DrDawkinstein Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 what a BS tackler. always flying into the pile late, with his head down. i hope he ends his career jamming his neck up like that before too many kids try to play like that. great heart and soul, but that technique needs to be banned next a la horse collar tackling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 what a BS tackler. always flying into the pile late, with his head down. i hope he ends his career jamming his neck up like that before too many kids try to play like that. great heart and soul, but that technique needs to be banned next a la horse collar tackling I thought it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I thought it was. There's an exemption if the media deems you to be playing with a lot of "heart". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 He will be a free agent & I would love to see him on the Bills, but he probably ends up with the Pats* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 How many times is he going to dive at players' heads at the end of runs before the refs decide to call a penalty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWings Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 He will be a free agent & I would love to see him on the Bills, but he probably ends up with the Pats* There's no way Philly lets him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofton80 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Dawkins is simply one of the best defenders in the NFL. He took Brandon Jacobs down one on one in the first half. Our linebackers can't even make that play. Football is a tough violent game, I would be thrilled to have Dawkins on our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 independantly, I noticed the same thing and glad its not just my imagination. They need to flag him for that before someone gets paralyzed. Total B.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Dawkins is simply one of the best defenders in the NFL. He took Brandon Jacobs down one on one in the first half. Our linebackers can't even make that play. Football is a tough violent game, I would be thrilled to have Dawkins on our team. Question - How do you feel about Jim Leonhard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 what a BS tackler. always flying into the pile late, with his head down. i hope he ends his career jamming his neck up like that before too many kids try to play like that. great heart and soul, but that technique needs to be banned next a la horse collar tackling Dawkins is no where near Rodney Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 Dawkins is simply one of the best defenders in the NFL. He took Brandon Jacobs down one on one in the first half. Our linebackers can't even make that play. Football is a tough violent game, I would be thrilled to have Dawkins on our team. agreed on all points. but that doesnt change the fact that he needs to stop diving headfirst into a tackled man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 There is a lot of talk that he might not be back in Phi next year. If we have a shot at him we need to SERIOUSLY consider bringing him in. He brings what we lack...intensity, intimidation, leadership, ferocity, passion, and swagger. Something our D SORELY NEEDS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 There is a lot of talk that he might not be back in Phi next year. If we have a shot at him we need to SERIOUSLY consider bringing him in. He brings what we lack...intensity, intimidation, leadership, ferocity, passion, and swagger. Something our D SORELY NEEDS... none of that will matter if he still has ZERO pass rush in front of him. keep your swagger, we need big studs up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quester74 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Question - How do you feel about Jim Leonhard? Is Jim Leonard really any better now, than he was in Buffalo? Probably not.. hell, you or I could make plays in the Baltimore secondary with all the pressure the Raven Front-7 puts on the QB. All the more reason I think the guys that advocate drafting Mays is a great idea.. Hell, even half-ass DBs play well with a dominate Front-7 (4). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyBall4Buffalo Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Brian Dawkins is a leader period. He's the face of the eagles defense, with a desire to win games. It's football people get hit. Can't stomach it watch baseball. He would be a terrific signing for the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hossage Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Yeah dudes, I'd pay about anything to replace simpson with dawkins. Can we replace ellison with Ray Lewis too? And my imaginary girlfriend with tom bradys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Dawkins singlehandedly took Adrian Peterson out of the Minnesota game. After that huge hit in the 1st series, Peterson was tentative. Name a Bills defender who changed a game like that in the last decade. The SB Bills had Leonard Smith "cheap-shotting" people from the safety position. What he did was hit hard and sometimes a little late. He drew flags and intimidated. Think anyone's afraid of the Bills safeties like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 The SB Bills had Leonard Smith "cheap-shotting" people from the safety position. What he did was hit hard and sometimes a little late. He drew flags and intimidated. Think anyone's afraid of the Bills safeties like that? Or LBs. If Philly lets him walk we would be crazy to not make every attempt to sign him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 There's an exemption if the media deems you to be playing with a lot of "heart". True. But an offensive player giving him an "inadvertent" forearm in the throat at risk of an unsportsmanlike penalty might give a Dawkins pause. Cheap price, IMO. Adds to team spirit. Congenitally doomed by their ownership as they may be, I give credit to the B'gals offense that always strives to whack the daylights out of division rival players Ray Lewis and Troy Polamalu. They usually hunt'em down and lay on the wood. Kinda like this old ditty... "Fie fi fo fum I smell the blood of an Englishman Be he black or be he blue He be both when I be through." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berndogg Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 You guys have to be kidding me, do you have any idea how awful brian dawkins would look with the bills cover two scheme/awful pass rush. On that one deep pass to steve smith he was about 7 seconds late getting over. Brian Dawkins WAS an unbelievable all around safety and still is amazing at coming up from the secondary against the run. However, he has lost a step (or two) over the past few years and is a liablity in coverage at this point. If it wasn't for Jim Johnson he would be exposed for this a lot more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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