SidelineSid
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I could not agree more. As I have said many times before, Mayo does not make big plays, and maybe a ton of the reason has to do with him playing out of position. In my mind he should be in the old Bruschi weak side spot; playing alongside a McClain or Thomas type ILB. And Guyton,I know a lot of people here like him, but in my mind,he is a back up to Mayo and that is it.
I know it is hard for second year players to know how opposing offenses are attacking them, it took Bruschi three years on the bench before he figured it out. But I think instincts also play a part in the read and react defense that we play and right now,I see little from Guyton as far as instinct goes. Mayo has great instincts, but has to take on 300 plus pound lineman first,which makes him look a little slow to react.
Once again, you are right on the money. I also think Mayo is playing out of position. We should have Adalius Thomas at the strong spot, and Mayo as the weak spot. For all of Thomas' weak points, he's pretty strong at coverage. I remember back in 07 when he picked off Rivers and ran it back for a pick six.
If we let Ninkovich have a shot in the base formation, Thomas would be freed to play on the inside more. If Thomas needs a breather, we bring Guyton back in. If Ninkovich needs a breather, we move Thomas back out and Guyton moves back inside. This could give us that extra wrinkle that we've been missing.