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The Patriots, many are predicting will double-dip at the edge rusher position which may indeed be the case. \u00a0We’ve had multiple conversations on the podcasts about the edge and how they’ll approach it in the draft. But how they plan to use Lawrence Guy may have a bearing on those draft plans as well.<\/p>\n

Guy has been kind of the under-the-radar signing that Bill Belichick has traditionally made during free agency. While the news of his signing wasn\u2019t met with a ton of fanfare at the time in March, the four-year, $13.4 million-dollar contract certainly shows that they\u2019re planning on using him in their system for the next several years.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-5, 300-pound defensive lineman has played in 67 games in his career, with 20 starts. He played in all 16 games for the Ravens in 2016 with 10 starts and played in 46 percent of the defensive snaps. He had a quarterback hit against Tom Brady on Monday Night Football last season. Guy had his most productive season in 2015 when he recorded 4.5 sacks and 46 tackles.<\/p>\n

Guy’s most natural position is at the five-technique defensive end and he\u2019d be a big body on the outside although he has the versatility to kick inside on passing downs and be a three-technique defensive tackle and provide an interior pass rush.<\/p>\n

Unlike other players the Patriots have used in a kind of NASCAR-like package, Guy at 300 pounds isn\u2019t an undersized guy but still has the athleticism to get after the quarterback. He\u2019d provide them with plenty of versatility to play inside or outside. He\u2019s not a space eater like Alan Branch but should be strong enough to hold up in the running game inside as well as push the pocket. At the age of 27, he\u2019s just entering his prime as a player.<\/p>\n

Guy\u2019s former coach John Harbaugh thinks that the Patriots got a good player, and spoke highly of him at the league meetings last month.<\/p>\n

“I just think they’re getting a great guy, and they’re going to love him because he’s a really good football player,” Harbaugh said. “He’s a very under-rated, under-valued player. I thought it was very Patriot-like to recognize his value and to pay him the way they did. I think they paid him very well and in a way that’s going to change his life forever so I’m really happy for him.”<\/p>\n

“They’re going to get a guy that plays equally well against the run and the pass, plays super hard, will be excellent in the locker room and in the meeting room,” Harbaugh added.<\/p>\n

So where will Guy play, on the edge or inside? Both probably and special teams as well. Because since the league has ruled that Shea McClellin\u2019s leaping over the line is a [gasp!] safety issue, they\u2019ll need more of an interior push to block field goals and extra points.<\/p>\n

But in regards to the draft, while they\u2019re about set in the interior with Branch, Malcom Brown, Vincent Valentine, Woodrow Hamilton, Darius Kilgo, and Guy, they will still be looking to add speed on the edge.<\/p>\n

The Patriots have Trey Flowers, Rob Ninkovich, Kony Ealy and Geneo Grissom on the edge. Flowers will have big expectations this year after a strong second half of the 2016 season. Ninkovich has always been a solid big-play contributor but at 33, is starting to slow down. Grissom was a special teamer. Ealy has the size and versatility to also play inside or outside on passing downs.<\/p>\n

This gives Belichick and Matt Patricia plenty of options on the defense as they\u2019ll be able to mix and match with a variety of fronts. At the end of April, they\u2019ll look for a\u00a0speed rusher in the draft. Of course, if the opportunity avails itself, another would be even better. One can never have enough talented ‘guys’ on the edge.<\/p>\n

But as for Lawrence Guy, he\u2019ll be one player to watch this spring\/summer. He may be the ‘guy’ no one talks about in the spring, then will rave about what a great signing it was in December.<\/p>\n

Follow me on Twitter\u00a0<\/em>@SteveB7SFG<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or email me at\u00a0<\/em>stevebpatsfans@gmail.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Listen to our\u00a0<\/em>Patriots 4th<\/sup>\u00a0and 2<\/em><\/a>\u00a0podcasts on blog talk radio as the writers Russ Goldman, Derek Havens and I from\u00a0<\/em>PatsFans.com<\/em><\/a>\u00a0discuss the latest Patriots news Wednesdays at 12 noon.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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