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Originally Posted by Mattyk

I'm still amazed that some don't see Dockery as an upgrade over Kendall, who at 36 is still a serviceable lineman, but he's also one with arthritic knees and is undersized at 285. Dockery gives us much needed beef up front and he's definitely an upgrade in my book.

Originally Posted by roth74va

This was my point exactly, couple seasons ago and Dockery was the prize LG free agent. I like his run blocking more than anything, if he can just keep the penalties to a minimum I think he will return to his old form.

Alright, I know this will be taken as "hate" for Dockery, it isn't, but let's remember how shocked we all were when the Buffalo Bills put up an unbelievable sum of money to lure Dockery away from us. After he left, the consensus was that he was a good player, not a great one. Now he's older, he bombed out in Buffalo, and suddenly he's a "huge upgrade" ??

Yes he'll likely be more durable than Kendall was going to be. He'll hold his own, and be a solid contributor. But I don't agree that Dockery represents a boost in overall talent/skill or that he is going to be some sort of key to a more dynamic offense.