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Originally Posted by #56fanatic
Where are you getting this? from your expert opinion or fact from somewhere. everywhere I read there are nothing but positives about Dock. everyone thinks he is a hell of a road grading run blocker. One coach said he was a guy that couldn't be bull rushed. Moves well for a guy that big. i have never heard he can't pull. Imagine that all this comes up when he decides to leave.
The team messed this one up. I am not saying 16 million up front isn't high, it is. But we overpay for everyone we sign in FA. Why not pony up some cash for our own players?
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In addition, to the prior quote - Clinton critiqued the play calling saying that it was insane to have dock pulling. Essentially portis said, pulling dock is a waste b/c if he can't block em by falling down than the defender ain't getting block.
I am on the fence on this, I think the 16M is gonna look normal in a few years but, here, now its a pretty big chunk to be paying for a good, not great, guard. Remember, 2 years ago this guy didn't meet a false start he didn't like.
Not hating on him, just don't think he was anything special. Wanted to hold onto him for continuity reasons. If we sign a decent replacement, for less money, okay. Not thrilled but okay. Now, if the replacement costs anywhere near what Dock signed or is such a clear downgrade that its obvious he was just getting market price for a good to average guard, then we could have problems.