Rodney Harrison = Takeo Spikes - New England Patriots Forums

Armen Da Pats Fan · 03-07-2008, 05:37 AM

I have been reading all the threads on why we should or should not make a run @ Takeo Spikes and they all make valid points.

As I think about this move, the one person that keeps popping into my head is Rodney Harrison.

Consider the things being said about Spikes as arguments for NOT signing him:

"What has this guy got left in the tank?"

"He was an impact player earlier in his career, but the past couple of years, he has fallen off..."

Etc. etc.

Just sounds like the same stuff people were saying about Rodney.

There is something about these older players that come to New England under Belichick and revive their careers (Harrison, Corey Dillon, Bryan Cox, Randy Moss) and I have no reason to believe Spikes could not do the same.

The guy is an impact player when he is "on his game" and with our holes at LB, why not take a shot at him?

BritPat · 03-07-2008, 05:53 AM

Agree with every word. We have nothing to lose, bar a few million $.

03-07-2008, 06:22 AM

AT, Vrabel on the outside
Seward, Spikes, Bruschi on the inside in a rotation

Goff waiting in the wings

Our LB issue is resolved (with depth)

Not sure if TKO has scheduled any visits as of yet, but I hope his first one is here and BB doesn't let him leave the stadium.

Watson's IQ · 03-07-2008, 08:01 AM

I think and always have thought that Spikes is a great player. If they want to sign him, count me in.

That would certainly signal to me that we're likely to go CB with the #7 pick.

Dfresh429 · 03-07-2008, 08:06 AM

Spikes was on Sirius NFL radio last night with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwin talking about his release and where he would like to go.

The asked him about his experience in the 3-4. He said he came into the league playing the weakside inside backer in the 3-4 under Dick Lebeau back in Cincinnati and he would love to go back to that position. He also said he wants to play for not only a winner, but a team that is in serious contention for a superbowl. Ryan and Kirwin were saying how much of a perfect fit he would be for the Patriots and Spikes sounded excited at that prospect...though one thing that kind of raised a flag to me was he kept qualifying his desire to play with a winner with "though, the money has to be right".

Take that for what it is worth..

upstater1 · 03-07-2008, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dfresh429

Spikes was on Sirius NFL radio last night with Tim Ryan and Pat Kirwin talking about his release and where he would like to go.

The asked him about his experience in the 3-4. He said he came into the league playing the weakside inside backer in the 3-4 under Dick Lebeau back in Cincinnati and he would love to go back to that position. He also said he wants to play for not only a winner, but a team that is in serious contention for a superbowl. Ryan and Kirwin were saying how much of a perfect fit he would be for the Patriots and Spikes sounded excited at that prospect...though one thing that kind of raised a flag to me was he kept qualifying his desire to play with a winner with "though, the money has to be right".

Take that for what it is worth..

He went from a $5 million contract to being requested to take $2 million. So, we can assume that $3 million would be the ballpark for discussion.

During that interview (Ryan and Kirwan are awful by the way, horrible interview with Thomas Davis afterward, cajoling the guy to leave the Panthers and go to free agency) he mentioned he had already had a number of calls. The hosts mentioned the Patriots and Spikes said he could definitely see himself playing there, but then he kind of went out of his way to mention the Browns and Steelers in particular. I kind of guessed that those two teams had already called him.

WhiZa · 03-07-2008, 08:27 AM

I think it's a fair comparison. The fact they've seen him play a lot at buffalo would increase their interest as well. If the pats were to go after him I would expect them to wait a little while and let his value drop in hopes to pick him up for a rock bottom price.

upstater1 · 03-07-2008, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiZa

I think it's a fair comparison. The fact they've seen him play a lot at buffalo would increase their interest as well. If the pats were to go after him I would expect them to wait a little while and let his value drop in hopes to pick him up for a rock bottom price.

I think this is one of the guys you have to jump on here. If you're waiting for his price to drop more, you're talking about a difference in 100,000s not millions. He already said that he really likes and respects the Eagles, and he has a standing offer from them. So, you know his bottom line.

WhiZa · 03-07-2008, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by upstater1

I think this is one of the guys you have to jump on here. If you're waiting for his price to drop more, you're talking about a difference in 100,000s not millions. He already said that he really likes and respects the Eagles, and he has a standing offer from them. So, you know his bottom line.

It really depends on how high you value you him. If we're talking about a rodney harrison comparison then you're not going to spend 5 million on a guy with question marks.

Lampshade · 03-07-2008, 08:45 AM

If the demands aren't too high, then sure, but Spikes sudden downturn in playmaking coincides a bit too nicely with his achilles problem, imo.