The Intimidator

He is coming off a torn ACL and he may not be ready for next season and could be placed on the PUP list. If he wants to sign for cheap why not? I expect to be looking for more then BB and company would be intrested in signing for someone coming off a major knee injury.

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BillBelichickFan79

You need some time to recover from a serious injury like that and get the demons out of your mind. It took Brady quite a while to find his form, and I think Merriman will eventually return to close to what he once was.

The Intimidator

Have you watched him this year? He has been incredibly ineffective, and signing a guy to a max deal someone who is coming a serious knee injury and someone who could have been majorly boosted by steriods isn't a good idea at all. I don't want to see him here.

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BillBelichickFan79

Yes I have seen him play a few times and I agree he has not looked himself so far. However, I believe you give him a full offseason to work out, get stronger, and train hard and he will be at least close to what he once was.

You also have to take into account he's been dealing with a foot injury since about week 4, which has been diagnosed as plantar fasciitis. That is a pretty painful injury to play through, and it often saps your burst and explosiveness. He's a tough guy so it's gotta be a pretty severe case to keep him off the field.

Just the presence of Merriman this year has made that defense much better this year. They more or less have the same personnel as they did last year, have lost their NT to a season ending injury, and had Olshansky leave. Without Merriman last year, SD ranked 24th in YPG on defense. This year they rank 12th. Last year they were 31st against the pass, this year they are 8th against the pass.

He's not putting up the huge sack totals like he did a few years ago, but having him on one side with Phillips on the other side is a nightmare for opposing offenses. He's not back to himself yet, but I'm pretty confident he will get there. He's too talented not to.

JackBauer

Give me Karlos Dansby and I'd be drooling.

SeanBruschi54

In Karlos' own words

"I want to retire a Cardinal"

Calciumee

And I want to play for Patriots, but doesn't mean it will happen

nashvillepatsfan

I hadnt heard this about him. I'm not saying its false, but i don't see how thats keeping him off the field. I've got a severe case of Plantar Fasciitis in both my feet right now. I'm a drummer, and its painful, but doesnt keep me from playing at a high level. I just can't see how thats keeping him from playing at a high level. Then again, i'm not a doctor

patsfan-1982

we are looking at the worng list we need to look at the list of FA over 40 lol

JoeShmoe

Why on earth will Arizona and San Diego not try and re-sign these guys - get real, its likely they will stay where they are one way or another