RayClay

It's the same reason he doesn't want to come back, that's why they agreed for the good of the team to release him.

The only possible reason Dillon won't retire is to try to get into the Hall of Fame.

Can't blame him for that. He's proud, he's taken a lot of crap and he deserves it.

836 more yards and he passes Thurman Thomas for 12th all time. Is that enough?


He gained 812 last year, so it would take a year or 2 as a Pat.

But, there's more. This is why he would be a distraction on the Patriots.

1 Emmitt Smith 18,355
2 Walter Payton 16,726
3 Barry Sanders 15,269
4 CURTIS MARTIN 14,101
5 Jerome Bettis 13,653
6 Eric Dickerson 13,259
7 Tony Dorsett 12,739
8 Jim Brown 12,312
9 Marcus Allen 12,243
10 MARSHALL FAULK 12,162
11 Franco Harris 12,120
12 Thurman Thomas 12,074
13 John Riggins 11,352
14 COREY DILLON 11,238

Once he matches Thomas, he needs only 238 yards to pass Jim Brown at #9.

We are talking media frenzy, folks. 46 yards to Franco Harris, 42 yards to Marshall Faulk, 81 yards to Marcus Allen, 69 yards to Jim Brown.

Meanwhile, do we sit Maroney on the bench for a year or two while Corey goes for guaranteed, (if he passes Jim brown), HOF?

Or do we sit Dillon With media from all over the world waiting for ourbackup to get in the game?

Pretty good idea to release him, I say. We need to develop Maroney and I can't blame Corey for dragging those bones out there another year when the hall is that close.

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Brady to Brown

I think you are onto something here. Who needs a grumpy Dillon on the team.

I can see Borges and Felger now talking about how the big bad Belichick is not treating Dillon with "respect"

RayClay

It's not even about being grumpy. He easily gains 8oo+ yards next year or the year after. Once he passes Thomas he'll be passing a running back every week, most of them hall of famers.

The media will go nuts!! Do we sit Maroney so Corey can pass Franco Harris?

Why isn't Dillon playing he only needs thirty yards to pass Marshall Faulk??-Thurman Thomas???? Marcus Allen??? Jim Brown???

The one who'll be grumpy is Belichick. And Maroney!

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PatsMyBoyz!

Yesyes,and I hope he achieves his goal (though I'd prefer it not be on a rival team,especially one in our division) . But anyway...
He's always had that 'something to prove' attitude and it certainly served the Pats well during his tenure here so your scenario wouldn't surprise me in the least. It doesn't make him a bad person;he's had an amazing career and HOF would be a fitting end to it.
I don't see the Pats being in a position to sacrifice in order to help him achieve this,however. It's not the same thing as giving Vinny his final TD or letting Flutie make that drop-kick.

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RayClay

I'm not much for individual honors, but that's not more than an average year or two to Pass Jim Brown and HOF.

But passing a HOFer every week for 4-5 weeks? The media will go nuts and it would be a tremendous distraction and detriment to Maroney's development.

Maybe his agent came up with the idea, but why wouldn't he try it.

Face it. The Pats and Corey talked and it's to their mutual benefit he make his HOF run somewhere else.

Go Corey!!!

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RayClay

If it's on the Jets, we'll just have to kick his ass.

No hard feelings, brother!

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MrBigglesWorth

Until I see the Patriots release Dillon I won't believe it. How come they haven't released a statement on this issue?

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RayClay

His agent said March 2. Can't imagine them ever releasing any info before they have to.

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MoLewisrocks

Poppy****. Belichick is the master of defusing distraction. Corey isn't playing here because he doesn't represent value at $5.5M in 2007. End of story. He only comes back somewhere else if they are willing to pay him more than the $2.5M he would have made here had he been willing to continue to play for straight salary. Corey doesn't have another 800+ yard season in him, and if he did it would generate about as much media frenzy in Boston as the last time he passed someone on the list and nobody could figure out why they were handing him the ball on the sidelines until they put it up on the jumbotron.

Conspiracy theorists...

PatsMyBoyz!

It IS fun though. I'm not sure they let him go(IF they are indeed letting him go) because of any distraction,but the stats MAY be a reason for Corey to seek status elsewhere should he decide not to retire.
Dillon knows his play time here will diminish and the Pats know he's pretty pricey for a back-up who's ripe for injury should he actually even get that kind of playing time to begin with.
Now put him on another team who's style is less physical and/or one in a weaker division,and who knows.
**Which is why the Jets may NOT be the team he'd flourish on anyway.
Unfortunately he is an injury-risk.

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