I think Spikes might just not be a great fit in a 4-3. I know he played in one in college, but he might just not be fast enough to play MLB at a high level as a pro. If that makes him purely a situational/matchup player, then so be it. I know a lot of people here will complain that he didn't turn into an all pro, but that really isn't a waste of a second round pick, especially since we seem to have a handful of them every year. IMO, it seems like he may have been drafted to be a 3-4 ILB, and for what we're playing now, Fletcher may just be a better fit. That's as much a positive statement about Fletcher as it is a negative about Spikes.
Brace is one guy that I'm actually kinda curious about. I had more or less written him off after last year, and I fully expect that he'll never make a really significant contribution to the Pats, but we haven't seen him play in the new defense yet. It's a lot closer to what he played in college, so who knows, I suppose it's possible that he might surprise some people.
