What Will Jabaal Sheard’s Impact Be on New England Patriots Defense?

August 11, 2015   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

Jabaal Sheard fielded questions from reporters roughly 30 feet away from New England Patriots Hall of Fame outside linebacker Willie McGinest. He could do nothing but smile as he glanced in McGinest's direction.
"That's a guy that I watch film on still to this day, how he used to rush and how he used to attack and how he was relentless," Sheard said. "Watching a great is something you always want to do, how they rush. The game doesn't change. His relentless effort is what got him there."
There's no pressure on Sheard to be the second coming of McGinest thanks to a pair of talented starting edge defenders who are already in the fold. What Sheard will do is fill a similar role, and a valuable role at that—even if that role is notably smaller than McGinest's.
The two are nearly the same dimensions: Sheard is 6'3" and 264 pounds, while McGinest is 6'5" and 270. But where McGinest was one of the rare "big men" with the athleticism to drop into coverage and be ...

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