drew4008
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I think you're right on the money. Still makes me wonder who that 4th linebacker is going to be.Making room for Ojinnaka??
Looks like Neal will stay on the healthy 53 then (rather than be IR'ed) and this makes room for Ojinnaka to officially be on the roster.
Marques Murrell released today.
I think you're right on the money. Still makes me wonder who that 4th linebacker is going to be.
I'm starting to think (as others have alluded to earlier in the thread) that we may be seeing a blurring of the line between ILB and OLB for the Pats this year. We may be seeing more of Mayo, Spikes, and Guyton on the "outside" in some formations and situations.
Yeah, I was just thinking that after reading Reiss today. If we can set the edge with Tully and Ninkovich, or simply have four fatsos on the line instead, I think the pass rush can come from other areas. Why try to force it from OLB when you can get it elsewhere? Perhaps this is one of the new schematic changes for the defense.I'm starting to think (as others have alluded to earlier in the thread) that we may be seeing a blurring of the line between ILB and OLB for the Pats this year. We may be seeing more of Mayo, Spikes, and Guyton on the "outside" in some formations and situations.
Thats about all. TBC, Ninkovich, Cunningham ( with Crable on the PS ) on the outside and Mayo, Guyton, Spikes,Fletcher ( with McKenzie on PS ) on the inside.
This is about right. Tracey White is our 8th LB, the special teams specialist.
We have the same 15 front seven players that we usually have. Of the 15, three are young developmental players: Fletcher, Love and Deaderick.
I'm not sure what the concern is about. Murrell was brought in to compete for a special teams spot. He showed some skill at OLB in the preseason. However, Belichick thought so little of Murrell's preseason special teams performance that he traded for White. When Murrell was signed, a couple of fans came over to note that he was a special-teams only player.
We have six linebackers who we expect to count on. And yes, Belichick will develop lots of formations to highlight their skills). Yes, Mayo and Guyton will be seen on the outside in certain formations.
The really good news is that Belichick seems willing to count on Ninkovich and Cunningham.
3 OLBs on the roster leaves us awfully thin, especially when one just came back after a month injured.
I think another move is imminent, or one of the ILBs will start getting work outside in practice, or Crable actually has looked good and will be promoted if anyone is banged up.
I dont know how safeties take away OLBs. OLBs are DEs in the sub package and we need 2 of them in there. We surely dont have ILBs who can do that. And I dont see which ILBs could be 34 base OLBs.You have given us the three possibilities. I think that there will indeed be blurring of the lines of ILB and OLB, with some of the ILB's occasionally seen outside. Also the extensive use of three safeties lessens the need for linebackers.