PatsBoy12

Mayo has taken steps each year and I don't look for that to change much this year. I'm sure we will see him all over the place. And to those saying he looked like a young Ray out there, I'd have to agree. His performance did remind me a lot of Ray Lewis yesterday.

PatsFanInVa

I think I remember in our 1st SB run, there were guys saying "Oh come on," when we played Denver and some announcer said "There's a couple of great Michigan quarterbacks in this game, and I'm not sure the best one is Brian Griese," or something like that. All the clueless homers daring to dream of Brady as another Brian Griese...

At some point someone said "I think LT might be as good as Butkus" or "I think Ray Lewis might be in the same general stratosphere as LT" (okay not quite. But you get the idea.)

We'll see what comes of the season. He's already one of the better LBs in the league. Any time "the league" annoints one of our guys to be among the best, they're not all necessarily wrong.

Let's hope he doesn't ever have to single-handedly shut down another team with a broken limb like LT did... other than that why not hope he can be every bit as significant as a Lewis or an LT? He just ain't done it yet.

Cool if he does

I think part of our problem is we mentally shut off everything that might happen once Brady is out of the game... that whole "the team is Brady" cult. There are other guys on this team.

Rob0729

Everyone needs to slow down. It was one preseason game. Yes, Mayo looked great, but he needs to do this in the regular season before we make Lawrence Taylor or Ray Lewis comparisons.

5 Rings for Brady!!

Mayo (while playing 2 GAP MLB IN A 3-4) led most linebackers last year in tackling running backs and he led most CORNERBACKS in the league in tackling WRs. Mayo was the only LB that made it on the NFL Cornerback top ten WR tackling list, and he was at the top end.

He may not be a ball hawk but he has enough game in his own right, which inolves high speed collision with anybody that dares pass or run the ball, that he does not need to apologize to Ray Lewis or LT for playing football.

This guy was our best tackler last year against running back AND WRs.

patchick

Of course, any time a player is called "a Lawrence Taylor," "a John Hannah," etc it's hyperbole.

But I think we can say that after establishing himself as one of the league's best 3-4 ILBs, Mayo came out of the gate -- no offseason program, no OTAs -- looking like one of the league's best 4-3 WLBs. And that's seriously impressive.

PATSNUTme

Mayo played the Mike,Sam, and Will last night and did a good job at all positions. I don't recall LT playing all 3 LB positions.

The Scrizz

Bill cracks me up.

Belichick likes Mayo inside - Projo Pats Blog

"I don't really see that," said Belichick of Mayo going outside. "I think he's going to play off the line of scrimmage, he's going to play in the tackle box somewhere, whatever front we're in -- 3-4, 4-3, 2-4. He's going to play inside the box off the line of scrimmage. That's what he's always done. He's one of the best I've coached, one of the best in the league at doing that.

"I can't imagine him playing anywhere else, at this point."

I really think he just likes messing with people.

JoeSixPat

I would think Tomlinson should be honored. It's more praise than he deserves.

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Rob0729

I think this story is overplayed. Odds are the starting LBs line up in the 4-3 will be:

Mayo - WLB
Spikes - MLB
Ninkovitch - SLB

reflexblue

Belichick Lies!!!!!!

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