Should Ty Law come back to New England?

by MaPatsFan on Jun 19, 2008 4:42 PM EDT in Opinion

I must admit, I have a soft spot for Ty Law. When he left New England for the Jets, many saw this move as a way for the Jets to capitalize on his knowledge of the NE defensive strategies and he took a bad rap, unwarranted in my opinion. My belief is Law simply capitalized on the Patriots' 3 Super Bowl wins an got himself a big, fat check in the process. No harm, no foul. Why should we be mad at him for going after some cash? Players do it all the time and the fact that he went to a division rival means little to me.

The Jets cut him loose after one year because of a huge hit in their salary cap and Ty spent the last 2 years with the Chiefs. Law's 2006 performance was in line with his previous years, but 2007 proved to be a less than stellar year for the former Patriot CB.

From a Patriots fan perspective, I'd love to see Ty back in the blue and silver. He did a lot for this franchise and I'm somewhat loyal to guys like him. He left more than a few pounds of flesh on the field for us. From a realistic standpoint, I don't see it happening. Ty is 34 and in the twilight of his career. He's also expensive. His KC contract was 5 year $30m and I don't see Pioli picking that up. The Patriots have also become very deep at CB; with 8 players at that position, that's another strike against a Ty Law return.

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Safety

i can see him moving to safety ala Rod Woodson to get some more years out.
still dont see Pats needing him at safety or DB if he wants that kind of money.

Still seems like he has Peyton’s number too , even in KC.

by Tatupu on Jun 19, 2008 6:55 PM EDT 0 recs

The Jets aren't the Yankees

They’d have to be decent for that, so I can’t blame him for signing with them.

But like Tatupu, I’d rather see him at safety than corner. Or if he is at corner, make him a nickel. And in either case, it depends on how much $ he wants.

by RSNexile on Jun 19, 2008 7:16 PM EDT 0 recs

law

Pioli wouldn’t pay him bank unless he was worth it, but it would be cool if he came back to ‘lay down the Law’ again.

by Mainiac on Jun 20, 2008 9:15 AM EDT 0 recs

Gotta love Ty Law

Mike Reiss wrote an excellent piece back in March on Ty Law and how we almost got him back before he went to the Chiefs.

Personally, I’d love to see him finish out his career in a Patriots uniform. Ty is one of those classic “Patriots” through and through. I loved him when he was here and wished the best for him when he left. Maybe he’ll do like so many other players have done, and give the team a little Patriots-discount for the privilege of finishing out his career with a winning organization right here “at home.”

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Jun 20, 2008 9:52 AM EDT 0 recs

Yes he should. Knows system and could provide some stability in defensive backfield.

by justin3007 on Jun 22, 2008 3:46 PM EDT 0 recs