APThe Jets cut bait on a former first-rounder Monday, waiving outside linebacker Quinton Coples.
Coples started two games this year, and wasn’t exactly lighting it up this year, but his release this late in the season still comes as a surprise.
He was the 16th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, and had 16.5 sacks in his first three seasons, including a career-best 6.5 last year.
But he hasn’t had a sack this year, and has lost his starting job, with Calvin Pace and Leger Douzable filling those roles. So it’s probably just a matter of time that he ends up in Buffalo, unless someone else claims him first.
Welcome to the Raiders!
See ya!
Have fun in Buffalo.
First round of the 2012 Draft is becoming a giant LOL
Jerry on line#1.
Im sure he will be a Capt for the Bills tonight in Foxboro
Another member of Rex’s “Hall of Failure” Dee Millner, Kyle Wilson, and now Coples. We won’t zing him for the failures on the offensive side of the ball (because he doesn’t have any idea about anything related to a team’s offense) but that list is just as impressive, Geno Smith, Brian Winters, Steven Hill and who can ever forget “the Sanchiz”.
Yes the GM has the final say and rex probably wasn’t allowed to have any input during his final 2 years given how horrible the picks were in his first 4, but there is a reason why Rex talks a better game than his teams play it.
I always thought he was miscast in a 3-4 scheme like Vernon Gholston years ago. Two bad first round picks by the jets there.
The only way he doesn’t end up in Buffalo is if somebody in front of them claims him. He was decently productive for Rex and the Bills could use the depth.
Wasn’t he supposed to be the next Julius Peppers coming out of UNC?
another failed college DE to pro 3-4 OLB transition. Very few can pull it off. But, every year teams try.
Oh well. Coples never really grasped the position change to OLB
I doubt even Rex wants that headache. He just never got better just like when he was in college. Well, at least he can say to another former Jets DL bust, Vernon Gholston, at least I had some sacks.
he can play in a 4-3. i wouldn’t really call him a bust as much as just a bad fit for the way the jets defense is constructed. you can do a lot worse than him at end
Todd Bowles is sending a message, hopefully it’s received by the rest of the team.
Going to Buffalo for sure, and will be captain last game of the year.
Then using that logic would indicate that he gets an A plus for Karlos Williams and Ronald Darby…:
Never complained, good teammate, accepted a new position he never played , had production under Rex
Chandler Jones was picked 5 picks later.
If he didn’t fit in the Jets defense, what makes people think he will fit in Buffalo , when they’re running the same defense?
Welcome to Baltimore.
I think he goes unclaimed, as a former 1st round pick, i dont see anyone picking up what remains on the last year of his rookie contract.
But i think he is signed by someone before this weekend.
I could see Detroit giving him a test drive, since his size seems more appropriate for a tweener of 4-3 DE and 4-3 DT, he may be able to provide some of that inside pass rush detroit lost with Suh/Fairley. Seriously… 290 is pretty damn big for a 3-4 outside linebacker, he probably should have been at DE even in a 3-4.
Guys the Jets could have drafted instead of Coples : Doug Martin, Alshon Jeffery, Russell Wilson, TY Hilton
Unfortunately for him, he plays a position that doesn’t exist on the Jets. Could be a bargain for a 4-3 team.
Somebody will try him in a 4-3. He’s a lanky 6-6 and almost 300lbs. In many cases I think the differences between 3-4 and 4-3 are overstated, but he was always an obvious misfit as a rush linebacker.
Good players make plays. Don’t ever remember Coples making a big play that impacted a game. Making big $, I like bowles sending a message. Have to perform on Sunday.
sah0620 says:
Nov 23, 2015 1:04 PM
Guys the Jets could have drafted instead of Coples : Doug Martin, Alshon Jeffery, Russell Wilson, TY Hilton
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And 31 other teams could’ve drafted Tom Brady than so and so in the 5th round.
Vernon Gholston was not a good 4-3 end either, with the Bears. It’s about comfort (and the psychological) with the difference between hand in the dirt and 2 point stance and the difference can be drastic for some players. Ask your favorite hillbilly, Jared Allen what he thinks.
Another “Rex pick” down the toilet.
If the Bills are smart, they keep Rex as far away from the war room as possible on Draft Day.
Coples, as an NFL player, is an unmitigated disgrace.
As a headcoach, Rex Ryan is a disaster AND a disgrace.
Saints on line 2
I remember when the Seahawks got an “F” draft grade for taking Bruce Irvin instead of Coples. Yeah right.
Can you qualify a player at a bust when a team decides to put him in a position he’s never played before? Quinton Coples is a down end, not a stand-up 3-4 backer.
Just saw him at the airport in Buffalo.
If he was any good as a DE, he never would’ve been moved to OLB. He doesn’t have the passion and heart for the game. He is what he is, incredibly mediocre. Nothing more.
Giants play the 4-3 and thin at DE
I can see the Saints or Lions picking him up on the wire today.
Definitely can see the jags making a claim. They need a pass rush in the worst way and could kick the tires
Wow, 16.5 sacks in 3 years (pretty decent) and he’s released outright in mid-season. There has to be more behind the release.
Is it bad that I kind of hope the Giants pick him up?
We could use another pass rusher.
Had no business playing LB in the first place. He’s 290lbs! Should be playing either DE or DT. Bad fit.
Jerry, make the call please. Dallas needs interior linemen.
Sounds like “pre-Draft” measures. Assuming the Jets stay a bit above .500 (currently 5-5) and finish 8-8 or 9-7, Geno is sure to be gone (who is OC Chan Gailey going to choose to stay on? lol)
I’m not saying he’s Pro-bowl material but he’s too talented not to get claimed by a team before Buffalo (at 5-4) gets a chance to take him.
The Jets picked up his option for 2016. 7.75M guaranteed for injury, and fully guaranteed at the start of the next league year. But his salary for this year is only 1.5M. With Aldon Smith suspended and Oakland going back to more 4-3 looks with Mack back at OLB, he might be worth claiming and using in the DE rotation.
I’m betting Wrecks thought this guy would be a HOF’er.
Hello Miami