A melancholy Wilfork said losing Seymour was like losing family, both on and off the field and that he will be missed. Wilfork lamented the breakup of one of the best defensive lines in the NFL, but said he and the team have no choice but to move on.
"We're all professionals. Change happens all the time. Every year you have change, you have roster change, you have everything changing," said Wilfork. "This is another change and we're going to have to deal with it. I don't care how you feel about it. You got to deal with it and move on. We're getting ready for the most important game of our season, Monday night against a divisional rival, so we have to put everything aside and work."
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my thoughts are is this mean somthing bigger like another trade with the pick
or could they be going to the 43 as many teams are going 34 so there will be players for everything
by Patsfan4life on Sep 6, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm still trying to process...
…Sundays without seeing Seymour line up. Wow.
I do see the business side of things, and why it makes sense, but I also see a guy who has several years left in the tank at 29 and is a proven Pro Bowl starter leaving the team. You could make a strong case either way; must have been an agonizing decision in the front office.
Still as a fan I wish both the Pats and Seymour a lot of success in the future! Thanks for all the hard work and heart Richard, you’ll be truly missed.
by jctsai12 on Sep 6, 2009 2:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is what Wilfork really was thinking $$$$$$$$$$$...
jk to an extent.
by Mike-Dub on Sep 6, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My take on the DEs, use as a package rather than 'starters'
Warren and Green for general use, with Banta-Cain and Burgess coming in situationally as pash-rushers. Brace as a backup for Warren and Green, Nincovich backing up Banta-Cain and Burgess.
Green’s been a starting RE for Seymour when Richard was injured (fairly regularly, in the last few years) so I don’t see why he’d change now.
by Comedic.Sans on Sep 6, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we all know with seymour the patriots have stopped the run. wilfork warren and seymour have shut down the run. great DL and with depth. but the main problem is a lack of QB pressure. yes seymour had a career high in sacks last year but with new personnell burgess + brace, could they be working towards a new DL to accomplish more pass pressure to compensate for a lack of secondary support.
yes i’ve heard about 4-3 with potentially burgess/green, wright/brace, wilfork, warren.
i’m not sure who would fit better in the following idea but we have plenty to pick from with the idea of a 5-2 to attack the QB and stop the run. we have 2 great LB’s in mayo and thomas both with speed and able to cover ground. it just seems to me while it may leave us vulnerable to short passes the OL would be unable to stop 5 men (sure cant double wilfork then!). it would be a race to the qb in my opinion.
i could see a 4-3 being used often and 5-2 being worked in…but just threw that idea out there because we usually play to our strengths vs. always stick with one plan.
by bforce3 on Sep 6, 2009 6:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Belichick
will put out the package and combination of players necessary to do what needs to be done. QB pressure, run-stopping, whatever. Whether it’s a 3-4, 4-3, under, over, 5-2, 0-7(!). He’s got useful players to bandy around and he’s Hoodie. What you call it is a secondary concern to doing their jobs.
by Comedic.Sans on Sep 6, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha well said. still doubtful we see much 3-4 with the given personnell though. im confident in that.
by bforce3 on Sep 6, 2009 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd agree
Especially bearing in mind the Seymour trade. He was a solid 3-4 DE, and shift him off to open the door for Jarvis Green and/or Burgess and/or Banta Cain suggests a mix based on 4-3. Unless he was sold on Brace as a 3-4 DE, which was always a possibility. He has the height and girth to be one.
by Comedic.Sans on Sep 6, 2009 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Myron Pryor too
I forgot he was around. Haha. Talk about D-line depth…
by Comedic.Sans on Sep 6, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The D line is deep and good
So with or without Seymour, we’ll be fine. I think the 4-3 or 5-2 will give them more speed to attack the QB. Would be nice to have closure on this matter though. I really like the idea of an extra 1st rnd draft pick.
'A warrior may change his metal, but not his
heart,' as the saying is upon Barsoom." Dejah Thoris
by ba-shiznit on Sep 10, 2009 6:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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