Coles if he's not traded. Gibbs has handled a few head cases in the past.

As for Thomas, I like the attitude. And I dig the Rabach signing. Our line is falling into place, and we all know that if the O-line works, things will roll.

Now about our defensive FAs... :doh:

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I personally think this whole Coles situation will cool down and be all but forgotten by camp. While I disagree with Coles and his attitude, I think the media attention has turned something that was supposed to be concerns voiced by a player to his coach into a much larger problem.

As this whole LC fiasco developed it reminded me of all the harsh words everyone had for Ramsey when it was reported he wanted to be traded after Brunell came in. A lot of people back then said to get rid of Ramsey because he was acting like a primadonna, only thinking of himself, not a "true redskin" etc... Gibbs was able to calm Ramsey down (thank goodness!) and keep him around, and I believe he will do the same for Coles.

I say give Coles another shot. With our improved O-line Portis is going to be a bigger threat so defenses will stack the box more freeing up Coles downfield. Classic Gibbs football. We just need new receiver or two for our new posse.

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RIght on, Cooley. I'm also betting that's what goes down.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]It really sounds like Rabach wanted to be here, he didn't even listen to any other offers and had a deal in place very early last night.[/QUOTE]


That signing may not seem like much to a lot of people, but it's got me pumped!

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Yeah - it's a good signing. Matty - have you ever heard someone sign with the skins and say "Well, wasn't my first choice, but what the heck, here I am!"

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Thomas is not one of these player's who likes to here himself talk he's usually very reserved in his interview's, so for him to really put it like that to Cole's say's a lot, it sound's like team unity is starting to happen player's I think believe in Gibb's, it's just a matter of getting enough of them with the same mind set, our latest signing sound's like another step in that direction. As for Cole's unless he continues to make it near impossible for us to trade him he will be gone, not so much for his displeasure for the offense but the fact that he's hiding behind it to try and get a new contract, if he really wanted out he could have out and probably make more money than he is now, but apparently it's more important for him to break the bank than to leave a team he is apparently fed up with. I say get rid of him if at all possible, as Thomas basically said, if he doesn't want to be here than don't let the door hit you in the A**! there are plenty of quality reciever's in this draft we will be fine.

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I wonder what Lavar thinks about all this. Anyone notice he's been pretty quiet since the season ended?

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He's too busy giving the FO advice on who should be a Redskin and who shouldn't. Since he feels he should have a say in personel decesions.

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I'm glad Lavar has been quiet. As a matter of fact, I would prefer everyone follow his lead. No one speak in the press until the words "Wow I can't believe we just won the Super Bowl...for the fifth straight time" come out.

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[QUOTE=Daseal]Yeah - it's a good signing. Matty - have you ever heard someone sign with the skins and say "Well, wasn't my first choice, but what the heck, here I am!"[/QUOTE]

You know what I'm saying, don't try to get all curmudgeon on my ass, LOL

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Who would be shocked if LC comes to camp, shows up, works hard, and then hits for 80 catches 1250 yards and 6 TD's?? I wouldn't.

Look at the brutal start to last year for the Pats and Ty Law? Belechik like Gibbs will let cooler heads prevail.

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[QUOTE=Daseal]Yeah - it's a good signing. Matty - have you ever heard someone sign with the skins and say "Well, wasn't my first choice, but what the heck, here I am!"[/QUOTE]
Well I'll say it. I was all set to be a Seahawks fan, but I couldn't come to grips with that blue/green color scheme.

Kidding.

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Rabach is good news for the offense. I think Coles will have a solid year for the skins. Nobody will meet his trade demands. We need to find a solid #2 receiver.

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From skinsttw (Deleted the wrong post, sorry!):

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Rabach is good news for the offense. I think Coles will have a solid year for the skins. Nobody will meet his trade demands. We need to find a solid #2 receiver.

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can someone please tell me how to start a new thread. Sorry this is off topic

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This gets me so excited! :oink:

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Hey! You're one Cool-ey Cat! :oink:

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[QUOTE=bigm29]can someone please tell me how to start a new thread. Sorry this is off topic[/QUOTE]

On the homepage click on "forums" (top left)

Once there, click on the forum of your choice

Once there, click on "New Thread" (top left)

Rinse and Repeat

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thanks smootsmack

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Big difference between the Ramsey and Coles situations is that Ramsey made some noise because he thought he was getting a legitimate shot at the starting qb spot and then we pay out the @$$ for Brunnel. Coles is just acting like a spoiled little kid cuz he's not getting his types of routes called and he didn't get enough TDs. Ramsey was and still is an unknown commodity in that we don't know with 100% certainty that he is the qb of the Redskins long term future, whereas Coles was envisioned as our possible next Art Monk or Gary Clark. I'd love to see the scenario I posted before about us sending Coles and our 1st rounder to Minnesotta for their recently aquired 1st rounder and their 2nd rounder. Or maybe Tampa Bay with that same scenario.

As far as Thomas, he is really starting to become one of my favorite redskins. It's kind of weird that 2 of my favorite players( Jansen and Thomas ) r guys who don't get the spotlight unless they mess up or get hurt.

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thomas is well known for being a big eater, sso he's gotten a lot of the spotlight for his love of shrimp and anything else you place in front of him ;)

I really think coles with the injury is closer to a monk than a clark... great hands, not used as a burner last season though.

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[QUOTE=gortiz]Who would be shocked if LC comes to camp, shows up, works hard, and then hits for 80 catches 1250 yards and 6 TD's?? I wouldn't.

Look at the brutal start to last year for the Pats and Ty Law? Belechik like Gibbs will let cooler heads prevail.[/QUOTE]

If he's here I fully expect him to play hard.

Gibbs has dealt with a wide range of player personalities before, if he can't smooth things over and find some sort of mutual understanding than Coles is beyond help and really needs to go.

I'm hoping they can work things out, but I think Snyder and co. are still working hard to find value for him in a trade.

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[QUOTE=JWsleep]GIbbs will work his magic on Coles if he's not traded. Gibbs has handled a few head cases in the past.

As for Thomas, I like the attitude. And I dig the Rabach signing. Our line is falling into place, and we all know that if the O-line works, things will roll.

Now about our defensive FAs... :doh:[/QUOTE]

YEAH for Thomas............he's one of the few WORTHY to wear the burgundy and gold............ :headbange

As for Gibbs handling a few head cases......Let's see Dexter Manley, the tempermental Gary Clark, and let's not forget about Riggo who Gibbs visited at 9am in the morning and there was Riggo sitting on his porch drinking a beer, and Gibbs begging him to come out of his brief retirement to help the Skins win.........and he did! :)