http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/20/AR2005102001821.html

This article mentions a point that many Skins followers, myself included, thought -- going from Coles with his great work ethic to injured Moss would be a downgrade. It seemed as though their speed was probably equivalent. In reality, it's a significant difference. Moss has breakaway speed and consistently makes big plays work. Switching from Coles and Gardner to Moss and Patten seemed like a push at best. However, Moss' game-breaking ability is head and shoulders above what preceded him. Patten still has yet to prove that he was a worthy addition. As more defenses roll toward Moss, he'll get his opportunity.

Many fans who have felt hopeless with Dan Snyder running the show and recognized that he was too involved. He was the one who felt that the Skins should have drafted Santana Moss whereas Schottenheimer, who was calling all the football shots at the time, drafted Gardner instead. Now this proves that at least on this one point, Snyder was right. For fans, this may be a dangerous precedent because they don't want to see "Jerry Jones hand-picks Quincy Carter and Chad Hutchinson"-type moves.

Coles is still a good player. If he got his foot operated on and was 100%, he'd be in the upper echelon again. Imagine if the Skins had Coles and Moss (rather than Gardner).

Who would have predicted that the Skins offense would be humming along, at least yardage-wise? Who else besides Joe Gibbs looked at the offseason moves and thought that the Skins had actually upgraded? There's still a long season to go but all the parts are there to continue the ride the rest of the season. The nagging thing is the turnover battle.