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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 834166">Players like Shelton are becoming obsolete, or shall we say relegated to rotational base defense duty of 25% of the snap count.  Or put another way, "base defense" is not the base defense anymore; nickel is the base defense.  And we have a whole mess of guys likely to be better nickel pass rushers than Shelton.And frankly, if a guy can't bring some pressure when a team throws on first down you have to downgrade him some more.  Including playoffs, Shelton had a 31% defensive snap count last year, 6th. among NE D-linemen.  And they saw fit to replace his nose snaps with Mike Pennel.So long as Daniels is around to back up at the nose, I don't see the point in adding a guy like Shelton no matter what he costs.I do believe ILB depth is one of the leading question marks.  I know nothing about Anthony so I won't comment on him.</blockquote>

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