Patrick Chung can’t seem to make play – BostonHerald.com

Here’s some of what Rodney Harrison had to say about Chung in this one:

They’ll give you three or four years. If you’re lucky, they’ll give you four years. That’s if you’re lucky,” said Harrison. “After 2-3 years, if you’re not getting better, and it’s getting to a point where they feel like you can’t really be the great player they want you to be, they’ll go in a different direction. “If they’re willing to spend $6-7-8 million dollars a year on a safety, if you haven’t been out there, and you’re not what they think you should be, I mean, you’ve got to be dominant for that type of money from the Patriots,” Harrison went on. “And if you’re not there, you’re not going to get it. They’ll go out and get somebody else. That’s the harsh reality.”

I was a big fan of Chung at the start of his career and I’ve always loved his aggression, but I think the problem we’ve found is that he just doesn’t excel in one area.

He’s pretty good at a number of things, but he doesn’t have the size to be a dominant in-the-box safety, and he doesn’t have the range or instincts to be dominant on the back end. He’s been tried in the slot a bit too and that’s definitely not his best fit.

Barring a major turn around in both play and healthy I can’t see the Patriots going overboard to re-sign Chung this off-season. I like his leadership, but ultimately it looks like he’s a third safety at best.