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George Bussey got a lot of reps at left tackle, many with a group that included John Wise, Connolly, Ted Larsen and Mark LeVoir. Bussey got some team reps at left tackle late in the workout with a group that included Kaczur at left guard, Wendell at center, Neal at right guard and LeVoir at right tackle. There seems to be a nice battle developing between Wendell and Connolly (and maybe others) for that versatile interior backup role.
But it is interesting that Ohrnberger seems absent from the OL on the 2nd string. Larsen/Welch etc are ahead of him?
I'd say Orhnberger has been conspicuous by his absence in reports of line groupings. He was a kind of peculiar draft pick to start with -- very different from the Patriot OL prototype. There was a lot of speculation they'd move him to center, but no sign of that either as far as I can see. :confused2:
Don't think we should read too much into line groupings this early.
Don't think we should read too much into line groupings this early.
Punter for the New England Patriots is not a tenured position. Ask Brooks Barnard ... Brooks Barnard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Agreed, but Bussey is someone who I have a lot of interest in watching. When I brought up drafting a OG with either our first and second round pick, it turned into a big thing with me and Box and his rationale for not drafting a OG was Bussey. He's someone who I'm taking interest in.
Go ahead, make fun. He holds the Patriots and NFL record for average number of punts per game.
Don't think we should read too much into line groupings this early.
THE EARLY LINES (without Mankins):
starters: Light, Kaczur, Koppen, Neal, Vollmer
game day backups: LeVoir, Connolly
inactive 53 man roster: Bussey, Orhnberger
Practice Squad: Wendell, Larsen, Welch
Not a record you want the Patriots holding, but I guess that you can't blame old Brooks directly that the team couldn't convert on third down. Must just have been bad vibes ...
Unless he completely poops his pants, I expect (hope?) that Larsen makes the 53 as Koppen's primary backup.
And why should we believe that Larsen has already passed Ohrnberger in the depth chart?
You may be right, although Moss will look at the Mankins and Brady situations very closely, and his decision to switch agents in an effort to drum up maximum cash would seem (at least at first blush) to indicate that he's not going to play the "cheapest house in the neighborhood" game that the Patriots prefer.
However, I think Moss saying it explains why people would think it, and that's what I was responding to.
No objective reason whatsoever. Subjectively, I believe Larsen has far greater potential.