Pierce....

[MTK]

Hey coggs welcome back, here's my take:

Pierce is a very solid player. Maybe not the most physically gifted player, but he's very smart and works hard off the field to improve his game. He's also pretty versatile as he's played outside and he just learned the MLB spot this year. Plays with fire, not afraid of contact. He's great at making the defensive calls and getting guys in the right places. Definitely fits the definition of a "student of the game" type player.

He was a very important piece to the defense last year, will it crumble without him? I doubt it, but I think he's going to be missed.

Just to give you an example of what the team thought of him, it was reported that when word came down that Pierce was going to sign with NY, Gibbs received several calls from players asking what was going on, why were we letting Pierce get away.