Ray Lewis - can we, should we, how much? - Page 2 - New England Patriots Forums

MrTibbs · 03-16-2006, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Lbaron

To answer the first question...

We have draft picks, and salary cap space. We even have players we can trade (ie beisel, brown, starks). So imho it is plausible.

We no longer have Brown and Starks, they have been cut long ago buddy.

***gomezcat*** · 03-16-2006, 02:53 PM

The only reason I would see for signing Lewis is if he can bring some short term presence to the ILB position and mentor some draftees. I would be happy to sign him at 1.5-2 mill, but not above that.

bunzoburns · 03-16-2006, 02:58 PM

He's all done, put a fork in him.

Secondly, he's not a good guy for our system. At his age, he doesn't want to start shedding offensive guards - he just wants to make plays.

***T-ShirtDynasty*** · 03-16-2006, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jdubh3

The man would be a great fit for the Patriots, and even if he and Bruschi are getting towards the ends of their careers, we would still have the best 1-2 MLB punch in the NFL.

We need ILBs for the 3-4 not MLBs, and there is a difference. As DC mentioned, not only is Ray Ray not well suited for ILB in a 3-4 scheme, he has gone on record several times as saying it's not the right scheme for him, and he doesn't like it.

Based on that alone, I'd pass. Tedy's got enough work to do teaching the ILB position to Monty, let's not try to make him tutor a grumpy misplaced veteran MLB too.

Feep_FLA · 03-16-2006, 05:40 PM

Yes, NO, 0$$$$