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mooby · 10-11-2010, 05:07 PM

It's easy to second guess our front office when Lloyd blows up in Denver, but this is what, 3 years after we released him? He might just be having a career year or maybe this is a permanent thing. Either way hindsight is always 20/20. Devin Thomas might go on to be a dependable wideout for the Panthers. Or Jimmy Clausen could continue stinking the joint up and that'll be the last we ever hear about him.

Remember when we cut Walt Harris back in the day (I think it was after 07?) When he was with us, he stunk up the joint. He was starting for us back in the day but I always felt the lower he was on the depth chart the better. Well the year after we released him he went to San Fransisco, had like 6 picks and went to the Pro Bowl. And then I think since then he's been injured and he probably retired, or maybe he's with a team but low on the depth chart by now.

My whole point is, at the time I thought cutting him was the right move, and then he went to the Pro Bowl with SF the year after that, but since then hasn't done anything. One man's trash can be another man's treasure. He may have had one good season after we cut him, but at the end of the day nobody knows how things will work out. It's not a matter of whether he's a good player, because anybody can be a good player with the right scheme and talent around them, it's just a matter of circumstance.

With all that being said I don't question the motives of staff when we are winning. Do you think anybody in the locker room was wishing for DT after the win yesterday? It was just a case of Lloyd not being a good fit for us while he was here and since then it's taken him 3 years before now he's getting his shot and proving he's still a good player. I'm not mad we released him, because it wasn't going to work out here.

10-11-2010, 05:07 PM	#3
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,542	Re: Does our Front Office make the right decisions? It's easy to second guess our front office when Lloyd blows up in Denver, but this is what, 3 years after we released him? He might just be having a career year or maybe this is a permanent thing. Either way hindsight is always 20/20. Devin Thomas might go on to be a dependable wideout for the Panthers. Or Jimmy Clausen could continue stinking the joint up and that'll be the last we ever hear about him. Remember when we cut Walt Harris back in the day (I think it was after 07?) When he was with us, he stunk up the joint. He was starting for us back in the day but I always felt the lower he was on the depth chart the better. Well the year after we released him he went to San Fransisco, had like 6 picks and went to the Pro Bowl. And then I think since then he's been injured and he probably retired, or maybe he's with a team but low on the depth chart by now. My whole point is, at the time I thought cutting him was the right move, and then he went to the Pro Bowl with SF the year after that, but since then hasn't done anything. One man's trash can be another man's treasure. He may have had one good season after we cut him, but at the end of the day nobody knows how things will work out. It's not a matter of whether he's a good player, because anybody can be a good player with the right scheme and talent around them, it's just a matter of circumstance. With all that being said I don't question the motives of staff when we are winning. Do you think anybody in the locker room was wishing for DT after the win yesterday? It was just a case of Lloyd not being a good fit for us while he was here and since then it's taken him 3 years before now he's getting his shot and proving he's still a good player. I'm not mad we released him, because it wasn't going to work out here.