dryheat44

It does make all kind of sense. They've got a cluster***** of unprovens up there at Lambeau.

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DarrylS

Saw that on PFT, on one hand makes sense on the other it is not very well substantiated.. but who knows, he might compliment Favre well.

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zippo59

I love Corey, but he can not be a full time back at this point. He had to take himself out after every few plays because he got dinged or was winded or whatever. I think it would be a great fit if he is used in a split--not necessarily down the middle--role. Maybe Corey gets 15 carries a game and the rest of the backs combined get 10-15. Corey can still play, but he needs at least one other player to spell him. They did draft Jackson in the second so obviously he is in their plans.

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BelichickFan

It's just idle chatter, not even a real rumor.

zippo59

I'm not sure I would even define Corey Dillon as a "big name." Larry Johnson on the other hand...

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PATRIOTSFANINPA

NO CHANCE IN HELL HES GOING TO GREEN BAY!

Here is what Corey is considering....

A) Going to play as a 1-2 punch RB tandem on a team that is most likely going to the playoffs

B) Retiring

There is no other option for Corey and no reason to play on a crap team going nowhere with a QB who is 75 years old - That team is Green Bay among others who have little chance of even sniffing the playoffs .

Personally I think he would be an awesome fit in Arizona behind James-What a 1-2 punch that would be,That could put the Cardinals over the top in the NFC as an offensive juggernaut and would vitually make them a likely playoff team if the D holds its end up.

upstater1

Why are the reporters following the Patriots putting out such a negative spin on Corey's last year with the Patriots?

Can anyone answer that?

What was the falling out all about?

Why would Corey "never play for the Patriots again?"

dryheat44

Well, what you left out of options A and B is $. Also, GB narrowly missed the playoffs this year, and they could certainly contend over in the minor league. Dillon, according to himself, wants to be a major contributor on a team.

Now, this report isn't really a report. More like ***** being flung against a wall based on something a personnel guy said. But it does make a lot of sense for all parties.

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363839

This is a good question. I wonder about what happened with Cory, too.
I suspect, though that, Cory, knowing last year was going to be his final one in NE as a starter, started showing his old self. Especially not getting to the SuperBowl may have been harder on him because he knew that.
Maybe he took his frustrations out on team members after the loss to Indy.
Belichick didn't want to bring this situation into training camp so he granted Cory's request and released him.

MoLewisrocks

Corey had a $3M roster bonus due in 2006. After being ineffective due apparently to injury (BB said he always worked hard) he was asked to defer that to 2007. In 2006 he was still obviously hampered by something - injury, age, loss of killer instinct, whatever. So the team wasn't going to ever pay his deferred roster bonus. Corey knew this at the end of the season. Maybe he could have stayed at a reduced salary in 2007, but it would have had to be reduced dramatically to lower his cap hit. Players will sometimes play for less somewhere else, seldom for their present team because they tend to feel that there they have "earned" an overpayment or two. Ergo, he won't be playing here again.

I doubt he will play anywhere because I think Corey is done mentally and physically. He could push through some of that, but it would likely take a stupid overpayment to entice him to undertake the effort to try to. His agent is probably still hoping someone will make that offer, since 3% of Corey retired = $0. It would probably take $3M plus big sounding makeable if he's starting as a featured RB incentives to get Corey off his couch.

As for that stat that claimed we got more bang for the buck from Corey than Maroney, that's nonsense. Sometimes you have to trust what your eyes see (as opposed to crunching numbers in a vacuum). Corey had a $2.6M cap hit in 2006, Maroney's was $1.1M. He got no signing bonus (although his deal is highly guaranteed $6.1M of an $8M+ total but that is spread over 4-5 bargain seasons for an explosive young RB). Corey may have scored more TD's, but that was a function of his short yardage work coupled with a sub par WR corps and an injured rookie for the last third of the season. And a third more TD's for more than twice the compensation doesn't equal way more bang in my book. When you look at total yardage, they were in the same ballpark with the edge on number of longer runs/receptions going to the youngster and the edge on shorter scoring runs going to the veteran. Take out Corey's lone 50 yard run of the season and that becomes more apparent. He could still be a bull in spurts, but he could suddenly barely outrun my elderly mother.

If someone wants to pay him $3-5M to be a third down and goal line back - and even than WHEN HE's NOT WINDED OR DINGED - they will probably be tossing him under the bus come December because they were paying for and expecting at least a semi-featured back. Corey is a proud man and I think on some level he absolutely knows that. Irrespective of what his agent would like him and all the rest of us to believe.