Patrick Willis 40 time!!!!!!

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by BeastsoftheNFCeast

man this guy is an animal, we shouldnt have signed fletcher to such a big contract, we shoulda drafted him and bolstered up our d line in FA, we coulda got 3 quality guys for the price of fletcher, 2 starters and a quality backup.

Edit-I think Fletcher is good, I just think this would be a better move, would be more cap friendly, and adress more needs.

Also I think we shoulda traded down because he should be there in the mid round.

IMO that'd be a crappy plan simply because there were no decent free agent defensive linemen.

I wouldn't want a rookie as the QB of my defense anyway. The MIKE needs to be able to diagnose formations and make calls more than anything else. We have missed Pierce SO BAD in that respect. Fletcher gives us what Pierce did.

Fletcher's athleticism isn't his most valuable asset, it's his brain. The rest of the defense will be so much better because of him.

[GoSkins!]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I wouldn't want a rookie as the QB of my defense anyway. The MIKE needs to be able to diagnose formations and make calls more than anything else. We have missed Pierce SO BAD in that respect. Fletcher gives us what Pierce did.

I think that Fletcher is the best bet for running the defense the way Pierce did. It should be noted though, that Pierce was essentially a newbie to the field who became the MIKE, diagnosed formations, and ran Gregg Williams defense to perfection the first year he was introduced to it.

I think when Fletcher goes, it may be best to replace him with a very smart, talented rookie LB who has no preconcieved notions about the way a defense should be run and can execute Williams defense with confidence and tenacity.