Chris Cooley to the New York Jets and Tim Tebow to H-Back?

August 29, 2012   ·   Roger Light   ·   Jump to comments

Chris Cooley was recently released by the Washington Redskins in a cost-saving move that will have many teams scrambling to sign his services.
Cooley was a quality tight end for Washington for eight years. He was injured much of last year, but in 2010, he was third among all tight ends in receiving yards.
He is known to work well in the slot, and he is very quarterback-friendly.
The Jets, meanwhile, are clearly struggling to field a decent receiving corps. One has to assume that if Tim Tebow had soft hands and ran good routes, they would already have tried him at tight end.
Why not sign Cooley and move Tebow to H-back? As an H-back, Tebow can block, run, catch and occasionally, dump off a pass, and when the defense least expects it, hurl something resembling a pass at a wide open receiver.
Cooley would be a great fit for the Jets. He's a great leader, a great receiver and he has a bruising, blue-collar way of playing the game. What's not to love?
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