First commandment: Thou shalt not distract thy team.
Come on guys. I feel exactly the same way, I really want him to suit up, I really want him to prove how great he is one more time, and prove how humble he is, and prove how he's mended his ways, blah blah blah. I want it to be 2007 again, and have this guy everybody counted out as a chronic head case come here and not be one.
It's all the more tempting because we've seen it happen before. But remember how 2010 started, with Randy basically being deployed as a decoy? Remember how he started the season warning everybody that he loves the fans and loves the team, but it's a business, so get ready for him to be a distraction?
Now think about 2011, if there is a 2011... what if you start the season 4-4, and the offense is scoring, say, 20 points per game, and they don't have the game plan Randy wants them to have?
Loose cannon. We haven't really seen adversity in NE for a long long time. Last season we saw what a PITA Randy could be even in a 14-2 year. Next season, whenever that is, we might not come out of the gate strong.
Let somebody else roll the dice this time. I hate to say it, because part of me just wants to look at the upside, but it seems like the downside risk makes it not worthwhile, all the mitigation strategies notwithstanding (incentives, etc.)
PFnV