I swear to God, sometimes I'm not sure people are actually watching the games they claim to be. How many tackles did Lynch have against the Giants? 10? I seem to remember him playing hard and well while he was here. They didn't cut him because he stunk. They cut him because he's too expensive for an old veteran.
The number of people on this board who think they know more about football than the entire Patriots organization is stunning. Stunning. This is a team with a staff who led us to more victories than any other team in NFL history last season. Despite that, everyone thinks they're smart enough to second-guess this team's personnel decisions. Give me a break.
Anyway...
I don't think we'll be signing Law. The Pats seem to be focused on increasing team speed, especially in the secondary (that is why we drafted so many CBs this year; Lynch had a specific role to play--I don't think they were going to throw him into coverage much) and grabbing an old cornerback isn't going to help us in that regard. So it doesn't seem to fit with their overall strategy at all. Especially not for the money that Law probably wants. It's true that you never know, but he isn't the same player anymore.
And the argument that he "knows our system" doesn't hold much water, as I doubt our "system" is the same it was all those years ago. This is the NFL, and you can't keep throwing the same schemes at opponents every year, because they will adjust.
Lynch has a place on this team. It is the same place that Tank Williams occupied before he went on the IR. To say otherwise seems a bit foolish; I don't think he was here to take over the job from James Sanders or Rodney Harrison. Like every other Patriot, he was signed for a specific role. It looks like they were interested in using him in goal-line/short yardage situations, where he could come in as a hybrid linebacker/safety. It's certainly how he lined up during the preseason.
I know I'm not the only person who utilizes reason when making statements about this football team, but on this board, it surely seems like it. Not saying I'm right on everything, but then, that statement alone seems to differentiate me from a lot of people here.