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JoeRedskin · 12-11-2015, 11:04 AM

Several years back, I was the guy who said it was okay to spend money on London Fletcher one last time b/c he was a leader, even if his play had deteriorated, his intangibles made up for it. I was wrong.

As much as I really, really like AM as a the person he appears to be off the field and the teammate he appears to be on it, his play simply does not justify anything special in terms of a contract. To a certain degree his like other backs (and is perhaps the last of them) who have done well in the Shanahan system only to be exposed as to pedestrian when they move on to a different system. Here, instead of him leaving the system, the system left him.

I have a real affinity for the guy but, regardless, this league is all about production on the field. While AM's character are terrific, production on the field has to be the bottom line and, generally, anything else good is gravy.

12-11-2015, 11:04 AM	#28
JoeRedskin Contains football related knowledge Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Second Star On The Right Age: 63 Posts: 10,401	Re: Adam Carriker accuses Redskins of trying to drive Alfred Morris FA price down Several years back, I was the guy who said it was okay to spend money on London Fletcher one last time b/c he was a leader, even if his play had deteriorated, his intangibles made up for it. I was wrong. As much as I really, really like AM as a the person he appears to be off the field and the teammate he appears to be on it, his play simply does not justify anything special in terms of a contract. To a certain degree his like other backs (and is perhaps the last of them) who have done well in the Shanahan system only to be exposed as to pedestrian when they move on to a different system. Here, instead of him leaving the system, the system left him. I have a real affinity for the guy but, regardless, this league is all about production on the field. While AM's character are terrific, production on the field has to be the bottom line and, generally, anything else good is gravy. __________________ Strap it up, hold onto the ball, and let’s go.