Originally posted by Ripsnort
Sorry, I meant Superbowl MVP.
For the Seahawks, Branch provides some insurance for Darrell Jackson, who is coming back from knee surgeries. I think its worth the money. We still have Walter Jones on left tackle, he gave up 2 sacks last year on the left side, and Womack is filling in nicely for Hutch. We'll certainlymiss Hutch, but I don't think it will have as much impact as New England losing a Superbowl MVP star receiver (from my perspective anyway)
Well, there is a big difference, one wins the award for having one good game, the other is for a whole season. Take a look at his best season, yards and TD's, then tell me he's worth a 1st round pick and 39 million.
But anyway, yeah, I saw what happened with Hutchinson. You know, if they didn't take the wait and see attitude and offered the 39 million to him before he hit the market, they might have kept him.
And you can't compare the two players as far as contract disputes. Branch was under contract, Hutchinson was not. Unless of course, you believe you should not have to honor a contract.
Maybe it's the coaching Rip, look at what the Patriots win with at WR, think about it. Remember that catch in the back of the end zone in SB XXXVI by David Patten?(a cast off) Or the clutch play of Troy Brown?(drafted back when they had an 8th round!) Or the play of David Givens?(drafted in the 7th round)
So will they miss him? Of course, they coached him into their system and expected him to honor the last year of his contract. Can they replace him? Of course they can, as they did Terry Glenn and David Patten.
But football, in it's most simple form, comes down to control of the line of scrimmage. You win that battle, you win the game. So tell me, why would you think losing a middle of the pack receiver is more important than losing someone who is considered the best at his position, a position that is critical at controlling the line of scrimmage?
That's what separates the contenders from the pretenders Rip. Do you think the Patriots would wait til Richard Seymour hit the open market? A player considered by many to be the best defensive lineman in the game? A player that reeks havoc on offensive lines and dominates the line of scrimmage? Not a chance.
Believe it or not, i'm kind of a fan of the Seahawks, well, the QB anyway. Watched him play at BC and watched his dad play for the Pats when I was a kid.
