Wow this thread is getting huge, I had no idea people cared so much about this dude.
For the record here though, most of my statements are aimed at his attitude about skating, and not so much about his skating it's self. While I do get pretty fucking annoying seeing ollies and 50-50s from him in almost every ad, he has put out some good shit. Overall though I see him as a lazy pro who's got no drive, and I don't care if you understand what I mean or not.
Also, stop hating on COTG so much. You guys say he's ridiculous because of how critical he is but you're just as ridiculous getting emotional because someone talked shit on a pro you like. You can talk shit on my favorite skaters all you want and I'm not gonna take it personally so why is this turning into such a big deal?