<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>"I think we can do a lot of damage here ourselves, especially winning ball games, and that’s the key."-Vince Wilfork on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a>.</p>— Drew Dougherty (@DoughertyDrew) <a href="https://twitter.com/DoughertyDrew/status/577581431645319168">March 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Vince Wilfork: "My goal is to help this team win as many games as possible and bring winning to this town." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a></p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronBrianSmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronBrianSmith/status/577581549031333888">March 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>"I’ve heard the fans are some great fans, so I can’t wait to be a part of that.”-Vince Wilfork on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a> fans.</p>— Drew Dougherty (@DoughertyDrew) <a href="https://twitter.com/DoughertyDrew/status/577581597018365952">March 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>"My goal is to help this team win as many games as possible and bring winning to this town. I think we deserve that," <a href="https://twitter.com/wilfork75">@wilfork75</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a></p>— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) <a href="https://twitter.com/taniaganguli/status/577581633253076993">March 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Vince Wilfork mentions all of his New England ties in Houston as being a reason to be here. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a></p>— PDS (@PatDStat) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatDStat/status/577581631080243200">March 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Vince Wilfork on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a>' potential: "I think we can do a lot of damage here ourselves." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFL?src=hash">#NFL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Damage?src=hash">#Damage</a></p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronBrianSmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronBrianSmith/status/577581961645924352">March 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Wilfork called <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Texans?src=hash">#Texans</a>' O'Brien ... Billy O. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BillyO?src=hash">#BillyO</a></p>— Brian T. Smith (@ChronBrianSmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronBrianSmith/status/577583193622065152">March 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
At a minimum he should be able to help mentor Nix, which is why I LOVE this move. If he's at 75% of last year, that's fine. But if he can bring even 50% of Nix's potential out, this will be a plus. Great signing, and unlike Ed Reed we didn't forgo a younger, as talented at this stage of career, player to sign him.
For what it's worth, Wilfork was the 6th best run stuffer as a 3-4 DE in the league according to PFF. I see a lot of Ed Reed comparisons, but nothing to back that up. I'm excited for this signing; he should help the run defense immensely.
He's always been the same size. Yes, he tore his achiles, then he came back a year later and played more snaps than any other NT in the game. At a very high level at that. The dude can flat out play, and with Nix here he'll be able to take a smaller load to keep him fresh later in his career. We're not looking at him in the long term. He's a stop gap for Nix to catch up, and for us to build depth at the position. Why not get a stop gap that's still a badass? And those "cheaper" NT also come with knocks on them. Either not being in shape, personality issues, etc. While Vince is a model citizen that has done it longer, and already knows the scheme at which he'll play in. I'm all in on this addition.
We've NEVER had a nose tackle that I can recall on this team worth talking about. Looking forward to having Wilfork and Watt playing in tandem!
<blockquote class="twitter-video" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mood?src=hash">#Mood</a> <a href="https://t.co/MewHVEnCGJ">https://t.co/MewHVEnCGJ</a></p>— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoustonTexans/status/577593716568817664">March 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Very classy of the Patriots and Mr. Wilfork. Who said the "Patriot system" has to be ruthless in their dealings with veterans?
At this point I don't even care. Texans are having the best offseason they ever have had. I give them props.
Pretty much tapped now. They could turn Watt's roster bonus into a signing bonus which would allot an extra $8 mil to the cap. Could restructure Cush and get a couple more million. There's definitely room for growth.
