Chris Luva Luva wrote:DarthMonk wrote:Kinda wish we'd signed Dock long term 2 years ago. Didn't.
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Dock was garbage two years ago.
Been here before, haven't we Chris? Funny how garbage turned into a fixture who left a gaping hole we were fortunate to fill. A few DBs are able to get off a block and he's garbage. This is simply going too far. He's probably overpaid now. 2 years ago we could have signed him long term cheaply. Do you honestly think the coaches thought he was garbage 2 years ago ... or last year? Kinda smelled all this coming when I posted.
Info and Joe Bugel from an article 2 years ago (actually Feb. 2006):
Left guard Derrick Dockery started all 16 games, plus both playoff games, last year. He has now started 47 consecutive games at left guard and has shown steady improvement each year he has been in the NFL.
Assistant head coach-offense Joe Bugel has often called Dockery the lineman with the most potential--and it appears the 6-6, 345-pounder is realizing that potential.
"Dock's a different man now," Bugel said. "He plays at a very high level now. He has bought into everything and he's playing explosively. At 345 pounds, you need to knock people around."
Well there's one guy whose opinion I value who doen't call him garbage. Maybe Buges was just trying to be nice.
Me: 2 years ago he was blocking playoff opponents in a playoff win. We ran the ball pretty well that year too. I remember him pulling a lot. Runs very well for a big guy. Oh, but a DB does not take him on linebacker style and was able to not let Dock have a clean shot so he "sucks" or is "garbage." C'mon dude.
I guarantee the day before we got Kendall many of us were extremely concerned about left guard and would have liked to have had Dockery still there - not for mega millions of course.
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