Who's the Nasty, Relentless, Mauler of an SOB to Replace Mankins?

[SanAngeloState]

Well he drafted Ohrn-busto in the 4th round and he's had a year of "training", so there's no way he should not be SOMEWHAT ready to play. I mean Mankins started first year.

If Ohrnbusto can't be a legit contender then he's a bust.

 

[signbabybrady]

May sound crazy but isnt Kevin Mawae still available? He was a mean sob and could be had for dirt cheap $.

Actually this is very intriguing.

I never liked the guy but that was as the opponent.....I could get used to his cheap ways if they are working for us. With no need at the position I would say no thanks but we might have a need now.

 

[reflexblue]

I don't know, lets just hope the "nasty, relentless, mauler" doesn't commit as many costly penalties as Mankin$ did.



Gee, It's seems as if we just drafter 2 top flight TE...... wonder if that means any scheme changes upcoming.



Not necessarily at Guard. We'll see.

as a side note......... You have 48 posts here..... 98% of them argumentative with everyone else. I'm beginning to detect a distinct odor in here.

With that picture no wonder your behind a desk and not out in a patrol car. You'd scare the hell out of the public, hmmm maybe you could play LT guard you could scare the hell out of the opposing team. :singing:

 

[mgteich]

To start with we have
Light
Connolly
Kaczur

 

[signbabybrady]

With that picture no wonder your behind a desk and not out in a patrol car. You'd scare the hell out of the public, hmmm maybe you could play LT guard you could scare the hell out of the opposing team. :singing:

I am sure it is a typo but I cant control myself.

Can you please explain what a Left Tackle Guard is? or is that a ladainian tomlinson guard?

 

[reflexblue]

I am sure it is a typo but I cant control myself.

Can you please explain what a Left Tackle Guard is? or is that a ladainian tomlinson guard?

In medical terminology LT means left as opposed to RT...meaning right but there would be a circle around the letters something i can't do here. LG is a brand of T.V. as far as i know.

In the end I think Mankins will be a good boy and play this year.

 

[mgteich]

Yes, Mankins will play for the patriots for one more year, if he must. However, his cooperation and effort will depend on the level of compensation on his one year contract. With a $1.5M contract, the team will get minimum cooperation and attendance, with Mankins meeting the minimums required for contract compliance. If the patriots give him a more normal one-year contract as they did with Samuel, Mankins will give his normal effort, knowing that he will be a free agent after the season.

In medical terminology LT means left as opposed to RT...meaning right but there would be a circle around the letters something i can't do here. LG is a brand of T.V. as far as i know.

In the end I think Mankins will be a good boy and play this year.

 

[mgteich]

So, a 4th rounder that can't start in his second year is a bust. Nonsense!

Well he drafted Ohrn-busto in the 4th round and he's had a year of "training", so there's no way he should not be SOMEWHAT ready to play. I mean Mankins started first year.

If Ohrnbusto can't be a legit contender then he's a bust.

 

[captain stone]

Brady returned from a career threatening injury last season. His line was given the job of protecting him. He took only 16 sacks on the season, less or a lot less than any elite QB but Peyton. Logan protected his blindside. Week after week.

Brady took a holy helluva lot more hits than just the 16 sacks on the stat sheet. Most of the blame there can be laid at the feet of the RT (and future LG?), but again, Mankin$ deserves his share of the blame, too.

I do agree, though, that I would also like to see an amicable resolution, as in: a new long-term contract that is fair to both sides. Unfortunately, I see this ending the same way the Meion Branch situation ended: in a trade.

 

[captain stone]

Actually this is very intriguing.

I never liked the guy but that was as the opponent.....I could get used to his cheap ways if they are working for us. With no need at the position I would say no thanks but we might have a need now.

That dirty bastard Mawae has been a Center (and a dirty one at that) for so long, I don't think that he could switch positions at this stage of his dirty, injury-causing career. Not that I'd want his dirty ass, anyway. A better option might be Chester Pitts, if his knee (microfracture surgery) passes muster. If it doesn't, then C/Gs Dennis Norman & Duke Preston are still avail., as are former Tackles Levi Jones & Mike Gandy.

 

[Kontradiction]

I have absolutely no faith in Dan Connolly to keep Brady out of the team doctor's office after games if he is to get any starting time. I have no idea what to expect of Ohrnberger and Bussey. I have to admit, though, the thought of Kevin Mawae on this team for a year is pretty awesome. He's up there, but he's still a mauler. One thing, though, and correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Mawae's natural position at center?

 

[captain stone]

So, a 4th rounder that can't start in his second year is a bust. Nonsense!

Sometimes it is, but not in OBurger's case.

 

[spacecrime]

Connolly... perhaps.

Ohrnberger... who knows? He could be nasty for all we know. I wouldn't exactly bet money on it, though.

He was a rookie that BB thought very highly of. Why would we assume he can't play?

Besides, you don't need to be nasty. You just need to not let the pocket collapse up the middle.

 

[spacecrime]

Anybody who wants to say, "Good riddance. We're just as well off without him." Fine, it's a free country and a free Board. But, let's all agree to be accountable to each other for what we said in June on the morning of January 3rd when next season is over. Personally, I think losing Mankins is a big risk and I'm willing to stick by that and be proven right or wrong at the end of the season.

Yeah, we should keep Mankins because in six years when his career is done, the Pats will never reach the playoffs again.

Come on. No player is irreplaceable. If you think the Pats cannot ever reach the playoffs ever again once he is gone, fine. But if you think they can recover when he retires in 5-6 years, why can't they recover now?

Besides, you can't look at is the team better off with Mankins or without him. You have to say, Is the team better off with Mankins at OG or Kaczur at OG and $8 mil a year spent on someone else. Like a RDE or OLB.

The difference between a serviceable OG and a stud OG just isn't that great. Like it or not, Justin Tuck killed us in SB42. We had problems other than Mankns, and in another thread we can talk all about them. But here we are talking about Mankins, and anyone who says no one can ever play better than him needs to rewatch that game.

Mankins is good. If he were Evans or Hutchinson, we'd have a 19-0 banner.

I'm fine with $6 mil a year for an OG, nervous about $7 mil a year, and no way do I want the Pats to spend $8 mil a year.

Anyone who thinks that $8 mil a year cannot be put to better use on this team, fine. It's a free country

But you're wrong

 

[ALP]

how bout vincent jackson? does SD need a gaurd?

 

[IcyPatriot]

say we trade Mankins for a 1st and then trade for a replacement with a 3rd or 4th.

 

[crowell33]

Nick Kaczur. When he steps in, start praying that neither he nor Neal nor Vollmer nor Light suffers any long term injuries. Such injuries taking place would mean that either Connolly or Ohrnberger would need to step in at OG. If that happens, get the stretcher ready because Brady is going to need it in order to get off the field.

The quote above is not an educated opinion. ProFootballFocus.com - Cumulative Team Statistics

Pro Football Focus rates every play, of every player in the NFL each season. Connolly rated higher last year than Koppen, Light, and Kaczur.

 

[Deus Irae]

The quote above is not an educated opinion. ProFootballFocus.com - Cumulative Team Statistics

Pro Football Focus rates every play, of every player in the NFL each season. Connolly rated higher last year than Koppen, Light, and Kaczur.

Pro Football Focus, to put it kindly, is worse than useless when it comes to its formulae.

 

[pats1]

Caserio once called Ohrnberger a "bulldog, not the type of guy you'd want to be alone in a room with."

 

[PatsFanSince74]

Brady took a holy helluva lot more hits than just the 16 sacks on the stat sheet. Most of the blame there can be laid at the feet of the RT (and future LG?), but again, Mankin$ deserves his share of the blame, too.

I do agree, though, that I would also like to see an amicable resolution, as in: a new long-term contract that is fair to both sides. Unfortunately, I see this ending the same way the Meion Branch situation ended: in a trade.

Hits tend to reflect sacks, so the fewer of the latter the better.

I'm just taking the position that with his OL last year, anchored by Mankins on his blind side, Tommy took only 16 hits, didn't miss a game (or a play as far as I can recall) due to injury and had a pass rating of 92 or so. I'm willing to come out here on the morning of January 3rd, man-up and say I was wrong if a Mankins-less OL produces the same or better results.