VOR Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Now more comes out. This says it was the Bills that screwed up, and it would explain some of the earlier incongruous reports. It's really difficult, at this point, with ten different stories and reports, to know who exactly screwed up the most. I'll still go with what Dockery's agent said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Mike Florio claims it was the Bills, not the Lions that f-cked it up... BILLS, NOT LIONS, BLEW THE DOCKERY DEALPosted by Mike Florio: Saturday, February 28, 2009 5:41 PM Though it's easy to criticize the Lions (and fun, too) whenever something involving the team goes wrong, it's only fair to point out that, as it relates to the failed trade for former Bills (and now Redskins) guard Derrick Dockery, the Lions didn't screw it up. Our buddy Howard Balzer of The Sports Xchange explained the situation to us. To facilitate the trade, Dockery was going to delay by five days a $4.5 million roster bonus due on February 27, the first day of the 2009 league year. But the Bills failed to get the paperwork regarding the roster bonus -- not regarding the trade -- submitted by 4:00 p.m. EST on February 26. As we pointed out earlier, the trade couldn't have occurred until the next day at the earliest. If the roster bonus had been delayed by five days, then the two sides would have had ample time to get the trade accomplished. So, in this case, the Lions didn't screw the thing up. For a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In-A-Gadda-Levitre Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Now more comes out. This says it was the Bills that screwed up, and it would explain some of the earlier incongruous reports. It's really difficult, at this point, with ten different stories and reports, to know who exactly screwed up the most. Florio doesn't mention timing of the actual deal and Mark Gaughan's point was that, by the time they had agreement, it was too late to file the paperwork. So really the only thing you can fault the Bills for is that they didn't draft all the paperwork in advance of a deal, in order to have it all ready just in case. I really don't know if that's commonplace with situations like this, do you? Get the paperwork all ready without a deal in place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iinii Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 is this true? i have not heard this anywhere! The Bills released Dockery not b/c he's a bad Guard but b/c their new line coach wants more Denver-esque types of O-linemen (smaller, quicker guys), Dockery is the big road grater type. Dockery was a player the Skins didn't want to let go but did b/c of the crazy contract Buffalo threw out there (amazing somebody out bid the skins, right?) and now he comes back knowing the system and wanting to be in DC. Thanks Buffalo for letting him go and thanks Detroit for not getting the deal done. -from a poster on nbcsports.com *langston walker, brad butler AND jason peters...ALL certainly don't fit the mold. dockery never road graded anything in western new york. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Florio doesn't mention timing of the actual deal and Mark Gaughan's point was that, by the time they had agreement, it was too late to file the paperwork. If you are working on a deal, and the player agrees to push back the time of the bonus, you would assume they would file the paper work while the deal was being worked on. That is the point. Even if the trade falls through, pushing back the time of the bonus doesn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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