Stephon Gilmore Appreciation Thread

jlu52 said:

Thanks for everything, Stephon. You are the second best DB that I ever had the pleasure to enjoy on the Patriots, next to Mike Haynes. Best wishes for all of your future efforts in life and football, except when you're playing the Patriots. I'm disappointed, but I understand both your and Bill's point of view. Buona fortuna

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Ty law just said. Whatcha talkin about Willis??

Pats1971 said:

Ty law just said. Whatcha talkin about Willis??

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Law was great, a true hall of famer, but Mike Haynes was unreal. Ty is 3rd on my list, as a Patriot DB. The Pats have had some great DBs, and Haynes and Gilmore are at the top of my list.

Fantastic player, one of many players deserving of SB MVP. Is he the only Patriot to win DPOY? That was a special season for him.

Froob said:

Fantastic player, one of many players deserving of SB MVP. Is he the only Patriot to win DPOY? That was a special season for him.

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Yes sir.

jlu52 said:

Law was great, a true hall of famer, but Mike Haynes was unreal. Ty is 3rd on my list, as a Patriot DB. The Pats have had some great DBs, and Haynes and Gilmore are at the top of my list.

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I never saw Haynes play, but Law wasn’t always lights out. He had some bad years in 1999, 2000 and 2002. He also got torched by some of the best.

TheRainMaker said:

I never saw Haynes play, but Law wasn’t always lights out. He had some bad years in 1999, 2000 and 2002. He also got torched by some of the best.

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Ice_Ice_Brady said:

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I was in a little bar next to The Alchemist in Stowe, Vermont about 9 Heady Topper's deep and I almost knocked the table over I sprung up quickly after Gilmore made that play. I immediately turned and pointed at some a*shole in a Yankees hat who was *****ing all over us all night. Good times.

ArchAngel007 said:

Key player for the 6th Superbowl, one of the best BB free agent signings, great player great person

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...and we don't play Philly without him either.

slash83 said:

So who’s the next great corner Billy acquires?

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He's on the roster.

RobertWeathers said:

He's on the roster.

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You’re correct. It’s Joejuan Williams.

jlu52 said:

Thanks for everything, Stephon. You are the second best DB that I ever had the pleasure to enjoy on the Patriots, next to Mike Haynes. Best wishes for all of your future efforts in life and football, except when you're playing the Patriots. I'm disappointed, but I understand both your and Bill's point of view. Buona fortuna

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Gilly is in the Mt. Rushmore of NEP CBs.

Haynes
Ty
Gilly
RayClay

jlu52 said:

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RobertWeathers said:

Gilly is in the Mt. Rushmore of NEP CBs.

Haynes
Ty
Gilly
RayClay

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Ray is indeed my #4, to complete Pats Rushmore.

MahomestoHill said:

Patriots HOFer for sure. I assume?

He's also one or two more great years away from being Canton bound. Might be there already.

Regardless, one of the best FA signings in league history.

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he should be in the HoF, let alone the Patriots HoF

Let me know when we can start hating on Gilly.

There is no Stephon Gilmore.

venecol said:

Let me know when we can start hating on Gilly.

There is no Stephon Gilmore.

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I personally am waiting to be told by the board's "fan police"whether I can appreciate Gilmore or not.

He is a borderline NFL Hall of Famer. He is an all time great patriot. A fantastic FA signing by belichick, definitely one of his best ever moves as a GM.

Gilmore is a 4x pro bowler, and NFL defensive player of the year in a LOADED era. He is a huge reason we went to back to back super bowls. He will be GREATLY missed.

The compensation we got in return for this ATG is embarrassing, but that's another thread. I'll bite my tongue.

NG Pats Fan said:

He is an all time great patriot.

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That's going too far. Excellent player, yes, but more the mercenary type -- not a Patriot legacy type. He came here for the money and left for more money.

I'm sad. The guy was one of my favorite players on the team.

Also, it's pretty insane for a DB to win DPOY in this current pass-heavy era of the NFL. I think Gilmore isn't just Patriots HoF, he has a real shot at HoF.

Tunescribe said:

That's going too far. Excellent player, yes, but more the mercenary type -- not a Patriot legacy type. He came here for the money and left for more money.

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Sounds a hell of a lot like their entire current roster.

I was a huge Malcolm Butler fan and didn't like how Butler was phased out, especially when Gilmore's first couple games he seemed to completely miss a couple defensive hand-offs in man/zone coverages.

But Gilmore established himself as great as Law or Revis ever did here. And the Pats championship defenses were always built around an elite cover-man CB1 so they can play man cover-1 as their base defense.

Not looking forward to a weakened secondary. Part of the title drought was no elite CB1 play from 2005-2013.