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As always, there will be competition among position groups to fit onto the 53. That raises the question of where it's OK to squeak by a bit short-handed.
Solder, Vollmer, and Cannon are all under contract for a while, and some of the interior OL have of course played OT before, so perhaps 3 OTs would be enough. I'd of course be happier with that idea if Vollmer hadn't had a run of injury issues, or if Mankins had lasted longer when he subbed at LT, but one can't have perfect depth everywhere.
3 OT also assumes the Pats are comfortable with Cannon as backup RT and Vollmer as backup LT.
5 interior OL usually suffices, especially as Connolly and McDonald have a lot of position flexibility.
8 OL isn't ideal, but we have to skimp somewhere ...
Solder, Vollmer, and Cannon are all under contract for a while, and some of the interior OL have of course played OT before, so perhaps 3 OTs would be enough. I'd of course be happier with that idea if Vollmer hadn't had a run of injury issues, or if Mankins had lasted longer when he subbed at LT, but one can't have perfect depth everywhere.
3 OT also assumes the Pats are comfortable with Cannon as backup RT and Vollmer as backup LT.
5 interior OL usually suffices, especially as Connolly and McDonald have a lot of position flexibility.
8 OL isn't ideal, but we have to skimp somewhere ...