HateYanksDukeCowboys Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 London Fletcher: he's small and old. last i checked, not a good combination for ANY football player......much less, a middle linebacker. after ALL these years, vinny and danny STILL haven't learned. this is Mark Carrier, Deion, Bruce Smith written all over again. i guess it makes too much sense to pay the huge and young (Dockery), when you can pay the small and old. i realize its apples to oranges before anyone says anything, and the fact that Dockery was asking too much this off-season. HOWEVER, a SMART front office would have recognized Dockery's upside before it ever got to this, and signed him to a more economical extension a year ago. Out: Young and Big. In: Small and Old. This also reminds me of Chris Webber for Mitch Richmond. glad we're keeping "the core" together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeronimobrat Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 In before close: better yet!, let me be the first to tell you to STHU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGift Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 ...But becuase Fletcher looks nice in a suit and tie and says the right thing...all of a sudden he's Sam Mill and Darrell Green and Marshall Faulk all in one :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveStrongSkins Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Nevermind the whole production and tackles thing... Get a life and a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlhjr34 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Agreed. This was one of their good signings. Reasonable, and a good fit for our team. Not an overpaid ass hat like some of the signings of the past year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNoles21 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 or maybe its because he hasnt missed a game in his entire career... or because he has had over 100 tackles repeatedely... or because he is the leader on defense and overall a good character guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNoles21 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 we arent giving 23million in a signing bonus to derrick dockery when all of our problems are on defense. we can deal with the loss of dockery...we cant deal without a middle linebacker. SOMEBODY GET THIS GUY SOME GAME FILM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Hmm lets see... Pay a decent price for a linebacker who has been one of the best in the NFL... who is somehow "small" despite that fact that he is only 3 inches shorter than Marshall and at least 15 pounds heavier. Overpay an average at best 27 year old guard who just got top 3 in the NFL money. Yeah I can't decide which one I would rather have. We are going to pay less for Davis if we get him...he is 6'6 375 pounds isn't he? He is also 27 years old...does that count as young and big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronicdesi Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Forget the fact that he knows the entire defense and is a very smart player who can position everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJ Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I don't think any of this can be said. If he plays for half a season and never again, then these things can be said. If he gets burnt like toast, misses tackles so forth and so on, then these things can be said. Give him a chance. So far, he has been an excellent MLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsair_joe Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 the last time we didn't do much in free agency we made the playoffs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Jack Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Fletcher was a great signing. He knows our defense, is a solid tackler, has great leadership and plays with heart. Which is exactly what our defense needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins4481 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 When Deion signed with us, he had injury concerns(his toe IIRC) and was clearly on the downside of his career. Besides, he wasn't as horrible as people make it out to be. He only gave up 1 TD that year. Bruce Smith was also slowing down but at least he gave us double digit sack #s. London Fletcher just posted a career high in tackles. Fletcher is not the most talented guy in the world but he gets it done by being a very smart football player and an extremely hard worker. Not to mention he can be a true leader of the defense, something we definitely were missing last year(just because Marcus Washington dances after tackling someone on an 8-yard gain does NOT make him a leader). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins4481 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 btw, please dont compare Chris Webber as a basketball player to Derrick Dockery as a football player. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncr2h Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Why does everyone say Fletcher is small? Marshall is listed at 6'2" 227lbs. THAT is small. Fletcher is 4 inches shorter and 20lbs heavier. That means this dude is THICK. He is huge compared to Marshall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor From DA U Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I agree we've done good so far by not over paying...fletcher will be a good player and smoot will fit back into our defensive packages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRSmith Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 When Fletch has a great year someone please remember to bump this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HateYanksDukeCowboys Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 In before close: better yet!, let me be the first to tell you to STHU! i think you need to stop telling people to STHU. this is a message board to share one's thoughts and opinions is it not? if so, "STHU" is not only wrong, but a terrible argument at that. to all the people disagreeing with me, let me ask you how many productive years you expect out of a 32 year-old linebacker? are you maive enough to think that London Fletcher has found the fountain of youth and will continue playing at this level until he's 37? better yet, how many prductive years will 26 year-old Derrick Dockery provide? my humble opinion suggests many more than Fletcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana87 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I knew this was coming. Pastabelly are you trolling again under an alias? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HateYanksDukeCowboys Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 When Fletch has a great year someone please remember to bump this thread. we signed him for five years. so you're quote should read: "when Fletch has five great years someone bump this thread." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boysetsfire Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 i think you need to stop telling people to STHU. this is a message board to share one's thoughts and opinions is it not? if so, "STHU" is not only wrong, but a terrible argument at that.to all the people disagreeing with me, let me ask you how many productive years you expect out of a 32 year-old linebacker? are you maive enough to think that London Fletcher has found the fountain of youth and will continue playing at this level until he's 37? better yet, how many prductive years will 26 year-old Derrick Dockery provide? my humble opinion suggests many more than Fletcher. I think Fletcher can give us 3 solid years with the same production. By the 4th and 5th year if hes still here I hope the Skins at that point have made strides to draft a MLB and help him get groomed and ready to take over when Fletcher leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor From DA U Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 ummm...i think we need alot more defensive help then offense..i dont know about anyone else but im sick of our offensive scoring with about a minute left and knowing our defense will let us down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Lloyd Christmas Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 so let me get this straight. we should have resigned a slow guard who: cant pull, was the weakest link on our offensive line, got overpaid by a team desperatly trying to get an Oline together. but we should not have signed a MLB who: has never missed a game in his 9 year NFL career, is a proven tackling machine, fills a position of need where we sucked, will be a field general, already knows williams system. yeahhhh, good call threadstarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 When I want advice on how to sound like an idiot, ill ask for it. Until then, worst thread of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HateYanksDukeCowboys Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 btw, please dont compare Chris Webber as a basketball player to Derrick Dockery as a football player. :doh: you missed the point............and i'll compare whomever i want to compare. thanks for ordering me around there chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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