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Holy Mackrel Holy Redeemer, what you said! Let's look at it this way; this year, there is a good chance we are going to lose Neal (he's young with an upside and he wants his money..period). next year we are probably going to lose Koppen (see previous sentence).
Now we could pony up market rate deals for them but are they really that good? Or do we need that money more to resign our few genuine star players? One way to go is as you described; hook up some more talented older (nastier) vets short time while we draft their relacements. Koppen takes Neal's place this year. The center we draft this year is getting ready to take Mawae's place next year or shortly after that.
I agree that signing Runyon may block the development of Kazur as a tackle in the short term. Ideally you would like to take a promising young player and let him learn one position. Moving him to Guard may set back his development but our staff seems to emphasize position flexibility so it might be better to see if he can be a Guard There is also the matter of that nasty rumor to the effect that Bellichek was upset about something he did or didn't do. Maybe even to the extent of benching him in the Denver game. Maybe it's nonsense but who knows?
holyredeemer said:The Pats offensive line has been overrated the past 3 yrs. They havent' been great, nor bad. Just good enough. The fact that Brady gets rid of the ball so quick and moves around the pocket as well as he does makes them look better then they are. I personally am getting sick of all those people out there who were saying last yr. was a fluke for the offensive line. It wasn't. Those rookies did great and at times played better then the guys they filled in for IMO. I know the O-Line is going to be getting better, but back to the topic of the thread. Signing Mawae would not hurt at all. It wouldn't sacrifice the development of any of the young guys at all. He would provide leadership and bring in a nasty attitude to that line. Yr. in and yr. out Brady is forced to quickly get rid of the ball and move around way more than he should to avoid sacks. Let's not annoint these young guys as the next COLTS OL. And, let's stop blaming it on injuries. The same thing is going to happen this yr. someone is going to get hurt and with Mawae we will have added depth in case that happens. NOBODY is freaking out because of the fu**ing Broncs game. It's just the truth and the way it is. Hell, we are probably going to lose ashworth and neal. So don't give me that rosey glass crap that things won't be the same next yr. Cause they won't be and this team needs to be ready. Whether it be by signing Mawae or Runyan or someone else...I honestly don't care. We just need to get a little more nasty. That's all.
Holy Mackrel Holy Redeemer, what you said! Let's look at it this way; this year, there is a good chance we are going to lose Neal (he's young with an upside and he wants his money..period). next year we are probably going to lose Koppen (see previous sentence).
Now we could pony up market rate deals for them but are they really that good? Or do we need that money more to resign our few genuine star players? One way to go is as you described; hook up some more talented older (nastier) vets short time while we draft their relacements. Koppen takes Neal's place this year. The center we draft this year is getting ready to take Mawae's place next year or shortly after that.
I agree that signing Runyon may block the development of Kazur as a tackle in the short term. Ideally you would like to take a promising young player and let him learn one position. Moving him to Guard may set back his development but our staff seems to emphasize position flexibility so it might be better to see if he can be a Guard There is also the matter of that nasty rumor to the effect that Bellichek was upset about something he did or didn't do. Maybe even to the extent of benching him in the Denver game. Maybe it's nonsense but who knows?