Mayo goes late 5th round.  Hopefully people are waking up to what a huge disapointment this guy is.

 

he is not nearly as bad as you say he is....he has led the team in tackles it seems like every year since he has been in new england and he is the captain of the defense.

Of the 5 picks before him and 5 after, only Clady was better than him

5. Dorsey

6. Gholston

7. Ellis

8. Harvey

9. Rivers

10. Mayo

11. McKelvin

12. Clady

13. Stewart

14. Williams

15. Albert

 

Weak first round

I honestly feel that if he were replaced, it would make no difference either way...what so ever. Hell when he used to go down and that undrafted free agent (what was his name?) would come in...wasn't much of a difference. If only we could take his 40 million dollar contract and spend it elsewhere...

The Pats have 3 guys that are arguably best suited to be an ILB (Mayo, Spikes, and Hightower).  They are weak at OLB.  Of course you tend to look better when the front 3-4 are sealing gaps and taking on blockers.  Tedy Bruschi was a big benificary of the D line in front of him.

Pats need to improve speed at OLB.  No doubt about it.

 

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In response to tcal2-'s comment:

You literally know nothing about football if you honestly believe this.

Mayo is exactly what they want him to be a SAM who is  tackling machine. They want someone who is a 3 down player that does not miss tackles and covers decently. 

He is not going to make spectacular plays because they don't ask him to be a playmaker. He will blitz occasionally but other than that he is a very good SLB who does his job.

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Hard to win with Mayo whiffing on TD runs....lol

In response to jri37's comment:

Not to be disrespectful, but how the heck do you know what the Patriots want or expect from any player?   Answer: you don't

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Yeah but you can't make a judgement based on the shlubs taken around him.

Bruschi had 30.5 career sacks, Mayo has 7.5 through 5 years. Bruschi had 12 career interceptions Mayo has 3. Bruschi 11 career forced fumbles Mayo has 8 already. Mayo has 17 pass defenced Bruschi had 31. Bruschi had 735 career tackle, Mayo through 5 years has 648. Now the value of Bruschi is better as a 3rd round draft pick but do you want every MLB taken in the first round to be a Ray Lewis or a Patrick Willis? He's a good solid player who could still improve throughout his career and BB took him to run the D. I heard a pundit on NFL network say a head coach would be willing to give up a bit of ability so if he's getting a leader as well. Stop being so romantic about the past man, if Mayo sucks Bruschi sucked too

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Mayo is exactly what they want him to be a SAM who is  tackling machine. They want someone who is a 3 down player that does not miss tackles and covers decently. 

He is not going to make spectacular plays because they don't ask him to be a playmaker. He will blitz occasionally but other than that he is a very good SLB who does his job.

 

Not to be disrespectful, but how the heck do you know what the Patriots want or expect from any player?   Answer: you don't

 

 

Well let's see he plays the Sam and Blitzes rarely. Seems to me he is doing exactly what they need him to do based on the position he plays and the plays they call. I understand you don't like him but that doesn't change the position he plays and his results.

 

In response to danemcmenamin's comment:

1 + 1 does not = 11

Bruschi was great and a play maker.  Fins game in the snow says it all.  Greatest Int ever.  Name one Mayo moment???

 

Anyone name one Mayo moment????????????????

In response to tcal2-'s comment:

What are we talking about here? If Mayo is a good player or if he was the wrong pick in the 2008 draft?

In response to mthurl's comment:

Funny thing is, Rusty would be calling him a bust if he played for the Jets.

In response to tcal2-'s comment:

Here you go ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhEx7h0I0hw

 

In response to tcal2-'s comment:

The 5th round part.  Disappointment is a relative term.

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Personally I think he is solid (not spetacular) on the inside, but with Wilfork in front of him, who wouldn't be? On the outside playing in more space I think he struggles - I watch him miss tackles out there and get blocked by god damn third string tight ends out there. It's not what 40 million dollar linebackers are suppossed to do. They don't send him on blitzes because after 5 years he's proven that he isn't a good pass rusher. He has also proven that he can't cover no matter where they put him. That tackle at the goal line on Rice would of been tough to make for a great linebacker, when I saw it was Mayo trying to make it I knew it wouldn't be made.

This guy is fantastic at making tackles ten yards down the field when the guy running with the ball is being chased by 80% of our defense...put him one on one or with a blocker that he needs to shed in front of him and it's nothing special. He's nothing special - yet his contract is - and it's not helping things. It was the same last year, the year before, the year before, the year before...it'll be the same next year too. Average. 

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