A couple of interesting inferences in these 2 signings. The first thing that came to mind when I heard about Brown, was surprise. I wondered WHY would he re-sign back here. He certainly didn't have a great experience either in 2005 or in TC in 2006. He could have gone back to Pittsburgh. Why here????? The only thing I can think of is BB wants him as an outside rusher/and or coverage LB, but that's just speculation on my part.
For those of you who summarily dismiss his year in 2005, please take into account how difficult it is to play the 2 gap ILB, especially when you have 10 years of playing a DIFFERENT way. Don't forget that the Pittsburgh 3-4 is VERY DIFFERENT that what is played in NE, different reads, different responsibilities, etc. The fact that Seau made the transformation more seemlessly, doesn't diminish the fact that Brown as been a very GOOD football player in the NFL for a very LONG time.
I remember when they first signed him, an long time coordinator was quoted saying that in the Seahawks last playoff game that year,the best defensive player on the field that day was Chad Brown.
He may not have had a successful experience here in 05, but he deserves better from so called good football fans here, based on his overall career. And it still begs the question...why here? Given his past experiences, why would he want to go through another tough training camp here, especially since there won't be a lot of roster spots at LB. Also, why did BB want him back.
