Laveranues Coles copies Harrison, gets released

Let’s not get crazy here. Just because Marvin Harrison does something, that doesn’t mean all the old, aging receivers in the league have to do it.

But no one told that to Laveranues Coles. Coles is so confident that he can get a long-term deal in free agency that he was willing to give up the $6 million the Jets would have paid him next season.

Coles thinks he can play for another three or four years, but the Jets apparently didn’t feel the same. The team agreed to release him amicably before the start of  free agency but still might work out a deal.

Coles has been convinced of his value long-term by his agent Roosevelt Barnes, who must have met Coles at the last meeting of the ridiculously-formal-sounding name club.

Sure, there’s a team or two out there looking for receivers, but I’m sure they’d rather have a T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Anquan Boldin or even Plaxico Burress before a Coles.

Coles, much like Harrison, is a fading talent. He’s dropped in fantasy rankings with the departure of Brett Favre, and it’s hard to see him finding a situation within the NFL that makes him any more relevant to fantasy football.

Tampa Bay, with their open bag of cap space, has been a safe haven for veterans in recent years,  Weekend at Bernie’s-ing Joey Galloway for most of the modern century, but even that love affair came to an end when the Bucs cancelled their social security policy and released a slew of veterans.

Will the Eagles take him? Unlikely. Donovan McNabb would probably rather have Marvin Harrison than Coles, and neither would really show a huge effort on the Eagles’ part to improve his targets.

I guess he’s got a shot in Miami depending on how much he really likes that Chad Pennington guy.

Coles is most likely bound for a few meetings with a handful of teams, a few phone calls to Roosevelt about the proper spelling of “Laveranues” and, after all that time wasted, a new contract with the Jets.

He should just hope his new one is somewhere close to the money he just left on the table.

By Jacob

Jacob founded Fantasy Football Fools in 2007 as a outlet for all the fantasy football conversations he couldn't have in-person. Since then...well, it's only gotten worse.

4 comments

  1. I’m a little frustrated with Mr. Coles at the moment. First he visits Buff and Miami. And now Cincy? Why doesn’t he just stay home and send out a league-wide text saying, “Will go wherever I get the most money.”

    1. @Laddy

      Definitely seems like Mr. Coles is wanting a nice contract for his last deal. With Housh now signed, I think the rest of the receivers on the market will start to fall in place. Sooner or later, Coles is bound to realize that he’s probably not going to get the value he’s seeking at his age. Jets might be his best chance to win a championship — and a long shot at that.

  2. I’m a little frustrated with Mr. Coles at the moment. First he visits Buff and Miami. And now Cincy? Why doesn’t he just stay home and send out a league-wide text saying, “Will go wherever I get the most money.”

    1. @Laddy

      Definitely seems like Mr. Coles is wanting a nice contract for his last deal. With Housh now signed, I think the rest of the receivers on the market will start to fall in place. Sooner or later, Coles is bound to realize that he’s probably not going to get the value he’s seeking at his age. Jets might be his best chance to win a championship — and a long shot at that.

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