Title: Reiss: Patriots' top OLB targets

" We know how much -- for NFL draft coverage this army air -- would view which is why we're doing that's what the patriots need. Why they needed and who can provide them the necessary punch it is all the table -- Boston Globe writer Mike -- I can't think of anybody -- better to talk football with good to have you here. Six picks in the top 97 -- eleven hits in the two -- draft. A lot of potential here for the patriots do business."

" No doubt about it. You know second most -- of any team in the draft so we know the patriots like the mover on the draft board traitor bill. I expect them to be on the line. Calling every team moving around get the players they deem will help them that and it's not just this year's draft but maybe into next year's breath yes they like to trade in to next year's -- sort of that idea rep. You know -- Reallocate our assets a little bit at. And we have a pretty good roster here as it is eleven rookies are going to come in and make this team let's put some of these assets into the future just like."

" It was a few years ago they got a bunch of guys in that second and looked at -- and no one's really gonna make this state. -- I would linebackers I think that's the biggest if it is human you look at their primary needs this is the one I focused on during this is this is the want focusing on out -- the question is like. It's odd -- you need outside you have Jerod -- obviously had a fantastic season this year really good start offers for his career an amendment but -- you launch title than to had to bring back -- as well Gary -- capture keys and every day answer but that on the outside like rebels gone. A lot unproven guys try to -- that."

" and let's start there at that spot because when the patriots traded Mike Vrabel I think they took a step back to hopefully take two steps forward maybe a little bit down the line in the there some of the tough decisions you have to make who fills that -- appear woods is -- Banta-Cain. You have Vince -- you have Shawn Crable what they're round pick from last year so might may be the answer is on the roster we just don't know who will be."

" Yeah they get to see him in the offseason. And they get to the other progressing we don't know but it's incredible when are they are pretty early in the season. They get this LB progressed over the course -- the -- well physically did you get stronger -- to the stronger base. Belichick always talks about -- and other -- unnecessarily misleading number but that's not the only way you affect the quarterback about pressure. It's about moving him off the spot. Look what they've done this offseason might. I'm not sure that they got any better in that regard I think that's an area they definitely need to prove."

" Huge area to address 26. In the NFL on third down last year combination of a lack of the past rest and poor coverage in the secondary and I agree -- you -- I don't. He got roster right now and say. You know who that dynamic pass pressure I think they want to come out of this strap with a dynamic pass pressure and others a lot of possibilities for."

" that's -- to be right in my next point you hear a lot of names but of sort of stuck with them on this course -- Cincinnati Larry English -- northern. Illinois and of course -- USC guys Brian Cushing and clay Matthews junior."

" Larry English is the guy I want to start with because you look at Saxon and don't you write the number of misleading sometimes you can force the quarterback into a bad throw and that's just as good as a fact but what Larry English and some of these highlight tapes. -- more than thirty sacks over his college career that production is is no coincidence that guy can get to the passer has a little bit of a knack for doing it. Didn't play against top competition but the markets where didn't either and if you're looking at the next America's where imagine how that would projecting that -- the."

" the pretty nice now borrow the got some people have compared to. Mike Vrabel a guy you played tight -- in college shifted his position on the outside and quite production quite a production from him this past year."

" Out of Cincinnati and part of the reason they they talked about frivolous what would it Vrabel do both linebacker and tight end and barrel with a tight end early in his career before. You know moving over to defense led the Big East and -- so again. Another pass first -- that the that concerns me about him. One year on the fence have you seen enough obviously there's some potential there might but it that a little bit rich to reach up it -- 23 to take -- I think it might be."

" Now I gotta hope that maybe he slides in cities around that second victim in the second round perspective in the second round for them 34 overall the USC guys are insisting Brian Cushing has got. Hired a guy. On the telecast of the road -- say no defensive player on their team played better than Brian Cushing. The question about that is well -- the allegations on proven his point that perhaps this Eric got we don't have -- but I think the front of us we can't tiger not is that good enough any do that and is that something that maybe you would overlook. Because you think this guy can play for."

" And the thing when when you mentioned Cushing to me that that activists comes to mine -- let's talk about the system fit because that's really what this draft is all about. Understanding the team we're talking about the patriots the -- they run the 34. Where would -- fit now he's different than these past pressures that we talked about before Larry English -- I think he's more of an inside guy and the question is. How to how would be fitted Tedy Bruschi like position how would he looked next to Jerod Mayo. And to be -- Mike I'm not sure I haven't seen enough of them to know if he's the fit there but I sort of like a pass rushing got a little bit more."

" Clay Matthews junior lot of people want to put the connection here because his dad played for bill in Cleveland built by highly album. Here's a guy -- 166. As a senior in high school that 240 pound plant -- outside the USC had a fantastic year but then he's taken off. Since the end of the -- in his -- 5 o'clock o'clock midnight -- Amazon -- perhaps 101215. That you I've just got --"

" You know the concern for the patriots -- is again assistant it if he's coming here to this defense he's going to be at that outside linebacker position where Mike Vrabel wasn't look at the height and weight of those players that they Ellis Thomas is up around 270 playback position. Mike Vrabel is up around 255 Rosey Colvin ran 250. And so you're talking make great point about Matthews in his weight gain and he can he put on more than the 240 and I think there's some concern among some scouts. If he can fit at that position in the patriot scheme."

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