No progress in Derrick Dockery Negotiations....

[dmek25]

does anyone really know what he wants?

[SmootSmack]

Dockery's greatest asset right now really is that the rest of the line and the coaches and the QB, etc are familiar with him. That's not to say you can't plug someone in there though, depending on the talent and experience of that player.

On a somewhat related note, what does anyone here know about George Foster, the Broncos OT? I heard he might be on the market this offseason

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

On a somewhat related note, what does anyone here know about George Foster, the Broncos OT? I heard he might be on the market this offseason

The only thing I know about him is that he, like the other D-linemen in Denver, is well-known for his chop blocks. In fact, I think he ended some Bengal's season in 2005 with a chop block.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

On a somewhat related note, what does anyone here know about George Foster, the Broncos OT? I heard he might be on the market this offseason

First rounder in ...02 i think. Borderline bust.

[Daseal]

Yeah, he's progressing as a player. It's not rare for rookies and young players to be overwhelmed and have the switch just flip for them. Contract years are ALWAYS a great motivator, but I doubt he dogged it to get a pay day, that's ridiculous.

[GTripp0012]

At it's crux, continuity should probably not be much of an issue with this Dockery situation. To keep this franchise out of the gutter, the buck has to stop here. We simply have used up all of our leisure room with the cap and with our draft picks. In many respects, it was a good effort, but the attempts to quick build a winner have failed. We are in cap hell for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. We have a chance to stop it at that. This means we can't give Dockery more than hes worth, we can't give him a seven year backloaded deal, and its HIS decision whether he wants to be a Redskin or not.

We don't need Derrick Dockery to survive, and Derrick certainly doesn't need us. But we can give him a reasonable deal to keep him here. We have to have the leverage. Theres going to be a superior guard in free agency and a guy whos a backup for us right now (Pucillo) who is capable of starting in a pinch. Derrick knows we are tight on cap space and want him back, so he can either accomidate us or hit the road.

His comments make me think he wants to be here. So his agent either makes that happen or both parties move on. No hard feelings on either side if it comes to a split.

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

At it's crux, continuity should probably not be much of an issue with this Dockery situation. To keep this franchise out of the gutter, the buck has to stop here. We simply have used up all of our leisure room with the cap and with our draft picks. In many respects, it was a good effort, but the attempts to quick build a winner have failed. We are in cap hell for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. We have a chance to stop it at that. This means we can't give Dockery more than hes worth, we can't give him a seven year backloaded deal, and its HIS decision whether he wants to be a Redskin or not.

We don't need Derrick Dockery to survive, and Derrick certainly doesn't need us. But we can give him a reasonable deal to keep him here. We have to have the leverage. Theres going to be a superior guard in free agency and a guy whos a backup for us right now (Pucillo) who is capable of starting in a pinch. Derrick knows we are tight on cap space and want him back, so he can either accomidate us and hit the road.

His comments make me think he wants to be here. So his agent either makes that happen or both parties move on. No hard feelings on either side if it comes to a split.

Great post. I fully agree with this. I like Dockery but he is not worth a big salary/contract. We have greater needs to be paying an average to above average player superstar money.
The Redskins really need to do a better job in the late rounds of the draft. We shoot blanks after the 2nd or third round.