dryheat44
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AndyJohnson said:I disagree. If he came back and played at a reasonable level (I agree pro-bowl doesnt mean good, and 10 Ints dont mean good, but he was better than any corner we had last year) after having a very short (too short) rehab, why would you assume age caught up to him? I would make that assumption if he had a reasonable time to rehab and was still out of shape.
Look at it this way, if he was 22 when that injury happened, he still wouldnt have been in shape to start the season.
Yes, I agree with this. He wouldn't have been in shape to start the season. But it is highly likely that a 22 year old Law would have rounded into better shape more quickly. I really think the change in rules had more to do with his struggles last year than his recovery from surgery.
I can't believe how easily we have forgotten 2 months of WR running rampanty through our secondary to the point where every team we faced couldnt wait to go deep on us.
I tend to think that was because 1) lack of a pass rush early on, and 2) Duane Starks. It seemed to me to be teams couldn't wait to challenge Starks deep, not the Patriots secondary deep.
You missed my point on the youngsters vs Law.
You are saying maybe Law isnt what he was. I am saying we dont have anyone who EVER WAS what Law was.
In other words, even if Law has declined, he has quite a way to come down and still be better than anyone else we have at the position.
No, I caught your point. We both feel he's (probably) not what he was. Either I think he's declined much more than you do, or I think our other corners are better than you do. Probably some of both.