"we keep our own"

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(02-19-2017, 07:35 PM)Sled21 Wrote: And I was one of the one's saying we should keep Nelson, but everyone here who is honest with themselves knows the amount of grief the organization gets for not "playing the young guys".... You either keep the vets, or you play the young guys..... can't have it both ways....

Agreed, but there are exceptions to every rule.  Guys like Dennis Smith, Ronnie Lott, etc played safety for quite some time.  I'm not saying Reggie Nelson is the caliber of players like that, but I haven't seen a whole lot of drop off in his play.  Reggie may play well into his 30s.  You probably noticed this too, which, like myself, is likely a big reason you wanted to keep him.  That was just plain stupid to not make Nelson feel welcomed back here.