If you could have brought back a Patriots player from the past...

[newton_tom_cat]

Dillon. When teams decide they want to shut down our current running game, they can. With Dillon's quality power running he was certain to pick up yards no matter.

 

[fair catch fryar]

Tough between Big Willie and Ty law, but I voted for Willie in his prime because him and Adalius together would've done exactly to Eli what the Giants D line was doing to Brady. Eli would then make numerous bad decisions which would've resulted in mucho fumbles and interceptions.

 

[Bella*chick]

I immediately thought Ty Law, but the argument for Willie is good too.

Frankly, ditto on the one for Dillon.

Can't we bring back 3?

 

[DefenseRules]

I picked Ty Law...but we could have used Big Willie too. We could have used both players in that game, IMO.

 

[Joker]

I wish we could have brought back Mike Haynes...he would have intercepted and scored five times on Goober Jr.

 

[mgteich]

This is so not close. Ty Law would have made all the difference in the last drive (and probably the one before). Even O-T-I-S would have been a huge improvement.

 

[Truck]

Ty Law would've not only shut down the other receiver, but had a pick or two while he was at it.

We all know Ty is a Peyton killer (even thru last year's playoffs); I'm sure he would've been an Eli killer too

 

[sieglo]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[pheenix11]

Well if you won't let me have Eason, how about Charlie Weis?

 

[Wildo7]

How about Junior Seau in his prime?

 

[PatsFanSince74]

dillon hands down

maroney was running right into the rush. clock-killin dillon up the middle could have made a difference both in moving the ball as well as in keeping osi and strahan and tuck honest.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

This is so not close. Ty Law would have made all the difference in the last drive (and probably the one before). Even O-T-I-S would have been a huge improvement.

i picked dillon because i thought his impact across the entire game would have been greater by running smash mouth up the middle and keeping the rush honest. however, you make a strong point about the final drive. i would like to have seen what would have happened if he would have been in position on the TD. and i don't think he would have dropped the INT.

too many "woulds" in the above for me. I have to let go, accept that we got beat and move on. i'll drive myself crazy with could-haves, and would-haves and should-haves. We lost.

 

[BradyFTW!]

McGinest. Lack of a pass rush absolutely killed us in the SB. Match him up with Vrabel on the edges, and Manning gets harassed into throwing too early and heaving up at least a couple of interceptions. That would also have let us move AD back inside, so only one of Bruschi/Seau was on the field at any time, making this a substantial two position upgrade.

 

[D-cleater]

John Hannah at LG would have made all the difference. We would have been manhandling Tuck and/or the blitzing LB rather than the other way around.

Mike Haynes, anybody?

 

[dryheat44]

1. Rosevelt Colvin
2. The 2003 Rodney Harrison

 

[Spiral]

I'd write in Bruschi, Harrison, Seymour, or Seau in their primes, which I guess sums up the problem with the Patriots' defense.

 

[mcgraw_wv]

I swear someone DID bring back Max lane...