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Schneed10 · 07-06-2005, 02:31 PM

I'd be beating on Ray Brown before I'd be beating on Dockery. Dockery is definitely guilty of committing some mental mistakes from the penalties, but you don't see him getting beat physically. It's not like DTs are running him over and sacking the QB, or totally standing him up when he's run-blocking. He makes his blocks, he just makes mental errors. The mental errors are easier to correct through coaching, practice, and experience. If he was getting beat and just couldn't make the blocks, then that's real cause for concern. All he has to do is reduce the mental errors and all of a sudden he's an above average guard.

Now when you watched Ray Brown or Cory Raymer last year, you saw them getting just flat out beaten. Ray Brown didn't have the speed to get out on a lot of quicker pass-rushers, and Raymer wasn't quick enough to get to the LBs on run-blocking. They are older and just weren't getting it done.

Dockery is physically capable, nobody can argue that he's not. If he committs fewer penalties this year I guarantee he won't have any haters on this site.

07-06-2005, 02:31 PM	#7
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 46 Posts: 12,458	Re: For the Dockery haters I'd be beating on Ray Brown before I'd be beating on Dockery. Dockery is definitely guilty of committing some mental mistakes from the penalties, but you don't see him getting beat physically. It's not like DTs are running him over and sacking the QB, or totally standing him up when he's run-blocking. He makes his blocks, he just makes mental errors. The mental errors are easier to correct through coaching, practice, and experience. If he was getting beat and just couldn't make the blocks, then that's real cause for concern. All he has to do is reduce the mental errors and all of a sudden he's an above average guard. Now when you watched Ray Brown or Cory Raymer last year, you saw them getting just flat out beaten. Ray Brown didn't have the speed to get out on a lot of quicker pass-rushers, and Raymer wasn't quick enough to get to the LBs on run-blocking. They are older and just weren't getting it done. Dockery is physically capable, nobody can argue that he's not. If he committs fewer penalties this year I guarantee he won't have any haters on this site.