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Oh yeah, he's good at what he does.
But he can be upgraded.
He's among the best in the game when healthy, and you think an upgrade will be easily found in the draft?
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But he can be upgraded.
I dont know if this is the best line the Pats have ever had. Light, Neal and Mankins are all getting up there in age and I dont think they are as good as they were earlier in their careers. With that being said I think with all the injuries the OL has had this year they are having a solid year and getting better each week getting back to full strength health wise. BB said last week that last week was the first week he can remember having a completely active OL.
I think you're wrong about Mankins. Actually I know you're wrong about Mankins. He's been in the league 5 years and you think he's getting old?
Light frustrates me because he always seems to get beat on the outside. Straight up he's a bull but run around him and if you're fast enough you'll get pressure on TB and maybe even sack him.
Neal is another story. It seems our offense is at it's finest when he's in there but loses it's composure if he goes down so my problem with him is his tendency to get injured too much. He's been in the league 8 years.
Light has also been here for 8 years. I think there is at least a couple years left in the tank for those two.
I am not saying these players are bad by any means, I am just saying since they are ageing they arent as good as they were at the beginning of their careers.
He's among the best in the game when healthy, and you think an upgrade will be easily found in the draft?
How exactly has Mankins declined from his peak, and how is it due to age? Less strength? Less agility? More mental mistakes, perhaps due to early-stage senility???
To me Mankins just isnt getting off the ball as quick as he did at the beginning of his career and that is why he hasnt been as effective this year as he has been in years past. He hasnt been injured so the only thing there is to blame is age.
To me Mankins just isnt getting off the ball as quick as he did at the beginning of his career and that is why he hasnt been as effective this year as he has been in years past. He hasnt been injured so the only thing there is to blame is age.
Yeah I dont care good of a coach BB is, hes dumb if Kaczur takes over at RT over Vollmer.
Unless I'm not aware of an injury he's had, he's been healthy and he still gets manhandled at the point of attack.
Brady hasn't been sacked in 3 weeks!
Details.....
Did the Jags even so much as breathe on Brady last week?
They never got close enough to Brady to smell his farts.
It all starts and ends with Neal. He is the one guy on the line who you really notice when he's missing.
Bingo!
Neal being out is when we suffer really badly (think NYG super bowl) - I suspect it'd be the same if we lost Mankins. With those two in there Koppens play seems to go up a notch as well
Its almost a case of a bottom line in some respects. If we lost Neal early in a playoff game i'd be really concerned as I suspect that transmits nerves and fear right through the rest of the OL and TB
Its also why I think we need to try and draft Iupati/Carimi in round one next year as keeping Brady upright and giving him time is what will make us a leading contender