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Imagine a bizzaro world or parallel universe, picture this scenario.
The Pats crush the Colts in the AFC championship and then lay the beat down on the Cowboys (Bledsoe 11 INTs) for their 4th Superbowl and the merely strange becomes surreal.
What if the Pats went after the top free agent available?
Dwight Freeney is a FA after this year and I think he would look great as an outside LB in our system. BB could turn him into the next LT (who he coached in his prime).
I know he is shorter than a typical OLB in our scheme but he is athletic and can run a 4.4 forty. Instantly we would have a all time defensive line plus it would render Indy's defense useless.
Even if he is franchised the Pats could offer up their two first round picks next year.
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While I like where you're going with this...
Think about the NFL's obsession with 6-1 to 6-5 250-275 lbs DE pass rushers with athletic ability who look great in a 3 second sportscenter moment totally embarassing a tackle and sacking the QB
Freeney is prob going to get the biggest contract for a DE has ever seen
Can you imagine what Snyder would give him???
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Freeney doesn't work in a 3-4, and the Pats aren't designed in a 4-3. Plus again ... Run Defense
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1) the colts will franchise him
2) sacks are overvalued
3) as previously mentioned, run defense. the guy goes after the quarterback on every single play
there's probably more, those 3 are just the one's that immediately occurred to me
In his defense though, how much of that weakness against the run is the scheme he's in? His basic gig, day in and day out, is rush the passer and oh by the way, try to defend the run on the way by. If he were to be schooled in the ways of the Belichick OLB, and taught to read and react, and only unleash his spinning human missle routine in the proper situations, could he do it? I'm not sure he's got the meat to consistently set the edge, but it's fun to waste time thinking about.
But that's what we're doing... wasting time thinking about it, because as BF says, "No Thank you". It would take a huge contract, coupled with the fact that there's no way he'd pick it up overnight. Would take a while to make the transition, if he could even do it.
In addition, he really doesn't have the height to handle the elephant position like Willie did.... gotta get those big mits up into the passing lane.
Imagine a bizzaro world or parallel universe, picture this scenario.
The Pats crush the Colts in the AFC championship and then lay the beat down on the Cowboys (Bledsoe 11 INTs) for their 4th Superbowl and the merely strange becomes surreal.
What if the Pats went after the top free agent available?
Dwight Freeney is a FA after this year and I think he would look great as an outside LB in our system. BB could turn him into the next LT (who he coached in his prime).
I know he is shorter than a typical OLB in our scheme but he is athletic and can run a 4.4 forty. Instantly we would have a all time defensive line plus it would render Indy's defense useless.
Even if he is franchised the Pats could offer up their two first round picks next year.
Can't work. If the Cowboys are playing in the Super Bowl, it's going to be behind Romo.
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In his defense though, how much of that weakness against the run is the scheme he's in? His basic gig, day in and day out, is rush the passer and oh by the way, try to defend the run on the way by. If he were to be schooled in the ways of the Belichick OLB, and taught to read and react, and only unleash his spinning human missle routine in the proper situations, could he do it? I'm not sure he's got the meat to consistently set the edge, but it's fun to waste time thinking about.
But that's what we're doing... wasting time thinking about it, because as BF says, "No Thank you". It would take a huge contract, coupled with the fact that there's no way he'd pick it up overnight. Would take a while to make the transition, if he could even do it.
In addition, he really doesn't have the height to handle the elephant position like Willie did.... gotta get those big mits up into the passing lane.
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Recent reports out of Indi have them offering him a long term deal sometime very soon. He was very optimistic something would get done and seemed very upbeat about continuing his career in Indy.
Freeney though is one of those guys who you "hate to love" (as opposed to love to hate) as regardless of what jersey he wears you just have to appreciate his football talent.
I'm sure we'd all love to have him on our team - kindof like Jason Taylor from Miami
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