Patriots announce SEVEN captains for 2017

[ctpatsfan77]

Two first-timers: David Andrews and Duron Harmon.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Two first-timers: David Andrews and Duron Harmon.

I knew Harmon and Andrews were held in high regard by the team and coaches but to be selected as captains is a tremendous accomplishment.

Good for them

 

[AtomicDawg]

This makes a lot of sense. Supreme confidence.

 

[farn]

Add me to the "knew Andrews & Harmon" were liked, but would never have predicted them being captains. Over Solder / DA ?

Hoping Slater's selection means he is good to go.

 

[Vatahala]

Wouldn't 7 captains be a Pats record?

Does that suggest there was a tie in the voting?

 

[WaterfallJumper]

I was told (in no uncertain terms) that the Patriots were in big trouble due to internal strife. At first I scoffed, but now that I see how divided the voting was in the locker room--I mean, they couldn't even agree on captains!--I'm ready to believe kdog's dire warning. Team chemistry at an all time low this year.

 

[Froob]

Woah Andrews and Harmon are shockers.

 

[A Defiant Goose]

Another example of a ****ified "everyone gets a trophy" generation

 

[convertedpatsfan]

I knew Harmon and Andrews were held in high regard by the team and coaches but to be selected as captains is a tremendous accomplishment.

Good for them

Tons of respect for both players.

I give it til week 3 before someone here refers to one of them as a JAG.

 

[TommyD4207]

Tons of respect for both players.

I give it til week 3 before someone here refers to one of them as a JAG.

Duron Harmon has been classified as such, again and again.

He'll always be the most underrated player on that defense (and he took way less money to come back here). What he actually does and is asked to do is pretty impressive. McCourty's not an all-pro caliber safety without Duron Harmon.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Tons of respect for both players.

I give it til week 3 before someone here refers to one of them as a JAG.

With Andrews some already do.

 

[long distance]

honorary captain #8 and nut fan #1 from the sidelines: Jules
hope to see him around game days..

 

[Wheelman]

Damn, I was hoping Richards would have made captain.

 

[NG Pats Fan]

They hate their coach

 

[rookBoston]

Tremendous!

Andrews from UDFA fill-in, to beating Bryan Stork out for the starting job, to team captain. Tremendous rise and a tribute to him. Even with the little access we get to the players' interaction as fans, you could sense Andrews's natural leadership-- even as a rookie, the game was never too big for him, he seemed to connect with Brady right away. He is healthy and reliable, an iron man. He calls all the OL assignments and was doing it from Day One as a rookie. Has the makings of a franchise cornerstone, and may ultimately exceed Dan Koppen in the memory of fans.

Harmon, by all accounts, rallied the team during halftime of SB LI, with the certainty that they'd comeback and win. Nose for the big play and perfectly suited to playing in the new NFL game where the passing is everything.

Both players signed contract extensions this offseason and no wonder. The staff and team recognize what these guys bring, and fans are just starting to catch on to what they mean to the franchise.

Interesting that these younger guys got the vote, not the more senior veterans, like Branch or Chung or Solder. Just goes to show that the future is secure in Foxboro from a leadership perspective, for many years to come.

 

[RayClay]

Would have thought Chung. Never expected Andrews

 

[Oswlek]

Another example of a ****ified "everyone gets a trophy" generation

"Patriots announce 53 captains and 10 junior captains...."

 

[Jackson 2]

Tons of respect for both players.

I give it til week 3 before someone here refers to one of them as a JAG.

I'm betting midnight...

 

[TheFlyingWedge]

It's a tremendous honor to be elected as Captain. Harmon and Andrews must have super strong leadership potential.

Relatively young guys too.

 

[AtomicDawg]

honorary captain #8 and nut fan #1 from the sidelines: Jules
hope to see him around game days..

Me too...but I'm always gonna miss this.