Is Mayo elite? - New England Patriots Forums

vuudu · 12-08-2011, 05:27 AM

What class of ILB in the league do you place him?
Patrick Willis class?
How do you rate him? Should the D be built around him or should the team look for more help inside?

***resdubwhite*** · 12-08-2011, 05:29 AM

He's very good.

He's no Patrick Willis.

I would love to see him make more big plays.

Armstrong12 · 12-08-2011, 06:10 AM

He is elite, but Patrick willis is out of this world so he is not just there yet, but he is one of the best.

***DarrylS*** · 12-08-2011, 06:13 AM

He does what he is asked to do, he is a great guy to have on your team, a student of the game and a work out warrior.

He is above average, but would not put him in the elite class.. perhaps if he was surrounded by more depth and quality, he may be considered such.

This year his role has completely changed...

NEP4Life · 12-08-2011, 06:16 AM

Is it too harsh to say he's elite when it comes to reliably tackling opponents after a 5-yard gain?

Is it too harsh to say he's elite among the NFL linebackers who never make a game-changing play?

BB apparently has total faith in the guy. He wears the green dot and plays every defensive snap when he's healthy. That must count for a lot, right?

I want to believe!

Help me out folks!

patsfan-1982 · 12-08-2011, 06:29 AM

i cant think of 5 better ILB's then him so he's in the top five and that makes him elite

RhodyPatriot · 12-08-2011, 06:33 AM

No. Jerod is a good player. Thought he's be more of an impact player than he's turned out to be.

mcsully · 12-08-2011, 06:41 AM

Elite players are game changers.. Mayo isn't a game changer.. He's a solid player and part of the perception is because he was a top ten pick, he's elite.

NEP4Life · 12-08-2011, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mcsully

Elite players are game changers.. Mayo isn't a game changer..

Is Mayo not a game changer because he lacks the ability, or because BB has a very specific role for him that prevents him from making higher risk/higher reward plays that would show up on ESPN and appease the mouth-breathing anti-Mayo crowd?

IllegalContact · 12-08-2011, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by NEP4Life

Is Mayo not a game changer because he lacks the ability, or because BB has a very specific role for him that prevents him from making higher risk/higher reward plays that would show up on ESPN and appease the mouth-breathing anti-Mayo crowd?

it doesn't matter........

mayo does have the ability......he is far more athletic than tedy bruschi......he just doesn't see the game in slow motion the way bruschi did

I do think part of this is because of the stiffs he's surrounded by......if the pats had barwin and reed on the outside, mayo's job would be much more consistent and he'd be able to focus solely on the zones in the middle and develop the instinct to read better....now he is simply forced to run around all over the place