Re: Logan Mankins Greatest Patriots Offensive Guard sine John Hannah
I hated Mankins holdout and was all for trading him for whatever we could get, if he'd have only signed his tender before the trade deadline. He was asking for way too much money and when he shot his mouth off in a truly stupid and disastrous PR move, he was dead to me.
However, since he's come back a couple of things have become apparent (to me).
1) The line play is far better and Brady has had more time to throw the ball. If you value Brady in an upright position, signing Mankins ensures that there will be more of this.
2) I never would have admitted this before largely because I didn't see it but Logan Mankins makes all the other players on the O line better. Period!
We normally assume that LT is THE position of importance on the O line but from what I've seen since Mankins has come back, is that for whatever reason, in our case, it's the LG that matters most. He makes everyone around him better and there are not many players who we can say that about. TB, Big Vince, ?
With Neal all but done, Kazur a complete mystery and Koppen and Light on the back end of good careers, Mankins value is even more significant to the overall success of the team.
$8.5 million a year for a guard? In this case, hell ya!!!
