Wilfork's production is on the decline, and is coming off a major surgery, and has a 11 million dollar cap hit. Yes, it's exactly like asking the declining Sedins to sign for 5 million. That's what they're worth now. MG is stupid for signing them to the contracts he just did. Paying Wilfork 11 million a year would be like paying the Sedins 7 million a year for 60 points per season each. Not worth it. Now, I absolutely love Wilfork. He was the heart and soul of the defense and his charitable work is second to none. But the NFL is a business, more so than any other sport. And if he wasn't willing to reduce his cap hit of 11 million dollars to something less for the sake of helping add depth to the team, then it was time to go. If any other team does give him 11 mill cap hit, they are going to regret it. Edit: Any GM who doesn't give more money to a guy who is going to contribute in a more significant way in games, not off the ice in charity situations, but solely just to help win games, should be fired. A GM shouldn't give a rats a*s if the Sedins feelings get hurt that they got 5 million and a guy who is going to score 45 goals 90+ points got more money than them, because he is going to contribute in a bigger way.