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MTK · 10-20-2004, 11:21 AM

I guess we'll just have to disagree on Dockery. I see a young player with great size and solid potential. Certainly not the kind of player I'd give up on after just 2 seasons or need to have a plan 'b' in place for. I don't think Bugel is just blowing smoke up his butt, he seems to genuinely like him as a player and he's always gushed when talking about him, he doesn't do the same for all the lineman. The left side of the line has been very solid this year and that's not all due to Samuels.

He was a 3rd round pick and not some no-name lineman I agree, but most scouts agreed he wasn't ready to plug in right away in his rookie season. He got by in college on his size and raw skills, but he wasn't a 'ready for prime time player' if you will at the NFL level. We certainly didn't draft him with starting him right away in mind. Fiore was projected to be the starter and the idea was to bring Dockery along slowly.

Since when are pancakes the ulimate grading tool for a lineman anyway?

10-20-2004, 11:21 AM	#49
MTK Hail Raiser Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 53 Posts: 100,049	I guess we'll just have to disagree on Dockery. I see a young player with great size and solid potential. Certainly not the kind of player I'd give up on after just 2 seasons or need to have a plan 'b' in place for. I don't think Bugel is just blowing smoke up his butt, he seems to genuinely like him as a player and he's always gushed when talking about him, he doesn't do the same for all the lineman. The left side of the line has been very solid this year and that's not all due to Samuels. He was a 3rd round pick and not some no-name lineman I agree, but most scouts agreed he wasn't ready to plug in right away in his rookie season. He got by in college on his size and raw skills, but he wasn't a 'ready for prime time player' if you will at the NFL level. We certainly didn't draft him with starting him right away in mind. Fiore was projected to be the starter and the idea was to bring Dockery along slowly. Since when are pancakes the ulimate grading tool for a lineman anyway?