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If we're going to play the "he's hurt" game, let's point out that Seymour got hurt playing fullback for the Patriots instead of D-line, and it took multiple seasons for his leg to get right again. Defending Jarvis with "battling an injury" while denigrating Seymour with "healthy for a change" and belittling his sack totals during his injured years is just a weak argument.
Green's been starting this season, with a lot of 4 man lines and fewer double teams on the defensive linemen, and a team trying to get more pressure using that 4 man line. Zero sacks. Seymour gets double teamed a damned sight more than does Green, and he pretty much always has.
Seymour got hurt playing football. That's what Bill asks them all to do here. We have TE's blocking 300 lb DE's as 6th OLman and OLmen playing faux TE, have LB who have doubled as TE's and set records for consecutive receptions for TD's, we have starting offensive and defensive players who routinely play ST. We only have a handful of players who get paid as top 5 players for their position. We expect them to be team players and team leaders and even leave a little on the table for their backups. Seymour held out and spoke out and occasionally even whined and called out his HC. That's the other part of the equation that made sense in trading him. Should have done it sooner, as with Asante, since they didn't really make a difference in the final analysis past 2004. At least they are getting something of value going forward for Richard. And while his replacement may not be him, he also costs less than half of him.
And for the record, I liked AD and gave him the benefit of the doubt through his first two seasons because of the nature of this defense and the time he spent crosstraining at ILB and because he did get hurt. That said, if he were remotely performing up to his contract or Bill felt he was an impact player and could help this team, he'd be starting. That he still isn't and was third or fourth option this week against Indy speaks volumes. He won't be back next season unless he does a miraculous 180 over the next several weeks...and gets with the leadership program and quits rolling his eyes and gets back to baking those humble pies.
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