Originally posted by Black Samurai
I hate that Jevon Kearse got such a huge contract from the Eagles. I just don\'t think he is worth that much money. He is injury prone and can be physically beat. The Pats ran RIGHT at him every time we played them.
When the Eagles give a Top 5 contract to a Top 20 player it drives up the market for DEs that actually deserve the money. Not to mention the fact that the Iggles problem was their offense NOT their defense. Why not drop that money on a top WR?
BTW, How about the Raiduhs landing big Teddy Washington from the Pats? They threw WAY too much money at him too. There is no way Belicheck and Pioli were going to give a $5 million signing bonus and that much money to a guy that old and injury prone(he broke his leg in the same place two years in a row). Still more power to him, you have to cash in as much as you can when you know you have to leave the table soon.
At least Ted Washington makes the Raiduhs a younger team.
Bears Defense w/ Washington (2001) - One of the Leagues\' best, made Ulracher look like a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and the team went 13-3.
Bears Defense w/o Washington (since) - Not great. At all. Don\'t even think they\'ve won 13 games combined in the past two years.
Now...will this happen to the Patriots? Doubt it, but hey, it\'s a thought, the man\'s a force in the middle

I do agree about the Kearse thing...that came out of left field. He\'s yet to prove that he\'s not an injury riddled talent.
See Yuz.