Analyst eyes Vollmer as breakout candidate - New England Patriots Forums

**Ian** · 05-31-2010, 09:11 PM

Good pickup by Reiss on this one:

Analyst eyes Vollmer as breakout candidate - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

***IcyPatriot*** · 05-31-2010, 09:15 PM

Vollmer brings new meaning to an old term .... manimal ... Vollmer is a beast.

I like the rotation Belichick used last year ... perhaps a bit less of Kaczur this year though.

***HEY BRO! WHAT UP?*** · 05-31-2010, 09:32 PM

Because Kaczur is the weak link and Matt Light is obviously better, Vollmer will play mostly RT.

***jmt57*** · 05-31-2010, 09:37 PM

I'll be curious to see how the offensive line shakes out, whether there is a 6 (or even 7) man rotation, or if Vollmer takes somebody's place. If Vollmer does become a starter, is it at LT? Does that mean Light moves to RT or guard? If Vollmer or Light start at RT does Kaczur become a backup or replace Neal?

Having one extra starter rather than one too few starters is not exactly the worst problem to have.

***mgteich*** · 05-31-2010, 09:42 PM

When was the last time we had a rotation on the offensive line? Other than garbage time or injuries, I don't think that dante believes in substituting much.

The first question is whether Mankins is on the team for Game One. Given that he is playhing, then I believe that Light is our LT, Vollmer is our RT, and Kaczur is our backup at both positions.

It is just possible that either Mankins or Light will be traded. I certainly hope that this does not happen.

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Originally Posted by jmt57

I'll be curious to see how the offensive line shakes out, whether there is a 6 (or even 7) man rotation, or if Vollmer takes somebody's place. If Vollmer does become a starter, is it at LT? Does that mean Light moves to RT or guard? If Vollmer or Light start at RT does Kaczur become a backup or replace Neal?

Having one extra starter rather than one too few starters is not exactly the worst problem to have.

***jmt57*** · 05-31-2010, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mgteich

When was the last time we had a rotation on the offensive line?

If there's one thing I've learned from watching Belichick-coached Patriot teams, it's that I shouldn't assume they won't do something simply because they haven't done it before. I could fill an entire page with all the examples.

Vollmer, Light and Kaczur all got plenty of snaps last year. It may not have been a rotation last year, but Vollmer's playing time was not simply limited to filling in for an injured player either.

RayClay · 05-31-2010, 10:35 PM

Kirwan's the man, but Vollmer already broke out as far as I'm concerned.

The mystery of Kaczur still baffles me, however. Watching him "battle" the second best Colts rusher Mathis, was agonizing.

PatsFan37 · 05-31-2010, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RayClay

Kirwan's the man, but Vollmer already broke out as far as I'm concerned.

The mystery of Kaczur still baffles me, however. Watching him "battle" the second best Colts rusher Mathis, was agonizing.

Missed it. Too busy watching Vollmer stone Freeney.

RayClay · 05-31-2010, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PatsFan37

Missed it. Too busy watching Vollmer stone Freeney.

Get the tapes. Looks like he's trying to play pattycakes, but Mathis doesn't want to play, he just wants to run around him and get the QB.

I've been sold on Vollmer since his stupid little workout tape preseason. He's the Fred Astaire of Olinemen as far as i'm concerned. I mean graceful.

the wrothbroughterer · 06-01-2010, 12:19 AM

I've seen some posts on this board and probably heard on the radio a few times the claim that Matt Light is incapable of playing RT. I was just wondering if anybody could shed some light on this? To me the ideal lineup has Vollmer lining up at LT and Light lining up at RT.