Wilfork's 2014 Season

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T&A asked for a look into Vince's season to see how he was doing after his season ending injury last year.
 
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Consternation abounds regarding the New England Patriots’ mammoth defensive tackle Vince Wilfork. Last year saw a quick end to his season when he suffered a torn Achilles tendon during a Week 4 game in Atlanta, leading to concern over Wilfork’s ability to return to form in 2014. We went back and looked at the film to see how he’s progressed this season. Our analysis focuses on the most recent games in which Wilfork has played more than 85% of the possible defensive snaps.

 

 
Until the Jets game, Wilfork had looked close to the force we’ve come to expect based on his previous years. While not as consistently unmoveable, he was still able to cause problems for opposing running games. Playing against a divisional rival, on short rest, and without the presence of extraordinary clean-up man Jerod Mayo, all of these factors seemed to create problems for Wilfork – and the rest of the defense. Moving forward, expect to see him continue clogging up one side of the field in the running game, but it will be up to the rest of the defense to also make plays.

 

 

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Awesome!  Thanks for doing this.  
 
To me Wilfork has been passing the eye test for most of the season.  The reason I asked is that reading game threads and other spots around here it seems that a portion of our community was very down on Wilfork's play this season.  
 
I appreciate the deep dive and insight into his level of play coming off his injury.