Doug Free to retire

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Eh. That sucks. Would have rather had a plan in place before hand, but whatever.
 

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He wasn't great but I have to say this one worries me a little.
 

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He wasn't great but I have to say this one worries me a little.
Yeah, he wasn't great but he wasn't nearly as bad as people liked to say he was, either. Pretty good 4th round pick, really.
 

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The weak link is gone. That WK 17 game in Philly was like a tutorial on how not to play RT. If Green could stay on the field, I'd be somewhat optimistic.
 

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The weak link is gone. That WK 17 game in Philly was like a tutorial on how not to play RT. If Green could stay on the field, I'd be somewhat optimistic.
Yeah I sign a guard. Good news is we have money now. Free wasn't that cheap.
 

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Yeah, he wasn't great but he wasn't nearly as bad as people liked to say he was, either. Pretty good 4th round pick, really.
Yeah, people went all apeshit on him unnecessarily at times. If you get a 10 year starting type out of a 4th, that is pretty good.
 

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Yeah, he wasn't great but he wasn't nearly as bad as people liked to say he was, either. Pretty good 4th round pick, really.
Makes Oline a legit need. In a not great Oline draft. I'd sogn someone to compete with Chaz and Collins.
 

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The weak link is gone. That WK 17 game in Philly was like a tutorial on how not to play RT. If Green could stay on the field, I'd be somewhat optimistic.
If you think an unreliable player like Green is better based on a small bit of actual gameplay, you really aren't very smart.
 

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Makes Oline a legit need. In a not great Oline draft. I'd sogn someone to compete with Chaz and Collins.
It is a fucking terrible draft for OTs.

Forget it if you don't take one in the first two rounds.

This is not a good thing.
 
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Yeah, people went all apeshit on him unnecessarily at times. If you get a 10 year starting type out of a 4th, that is pretty good.
I agree, but he did deserve the negative attention at times. His performance against Minnesota in the playoffs was beyond horrid.

I just wish he would have made his decision a week ago giving the team a chance to make a more educated decision on Leary.
 

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It is a fucking terrible draft for OTs.

Forget it if you don't take one in the first two rounds.

This is not a good thing.
Like i said, find a free agent. I'll be oissed if we waste a first or second day pick on one. Chaz is good but god his injury problems are terrible.
 

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I agree, but he did deserve the negative attention at times. His performance against Minnesota in the playoffs was beyond horrid.

I just wish he would have made his decision a week ago giving the team a chance to make a more educated decision on Leary.
I doubt the team was blindsided by this news. It was announced a couple weeks ago that Free might retire. I'm sure that somebody from the team has spoken to him about this before today.
 

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If you think an unreliable player like Green is better based on a small bit of actual gameplay, you really aren't very smart.
I think it's safe to say that he thinks Free was a profound disappointment.
 

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If you think an unreliable player like Green is better based on a small bit of actual gameplay, you really aren't very smart.
true, he underwhelmed at LT in those pre-season games, but I'm hoping the move to RT won't be as challenging. again, health permitting.
 
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