Some comments on the comments:
1. This was a awful lot of discussion on a player who might not even sign here. But if he did I'd be OK with it. He's a young guy who has a good ypc average and enough upside to risk bringing him in.
2. Competition is the crucible that brings out the best in players. To me BB is bringing in enough good players at RB, WR, DE that REAL competition will give us the best results when the season opens, as well as protecting us against the inevitable injuries that seem to plague us.
3. No one liked Danny Woodhead more than me. He is the testament to the need to scout small college talent as closely as the SEC. He was also a testament to the mantra "do your job", because by and large, that's what he did over his 3 years with the Pats, During that time he was a highly productive role player for this team. Thank you NY Jets.
That being said, he "was what he was" and that was a solid role player. If he ran a 4.3 at the combine, I never saw evidence of that elite speed here. He ran hard, but never seemed to make anyone miss. He had good hands, but never ran away from anyone. In short he wasn't an "explosive" player. Like we've seen flashes of, from Shane Vareen.
I wish him well in SD. I think he'll be a good signing for them in much the same role he had with the Pats, and he will probably be equally productive. He got a nice raise and he and his young family will live the next 3 years in a beautiful area of the country. I wish him well.
4. By letting him go the Pats are taking a small risk to hopefully upgrade his role with the likes of Vareen and possibly Jones. Woodhead's greatest asset was his reliability. Vareen and Jones might have more talent. If either becomes as "reliable", then the Pats will have upgraded. If they don't then it could be viewed as a mistake to let DW go, but not a hugh one, or even a big one.,
