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I don't know where all the man love for Hill comes from but I disagree. He is in the last year of his contract and history shows this is where the Patriots cut bait on there "projects". See Klecko and Bethel from 2006.
He could make the roster but if the Pats draft a defensive lineman he will behind the eight ball as the younger player will have more value because of the contract control.
I don't know how I got sucked up in this, promise last post about Hill untill he makes a tackle.
He could make the roster but if the Pats draft a defensive lineman he will behind the eight ball as the younger player will have more value because of the contract control.
I don't know how I got sucked up in this, promise last post about Hill untill he makes a tackle.
Incorrect on both counts.
Unless someone proves to BB & co. that they are more valuable (how?) as a 4th DE - that hasn't been done for 3 years now - Hill will stay right where he is.
And don't hold your breath. He isn't going to step up and contribute. Look for 2006 all over again. And if he makes the roster again in 2007, the same thing. NOTHING will change as long as Seymour, Warren, and Green are Seymour, Warren, and Green.
How do you expect him to contribute in his current reserve role? Dry the bench? Polish shoes? It's not going to happen. BB preaches having a role on a football team, and that's Hill's role. Not as a result of his play, but rather that of his Pro-Bowl caliber peers.
However, why would you suddenly expect things to change if they replaced Hill with anyone less than a Julius Peppers? What will they do, make Green inactive? If Seymour, Warren, and Green are active, NO OTHER DEFENSIVE END ON THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WILL BE.