Dre is Cut

[Bengalstripes9]

(03-31-2020, 01:31 PM)J24 Wrote: Solid player but never worth the second Contact he signed. I think a lot of people took it out on Dre that we signed him over Whitworth

Count me in that group. I thought we could replace Dre a lot easier than we could replace Whit--turns out I was right. 

Also didn't really like the pick when we drafted him. He was billed as a zone corner. Didn't make sense when we were a man team. I wanted Decastro, but Zeitler worked out well. As I've said before, why draft a guard that high if you aren't planning on re-signing him? A 1st round pick should play for you for 8-10 years minimum. 

I was good with the idea of drafting a corner that year, but it didn't seem like Dre was the right fit. I would have rather seen a press man corner drafted that could tackle well. But I supported him regardless. He's been a great team-mate and a class act. He's just not been amazing on the field over the years--above average at best I would say.

Hindsight would say D. Hightower and Zeitler would have been the way to go, and then a corner later. Or Zeitler and Jenkins. But that is hindsight.

I wish Dre well and I'd like to see Zim or someone turn his career around. At this point though, what you see is probably what you'll get from Dre.