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Originally Posted by MeatRock
You would take Hightower, Mayo, Ninkovich and Spikes over Hali, Houston, DJ and whoever starts in Belchers spot? I could see the reasoning behind this only because of the question mark at ILB.
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Primarily due to age. I think that the difference between Mayo and DJ is probably negligible and Mayo is younger. Hightower is more versatile and can play both OLB and ILB. Spikes is a solid ILB who can (but probably is best replaced, although he lost weight recently) play all 3 downs. Niko is probably comparable at this point in Houston's career to him in productivity without the upside.
You also left off Buchannon and Collins, who are going to see quite a few snaps this year. The Pats, while not having the notoriety at OLB that the Chiefs do in Tamba/Houston, have a few players that can probably match production as a whole and provide more stable depth.