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BB has always tried to prepare for a player leaving. Especially after the Branch debacle..
It's not just Thuney who is a FA next year. Karras, Ferentz, and Schwenke are also free agents. So the addition of Froholdt is in preparation of losing more than one of them.
And given Karras' performance in spot duty last season, I wouldn't be surprised if the Pats just concluded that they needed an upgrade there anyway, regardless of whether Thuney stays or leaves. The odds of one of your guards being injured in any given season are reasonably high, and ideally the next guy up performs better than Karras did. I know PFF says Karras performed pretty well, but that wasn't the impression I got.