First time I read that I missed "one of". It's gonna be hard for him to ever reach Lawrence Taylor in my book. But I think he can end up in the Derrick Thomas class, and probably a notch below Derrick Brooks at the OLB position. There are some pretty good MLBs that I don't think he will catch either, Ray Lewis, Singletary and others. And I was one of the people that thought Merriman was severely overrated last year. He was not a pro-bowler to me, but definitely showed enough flashes to warrant it. Now it would be a crime if he's not there each of the next 10 years. Still, he's the 2nd best OLB on his own team! Shaun Phillips on the other side is a star! Merriman's alright. I'll give SD Hillenmeyer for him. How do you like my chances? :mrgreen: Briggs, Urlacher, Merriman....sounds quite nice :) Think we should get Ray Lewis to back them up in case of injury?