Adrian Clayborn: Free Can't Block Unless He's Holding

[FiveRings]

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/20...-holding.html/


During the game, Clayborn took to his Twitter account (@AJaClay) to share his thoughts on Free’s play, saying “Doug Free can’t block a soul unless he holding.”

[Joshmil53]

Even if he's holding he can't block.

[LeonDixson]

I'm not making excuses, but I think he's hurting too much to play effectively. They should replace him with Parnell and see what he can do. Spags says that Free is usually seen in the training room with big ice packs on both knees and both ankles.

He's definitely hurting the team with his performance. If it's injury related, they need to rest him and get him right. If it's anything else, they need to bench him and let someone else have a shot.

[JohnsKey19]

Not sure how often this occurs in Twitterland, but it's highly disrespectful to have a current NFL player call out another NFL player like this. Wow!

Clayborn probably had the best game of his career earlier in the season vs Free - so he should know.

I'm not sure what happened to Free. In 2009, he looked lean, athletic and played with some pop behind his pads. Now he's kind of a stationary target and DE are just teeing off on him or running around him. If he's injured, he needs to take a seat. Parnell is the smart play at this point. You need to see if he's a viable option at RT next season.

[bbailey423]

Originally Posted by LeonDixson

I'm not making excuses, but I think he's hurting too much to play effectively. They should replace him with Parnell and see what he can do. Spags says that Free is usually seen in the training room with big ice packs on both knees and both ankles.

He's definitely hurting the team with his performance. If it's injury related, they need to rest him and get him right. If it's anything else, they need to bench him and let someone else have a shot.

That does not sound like an injured person...that sounds like what all athletes do after going to battle....ice down.

[burmafrd]

He has not been mentioned on any injury reports that I can remember. So the injury excuse does not work

[TheCoolFan]

Free has zero respect from the media and in the league.

[newlander]

Originally Posted by LeonDixson

I'm not making excuses, but I think he's hurting too much to play effectively. They should replace him with Parnell and see what he can do. Spags says that Free is usually seen in the training room with big ice packs on both knees and both ankles.

He's definitely hurting the team with his performance. If it's injury related, they need to rest him and get him right. If it's anything else, they need to bench him and let someone else have a shot.

....THIS HAS TO STOP on this forum and anywhere else....the injury excuses for this guy went on all last season too: enough is enough. He is HORRIBLE and a complete joke of a tackle. Worst signing since Jerrah inked Roy WIlliams(WR) that big deal and gave away high draft picks as well...all goes back to JJ's ineptitude. Free is a 3rd stringer on most clubs, not good enough to be on other's rosters at all: can you imagine him trying out for the Giants or 49ers'? He'd be laughed off the field.

[jobberone]

So why did Free go from being a pretty good RT to not being able to play? Did he forget how to block? Has he gotten so out of shape he can't play?

Teams hide injuries as much as they can. I'm not saying he's injured but no one here has the slightest idea if he is or isn't. And no it's not normal for a player to sit around with bags of ice on their ankles and knees. The only reason for them to not play Parnell is he is either worse than Free (a frightening vision) or he's injured. It's normal this time of year for many to be dinged up some more than others. I certainly hope Free is injured enough to account for most of his poor play and also that if so its something that isn't chronic.

[JohnsKey19]

Originally Posted by jobberone

So why did Free go from being a pretty good RT to not being able to play? Did he forget how to block? Has he gotten so out of shape he can't play?

Teams hide injuries as much as they can. I'm not saying he's injured but no one here has the slightest idea if he is or isn't. And no it's not normal for a player to sit around with bags of ice on their ankles and knees. The only reason for them to not play Parnell is he is either worse than Free (a frightening vision) or he's injured. It's normal this time of year for many to be dinged up some more than others. I certainly hope Free is injured enough to account for most of his poor play and also that if so its something that isn't chronic.

Wasn't Free struggling last year as well?

[LeonDixson]

Originally Posted by newlander

....THIS HAS TO STOP on this forum and anywhere else....the injury excuses for this guy went on all last season too: enough is enough. He is HORRIBLE and a complete joke of a tackle. Worst signing since Jerrah inked Roy WIlliams(WR) that big deal and gave away high draft picks as well...all goes back to JJ's ineptitude. Free is a 3rd stringer on most clubs, not good enough to be on other's rosters at all: can you imagine him trying out for the Giants or 49ers'? He'd be laughed off the field.

I'm not making excuses for Free nor am I a supporter of his. I had high hopes for him two years ago, but since then I want him out of there as much as the anyone else. If you read my post, I said he needs to be out of there either way. I just made an allowance that he may be hurting and, thus, is unable to move and push like he needs to.

[sbark]

He's getting to be our present day Phil Pozderac. That guy developed a rep among the ref's for holding. It was said as the ref's passed each other in the airports going to games his rep was passed along and embellished.

He was getting holding calls that really were not all that bad.....but all based on a bad rep among the small community of ref's

[CowboysYanksLakers]

And Clayborn would be correct... Doug Free needs to be replaced in 2013.

[Denim Chicken]

Originally Posted by CowboysYanksLakers

And Clayborn would be correct... Doug Free needs to be replaced in 2012.

FIFY.

[BraveHeartFan]

Free has been a massive disappointment this season.