I said it in another thread......Vince was dominated by Ducasse. Even before his injury, Vince was very out of shape this year and declining. Vince, at 33 next November and coming off a major injury, will more than likely not be the dominant Vince of yesteryear. Time to move on.
"Wilfork was struggling through the worst start to a season of his career before tearing his Achilles"
What will the Patriots do after Vince Wilfork injury? - NFL.com
"Now even if Wilfork recovers, there is serious doubt that he would ever be the same caliber of player he was before the tear. Wilfork makes plays because he possesses a level of quickness and explosiveness that is in direct conflict with his body type. If Vince’s attributes are compromised even slightly, it’s unlikely he will ever be the kind of game-changing, middle clogging playmaker the Patriots front seven has been built around for the last decade.
And nobody is more aware of these realities than Bill Belichick. Bill is also acutely aware of the fact that Wilfork’s cap number next year, the last on his current deal, will be a staggering 11.5 million dollars.
But even with his long resume of success, a physically heavy defensive tackle with an Achilles injury and the second largest cap hit on the team in 2014, will literally and figuratively have zero leverage to restructure his deal. If Vince doesn’t restructure at a team friendly “value”, his return is very unlikely."
Wilfork's Patriots career may be over | Comcast SportsNet - CSNNE.com