What would be your perfect scenario to beef up the defense?

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by LiL stumppy

Draft Von Miller, not as good all overall as Ayers,but better pash rusher, which is what we need. And sign a true NT, as draft Ponder in the second, or draft Powe in the second if we are stuck with casshole.

The problem with that is Ayers is the prototypical OLB these guys like where Miller isn't. Miller is a smallish 3-4 outside rusher where Ayers has the size these guys have always liked for their OLBs.

[LiL stumppy]

Originally Posted by Mecca

The problem with that is Ayers is the prototypical OLB these guys like where Miller isn't. Miller is a smallish 3-4 outside rusher where Ayers has the size these guys have always liked for their OLBs.

True but Ayers isn't a pass rushing OLB, which is why we wont draft him.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by LiL stumppy

True but Ayers isn't a pass rushing OLB, which is why we wont draft him.

We don't run a Dallas or Pitt type of 3-4 look at the guys NE had, Ayers is kind of similar to Willie McGinest actually...and he's a team captain, I'd say he's a highly likely candidate for this teams first pick.

[Blick]

Originally Posted by Mecca

We don't run a Dallas or Pitt type of 3-4 look at the guys NE had, Ayers is kind of similar to Willie McGinest actually...and he's a team captain, I'd say he's a highly likely candidate for this teams first pick.

McGinest is bigger and played DE.

Ayers is more like a bigger Derrick Johnson.

You know it's rare for a 4-3 OLB to make the transition to 3-4 OLB.