No progress in Derrick Dockery Negotiations....

Well I hope he doesn't get a Jansen type deal, not because I don;t like him but because as Malcolm said the team has set a precedent of signing folks to ridiculous deals.The Betts deal wasn't bad I don't think, hopefully he gets a good deal but not a "DAMN!" deal. He get's signed by March I'm sure.

He might not be considered a top tier lineman, but isn't he considered the second best FA guard out there this season? If the guy from the Bengles (I think) goes quickly we might have some competition for Dock.

supposed to be a lean year for FA. That helps Doc

Dock is a nice player but he's not a top tier guard. He's just a road grader. He's can't pull very well and in Saunders offense he likes to get the backs out on the edges. I hope we keep him to keep everybody together. But if he is asking for too much then let him go. You can't keep everyone together in today's NFL.

Even if he's not a top tier linemen to some, he was an integral part of the running successes of the team throughout the year in addition to ranking near the top in sacks allowed.

I'll take that and continuity any day of the week.

Even if he's not a top tier linemen to some, he was an integral part of the running successes of the team throughout the year in addition to ranking near the top in sacks allowed.

I'll take that and continuity any day of the week.

That's what people need to focus on. I'm not saying "give him whatever he wants." However, they need to keep this group together. There are usually some growing pains when an offensive line gets a new guy...see: Casey Rabach. That didn't go so smoothly his first season. I think they need to keep this group together and hope that they continue to improve.

Right. It would be one thing if he was constantly costing us games, giving up sacks and we had a horrible running game. This, "let this guy go because we can sign someone better" is exactly how the Redskins get into trouble in the first place.

Dockery wasn't giving up touchdowns to WRs all season. Dockery wasn't missing tackles.

I guess the real question is what is he REALLY worth...everyone on the planet, including myself hammers the FO (Gibbs included) for making bad deals by overpaying for marginal players. Why overpay for ANYONE even if he's already on the team I mean I hate to see a "Core Guy" go but not if he wants too much money.

If I'm going to pick between overpaying players on the team and showing some loyalty OR going out and picking someone up and overpaying them, I'll take the former.

If I'm going to pick between overpaying players on the team and showing some loyalty OR going out and picking someone up and overpaying them, I'll take the former.

That's the big point, I don't want them lowballing D Dock and then going out and signing some aging big money free agent. Or someone they just overvalue...Adam Archuletta...If it's between a 10 mil signing bonus for someone an Archuletta caliber player or 7.5 million to Dockery, KEEP DOCKERY! Even I think 7.5 is a little high, but if it's not for a significantly better player, they just need to keep their guy. Continuity goes a long way.