jeffbiologist

Anyone else notice the teams lack of urgency at backing up the G/C position this crazy offseason?? Sure Mankins is franchised and Connolly is back but Neal retired and we arent exactly deep at that position to begin with. Did I miss anyone being snuck into camp? Are we expecting guys like Ohrny to step up? Wouldnt it be smart to have leverage against Mankins when negotiating by having a suitable backup? Competition that gets cut in camp...there seems to be at many positions but not so much here. Does the Light signing mean that Solder could backup at G too? What gives?

Joker

Joker

Solder is 6'9"...guard?...uh...that would be a no...unless there is some new type of O line hybrid theory out there

jeffbiologist

Hey I know its ridiculous, but I also know Dante does what he can to have his best 5 on the field at the same time. Hence that attempt at the Kaczur conversion last year.

Clonamery

Mirror, Mirror on the wall......

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Sicilian

We signed some G/C (Chris Morris or something? Can't remember, too lazy to look), but otherwise nothing I've noticed yet.

It's an area I'd like to see a another body added to as well. I like Connolly, but we have nothing behind him (unless we're counting on Cannon to be ready week 1).

The Scrizz

1. We drafted Cannon.
2. Neal only played half of last season anyway. Its not like he played the whole year and now we're replacing him.
3. If Solder shows he can play, Light could probably move inside.
4. We signed some schlub, although he's probably camp fodder.
5. Who knows how some of the younger guys are progressing in camp-Dante?
6. We drafted CANNON!

Sicilian

If Cannon was a first round rookie who was completely healthy, I STILL wouldn't count on him the first half of the season due to the shortened camp and just normal rookie growing pains. Maybe he's doing fine, but I wouldn't mind another vet in there as a plan B.

jmt57

The way I see it the front office's time was initially taken up with (a) signing undrafted free agents (b) re-signing vets such as Matt Light, Kevin Faulk, Sammie Morris, (c) working on trades for potential starters (Albert Haynesworth, Chad Ochocinco), and (d) bringing in NFL vet free agents for a workout, interview, and contract negotiations (Brock, Roth, Moses, Crowder, etc.) that could potentially start or at least be getting a substantial number of snaps.

Next will be a look at available free agents that would primarily be depth and backup that would not be expected to be on the field except if someone else got injured. So I would expect the Pats to address depth on the offensive line over the next week or so; perhaps re-signing Ojinnaka or signing a player or two to compete to take his place; maybe another player to compete with LeVoir; possibly a G/C to compete with Wendell.

Though Neal has indeed retired don't forget the Pats added two offensive linemen through the draft. Kaczur I don't count as a loss as he did not play a down with the Pats last year.

mrscruff

Some teams are waiting for cuts in the next few days to pick depth players up. Maybe then some moves regarding interior O-line come to fruition. Maybe.