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That Guy · 08-27-2008, 10:54 PM

doughty was drafted cause he was productive in college (120 tackle/season), but he wasn't in the big east or anything, and he was a bit slow coming in.

i thought he'd be a great backup, and he generally has been... last year he was fine as a starter for the few games he had to cover too, but he'll never be sean taylor, and he's not as good as ryan clark either. you don't generally expect your 6th rounders to do too much more than spot duty and teams though, so i don't really think it's that big a deal, but it does leave us a little light on talent there.

i said the same thing when the "doughty is the most amazing thing ever" crowd came through too. he is what he is, a decent tackler without great speed that's a great backup or teamer (for the most part). he's not as good as the above crowd thinks and not as bad as this thread implies. it was a bad game for everyone - we'll be okay.

08-27-2008, 10:54 PM	#13
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 42 Posts: 17,620	Re: PostGameHeroes.com: Redskins vs Panthers doughty was drafted cause he was productive in college (120 tackle/season), but he wasn't in the big east or anything, and he was a bit slow coming in. i thought he'd be a great backup, and he generally has been... last year he was fine as a starter for the few games he had to cover too, but he'll never be sean taylor, and he's not as good as ryan clark either. you don't generally expect your 6th rounders to do too much more than spot duty and teams though, so i don't really think it's that big a deal, but it does leave us a little light on talent there. i said the same thing when the "doughty is the most amazing thing ever" crowd came through too. he is what he is, a decent tackler without great speed that's a great backup or teamer (for the most part). he's not as good as the above crowd thinks and not as bad as this thread implies. it was a bad game for everyone - we'll be okay.