RayClay

Casale is a flaming Baboon's butt. Every statement he wasn't using to self promote, he was using to defame someone.

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KontradictioN

Great article, Chris. Not only is Mayo going to have a monster year, he's also going to have a monster career. The article also shows how much of a class act Bruschi is.

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mayoclinic

Agreed that Curry needs to show how his talent will translate to the NFL, but I suspect he will be the real deal. Even so, I see him more as a SILB/WILB "tweener" (similar to how I think Brandon Spikes will be) than as a pure WILB in the 3-4.

Willis is a great sideline-to-sideline tackling machine, but I think Mayo is a much better fit for NE given our complex schemes and reads and the demands made on the position.

Actually, the layer who comes closest to Mayo as a 3-4 WILB candidate for us would probably be Lofa Tatupu. I will always believe that the Pats would have drafted Tatupu at #64 in 2005 (he was projected as a 3rd-4th rounder) and were stunned when Seattle jumped on him at #44. We ended up trading out of the round once he was gone. Mayo seems to combine the field general smarts of Tatupu with the physical talent of a Willis or Curry.

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Christopher_Price

Thanks for the kind words about the site -- always good to hear. We've got a great crew over there that's really working hard. We're on pace for another record month of page views, BTW...

Bruschi's feelings are genuine. (He would have to be stone-cold crazy not to recognize Mayo's talents.) Mayo also has a real respect for Bruschi and what he's been able to accomplish -- 13 years in the league is enough to draw anyone's respect.

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OK. (Feels good.) Nice to have your vibe to confirm. And yes, Tedy has been an amazing contributor to the Pats' success -- his play-making over the years has been something mere stats doesn't record.

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