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In the Starting Line-Up
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In a year with so many pleasant roster surprises...
-Chung turning into a guided missile
-Hernandez playing like a top-10 pick
-Woodhead magically landing on the roster and playing like a superhero
-Tate coming back from injury to ignite ST and the passing game
-Cunningham showing pass rush moves that we haven't seen since Vrabel's finest days
-BJGE turning into a power running workhorse
... my biggest surprise is what an incredible and unexpected find Dan Connolly has been.
(1) UDFA who lived on the practice squad before filling for Neal last season
(2) He wasn't even BB's first choice to fill at LG... it was supposed to be Kaczur
(3) The pass protection is as good or better than it's ever been... ever
(4) As well as our starting LG, he's also our first-string FB and a devastating run blocker
(5) He's single-handed made the Mankins negotiations irrelevant
Goes with the position, I suppose, but Connolly is completely under-appreciated, in my opinion. People: he displaced a 1st round pick, repeat pro-bowler and consensus top-5 OG in the NFL from our roster. And his play leaves me thinking... well, maybe it was an upgrade?
-Chung turning into a guided missile
-Hernandez playing like a top-10 pick
-Woodhead magically landing on the roster and playing like a superhero
-Tate coming back from injury to ignite ST and the passing game
-Cunningham showing pass rush moves that we haven't seen since Vrabel's finest days
-BJGE turning into a power running workhorse
... my biggest surprise is what an incredible and unexpected find Dan Connolly has been.
(1) UDFA who lived on the practice squad before filling for Neal last season
(2) He wasn't even BB's first choice to fill at LG... it was supposed to be Kaczur
(3) The pass protection is as good or better than it's ever been... ever
(4) As well as our starting LG, he's also our first-string FB and a devastating run blocker
(5) He's single-handed made the Mankins negotiations irrelevant
Goes with the position, I suppose, but Connolly is completely under-appreciated, in my opinion. People: he displaced a 1st round pick, repeat pro-bowler and consensus top-5 OG in the NFL from our roster. And his play leaves me thinking... well, maybe it was an upgrade?
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