letekro

Spikes is gonna be free to make some hellacious sticks with Fat Albert and Big Vince tying up blockers. Mayo and Ninkovich look tailor made for their spots as well.

VJCPatriot

Oh boy, here we go... Let's not be absurd. LT dominated on defense it didn't matter what position he played. BB utilized him with great success. LT was lined up front so often, people often thought the Giants were playing a 4-3 although they weren't.

Mayo is no LT. Heck he's not even Demarcus Ware. Folks, I love Mayo, but he's not LT. He's Mayo. Let's just enjoy him for what he is, a star blossomng right before our eyes and not make ridiculous comparisons that he can't live up to.

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JackBauer

What?! You mean you're not willing to say he's comparable to one of the best to ever play the game?

Get outta town.

patfanken

The thing you take away from all this is "formation and match up flexibility". With the LB and DL tools BB now has, he will be able to line up in ANY alignment and use several techniques to take advantage of any advantageous match ups he can find. Very exciting

Mogamedogz

EXACTLY. This kind of homer talk that's enough to make my skin crawl.

Lawrence ******* Taylor?? Are you guys serious?? Were you around to actually have seen him play? (serious question)

Mogamedogz

Fixed.....

The Scrizz

I think it's awesome. Little disappointed he unleashed it last night though. Would have been nice just playing plain old vanilla and then setting Mayo loose once the season started.

Then again, gives OC's something else to worry about while game-planning.

patchick

The comparison to Taylor is unfortunate, because that stuff inevitably turns into an "LT? are you kidding me??" fest instead of the praise Mayo deserves in his own right.

Think about it: this guy is the signal caller, a highly respected captain and leader, and a super-versatile LB who can look equally impressive in coverage, stopping the run, and rushing the passer, at 3-4 ILB or 4-3 Will, Mike or Sam. That's a special player, no?

So who else out there looks like "a Jerod Mayo type"?

NEGoldenAge

Everyone knows Mayo should be on the inside. If you put Mayo on the outside, you'll get it all over your fingers.

FreeTedWilliams

..and he hasn't killed anybody.

Mayo is a great athlete, he like alot of Patriot defenders have been play "re-act" football it looks like BB has decided to go from bend and don't break, to try moving the ball with six guys in your backfield approach. The 3-4 is a hold the line and react to the ball defense. The 4-3 is a pentrate and disrupt defense. If Spikes is healthy he will leead the NFL in tackles this year, and Mayo will be an abosolute beast free to raom and create havoc...

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