What do we need personnel wise to be great?

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by VTSkins897

to me MLB is one of those positions that you don't overpay for (see Jeremiah Trotter). i think marshall is one of those guys that fits well with our defense. maybe not as good as pierce but i wouldn't pay pierce/trotter money when we have other, more gaping, holes

I wasn't suggesting a free agent pick up, a draft pick, 3rd or 4th round or even later. Maybe even move Mcune into the mix. I wouldn't overpay. However, Joe said he made a big mistake by letting trotter leave. He wasn't 100% when he came back from his knee injury. then we cut him , he gets healthy and was a probowler last year. He plays very physical, and is a beast against the run.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

I wasn't suggesting a free agent pick up, a draft pick, 3rd or 4th round or even later. Maybe even move Mcune into the mix. I wouldn't overpay. However, Joe said he made a big mistake by letting trotter leave. He wasn't 100% when he came back from his knee injury. then we cut him , he gets healthy and was a probowler last year. He plays very physical, and is a beast against the run.

no, he said letting pierce leave was a mistake. He didn't give a rats #$% about trotter.

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by That Guy

no, he said letting pierce leave was a mistake. He didn't give a rats #$% about trotter.

The 1st year Joe got here they let trotter go before they even got on the practice field. And after watching him play he said he made a mistake on TROTTER.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

The 1st year Joe got here they let trotter go before they even got on the practice field. And after watching him play he said he made a mistake on TROTTER.

link please? I know he said the ONE mistake he made so far was letting pierce go in an earlier interview on redskins.com.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

The 1st year Joe got here they let trotter go before they even got on the practice field. And after watching him play he said he made a mistake on TROTTER.

Care to send us a link to that audio?

[SmootSmack]

This is from the December 11, 2004 Washington Times (I don't think a link would work since it requires registration)

"They've been stout," said Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who has conceded he made a mistake releasing Trotter. "They gave us losses on the first two plays. They give you a lot of disruptions because they're very aggressive. Jeremiah is very forceful."

That's the best I could find

[MTK]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

This is from the December 11, 2004 Washington Times (I don't think a link would work since it requires registration)

"They've been stout," said Redskins coach Joe Gibbs, who has conceded he made a mistake releasing Trotter. "They gave us losses on the first two plays. They give you a lot of disruptions because they're very aggressive. Jeremiah is very forceful."

That's the best I could find

So Gibbs didn't come out and say, hey we made a mistake, he's simply saying Trotter is playing well for the Eagles.

Kinda putting words in his mouth if you ask me.

Besides, wasn't this ultimately Williams' decision?

He cut Trotter before even seeing him on the field, that says how much he thought of his ability to run the defense.