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VJCPatriot · 09-12-2011, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Joker

Hey Psycho...I never heard a peep about Waters all night...I mean they were blabbing and blathering and blithering about lint in Reggie Busah's jock and swearinbg and generally acting Jokeresque on national TV...guess Waters had a good debut...why...why did KC of all teams, let HIM go???????

They drafted someone younger and cheaper to replace Waters. Hey I'm glad we have him. We needed the upgrade at RG. And Connolly didn't look bad at all at C. Hope Koppen isn't seriously hurt though. the entire Pats OL played great. And they deserve recognition. Without them Brady doesn't have the time to make all those plays and pass for 500+!!

Palm Beach Pats Fan · 09-12-2011, 10:09 PM

so many co-MVP runners-up: Dan, Wes, Aaron, GRONK, Solder, Waters...

***Joker*** · 09-12-2011, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Fencer

If you'd said a month ago we would have gotten strong line play from Connolly/Waters/Solder on the right side, folks would have been rightly skeptical.

All three were also playing out of the positions they're most experienced in.

rightly skeptical????

uh...not to be a jerk but I'd go a little further than THAT...

***mgteich*** · 09-12-2011, 10:22 PM

We need Vollmer and Wendell to be healthy. But for now, this OL was truly incredible! Three players out of position in the first game of the season! How many reps do you think that line had together in practice?

We do need Vollmer and Wendell to come back.

And we do need an 8th and 9th OL. Obviously, Welch could stay as the 4th OT.

The Scrizz · 09-12-2011, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Fencer

If you'd said a month ago we would have gotten strong line play from Connolly/Waters/Solder on the right side, folks would have been rightly skeptical.

All three were also playing out of the positions they're most experienced in.

Considering we hadn't signed Waters a month ago, I would have been extremely skeptical.

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***Tunescribe*** · 09-13-2011, 06:42 PM

I'm waiting for him to be put back in as kickoff returner.

PATRIOTSFANINPA · 09-13-2011, 06:44 PM

Reminds me of Russ Hochstein years ago

That S.O.B would play anywhere on the line they needed him to be and would not be a deterrent,not an elite player by any means, but no slouch either....Connelly is our new Russ Hochstein

crowell33 · 09-13-2011, 06:54 PM

I wonder if he is a better center than he is a guard. He looked great last night. Tough to tell after only one game but I've never seen Brady have that much time before and the Phins were suppose to be a top 10 defense. Did well at center:

With Koppen out, Pats explore options - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

But not so well at guard:

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-e...rter-review-17