Reiss: Guard talk - New England Patriots Forums

sebman2112 · 10-26-2007, 05:09 PM

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One of today's topics of interest was guard play, specifically with left guard Logan Mankins.

"Logan really doesn’t have a lot of weak points," Belichick said. "He’s strong, athletic, he’s a good pass-protector, he’s a good run-blocker. He can pull. He can block big guys over him."

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BB has more to say about the guard position and Logan throughout the piece.

ATippett56 · 10-26-2007, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sebman2112

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BB has more to say about the guard position and Logan throughout the piece.

Logan Mankins is probably the best all-around guard for the New England Patriots during the Bill Belichick era.

Bertil · 10-26-2007, 07:32 PM

The Huddle Report called him Logan "Instant" Mankins because they said he'll start at guard from day 1! I guess they were right.

***shmessy*** · 10-26-2007, 08:47 PM

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Logan Mankins is probably the best all-around guard for the New England Patriots during the Bill Belichick era.

He better be. They spent a first round pick on him.

***Terry Glenn is a cowgirl*** · 10-27-2007, 12:47 AM

Just don't step on his hand...

***DarrylS*** · 10-27-2007, 04:27 AM

Nice piece, one of the guys in the trenches we often don't talk about.. just a blue collar guy doing his job.

wistahpatsfan · 10-27-2007, 06:17 AM

Mankins was a part of that excellent 05 draft that also included Hobbs and Kaczur. Logan and Nick replaced Klemm and Andruzzi nicely. Mankins hasn't missed a game since he got here (41 games). All three starting now. Pioli and BB just KILL this league with the draft.

***patchick*** · 10-27-2007, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by wistahpatsfan

Mankins was a part of that excellent 05 draft that also included Hobbs and Kaczur. Logan and Nick replaced Klemm and Andruzzi nicely. Mankins hasn't missed a game since he got here (41 games). All three starting now. Pioli and BB just KILL this league with the draft.

Mankins, Hobbs, Kaczur, Sanders, Cassel and a 2006 3rd rounder. That's a nifty haul picking 32nd!

The irony is that it was a wildly unpopular draft with the fans. Not that people really had informed opinions of the OT from Toledo, it was just considered a "buzz kill" to wait and read and anticipate for months, all for "Logan f-in Mankins!!!"

(As a coda, that 2006 pick became the chip they used to move up and get Chad Jackson, a much more popular move at the time!)

stinkypete · 10-27-2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by wistahpatsfan

Mankins was a part of that excellent 05 draft that also included Hobbs and Kaczur. Logan and Nick replaced Klemm and Andruzzi nicely. Mankins hasn't missed a game since he got here (41 games). All three starting now. Pioli and BB just KILL this league with the draft.

Don't forget Sanders and Cassell too. That draft was probably the most underrated of the BB era.