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Originally Posted by Mattyk
Would they make the same mistake again? Doubt it but we'll see. Different people calling the shots now too.
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I think the best bet of him leaving buffalo would be him just wanting to leave. With Fletcher hindsight is 20/20, and yes they should have kept him, but at the time it wasn't the worst move in the world to let him walk. He was 31 years old at the time, and wanted a 5 year deal. Buffalo being a small market team, I'd say made the right decision in letting their older player walk due to their restricted budget.
Not to mention the patriots philosophy of not resigning older players works out pretty well for them. Let players leave while their still good (and get compensation in the draft) as opposed to keep them around until they get bad. Something the redskins never learned (Jon Jansen, Randy Thomas, Bruce Smith, need I go on?).
I know this site too well and I know people will not read my post in depth, I just want to emphasize that I did say they made the wrong move by not resigning him (in hindsight).