The Pats have definitely shifted priotities as far as OL goes. with the emergence of brady as a great QB they seem to want toload up that line short of spending for that monster LT.
I'm all for that, but there comes a point where you wonder if we're improving, or just shifting names at the bottom of the depth chart.
I know we had 3 OL on the squad late in the season, because I was all upset we didn't have all LBs on the squad (obsessed
). It might have been Yates, but i think he was on the team by then. I think the picked u someone and cut him a couple weeks later.
They were shifting a lot week to week, which made me think they were just trying to"look at" a lot of players for scouting purposes. Doesn't mean they'll be available, but increases the chances they'll have a bit of a "book" on a lineman if an emergency arises.
No other reason for those wholesale shifts late in the season IMO.
EDIT: At least one of those punters replaced an OL, I'm almost sure