Skip to content
PMTPMT DB
footballcollege football5 scored

All Takes

Win
Vince WilforkVince Wilfork

I will never come out of retirement, no matter the offer

No amount of money will make me move from retirement... Physically nothing is wrong with me. I've been playing football for 20 years. I think it was time for me to give it a break and give it a rest.

Vince Wilfork remained retired.
Void
Vince WilforkVince Wilfork

The early 2000s Miami Hurricanes defense could have beaten NFL teams

I agree. I mean, it was some, we could have beat some NFL teams, absolutely. [Could you have taken the Browns?] Absolutely.

This is an untestable hypothetical, but widely considered impossible due to the sheer size and depth advantage of even the worst NFL teams.
Win
Vince WilforkVince Wilfork

I am still faster than Tom Brady in a foot race

[You once said that you were faster than Tom Brady. Is that still true?] Oh, yeah, of course. [Foot race, no question?] Yes, no question. [Is he that slow, or are you that fast?] No, I'm that fast.

Brady's 40-yard dash time was 5.28; Wilfork's was 5.08. Technically, Wilfork was faster at the combine.
Win
Vince WilforkVince Wilfork

The Patriots defense is never better without JJ Watt

When you have the best defensive player in the league, your defense is going to never be better without him.

The Texans defense statistically plummeted in the years following Watt's prime and injuries.
Win
Vince WilforkVince Wilfork

I am not officially retired from the NFL yet

No, what I'm doing right now is I'm taking time and figuring out what I want to do. Because I want to be 100% sure of the decision that I make. And I'm in no rush to do that. I'm not retired. And I'm not retired right now, and I'm not saying I'm going to retire. It's just one of those things where everything is still up in the air.

Wilfork officially announced his retirement in August 2017 with a barbecue commercial.
Win
Vince WilforkVince Wilfork

I am faster than Tom Brady

[Big Cat]: Who's faster, you or Tom Brady? [Wilfork]: Me. [Big Cat]: Is it even close? [Wilfork]: No. That's easy.

By 40-yard dash times, Wilfork (5.08) is objectively faster than Brady (5.28).
Void
Vince WilforkVince Wilfork

Mike Vrabel is the smartest defensive player I ever played with

Vrabel's been, I mean, hands down the smartest defensive player I've ever played with. So I've always learned stuff from him, and he's very good at teaching.

This is Wilfork's personal professional opinion, but Vrabel's success as a head coach later on supports the idea of his high football IQ.
Void
Vince WilforkVince Wilfork

Bill Belichick is the greatest coach of all time because he can relate to his players

It's a reason that he's one of the great – he is the greatest coach of all time because he can relate to his players.

This is a subjective opinion held by many, though Belichick's record supports the GOAT claim.
Void
Vince WilforkVince Wilfork

Ed Reed was the most talented player on the 2001 Miami Hurricanes

[Big Cat]: 2001 Miami Hurricanes... Can you tell us who the best player on that team was being up close and personal with them? [Wilfork]: Probably Ed Reed.

Ed Reed is a Hall of Famer and universally considered one of the best players on that historic squad.

Search

Search takes, episodes, and speakers