Link Velocity with High PR vs. Low PR Links

You have to be kidding. Maybe you and I have a different definition of link velocity (funny, because I've read posts by you on the past on this subject and agreed with you), but if you think link velocity plays zero, I mean zero role in SEO, I don't know what to say. The whole idea that "you're gonna get sandboxed" or "zomg 50 links one day 20 links the other day oh no Google penalty here I come" is utter BS. However, to say that you can send a lot of links and then just shut off for awhile and keep your rank is ludicrous.

Let me ask you a question.

You have a brand new website. You're given two choices.

Option 1:

First week: 1000 backlinks/day
Second week: No backlinks
Third week: 100 backlinks/day
Fourth week: No backlinks

Option 2:

First week: 100 backlinks per day
Second week: 200 backlinks per day
Third week: 300 backlinks per day
Fourth week: 500 backlinks per day

Which would you choose? Those links totals may be inflated for some, but I'm sure it's obvious that's not the point of the discussion.

Edited to add: Saying link velocity doesn't matter is like saying "food velocity" doesn't matter. After all, you can eat absolutely zero food for 10 years, then eat 20,000 calories per day and be extremely healthy, as long as you eat enough in the end to make up for the lost calories. Of course, all this time, your weight wouldn't change- the only thing that matters is the number of total calories (links) consumed before an unnamed date in the distant future. The world works like that, doesn't it?