Re: The Fort & Free Agents

[bird <bird@pixi.com>]

>  > >From: "Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>
>
>As I recall, Fort had great difficulty remembering the plays as well.  There
>were reports that he is dyslexic.  But I agree that toward the end he played
>better.

I think I saw the same reports about Fortson's learning disability. 
(One thing that I wonder about that is, couldn't Danny have learned 
the plays by going through them in practice rather than reading about 
them?  What I mean is, if a guy has dyslexia, then maybe you need to 
find alternate ways to get the information he needs across to him. 
For all I know, though, that's exactly what happened.)

Anyway, your point is a good one, Cecil -- I think Danny's dyslexia 
was a factor in getting him into the flow of the team, and his 
injury, too -- but even taking in account those points, the questions 
remain (for me) Why not play him more in the latter part of the 
season when these mitigating factors were worked out, and why pick 
him up at all if you're not going to use him?  (And, can't you get 
more for him than Alvin Williams or nothing if you do have to let him 
go?)

Regards,

Bill
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