Joey007
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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.He was so pefectly fine that he found himself as a healthy scratch through a significant chunk of the season.If they’re moving toward the Schiano style of defensive line (as the Bailey visit hints at), then I think it makes sense to being Shelton back. He never really developed ideal two-gapping ability, but he was perfectly fine when they asked him to penetrate and run people over.
play with fire again. Get a toilet clogger
The entire premise of my post is that they may not be looking for that kind of guy anymore. Schiano has never really used a two-gapping nose tackle, and I see zero unrestricted free agents and one draft prospect that could be projected as week 1 starters in that role. Shelton’s skill set, both from his time with the Browns and in limited “attacking” snaps last season, projects much better in a Schiano defense than the standard Belichick defense.He was so pefectly fine that he found himself as a healthy scratch through a significant chunk of the season.
As a depth move, it’s fine. But I’m not so sure the team should be relying on him to be taking starter snaps this year. That’s a risk that, luckily, didn’t bite them in the ass last year. Let’s not play with fire again. Get a toilet clogger in there.
Schiano, if history tells us anything, will be running Belichick’s defense and not the other way around. They’re sniffing around Bailey right now seemingly because they project him for the job that you’re projecting Shelton for. They’re doing this because they’re actively trying to find an improvement upon what he gave the team last year. Furthermore, Belichick’s defense still needs an anchor at the 0/1-tech that can adequately hold up against the run. That isn’t Shelton and it sure as hell isnt Brown.The entire premise of my post is that they may not be looking for that kind of guy anymore. Schiano has never really used a two-gapping nose tackle, and I see zero unrestricted free agents and one draft prospect that could be projected as week 1 starters in that role. Shelton’s skill set, both from his time with the Browns and in limited “attacking” snaps last season, projects much better in a Schiano defense than the standard Belichick defense.
If they’re going to ask the DTs to have the same responsibilities next season as what Shelton struggled with last season, then none of my post applies and Shelton will be gone.
Even worse... a taco truck in the park downtown.. . . someone went to Taco Bell recently.
Malcom Brown... underrated as far as disappointing/underachieving Pats. He’s had a terrible career here.