hooknladder Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Many NFL players treat playing in the Pro Bowl as more of a chore than an honor. But if it’s a chore, it’s a chore that Redskins linebacker London Fletcher wishes he could have. Fletcher is angry that he has been a starter for 10 years, hasn’t missed a game and usually leads his team in tackles, and yet he still can’t get chosen for the Pro Bowl. “I don’t know if it was because I wasn’t a first-round draft pick, I don’t do some kind of dance when I make a 10-yard tackle, I don’t go out and get arrested,” Fletcher said, per the Washington Times. “I believe in playing the game the way it’s supposed to be played. You line up each and every week, each and every play and you go out and get the job done. You look at my body of work and I’ve done that for 11 years. But because I’m not going out causing a lot of controversy, holding a private meeting with the coordinator saying this, this and this, causing a lot of strife on my team, I don’t garner a lot of attention.” That last comment appears directed at the Dallas Cowboys, whose internal drama has garnered the kind of attention Fletcher can only dream of. Fletcher says he’s mostly just sick of thinking he’s done enough to make the Pro Bowl, only to find out he’s an alternate. “To have it happen, year after year after year after year, you can’t tell me … an eight-time alternate, c’mon man,” Fletcher said. “That’s a trivia question. I’m the Susan Lucci of the NFL.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Agree... Over 100 total tackles in every season since 2000. Didn't have any picks this year (3 last year, 4 year previous) but the guy's 33 years old and is the leader of a defense that again performed well (#4 overall in ypg, #6 in ppg). The squeaky wheel always gets the oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Wow.....why did he leave the Rams.....cost too much, can't remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galloping Ghost Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 ~~~ He has been no secret in fantasy circles. I would guess he has more tackles over the last 5-10 years than any LB. Fletcher at 1,102 (since tackles kept as a stat in 2001) is ahead of everyone I could think of by a wide margin including: More tackles than: Hall of Famers to be Ray Lewis (911), B. Urlacher (931) and D. Brooks (895). More than J. Farrior (931), K Brooking, Zack Thomas (1,076), K Bullulk, Bruschi, or M. Peterson. ~~~ Career Stats Season Team Tackles Interceptions Fumbles G GS Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FUM Lost 2008 Washington Redskins 16 16 133 96 37 0.5 -- 6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 2007 Washington Redskins 16 16 128 100 28 0.0 0 10 3 36 12.0 27T 1 -- -- 2006 Buffalo Bills 16 16 146 104 42 2.0 0 7 4 30 7.5 17T 1 -- -- 2005 Buffalo Bills 16 16 157 104 53 4.0 1 2 1 20 20.0 20 0 -- -- 2004 Buffalo Bills 16 16 142 92 50 3.5 -- 3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 2003 Buffalo Bills 16 16 133 96 37 2.0 -- 4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 2002 Buffalo Bills 16 16 147 97 50 3.0 -- 2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 2001 St. Louis Rams 16 16 116 89 27 4.5 -- 3 2 18 9.0 18 0 -- -- 2000 St. Louis Rams 16 15 -- -- -- 5.5 0 0 4 33 8.2 12 0 -- -- 1999 St. Louis Rams 16 16 -- -- -- 3.0 1 0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 1998 St. Louis Rams 16 1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 1 0 TOTAL 1,102 778 324 28.0 2 37 14 137 -- 27 2 1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 ~~~ He has been no secret in fantasy circles. I would guess he has more tackles over the last 5-10 years than any LB. Fletcher at 1,102 (since tackles kept as a stat in 2001) is ahead of everyone I could think of by a wide margin including: More tackles than: Hall of Famers to be Ray Lewis (911), B. Urlacher (931) and D. Brooks (895). More than J. Farrior (931), K Brooking, Zack Thomas (1,076), K Bullulk, Bruschi, or M. Peterson. ~~~ Career Stats Season Team Tackles Interceptions Fumbles G GS Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FUM Lost 2008 Washington Redskins 16 16 133 96 37 0.5 -- 6 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 2007 Washington Redskins 16 16 128 100 28 0.0 0 10 3 36 12.0 27T 1 -- -- 2006 Buffalo Bills 16 16 146 104 42 2.0 0 7 4 30 7.5 17T 1 -- -- 2005 Buffalo Bills 16 16 157 104 53 4.0 1 2 1 20 20.0 20 0 -- -- 2004 Buffalo Bills 16 16 142 92 50 3.5 -- 3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 2003 Buffalo Bills 16 16 133 96 37 2.0 -- 4 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 2002 Buffalo Bills 16 16 147 97 50 3.0 -- 2 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 2001 St. Louis Rams 16 16 116 89 27 4.5 -- 3 2 18 9.0 18 0 -- -- 2000 St. Louis Rams 16 15 -- -- -- 5.5 0 0 4 33 8.2 12 0 -- -- 1999 St. Louis Rams 16 16 -- -- -- 3.0 1 0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- 1998 St. Louis Rams 16 1 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 0 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 1 0 TOTAL 1,102 778 324 28.0 2 37 14 137 -- 27 2 1 0 thanks for the post and welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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