Can I say why I defend Fiedler and Fletcher?
... I'll just assume you would answer yes.
The reason is I feel that both players were judged prematurely, and still are to this day IMO. I can remember some posters; check that, a lot of posters saying Fiedler was no good before he even played a down for the Dolphins. Of course a lot of this had to do with him replacing Marino. A lot of it had to do with the fact that Wanny was the HC that decided to chose Fiedler over Marino, so to speak.
When it comes to Fletcher, it's a similar situation, but different. He was drafted and a lot of posters were saying how the Dolphins screwed up because QB Drew Brees was available and we should have drafted him instead. This also ties into the Fiedler situation. Admittedly when Fletcher was drafted I called it "the worst draft pick they ever made". After thinking about if for a few moments it made total sense to me. We needed a 3rd CB more than we needed a WR or QB. WR is the position I wanted with that 1st round pick.
In both cases there are certain ppl (not necessarily you) that won't give up the Fiedler or Fletcher sucks mantra. Fiedler has many positives as far as QB's go, but some ppl will never admit that because he had the nerve to play after the legend Marino. To certain ppl there’s nothing he can do that will ever change their minds, because he replaced Marino. Fletcher is a quality CB, that is in his 2nd year as a Pro and ppl are making ridiculous statement like he's a bust. CB and QB are the toughest positions to learn in the NFL. The rule for a QB is it takes 32 starts before a QB gets his NFL legs. CB's are in the same boat, it generally takes a CB 1.5 to 2 years to get things going.
You are entitled to your opinion, and I hope you continue to express it, but don't think for one second I will stop expressing mine.
Oliver...
Originally posted by Denny
I have figured out your MO. I really believe you scour the Dolphin message boards to calculate in every post which player is most scrutinized. After you realize that player has the most posts from a poster in which a player is seen as not producing, OLiver the DEFENSE ATTORNEY ARRIVES to the rescue. Oliver has determined that Flecther and Fiedler are the most picked upon. With fee agreements arranged between Oliver and the respective maligned players according to the boards, Oliver is in position to defend. Now if a particular player is not playing well, but is not being maligned by our board, OLIVER will not defend that person or position. See previous post where he deflects attacks on Flecther to D-LINE. Since our D-Line is not being readily attacked on the boards, Oliver will not defend. Oliver, I think you are a great fan and love the dolphins But to me there is VINCE and Oliver, one that is a pessimist, the other optmist. Combine both of you , and you would have the perfect poster.
