TK Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 MLB London Fletcher-Baker Height: 5-10 Weight: 245 Born: 05/19/1975 College: John Carroll NFL Experience: 10 CAREER STATS- NFL.com Acquired: 3/2/07 (UFA) Contract: TBA :helmet: 3/3/07 Introductory Presser - Audio 3/3/07 Introductory Presser - Transcript :helmet: VIDEO 2006 Season Ending Report / Highlights PERSONAL INFO Full name - London Levi Fletcher...lettered in football and basketball at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High in Cleveland... school also produced future NFL players Desmond Howard, Mike and Bob Golic, and Elvis Grbac as well as basketball players Clark Kellogg and Eric Riley...started London's Bridge Foundation?played on two state championship basketball teams?earned degree in sociology... wife's name is Charnay. SCOUTING REPORTS ESPN Fletcher is a short, thickly-built player with great power and strength. He has great instincts and vision of the field both versus the run and pass. Fletcher makes the checks and adjustments for the Buffalo defense and plays with excellent reactions as the play unfolds. He is rarely out of position from being slow to read and understands leverage versus larger opponents. He takes on blockers with great pad level or can slip through to make a play. He does a great job pressing back on interior blockers to squeeze cut back plays effectively. Fletcher uses his hands well to disengage blockers or re-routing receivers in coverage. London is a good athlete that rarely gets knocked off his feet. He does have some problems at times when he gets locked up versus long-armed powerful lineman but he wins more often than he loses. Fletcher reads patterns well in coverage and gets his hands on balls in the passing game. He had an outstanding season with 146 tackles and he is the mainstay on the Bills defensive front. He still has some good years left and I look for Buffalo to keep him in a Bills uniform to finish his career. www2.sportsnet.ca Assets: Extremely fast. Makes plays from sideline to sideline and can cover most running backs. Has the quickness to rush the passer. Very intense. Has solid football instincts.Flaws: Takes too many chances. Lacks size and needs to be protected by his defensive tackles. Is a vocal presence in the locker room who doesn't always mesh with his teammates. Career potential: Excellent starter. footballsfuture.com Fletcher is good, plain and simple. He’ll be 32 heading into next season, but he’s still producing as one of the top linebackers, with 146 total tackles, two sacks, and four interceptions credited to him during the 2006 season. Fletcher hasn’t missed a game in his career, and he’s also tallied 119 total tackles or more in every season since 2000. If the Bills don’t get him to sign an extension, expect Fletcher to garner attention from several teams looking for a veteran presence that can make things happen on the field. Wherever Fletcher ends up, he’ll be brought in to act as a defensive leader and to make big plays. Ultimately, he could be the cream of the crop in terms of available linebackers. :helmet: Thanks to Om for putting this one together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Hmmmm this contract is smaller than the one reported in the other thread... I like this one even better if thats right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOSS89 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Good signing, solid linebacking corps for the Skins in 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Sweet. Welcome to Washington London Fletcher! Great Signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Wow. only six in guarantees, not the 10 thats being reported? and thanks om Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmortalDragon Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I didn't know he would cost that much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeyeats Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 you're right terp, this is smaller than what i just saw on espnnews. i like the signing even mor than i did 30 seconds ago! great addition to the middle of the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Boy Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 good signing IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26fan4life Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 why did gibbs say that we haven't signed anybody yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinclair Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 awesome, esp. if the deal is the one on this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskeypeet Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I didn't know he would cost that much He didn't cost "that much." That was cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Between Fletcher and Washington, the Redskins have their defensive generals in place. I'm really stoked about this signing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26fan4life Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I didn't know he would cost that much why are we paying 23 million for a MLB when we have one of the worst DLs in football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 $6 million looks a lot better than the $10 million originally rumored. Fletcher is a solid player who will be in position to make plays for this team. Something the Skins D didn't have in the middle in 2005. The fact Fletcher played in this scheme before made him perhaps more valuable to the Redskins than to most if not all of the other teams that showed interest. Taken in isolation, the moves for Fletcher and Smoot upgrade two positions. Fletcher is an upgrade on Marshall while Smoot is better in coverage and with the ball in the air than Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 pop open the champagne bottles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26fan4life Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 nevermind tk just switched the terms of the contract so how much are we really paying this guy then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flexxskins Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 We now have signed two guys that are already familiar with our defensive system. These are pretty smart moves. :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 why are we paying 23 million for a MLB when we have one of the worst DLs in football Because there are no good DLs in free agency and we are going to draft one with the 6th overall pick? If you think this is a lot of money you guys havent been paying attenion to free agency so far. Some of these contracts have been enormous. OL Tony Pashos got a very similar deal if I remember correctly. Fletcher is going to have a HUGE impact on this defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Gut Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 good numbers on that contract, still plenty of room to re-sign Cooley welcome to the family London :helmet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen-like Todd Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Stop obsessing over the guaranteed money. Why does everyone think a 4 year 22.5 million dollar contract is significantly better for us than a 5 year 25 million dollar contract? Over 4 years I guarantee you the 5 year 25 million dollar contract is less expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 why are we paying 23 million for a MLB when we have one of the worst DLs in football Hmmmm this contract is smaller than the one reported in the other thread... I like this one even better if thats right. Wow. only six in guarantees, not the 10 thats being reported?and thanks om I didn't know he would cost that much you're right terp, this is smaller than what i just saw on espnnews. i like the signing even mor than i did 30 seconds ago! great addition to the middle of the field. awesome, esp. if the deal is the one on this thread. He didn't cost "that much." That was cheap. The numbers are pending. Om had worked this up earlier as a template with a number in there. When we have a Press Release, we'll update the numbers correctly. Apologies for any misunderstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter23 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 so.... will it say 'fletcher' or 'fletcher-baker' on the back of his uniform? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRSmith Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Great I love Fletcher these last 2 years have been great FA for me every player I have secretly wanted to be a Redskin has become one, ARE has been a favourite for a couple of years and watching Fletch play is a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 so.... will it say 'fletcher' or 'fletcher-baker' on the back of his uniform? Fletcher-Baker is what it said on his jersey last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Gut Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 hmm... POSTED 8:42 p.m. EST; UPDATED 8:46 p.m. EST, March 2, 2007 FLETCHER IS A 'SKIN A league source tells us that linebacker London Fletcher has agreed to terms with the Washington Redskins. Per the source, it's a five-year, $25 million deal. It pays a $10.5 million signing bonus and pays out $12.5 million over the first two years. Washington was Fletcher's first and only visit. Other teams that were interested in the nine-year veteran were the Bills, Lions, and Patriots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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