Seneschal2

The price one pays for different names, says Cree from KFFL.

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mayoclinic

You will never be a "he" to me.

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"OVER Loading at ANY position can create a Fatal Advantage. THAT is what interests ME. Attacking With Concentrated Force. THAT is what WINS. In the words ~ more or less ~ of General Patton: 'I'm fighting a WAR, here. Let the B*****ES worry about their FLANKS.' " - Off the Grid

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SVN

yeah,i remember a fewyrs ago he was complaining that men upfront were not taking up blocks so he could run free to the QB,something which BB despised openly once generally about players complaining of getting double teamed or not having a 'free' run. more i see ray lewis and jason taylor being mentioned ,more i wonder how bad was vrabel. not much IMO.

R_T26

holley did say the pats were gong to trade down to 10 and pick mayo last year too.

supafly

Funny--I posted the pros of going after Lewis in the "why so much love for JP" thread and got flamed for it (thanks mogamezdog)

There would be financial benefits of Lewis vs. going after Peppers, who just wants too much. We all know Ray acts like an ass sometimes, but you cannot dispute his will to play hurt, or his fire that he brings to the field every wk. Not to mention his overall talent. I know he's getting older, but you cannot judge every player by the exact same age standards--some can play another couple,few yrs.

Thinking about Ray Lewis and Mayo on the inside, coupled w/ AD and (Woods, Crable, Draft Pick) on the outside sounds pretty good to me. I'm sure he'd pick up the system just as quick, in all actuality, he'd probably wear the green dot and relay the plays too. Just throwing out the positives, we could do ALOT worse than Ray Lewis. I imagine he'd chill a little with the attention, and certainly has the ability to be quite a team player.

patsox23

Depending on the price, OF COURSE we should pursue Ray Lewis. Signing him (or Jason Taylor) and getting younger at LB are not mutually exclusive.

People comparing him to Vrabel - come on, get real. Lewis is the superior player and showed last year that he had/has more in the tank than Vrabel does. Is it even close?

Halifax_Pats_Fan

whatever BB's $$ value is for that position, that is the range Lewis or whomever falls into.

Don't mess with what works people...

robertweathers

Maybe it's already been said but part of me thinks that BB is setting up a smokescreen and driving up the price for the Ravens & Browns so they can't pay Suggs and the Pats can.

Wishful thinking I guess...

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upstater1

Not wishful thinking, you're right.

The last thing Belichick wants is to have a character like Lewis, so set in his ways, in the middle of his defense, screwing everything up. He would be the anti-Vrabel in more ways than one, not just athletically.

Belichick is jacking up the price for Lewis, AND bringing the price of other FAs down by even hinting at wanting Lewis.

WhiZa

Can he play OLB and shut his mouth?

In the end, he will get over his ego and resign with the Ravens at a low price.

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