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[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

I hope we can trade down and get some more picks on the first day. if they dont, i look at Anderson to be the guy taken. Big, strong, can play the run and create a pass rush.

Springs..I love the guy as a player. He has played extremely well for us. However, if he does not restructure he may have to move on. This will be his 4th year and that contract is probably a little unfriendly for his age, plus injury concerns. However, they have to have a pretty stone cold plan of getting someone in return if he is let go. (Smoot, Bly...)

Fletcher... I have been skeptical, but after some thought, if we can get a year or two of solid play, then why not.

Hall has to go..he sucks. Suisham did remarkably well for us last season.

Dockery HAS TO...HAS TO BE RESIGNED. It would be a crime to let this guy go. It will be another black eye on the front office if he leaves. To me, he is one of the CORE guys this coaching staff speaks of. Our O line churned out the 4th best rushing attack in the NFL, with a #2 RB. He should be top priority before signing anyone to this team. Think about how he will feel if Fletcher or Clements is signed to a nice little contract before him. That will be a huge wrench in the negotiations if that happens.

My first reaction when I read he most likely won't get resigned was pure anger, but I sat back and really thought about the situation. So a lot of articles are stating that he's wanting a HUGE payday, I think TAF even mentioned that he's wanting top OFFENSIVE LINEMAN money, which is ridiculous. If this is the case, the Skins are wise to let him test the free agent waters and SEE FOR HIMSELF that he's not worth what he's asking for. While there's no one else I'd rather have at that position than him, we simply cannot afford to throw around ridiculous contracts.

It's a precedent that needs to get established NOW. When we want to resign Cooley and Taylor, how is it going to look if we give Dockery the biggest contract in the league for an offensive lineman? Taylor (while great, isn't the best in the league, same with Cooley) would all expect the same. It would be a damn shame to see him go, but if the Skins are prepared to offer him a competitive contract as to what other teams are offering him and he turns it down, we'll see some TRUE colors.