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Gunnails · 09-02-2008, 09:22 PM

Wilfork, not a lot of depth behind him and IMHO he makes the D line.

fair catch fryar · 09-02-2008, 09:25 PM

Most definitely Wilfork. After Brady, the FO should pay him his market value when his contract is up. If he was to go down then we would see this defense exposed like never before. He is the cork in the middle of the field and allows the linebackers to be more flexible in mid-field coverage.

patsfanofNC12 · 09-02-2008, 09:35 PM

I chose Seymour because he is a key part to the d-line, he has been down the last couple of years from injury, and he can really help the CB's if healthy by putting pressure on the opposing teams QB

JoePats · 09-02-2008, 09:37 PM

8 specific players are mentioned. Two are Hanson and Gostowski. None are Wilfork. What is wrong with this?

PATRIOT64 · 09-02-2008, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JoePats

8 specific players are mentioned. Two are Hanson and Gostowski. None are Wilfork. What is wrong with this?

Not enough sleep before posting the poll

***fgssand*** · 09-02-2008, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by patsfanofNC12

I chose Seymour because he is a key part to the d-line, he has been down the last couple of years from injury, and he can really help the CB's if healthy by putting pressure on the opposing teams QB

Agreed......RS is crucial.

***jmt57*** · 09-02-2008, 10:07 PM

Matt Light

Richter · 09-02-2008, 10:08 PM

Can't believe you didn't include Wilfork by name in the poll. He is number 2 behind Brady and no one else is close. He goes down for an extended period, the linebackers get abused, the run defense goes to poop, and the team is looking at 10 wins instead of 14, maybe worse.

PATRIOT64 · 09-02-2008, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Richter

Can't believe you didn't include Wilfork by name in the poll. He is number 2 behind Brady and no one else is close. He goes down for an extended period, the linebackers get abused, the run defense goes to poop, and the team is looking at 10 wins instead of 14, maybe worse.

Well it was not exactly the same team as it is now but in 2006 Vince was out for the final 3 regular season games and NE won all 3

Not saying that means anything but NE did win those games without the big man -
Can they do that again this year if Vince was hurt? - Probably not but just an FYI

TheComeback · 09-02-2008, 10:29 PM

Vince Wilfork. You need a perennial pro-bowler at nose tackle to have a good 3-4 defense. What do all the good 3-4 systems in the league have? A good nose tackle. And the bad ones? Well, they don't have one. It makes a big difference because the NT opens everything up for the rest of the front seven.