Shaun Alexander at Redskin Park

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Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

What did he do that was terrible? He had 11 carries. How could it hurt to bring him in during the pre-season.

A lot of people think it is o.k. to bring back Doughty who is a "never was" and a "never will be" so what would be wrong with giving a "has been" a shot with a minimum contract. At least this guy could bust out of a wet paper bag a couple years ago. The only thing that Doughty gives you is a few tackles on special teams and getting toasted on long completions if he gets isolated.

Well, good point, but that handful of ST tackles you get from Reed offer a team much more value for it's roster spot than you get with Shaun Alexander.

If Alexander offered the same tackles, this would be a different story, but if the question is "What makes Doughty more deserving of a roster spot than Alexander," I think the answer is obvious.