smg93 said:
Junior Seau's signing does not make us a superbowl contender. We already are one. His signing though will make our run to the superbowl this year more likely in my opinion because even at 37, he is still is a better LB than many of the ones we have now.
B I N G O and BINGO was his name...
If we get 16 games out of Seau, at 90% "Vintage Seau" level of play, we probably chop 1/2 yard per carry off what threatens to be a porous run D. If he actually starts 8 and we chop 1/4 ypc, that is still more than chopping off 0 ypc.
The real question is whether this makes us better or worse. It's a given we're a SB contender, that is to say, one of the top 5 teams in the league, from where I sit (add in Seattle, whichever team is most for real in the NFCE, Colts, Pittsburgh, Broncos.) And of course you have to throw in the "big surprises" we're not thinking of.
But NE is consistently at the top of the pre-season "super bowl odds" charts, along w/the Colts... so the question isn't "does he put us over the top," it's "does he help us more or less than our worst backup linebacker?" The obvious answer is yes, and from the looks of things, he's a starter, not just there for depth.
If you can't get jazzed on this signing, I'm sorry, you just need some guy to hit you with the defibrulator paddles.
CLEAR!!!!
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