What move would you have not made if you were GM?

[Defensewins]

I am not sold on Archuleta either.
Having said that though, GW obviously asked to upgrade the SS position. Some of you might feel Ryan Clark did a good job but GW obvioulsy did not feel the same way. GW is the coach and he knows best.
I personally wanted to upgrade the SS positon since we got Sean Taylor. Clark is an average, one dimensional coverage guy. Clark was flattened on a few running plays last year and is not much of a blitz person. I think GW sees that as a liability at SS. I know this will piss some people off, but I was not thrilled with Clark. He was stop gap guy until we found a star SS. I am not sure Archuleta is the player I would have picked.

We need to break the habit of being happy with a mediocre player just because we get by with them or because he is a nice guy and everybody likes him.
D. Dockery falls into this category, if Dockery does not play up to his potential this year we shoud look to replace him next year.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

We need to break the habit of being happy with a mediocre player just because we get by with them or because he is a nice guy and everybody likes him.

Man, you hit the nail on the head with that one. Amazingly, Taylor Jacobs has the same type of following.

And I hear what you're saying about Dockery, too. Many times, the guard position just isn't very glamorous. They get the most attention when they're able to pull and get some good speed around the end, but Dockery's not exactly known for that. At times, about the only thing you can say for him is that he plays left guard. That's it. There's really nothing special about him. But maybe he's just one of those unsung heroes that does his job, and the only time you know you miss him is when he's gone.

I'm willing to cut Dockery some more slack. As was the case with Ed Simmons if you remember, it can take several seasons for some O-linemen to make a name for themselves.