Tell me about Derrick Dockery - new Buffalo Bill

[FRPLG]

All you need to know is that if we had signed him to that contract everyone even remotely associated with the league would have blasted us. He maybe sneaks into the top 1/3 of guards but just barely. He struggles to pull and is only an average pass blocker. For what was paid the Bills are getting very little value. Very little. I imagine he is your highest paid O-lineman and I would guess he'll end up being your 2nd best guard really. At any other position we would have been scrambling to replace him this year because he wasn't good enough. At guard his overall lack of dominance was just not a big deal to us because guard is not overtly important. The guy just needs to be able to block someone. Which Dockery can.

Had we resigned him at a reasonable price him we would have exalted his youth and constant improvement. He is surely a good run blocker and seems to progress every year. That's about the most positive I would think we'd be.

I am stunned by his contract and not sorry even remotely that he is gone at that price. A good guy and congrats on the contract but don't let the door hit ya on the way out.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

I agree with you FRPLG. I was just reading Peter King's new article, because I'm really bored and don't feel like doing any work, and he just sort of brushed aside the Dockery deal by saying something like "here's a slightly above average guard getting a huge contract because teams have money to burn."
If the teams were reversed and Danny Boy was paying a player of Dockery's talent level that kind of cash King would have gone nuts trying to explain how stupid Snyder is. We would have had to hear how the Skins are willing to pay an arm and a leg just to get mediocre players so that Danny can invite even more movie stars into his booth for games or some such BS.

On a good note, he did seem to think that the 'boys overpaid for Davis. So that's nice.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

I agree with you FRPLG. I was just reading Peter King's new article, because I'm really bored and don't feel like doing any work, and he just sort of brushed aside the Dockery deal by saying something like "here's a slightly above average guard getting a huge contract because teams have money to burn."
If the teams were reversed and Danny Boy was paying a player of Dockery's talent level that kind of cash King would have gone nuts trying to explain how stupid Snyder is. We would have had to hear how the Skins are willing to pay an arm and a leg just to get mediocre players so that Danny can invite even more movie stars into his booth for games or some such BS.

On a good note, he did seem to think that the 'boys overpaid for Davis. So that's nice.

Why bash king for doing that as people do it here day in and day out.

[skinsfan_nn]

Man let me tell ya.....that guy SUCKS! Thats why we got rid of his butt!

We have plenty of cash....just not for bums like DOCK. LOL...

Good Guard, you just PAID WAY TO MUCH FOR HIS SERVICES!

[skinsfan_nn]

TOP 5 MOST QUESTIONABLE DEALS IN FA......HERE'S YOUR DOCK.

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[Misterbillysells]

what i dont really understand is why the bills are spending so much to improve their offensive line if their planning on trading Mcgahee anyways. It seems kinda counter productive to invest so much and trade away your featured back especially when he's dramatically more talented than your back up. Unless they think the "A-train" is as good as say Betts, but from what i've seen thats far from the case.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Originally Posted by Misterbillysells

what i dont really understand is why the bills are spending so much to improve their offensive line if their planning on trading Mcgahee anyways. It seems kinda counter productive to invest so much and trade away your featured back especially when he's dramatically more talented than your back up. Unless they think the "A-train" is as good as say Betts, but from what i've seen thats far from the case.

They might be considering using their 1st round pick on a running back. Maybe they're hoping A. Peterson will fall to them, or maybe a trade up to draft him.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Misterbillysells

what i dont really understand is why the bills are spending so much to improve their offensive line if their planning on trading Mcgahee anyways. It seems kinda counter productive to invest so much and trade away your featured back especially when he's dramatically more talented than your back up. Unless they think the "A-train" is as good as say Betts, but from what i've seen thats far from the case.

They have a young qb so I'm sure that has something to do with it.

[gibbsisgod]

You should get used to saying, "f***ing Dockery! I remember saying it on a regular basis on gameday. He is good for 2 penalties a game whether it be false starts or a very untimely holding.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Questfor31

Can anyone tell me about offensive guard Derrick Dockery that the Buffalo Bills just paid $49 million over seven years? In the Buffalo media they claim this guy is a stud, that Dockery was a large part of the Redskins rushing success last season. Is this guy really a stud? Is he overrated? Is he the superb run blocker that he is billed to be in the Buffalo press? Would you have preferred that he resigned with the Redskins?

I can tell you this. No way is he worth 49 mil.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

I'd say the best thing Dock has going for him is his size. At 6'6" 335, he was the biggest guy on our line. He's still young, so he'll probably improve with the right coaches.

He's definitely overpaid by last year's standards. However, the market has changed since then and nobody really knows what the appropriate market value should be, just yet. It might turn out to be a reasonable deal. I'd just be worried about him not improving -- or even digressing.