To me, the Sherman-Lynch duo is a "all that glitters is not gold" proposition. Lynch is a former star player who is probably no longer elite, if even average, whose name is a bigger asset to your organization than his on-field production. Sherman is a great player, but he's 29 years old and is a huge head case. I like the idea of the Patriots spending $12M on a bunch of a younger, high upside assets, which they did. Also, I think the Patriots will have the best secondary in the NFL without Sherman. Their CBs are as good as anyone (Denver is the only team that may better with Talib-Harris-Roby), and when you add McCourty AND Harmon in certain packages, they become a dominating unit. I would personally rather have both McCourty and Harmon than any pair of free safeties, including Earl Thomas and his sidekick. I don't know how much better they'd be, even if Sherman played at an elite level.