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Michael Johnson, DE Georgia Tech

I watched this guy Saturday against a very good Georgia team, and he was very disciplined, he kept his edge, and was not just a speed rusher. He played more like a 3-4 OLB than a 4-3 DE. He is a phyiscal freak 6'7" 250 with good speed (4.6). He is very tough to throw over (ask BC) and is a kick blodking machine.

Michael Johnson*|*Georgia Tech,*DE*:*2009 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile


Chances are, after their bowl game and the combine he will be out of the Pats range, but if somehow they could get him, I could see BB having a fieldday with a talent like this.

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Ochmed Jones

Don't we already have a guy that is very similar to Johnson on the roster, Crable? Why would BB duplicate and why would BB take a guy that has no interest in playing the run?

Warren94

Mine is either George Selvie or William Moore


Please don't say Selive as OLB. He is a true DE who can get after the QB. Ok one more Bear Pascoe.

BritPat

If Selvie was to be drafted by us, he'd end up at OLB.

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Creator of the Pats must draft Jason Verrett in 2014 no matter the cost fanclub.

VJCPatriot

And how do you know that he has no interest in playing the run? Just because he plays defensive end?

"Johnson ranks third in the ACC in tackles-for-loss (15.0) and fourth in sacks (7.0). The 6-7 Johnson broke-up seven passes, forced two fumbles, recovered a fumble, blocked a Mississippi State field goal attempt and returned an interception for a touchdown against Miami. - Georgia Tech football"

15 TFLs sounds like he gets behind the line of scrimmage pretty often and takes down the ballcarrier. It doesn't sound like he's averse to 'playing the run' at all.

Crable has similar physical characteristics to Michael Johnson in terms of length and size. But which player is more athletic and more explosive in rushing the passer? The Pats need a passrusher pretty badly.

The other thing to consider is this - if the Pats draft MJ and both MJ and Crable pan out the Pats linebacker corps is MJ-Guyton-Mayo-Crable. And your book end OLBs are both 6'7" and can bat down a lot of balls in addition to being athletic. Meanwhile, the interior of your defense has a lot of speed as well in Guyton/Mayo. That's a complete revamp/upgrade of your LB corps within 2 draft classes.

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satz

I do think we will draft a OLB high. It takes time to develop them and that is a high draft pick sitting on the bench. also we have redd who is the same size and since colvin left we do not have the smaller 245-250 LB OLB who can speed rush .woods is in the same mould and guyton is playing some OLB in a few snaps.

We have crabel and redd in their next year along with vrabel , ad that is 4 big guys in OLB all big and heavy. i hope woods and guton can give that speed rushing end we sorely miss against bigger slower tackles.

if guyton does pan out we need one more ILB as of late he in along with bru mayo and vrabel. so the bru spot is still need to be developed.

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patsfanofNC12

One of mine is Zack Slate, a DE for ECU who is also athletic enough to play LB. Zack Slate*|*East Carolina,*DE*:*2009 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile

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Ochmed Jones

I know he has no interest in playing the run, because I watch him play. People can read scouting reports until they are cross-eyed, however actions speak louder than words, especailly on the football field.

Ochmed Jones

Skippy has done such a tremendous job with that program. It wouldn't surprise me to see more and more ECU kids getting drafted next year and in the years ahead.

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