What makes you think that? He's had one significant injury in his career, and he sustained it while playing fullback. At this point, Ty Warren's probably a more significant injury risk, since Seymour proved that he was 100% healthy in 2008.
Doesn't matter how he sustained it, and I think he's knees are going to be problematic going forward. He wasn't in on all downs last year and at one point publicly biatched about it...because he apparently began to see that as a diss...
He had a huge impact on the defense- teams couldn't run at him. Runs on the left tackle averaged over a yard less than they did anywhere else on the line. Teams stopped even trying to run at him after a while. On passing downs, he moved into the 3-technique, where he got 8.5 sacks, leading the team. He was our best player at both stopping the run and rushing the passer...
And it wasn't enough to justify his $10M AAV extension, and we're moving towards more 4-3 this season probably because the league is catching up and BB is always thinking ahead.
Wilfork's taken his contract negotiations public, and has made it very clear that he wants more money. Just like Seymour, he wants to get paid. If that's how you see things, then that's fair, as long as you're consistent and hit Wilfork with the same label.
Brady took his public in frustration in 2005 too, but neither held out. And in the end Brady's deal was a relative bargain considering the way Manning's deal was looming ($10M vs. $14). If Wilfork wants top 3 money he will be gone too. If he can live with top 5 he will probably beback and provide a great example to the young-uns' going forward. He has the personality to be a leader on and off the field. Richard never had that.
I at least partially agree with this. To me, it's a simple equation: Seymour wasn't coming back, so they valued a 2011 first rounder higher than Seymour in 2009 and a 3rd round comp pick in 2011. It's that simple: no more and no less. Trying to make it a matter of Milloy pt. 2 is just dumb. One guy was cut, the other was traded for a first round pick. How does that even warrant a comparison?