Has nothing to do with panic: I said I'd take Incognito before the season even started, and there were a fair number of people here who agreed (and plenty who disagreed, considering that that opinion is responsible for the majority of my negative ratings).
This isn't a new sentiment. The OL is this team's achilles heel, largely because there's a lack of talent there. And this team has employed guys like Albert Haynesworth and Aaron Hernandez when they were deemed to fit a need, so exactly what principles are you referring to that would be thrown away by signing someone like Incognito?
Doesn't have to be him, either. He's one of many options that I would be fine with, as long as there's an infusion of talent. TBH, I think the people who are rolling their eyes at the very notion of this just don't realize how bad this line has been. The Pats currently have one of the worst offensive lines in the league, and if it keeps playing like this Brady's not going to make it through the season. It's foolish not to be worried.
