Akeem Ayers was traded to the Patriots and already recorded his first sack. Can he help shore up the run defense, too? Brian Filipiak looks at the tape and evaluates his potential to stop the ground attack and play in pass coverage. In Part 1, Brian Filipiak looked at new Patriots linebacker/defensive end Akeem Ayers…
What will we see from Akeem Ayers? Brian Filipiak, Inside The Pylon’s expert on the trenches, has reviewed the film. In this two-part series, Filipiak explores Ayers’s ability as a pass rusher, run stopper and coverage linebacker. Injury and Opportunity “We’ll see.” It’s a common refrain from Patriots head coach Bill Belichick – a go-to…
Playing quarterback well in the NFL is really, really hard. There are fewer qualified individuals at any time than there are jobs available and, as we’ll find out in later installments, more than half the league has good reason to be concerned that they are one hit from having no worthwhile option at quarterback. In…
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