Metaphors
In the Starting Line-Up
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Locked Down Roster Spots
LT: Light
LG: Mankins
C: Koppen
RG: Neal
Camp Battle
Kaczur vs O'Callaghan vs Britt vs Ross for RT and Swing Tackle
Kaczur did a solid job at RT in 2007 if you can ignore the occasional whiff that resulted in Brady getting lit up. Clearly the weak link on the line and his dealings with the DEA don't help his cause.
O'Callaghan is a mountain and has held up OK when pressed into action. Ditto for Britt. Both have been in "the program" for a couple of years and made enough of an impression that the Pats didn't look OL in the draft.
Ross was a solid performer for Pittsburgh but has been lost in the desert recently. Not a youngster and is likely fighting for his final contract.
Camp Battle
Hochstein vs Yates vs Mruczkowski for OG/C
Hochstein has been around for a while and gotten meaningful playing time all along the interior line. Has played some special teams and also gets time at FB in the power package. A useful guy but you have to get over the SB 42 flashbacks.
Yates seems to be a favorite of the coaching staff since he has hung on for a while and was even re-signed last year. Mruczkowski returns after the frightening experience known as the 2007 Dolphins. Neither has much of a resume to speak of.
Metaphorically Speaking
The idea situation would be for O'Callaghan to step up and claim the RT job. Running behind O'Callaghan, you would have a hard time finding Maroney, much less tackling him. I just don't think it will happen. The OL seemed to bond and grow together in 2007 and the coaching staff may be reluctant to mess with that. Assuming Kaczur isn't punished by the NFL, he gets to stay at RT.
O'Callaghan and Britt should still have roles in 2008. O'Callaghan gets snap at TE in short yardage and goal line (remember we don't have a 3rd TE yet on the roster) and Britt is a true swing tackle able to fill in on the left side. O'Callaghan gets a spot on the active 45 and Britt is a gameday inactive. Ross gets to look elsewhere for gainful employment.
Hochstein shakes off the PTSD from the Super Bowl and backs up the interior line (starting for Neal if he isn't recovered yet). Yates joins Britt on the inactive list and Mruczkowski battles Pollard for captain of the shadow roster.
1-2: QB Brady, Gutierrez
3-5: RB Maroney, Faulk, Morris
6-9: WR Moss, Welker, CJackson, Gaffney
10-11: TE Watson, DThomas
12-18: OL Light, Mankins, Koppen, Neal, Kaczur, O'Callaghan, Hochstein
Gameday Inactives
46: QB O'Connell
47-48: OL Britt, Yates
Cut or Traded: Cassel, Pollard, Ross, Mruczkowski
Battling for Special Teams: Evans, Eckel, KWashington, Aiken, Spach
DL up next...
LT: Light
LG: Mankins
C: Koppen
RG: Neal
Camp Battle
Kaczur vs O'Callaghan vs Britt vs Ross for RT and Swing Tackle
Kaczur did a solid job at RT in 2007 if you can ignore the occasional whiff that resulted in Brady getting lit up. Clearly the weak link on the line and his dealings with the DEA don't help his cause.
O'Callaghan is a mountain and has held up OK when pressed into action. Ditto for Britt. Both have been in "the program" for a couple of years and made enough of an impression that the Pats didn't look OL in the draft.
Ross was a solid performer for Pittsburgh but has been lost in the desert recently. Not a youngster and is likely fighting for his final contract.
Camp Battle
Hochstein vs Yates vs Mruczkowski for OG/C
Hochstein has been around for a while and gotten meaningful playing time all along the interior line. Has played some special teams and also gets time at FB in the power package. A useful guy but you have to get over the SB 42 flashbacks.
Yates seems to be a favorite of the coaching staff since he has hung on for a while and was even re-signed last year. Mruczkowski returns after the frightening experience known as the 2007 Dolphins. Neither has much of a resume to speak of.
Metaphorically Speaking
The idea situation would be for O'Callaghan to step up and claim the RT job. Running behind O'Callaghan, you would have a hard time finding Maroney, much less tackling him. I just don't think it will happen. The OL seemed to bond and grow together in 2007 and the coaching staff may be reluctant to mess with that. Assuming Kaczur isn't punished by the NFL, he gets to stay at RT.
O'Callaghan and Britt should still have roles in 2008. O'Callaghan gets snap at TE in short yardage and goal line (remember we don't have a 3rd TE yet on the roster) and Britt is a true swing tackle able to fill in on the left side. O'Callaghan gets a spot on the active 45 and Britt is a gameday inactive. Ross gets to look elsewhere for gainful employment.
Hochstein shakes off the PTSD from the Super Bowl and backs up the interior line (starting for Neal if he isn't recovered yet). Yates joins Britt on the inactive list and Mruczkowski battles Pollard for captain of the shadow roster.
1-2: QB Brady, Gutierrez
3-5: RB Maroney, Faulk, Morris
6-9: WR Moss, Welker, CJackson, Gaffney
10-11: TE Watson, DThomas
12-18: OL Light, Mankins, Koppen, Neal, Kaczur, O'Callaghan, Hochstein
Gameday Inactives
46: QB O'Connell
47-48: OL Britt, Yates
Cut or Traded: Cassel, Pollard, Ross, Mruczkowski
Battling for Special Teams: Evans, Eckel, KWashington, Aiken, Spach
DL up next...
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