Boston Globe/Bedard: With Wright out, Cunningham on the spot

While this is more of a general look at how Cunningham needs to step up now that Wright is done, it raised an interesting question in my mind. Why not try Cunningham as an interior rusher? He has good size, strength and better quickness than Wilfork, Haynesworth or Gerard Warren would provide on pass downs.

Of course you’re talking about guys like Wright and Pryor who are 300 plus while Cunningham is only 260ish.

But Jermaine has an intriguing make up and could potentially make an impact there. The question is could he hold up against guards and tackles if they try to run on the sub defense, but to my eyes he seems physical enough to cause some disruption inside. And if you can use Kyle Arrington as an edge rusher, why not try Cunningham inside?