So, article from a Football Outsiders writer on ESPN today, talking about how the Pats should cut Wilfork:
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12300361/bold-move-new-england-patriots-miami-dolphins-new-york-jets-buffalo-bills-nfl
I don't know exactly when the honeymoon ends, but spring training still hasn't started, so I'm bored. As much as I love Big Vince it's hard to deny that he didn't look exactly like his old self this year, and it seems like we just went through a lengthy contract battle with him. He represents a big cap hit, and frankly, without the element of nostalgia, I don't know that he is among the five or ten most important defensive players (Revis, McCourty, Nink, Hightower, Collins at the very least, and quite possibly Arrington/Browner/Siliga/Jones(C.) are in the conversation as well).
Do we think that he would agree to a new contract so soon, one that more appropriately values his contributions to next year's team, rather than his contributions from 2004-2011? Do we even think that it would be best to have him on the team next year, or is the money and roster spot better used elsewhere?
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12300361/bold-move-new-england-patriots-miami-dolphins-new-york-jets-buffalo-bills-nfl
I don't know exactly when the honeymoon ends, but spring training still hasn't started, so I'm bored. As much as I love Big Vince it's hard to deny that he didn't look exactly like his old self this year, and it seems like we just went through a lengthy contract battle with him. He represents a big cap hit, and frankly, without the element of nostalgia, I don't know that he is among the five or ten most important defensive players (Revis, McCourty, Nink, Hightower, Collins at the very least, and quite possibly Arrington/Browner/Siliga/Jones(C.) are in the conversation as well).
Do we think that he would agree to a new contract so soon, one that more appropriately values his contributions to next year's team, rather than his contributions from 2004-2011? Do we even think that it would be best to have him on the team next year, or is the money and roster spot better used elsewhere?