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They said he would have played in the Super Bowl had we made it. So he's fine. We still need youth there, though.
I'm thinking the Tebucky release means "no more patches we're acquiring some safeties".
Also a vote of confidence for Sanders. I felt good about him the las few games.
I'm thinking the Tebucky release means "no more patches we're acquiring some safeties".
Also a vote of confidence for Sanders. I felt good about him the las few games.
The injury report comes out Wednesday...September 5.
That's as much as anyone knows.
(I'm sure he'll be fine for next season. Hell, I'm sure he'd play today if there was a game.)
I'm thinking the Tebucky release means "no more patches we're acquiring some safeties".
Also a vote of confidence for Sanders. I felt good about him the las few games.
$10 says he and Tom are on it as probable/questionable.
I know this wont be a popular opinion. I think Rodney is close to the 'time to move on from' stage. Dont get me wrong, I think he has been great here, and still can contribute. But part of the process of keeping the team on top is developing a roster with a strategy. There are numerous aspects of this.
1) Having a core group of players that are excellent and reliable.
2) Constantly adjusting that core by moving on from older players and adding younger players to it.
3) Having younger players that are working toward being part of that core in the future.
4) Stop gaps
5) Projects that arent necessarily part of #3 but could end up being in either category 3 or 4.
6) Making sure that first you have a good enough core, then that you give opportunity to guys in category 3 and 5 to become part of category 2.
We have seen this trend over and over as BB moves on from core players as they either become old or are looking for excessive contracts (pay one too much and you ultimately have fewer core players). McGinest, Milloy, Branch, woody, andruzzi, vinatieri, law, and others.
If you take a step back and consider Rodney he is part of the core, but every day a less vital part of it, as he ages and continues to have injuries. A theme throughout BBs building this team is he moves on from players a year too soon rather than a year too late. I think its safe to say that if you look at 2009 Rodney Harrison will either no longer be here or no longer be a part of the core, and rather a stop gap, hanging on. Would that be also true in 2008? If so, what do you do about 2007? Make room for the future core players at safety? Keep Rodney as a stop gap? Split time?
I think there is no question the end is near for Rodney. What it comes down to is how much value does he bring before the end, AND how much does keeping him detract from developing the next guy in line.
Whether its this spring, next spring or 3 years from now, the day is going to come when the Pats move on from Rodney. That will be a sad day for me, but to not recognize it is coming would be wrong. Recognizing it is coming means that the best timing of it for the overall present and future of the team must be decided.
I expect he will be back for 2007, but I would not be surprised at all if he is not.
I know this wont be a popular opinion. I think Rodney is close to the 'time to move on from' stage. Dont get me wrong, I think he has been great here, and still can contribute. But part of the process of keeping the team on top is developing a roster with a strategy. There are numerous aspects of this.
1) Having a core group of players that are excellent and reliable.
2) Constantly adjusting that core by moving on from older players and adding younger players to it.
3) Having younger players that are working toward being part of that core in the future.
4) Stop gaps
5) Projects that arent necessarily part of #3 but could end up being in either category 3 or 4.
6) Making sure that first you have a good enough core, then that you give opportunity to guys in category 3 and 5 to become part of category 2.
We have seen this trend over and over as BB moves on from core players as they either become old or are looking for excessive contracts (pay one too much and you ultimately have fewer core players). McGinest, Milloy, Branch, woody, andruzzi, vinatieri, law, and others.
If you take a step back and consider Rodney he is part of the core, but every day a less vital part of it, as he ages and continues to have injuries. A theme throughout BBs building this team is he moves on from players a year too soon rather than a year too late. I think its safe to say that if you look at 2009 Rodney Harrison will either no longer be here or no longer be a part of the core, and rather a stop gap, hanging on. Would that be also true in 2008? If so, what do you do about 2007? Make room for the future core players at safety? Keep Rodney as a stop gap? Split time?
I think there is no question the end is near for Rodney. What it comes down to is how much value does he bring before the end, AND how much does keeping him detract from developing the next guy in line.
Whether its this spring, next spring or 3 years from now, the day is going to come when the Pats move on from Rodney. That will be a sad day for me, but to not recognize it is coming would be wrong. Recognizing it is coming means that the best timing of it for the overall present and future of the team must be decided.
I expect he will be back for 2007, but I would not be surprised at all if he is not.
Rodney will be back this coming season, but I really hope that Belichick and Pioli are going to have a decent backup plan in the event that he goes down again. I wouldn't say he's done yet, but obviously age is catching up with him quickly.