Ok blast me if you will but in all reality Coles is not a #1 reciever.Hes undersized and does not have excel after the catch.A #1 reciever would be 6' 2"- 6' 4" and not afraid to go over the middle and have speed and elusiveness after the catch.The quaterback is only as good as the targets he has to throw to. Lacking a quality a tight end is another story for another day.
Coles is definetly a #1, I just don't think McCareins is a #2. Maybe on a bad team, but we need another weapon to throw to.
Coles is on a fairytale ride we bring him back looking for a repeat of probably his career year. Moss moves on and has a career year.I like Coles as a #2 but not a #1 not in the nfl today.
LIke said above there is no need for a good big fast #1 reciever if we have no quaterback to get him the ball.
I completely agree that we lack a true #1. Coles is a possession receiver, he would be one of the better #2 receivers in the league. But we need a guy who can really separate from coverage in a deep route.
What does height have to do with being a #1 receiver? Hines Ward, Steve Smith and Santana Moss were all # 1 receivers for their teams last year.
If Brett Favre was brought in do you think he would put up numbers with our current wide recievers and tight ends?
I wouldn't mind Signing David Givens. I think he and Coles would be a nice 1-2 punch. With the right QB and a capable O-line they could be productive.
Um, no he just has had no QB to throw to him this year. Check out his stats from before this, they are #1 WR stats.
PLEASE tell me your joking? How the hell isn't he? We didn't have the "skill" at QB last yr. to even think about having a #1WR
Coles still fits your description of a true number one, except he is 5'11 7/8" and weighs in at 198lbs, which still is not even close to undersized. He is a #1, you can't base much of anything off of last years performance, as the whole team sucked due to injuries to key people. If anything J-Mac is really a number 3 and everyone knows it, so teams chose to blanket Coles. With a true number 2 posession type reciever Coles will shine again (I truely believe Cotchery can fill that role).
