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Running back Curtis Martin went into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a New York Jet, as one would expect, considering he played eight of his 11 seasons with them. But today, he returns to Foxborough as one of the Patriots' honorary captains. Martin's presence is tied to the Patriots' celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Any disagreement that Martin is "The Greatest Patriot Who Got Away?"

This will likely be a very split decision between Pats fans and Martin coming back. On the upside none of the Jets fans will like it.

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DarrylS

Always liked Martin, no animosity here for a great running back..

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PatsWSB47

Someone has to post this at jetsinsider

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"Greatest Patriot to get away"?????

Really?

Off the top of my head, two players come to mind that challenge this headline.

Taking the "Greatest Patriot to get away " literally should mean who was playing their best ball as a Patriot, then exited to another team....How about Mike Haynes.... 9 Pro Bowls (4 with NE), Super Bowl ring, Hall of Fame, voted in top 100 greatest players list.

And while we are discussing Raiders, why not Jim Plunkett. Despite his Heisman, no one ever accused JP of being the most talented QB in the NFL, and injuries to Dan Pastorini and Marc Wilson allowed JP to take the helm of the Raiders twice steering them to SB victories. Plunkett's greatness is not measured by regular season stats but by clutch performances and hardware.

On talent, the argument....Martin vs Haynes....seems pretty equal. But that ring Haynes wears carries some cred.....Besides, Martin was a dirty Jet

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1960Pats

He's a class act all the way and hard to root against. His only crime was that he allowed himself to be lured away by Tuna Crap.

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goheels22002

At the height of his ability, I think Martin is the one. But, there are greater "Patriots" who got away like Adam Vinatieri, Richard Seymour, Damien Woody, Lawyer Milloy, etc. who left later in their careers for cap/salary reasons who we missed for various reasons, but who we did not begrudge their getting their last big payday, or who returned value in draft picks or players.

This is an interesting question, actually. Coaches could be included as well. There are also the left and returned crowd including Flutie, Branch, Stallworth and McDaniels.

Triumph

To hell with Curtis Martin.

He conspired with Parcells so he could play in NY.The Pats dont need Martin bringing his Jets bad luck to Foxboro.

wizwor

Seems like a good guy and definately a very good football player, but he was a Patriot for a very short time and in the scheme of things not very important to the team's history. I think there are a LOT of better choices to serve as an honorary captain tonight.

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RayClay

Good point and that goes for Buoniconti too. Two rings and pages of All Pro etc.

Of course, as far as honors go, Curtis Martin was a class act all the way and a lot of that was wanting to be with his coach (Parcells) and i believe he had some sort of abdomen tear and the Pats didn't lock him up when they could have (correct me if I'm wrong).

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doesntmatter1

I don't like this. This is insensitve to the younger pats fans. In my mind he is a jet, and a good one at that. I vividly remember him duking it out for the rushing title against runners such as priest holmes and sean alexander in his crappy green uni.