Rocky McIntosh

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Originally Posted by Defensewins

I am very dissapointed by this move and the coaches have really made a big mistake here. Make Rocky and Lemar battle it out all summer and preseason and name your starter in late August. This is very disrespectful to a proven veteran and good Redskin like Lemar and serves no purpose but to make Lemar want to leave. How can you give a position away? A player needs to earn it. This is becoming a pattern, Andre Carter was given the DE job on day 1 of becoming a redskin with out any work to earn it. Carter proceeded to have a poor 3/4 of a season in 2006.
I do not care how much money a guy is making...you play the players that prove it ON THE FIELD and give you the best chance to win. Not where they are drafted or how much you gave up to get him. That is why we sucked last year. You think we would have learned from last year. I hope this not a repeat of the Carter situation. Rocky better earn the starting job and do a good job.
What happened to the old fashioned way of earning a starting spot?

i think you are missing the point here rocky should have been on the field in 2006 but wasnt for whatever reason and in the games he started he played well and he was drafted for this soul purpose to start at that position and lemar's versatility makes him able to play all 3 linebacker spots it wasnt a shot of disrespect it is just what he was drafted for look at the broncos last year 7-4 before cutler was put in you could say he hadnt earned it but that is what he was drafted for so that is what it is and they didnt make the playoffs so when you draft someone to do something you have to put them in eventually