David Andrews

meatface said:

a gluttony of good young interior linemen

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Given how much they eat, that's a wonderful word.

RayClay said:

One week.

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Bingo. Consistency is key in all positions but especially as center.

I doubt he will play very well against the Bills in Buffalo. But then again there are not many centers that would.

Did Dareus or K.Williams play today?


I'm wondering if BB and Goog saw something in Andrews that allowed them to let Stork take his time to get back healthy.

This kid is a stud. He's playing like a first round center.

I called it in the preseason. I'm not shocked by what he's done. I predicted Butler last season. I'm having a good little run here. LOL

great find.....looks like we have our center for the future. a few false starts but that's understandable.

Gronkowski123 said:

great find.....looks like we have our center for the future.

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Agreed, it sucks that he can't play until week 10 though.

Our interior OL went from the unit that cost us a couple of Super Bowls to one of the nastiest in the league. Once we get Stork back and develop Mason/Jackson more Brady can set up a hammock and start throwing with his left hand while Gisele feeds him grapes.

Stork as center and Andrews as a mauling guard. Sounds good

patsinthesnow said:

This kid is a stud. He's playing like a first round center.

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He is ... and I watch him and he's not mauling anyone ... yet he's rock solid - nice.

VectorPrime said:

Stork as center and Andrews as a mauling guard. Sounds good

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I would have said that Andrews was too small to play guard in the NFL, but Wendell's play surprisingly improved when they moved him to OG.

patsinthesnow said:

This kid is a stud. He's playing like a first round center.

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Pats deserve it since their 1st next year was donated to the NFL*'s competitive disadvantage pick confiscation program.

Was really impressed with Andrews today. He struggled quite a bit early, which makes sense given how little experience he has and the atmosphere he was playing in today. He settled in nicely though.

patchick said:

I would have said that Andrews was too small to play guard in the NFL, but Wendell's play surprisingly improved when they moved him to OG.

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I don't know about that. He is bigger than Shaq and Wendell and about the same size as Kline.

I said this before: the best comparison to Andrews is Ryan Allen.

He's a Patriot because an error occurred (he should have been drafted), and he worked hard and made the team.

I just had a thought. When Stork comes back, what then. Well, how about putting both of them on the field together. Imagine the confusion on D if we go no huddle with 2 centers and can switch from balance to unbalance. I think I just came.

I wanted to see how it'd go vs an attacking, aggressive D. He (and the other young OL in the middle) held up. I think having TB and a quick strike passing attack helps, but Andrews has been huge for the first two games and I am pleasantly surprised.

The timing when Stork comes back is good for Andrews. Rookie wall is sometime to keep in mind. They are rotating at guard to keep their players fresh for the long stretch, not the same at center.

Love me some Andrews : but let's not forget how good Stork is. Yes, there are concerns. But there were concerns with Gronk as well. Stork is a stud. I want to see him return to last year's level.

BradyFTW! said:

Was really impressed with Andrews today. He struggled quite a bit early, which makes sense given how little experience he has and the atmosphere he was playing in today. He settled in nicely though.

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He was outstanding against a $250 million line. Only two penalites, one of which was a holding against Kyle Williams, 5 time pro-bowl DT who is very hard to stop, big on big. The other was just one false start.. amazing considering the decibel level of that stadium for most of the afternoon.