Coles and the Jets

[mgi]

I just ran across this article on the net, and I was kind of wondering the same thing myself. Sure, Coles has had a rough year in Cincy, and I have defended him to my friends most of the year. Palmer did not see much action in preseason and they never got in rhythm. I wish they were by now, but Palmer is in rhythm with almost nobody (except for maybe Foschii, in which case you hope he makes the catch.)

My hope is that Coles can come out in this game like Benson against the Bears. This can re-vamp our passing game for our Super Bowl run. To answer the question of why Coles has had little press about playing the Jets is the coaching and QB turnover in NY and his utter lack of production for the Bengals.

/>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/322226-laveranues-coles-why-nobody-is-talking-about-him-facing-his-former-team

[walzav29]

Man I hope so. Let's put it all together

Coles revenge vs Jets

Ced revenge vs T. Jones

No Pro-Bowlers

Majority of the media gives them no chance

Palmer had the worst game of his career

Ocho was shut out 1st time in 120 something games

Zimmer's D humiliated, and he is auditioning for a head coaching job

Win it for Zim's wife

Win it for Chris

Haven't won a playoff game in 19 years (Hopefully the whole game)

Palmer FINALLY gets to play a playoff game

Humiliated on national TV vs this exact team

Bart Scott said we always fold

This is as motivated as any team could possible be in the history of sports. WE HAVE TO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HAPPYJAQ]

Man I hope so. Let's put it all together

Coles revenge vs Jets

Ced revenge vs T. Jones

No Pro-Bowlers

Majority of the media gives them no chance

Palmer had the worst game of his career

Ocho was shut out 1st time in 120 something games

Zimmer's D humiliated, and he is auditioning for a head coaching job

Win it for Zim's wife

Win it for Chris

Haven't won a playoff game in 19 years (Hopefully the whole game)

Palmer FINALLY gets to play a playoff game

Humiliated on national TV vs this exact team

Bart Scott said we always fold

This is as motivated as any team could possible be in the history of sports. WE HAVE TO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Best post I've read in a long while, and I wholeheartedly agree. Couldn't have said it better. Don't forget that Marvin hand-picked this opponent since before the start of the game last week, and has a lot to prove in his own right to get in the discussion in considering the best coaches in the NFL today.

Norv over Marv for Coach of the Year is an ridiculous, from a talent-versus-record perspective.

[dewaynesworld63]

LC has hardly showed up on the NY radar this week in any capacity. It's a mistake, IMO, because either he or Caldwell will play a key role today. Chad's impact will be really limited today, regardless of what he or any delusional Bengal fans think. The Bengals should throw at Lito when the Jets don't roll coverage to his side. They will roll coverage to Lito's side once in a while to try and force Palmer to throw at Revis in a man-on-man situation. Scary...but true.

[derekshank]

LC has hardly showed up on the NY radar this week in any capacity. It's a mistake, IMO, because either he or Caldwell will play a key role today. Chad's impact will be really limited today, regardless of what he or any delusional Bengal fans think. The Bengals should throw at Lito when the Jets don't roll coverage to his side. They will roll coverage to Lito's side once in a while to try and force Palmer to throw at Revis in a man-on-man situation. Scary...but true.

And I expect Palmer to take that bait. He's not used to seeing Chad in man, so he'll probably throw that way often. I'm guessing it will be an entertaining battle if nothing else.

As far as Coles goes... does he hate the Jets? I know he was mad that they cut Pennington at the time, but I was unaware of any bad blood between he and the franchise like existed between Benson and the Bears.

[HAPPYJAQ]

LC has hardly showed up on the NY radar this week in any capacity. It's a mistake, IMO, because either he or Caldwell will play a key role today. Chad's impact will be really limited today, regardless of what he or any delusional Bengal fans think. The Bengals should throw at Lito when the Jets don't roll coverage to his side. They will roll coverage to Lito's side once in a while to try and force Palmer to throw at Revis in a man-on-man situation. Scary...but true.

And I expect Palmer to take that bait. He's not used to seeing Chad in man, so he'll probably throw that way often. I'm guessing it will be an entertaining battle if nothing else.

As far as Coles goes... does he hate the Jets? I know he was mad that they cut Pennington at the time, but I was unaware of any bad blood between he and the franchise like existed between Benson and the Bears.

I remember that Coles felt like he was low-balled in contract re-negotiations in his last season there, and that's what led to what was effectively a buyout of his contract, which allowed him to get a decent increase with the Bengals. I also remember a time in which he felt like the offense was using him as a decoy for Jerricho Cotchery, and then there was the time in which he revealed that he was molested as a child, and some of the NY media were insensitive to that revelation.

I would DEFINITELY say that there's some bad blood there.

[dewaynesworld63]

LC has hardly showed up on the NY radar this week in any capacity. It's a mistake, IMO, because either he or Caldwell will play a key role today. Chad's impact will be really limited today, regardless of what he or any delusional Bengal fans think. The Bengals should throw at Lito when the Jets don't roll coverage to his side. They will roll coverage to Lito's side once in a while to try and force Palmer to throw at Revis in a man-on-man situation. Scary...but true.

And I expect Palmer to take that bait. He's not used to seeing Chad in man, so he'll probably throw that way often. I'm guessing it will be an entertaining battle if nothing else.

As far as Coles goes... does he hate the Jets? I know he was mad that they cut Pennington at the time, but I was unaware of any bad blood between he and the franchise like existed between Benson and the Bears.

I remember that Coles felt like he was low-balled in contract re-negotiations in his last season there, and that's what led to what was effectively a buyout of his contract, which allowed him to get a decent increase with the Bengals. I also remember a time in which he felt like the offense was using him as a decoy for Jerricho Cotchery, and then there was the time in which he revealed that he was molested as a child, and some of the NY media were insensitive to that revelation.

I would DEFINITELY say that there's some bad blood there.

I wouldn't say there is bad blood. LC was regarded as a team leader, and even a captain for a year or two. LC was mostly well-liked by the fan base too except for his inflated sense of financial value. He will DEFINITELY want to stick it to his old team, but no more so than any other player facing his former club in a big game.