Wright named practice player of the week - Page 2 - New England Patriots Forums

scott99 · 09-16-2006, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by patchick

In his second year out of powerhouse Cincinnati, undrafted. So anybody else want to talk about how Marquise Hill's only problem is the quality of depth he's looking up at?

If Hill had Wright's heart (and brains), he'd be the best DL in the league.

PatsSteve1 · 09-16-2006, 08:55 PM

IMO, if Wright were the draft pick and Hill the UDFA, Hill would be unemployed. I'm happy for the kid and he's obviously a hard worker. I replied to the "Are the Pats cheap if they don't Spend to the Cap" post that there are a lot of ways to spend cap space w/o overspending for players. It might be a good idea to give this kid a raise for this year, just as a reward and make it more likely he'd sign a new contract at some point of they really think he's that valuable of a backup. It'd show other players if they practice hard they might get a raise, too. It 'could' open the flood gates, but if they don't spend that cap space somewhere, it's losing it.

Oswlek · 09-16-2006, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by patchick

In his second year out of powerhouse Cincinnati, undrafted. So anybody else want to talk about how Marquise Hill's only problem is the quality of depth he's looking up at?

If it helps any, I wrote on another board last year something to this effect:

In a year or two, we will all be talking about Hill exactly as we are about Davey now.

I still believe that to be the truth, although I do think people overestimate the #2 pick effect. If BB/SP were really that concerned over sunk cost, they wouldn't have made some of the moves that they have. They must truly believe that they guy can be a good player. When? I don't know.