For disclosure sake I did go to Arizona Teddy Bruschi's alma mater, however I have always disliked NE and their ways under BB...

I have always looked at Teddy as being the near perfect team pro. He only made the one probowl, but he played his role unselfishly. You could watch him play and see him sacrificing himself to blockers in order to allow teammates to make play. The intensity he brought to practice and games was widely noted. I know at one point GB had seriously pursued Teddy in free agency only to have him sign a deal for less to stay with NE. BB said recently that he believes that he beleived Teddy to be the perfect player. I wonder who if anyone is similar to Bruschi on this team? AJ Hawk may never live up to the number 5 pick status, but you can not say it is due to lack of effort or love of the game. AK has overcome supposed limited physical attributes with guile and determination. DD has had issues with management, but seems to love his GB as much as the most die hard fan. Just saying stars are great and you have to have them to win, but having guys who push and enable others through their play is important as well.