A. Thomas vs. L. Fletcher

With all this talk about us overpaying on Fletcher very soon. I have to ask the question who would you rather over pay on London Fletcher or Adalius Thomas? Why is our focus soley on Fletcher isn't Thomas a better prospect?

I would much rather take Thomas in free agentcy and shift Rocky over to MLB. Rocky can learn early in his career to play a new position... ( which he had expierience playing in college).

Draft Branch and problem is solved... Thomas could also shift to DE in blitz packages providing more pressure. Any thoughts, I just don't like spending money on guys who are on the tail end of their careers.

"All this talk" is just that. Who actually knows if we're going to pay Fletcher $6mil a yr. as Peter King reported. Let's let Rocky earn some pt at OLB, his natural position.

could not have said it better and according to michael smith we are intrested in trading for dre bly

so the question is who would you rather have dre bly or nate clements i think clements cause of his run support

when did you hear that...and trading what exactly?

With all this talk about us overpaying on Fletcher very soon. I have to ask the question who would you rather over pay on London Fletcher or Adalius Thomas? Why is our focus soley on Fletcher isn't Thomas a better prospect?

I would much rather take Thomas in free agentcy and shift Rocky over to MLB. Rocky can learn early in his career to play a new position... ( which he had expierience playing in college).

Draft Branch and problem is solved... Thomas could also shift to DE in blitz packages providing more pressure. Any thoughts, I just don't like spending money on guys who are on the tail end of their careers.

1. People need to remember that everything that's coming out of the combine is simply rumors.

2.Rocky does not need to switch positions. That would not be a good idea. Has he every played MLB? Nope.

3. Thomas is 30 and I would never pay big $ on someone who is 30.

4. Just becasue we draft Branch does not mean problems are solved. He still has to perform like the rest of the defense.

5. I would not bring in Fletcher at all.

I am so f***ing tired of hearing we should move Rocky to MLB. Why anyone with half a brain thinks the answer to any problem that faces this team includes moving a guy who didn't appear to be able to grasp the system to the Defensive QB spot is beyond me. IT IS A BAD IDEA. REAL BAD. How about we sign a guy who can play and knows the system rather than signing one guy who is OLD(Thomas is not young) and moving another guy. Then we'd have 2, count that, 2 guys learning on the job rather 0 guys learning. This has been beaten to death on this board. Fletcher is the best option. Thomas is old and probably a large product of his sytem. Plus he'll be probably twice as expensive.

yeah, I agree Fletcher is the best option, and we'll have instant depth once we sign him...I just don't want to overpay. Back to Bly...I'm not really sure how we would go about acquiring him being that we have very little to trade

I heard Bly was on the outs because of attitude and lack of physical play. Doesn't sound much like a guy we'd be after.

1. Rocky did play MLB in college briefly

2. The best way to learn anything is doing it; therefore I am an avid believer in letting the kid play, learn the position on the job. It worked for Campbell. ~This coaching staff said Jason didn't know the system either but he looked fine to me.

3. If we drafted Branch that would be the ideal learning position for Rocky because he would have 2 space-eaters in front of him in Griffin and Branch giving him the opportunity to react sideline to sideline, by stopping the run and taking on blocks.

4. Personally I'd want to bring in Kato June before either one of those guys anyway.

5. this is not rocket science, it's a defensive football system ~it's not that damn hard!

4. Personally I'd want to bring in Kato June before either one of those guys anyway.



Cato June was a product of the Colts system. He's undersized, and he fit the Colts system because their whole defense is small guys who use speed to their advantage. He would have problems in a really physical defensive unit.

on rocky - if you can't crack the lineup, depending on you to play at a high level and make other players better around you isn't just too much to ask, it's insane.

until he proves he can play, you kinda have to assume you'll need a real plan... or is mccune going to finally bust loose this year?

isn't thomas more of an OLB or 3-4 guy anyways?

on rocky - if you can't crack the lineup, depending on you to play at a high level and make other players better around you isn't just too much to ask, it's insane.

until he proves he can play, you kinda have to assume you'll need a real plan... or is mccune going to finally bust loose this year?

isn't thomas more of an OLB or 3-4 guy anyways?

Why do I keep thinking McCune was picked up by the Dolphins off of our practice squad?