maverick4
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Belichick just traded away our best defensive player on the dynasty, and have a combination of Jarvis Green, Ron Brace, and Derrick Burgess to fill the void.
Let's compile a list (of both positive and negative) to discuss Belichick's history of letting go or demoting well-known players (doesn't matter if it was through release, trade, move to the bench, etc), and having someone to replace that player. There were several great successes, and a few failures.
A few successful instances come to mind:
- Keeping Drew Bledsoe on the bench, and staying with a 6th round pick named Brady in 2001.
- Sudden release of Lawyor Milloy before 2003. We had quietly signed Rodney Harrison, a player nobody else in the league wanted who was cut by the Chargers, and the New England fan base had yet to come to love.
- Letting Damien Woody go. We had drafted a 5th round center named Dan Koppen, who filled in nicely after we let the pro bowl player go.
- Letting Ty Law go. We had a 5th round pick name Asante Samuel who filled the hole at corner.
- Letting Adam Vinatieri go. We drafted a 4th round kicker Gostkowski who is the most accurate Pats kicker in history.
- For failures, letting Deion Branch go and having only Reche Caldwell to replace him. This was probably a forced move by Branch, unexpected by Belichick, though the trade has obviously worked out fabulously for the Pats.
Let's compile a list (of both positive and negative) to discuss Belichick's history of letting go or demoting well-known players (doesn't matter if it was through release, trade, move to the bench, etc), and having someone to replace that player. There were several great successes, and a few failures.
A few successful instances come to mind:
- Keeping Drew Bledsoe on the bench, and staying with a 6th round pick named Brady in 2001.
- Sudden release of Lawyor Milloy before 2003. We had quietly signed Rodney Harrison, a player nobody else in the league wanted who was cut by the Chargers, and the New England fan base had yet to come to love.
- Letting Damien Woody go. We had drafted a 5th round center named Dan Koppen, who filled in nicely after we let the pro bowl player go.
- Letting Ty Law go. We had a 5th round pick name Asante Samuel who filled the hole at corner.
- Letting Adam Vinatieri go. We drafted a 4th round kicker Gostkowski who is the most accurate Pats kicker in history.
- For failures, letting Deion Branch go and having only Reche Caldwell to replace him. This was probably a forced move by Branch, unexpected by Belichick, though the trade has obviously worked out fabulously for the Pats.