If you could bring back only ONE Patriot from the past, that has NEVER made the Pro Bowl in their career, to play on this team for rest of the year

[reflexblue]

Andre Tippet, i bet most posters on here never saw him play, but he could take over a football game he was so good defensively. Similar to Lawrence Taylor

 

[palialka]

This will sound insane but for THIS team I think I’d pick Trey Flowers. Dude was a darned good edge rusher for us and we could use it.

Second might be Dan Koppen…don’t think he ever made a pro bowl.

Koppen is probably the best C the Pats have ever had…at least since the 80s modern era.

Woody couldn’t shotgun snap and Andrews was a notch below…

 

[TheRainMaker]

Probably Bryan Stork who is the best dynasty era Center but unfortunately had his career cut short.

Also Jabaal Sheard, Akeem Ayers, or Shaq Mason.

Koppen is probably the best C the Pats have ever had…at least since the 80s modern era.

Woody couldn’t shotgun snap and Andrews was a notch below…

I'd go with Dave Wohlabaugh as the Pats best C since I've been watching in the 90's. However, I Stork would've easily been in the conversation of the best C of the dynasty era had he not sustained those concussions. He was hyped up his rookie year for bringing some much needed edge to the O-line.

Woody was an underwhelming C where he was so bad snapping the football, the Pats pretty much eliminated shotgun from the offense in 2000 and had to sign Mike Compton in 2001 to take over those duties. Woody was not able to get his job back from Koppen after he returned from injury in 2003.

uh, have to disagree on Bryan Stork... Stork was a head bobber... teams could time snaps based on his tells... David Andrews was a much better center...

You’re probably thinking of the Denver road AFCCG, which I was at. It was insanely loud and they had to use a silent count. Stork was following Brady’s leg which Brady never lifted more than once. I’d put this on coaching or Brady far more than Stork. The OL coach, Gugs, was fired that offseason for what it’s worth.

This was still a time when most C's jobs were much more difficult and had to communicate with the QB for the snap. Denver is always a tough place to play and adding the crowd noise was a huge advantage. Those days are over. Now we see G's jumping up out of their stance and alerting the C when to to snap it. The NFL continues to dumb down the game for offenses.

Stork gets some unfair blame on this, but he's low on my list as to why they lost that day.

 

[Pape]

I'd go with Dave Wohlabaugh as the Pats best C since I've been watching in the 90's. However, I Stork would've easily been in the conversation of the best C of the dynasty era had he not sustained those concussions. He was hyped up his rookie year for bringing some much needed edge to the O-line.

Woody was an underwhelming C where he was so bad snapping the football, the Pats pretty much eliminated shotgun from the offense in 2000 and had to sign Mike Compton in 2001 to take over those duties. Woody was not able to get his job back from Koppen after he returned from injury in 2003.


This was still a time when most C's jobs were much more difficult and had to communicate with the QB for the snap. Denver is always a tough place to play and adding the crowd noise was a huge advantage. Those days are over. Now we see G's jumping up out of their stance and alerting the C when to to snap it. The NFL continues to dumb down the game for offenses.

Stork gets some unfair blame on this, but he's low on my list as to why they lost that day.

wohlabaugh was a beast

maybe stork would have panned out long term, but the injury bug took a huge bite out of his ass

 

[Guts]

Aaron Hernandez or Danny Amendola

 

[Patriot Missile]

The next year Stanley Morgan also made the Pro Bowl with 84 catches and 1500 yards. 10 TDs.

I’ll take it to my grave. If Morgan played with todays rules, nutrition and conditioning, he would be better than Antonio Brown without the mental issues.

 

[Wozzy]

I'd take Vollmer over Solder, honestly.


For FB, Marc Edwards was pretty solid for the Pats..

We need flexibility, Solder could play anywhere on the line besides center. Vollmer was only a RT, also he made an All Pro team. I know the OP said Pro Bowl but I figured it disqualified Seabass.

 

[TheRainMaker]

We need flexibility, Solder could play anywhere on the line besides center. Vollmer was only a RT, also he made an All Pro team. I know the OP said Pro Bowl but I figured it disqualified Seabass.

All Pro is obviously in higher regard than the Pro Bowl. I missed that he made it in 2010. I'll have to take him off my list.

 

[DaBruinz]

We need flexibility, Solder could play anywhere on the line besides center. Vollmer was only a RT, also he made an All Pro team. I know the OP said Pro Bowl but I figured it disqualified Seabass.

Vollmer was NOT only a RT. Vollmer spent time at LT as well. In fact, he was the Pats LT for most of 2015 including the Wild Card and Conference Championship games.

 

[upstater1]

I’ll take it to my grave. If Morgan played with todays rules, nutrition and conditioning, he would be better than Antonio Brown without the mental issues.

I agree but I'm not sure Brown is the proper comparison. He's more of a Ja'Marr Chase type, long baller.

 

[Sect140]

Andre Tippet

Tip made the Pro Bowl five times.

 

[Sect140]

Ty Warren.

 

[Pape]

Offense & Special Teams

Offense:
Gotta go with 2016 LeGarrette Blount... 18 TDs ...


Special Teams ... purely for the Kickoff Returns, Ellis Hobbs ... dealers choice for 06/07/08... add to that he'd be a serviceable db if needed...


If we want to add a lineman instead of a running back, I would go with G/C Mike Compton, tough as nails, versatile interior player...

 

[VJCPatriot]

We need flexibility, Solder could play anywhere on the line besides center. Vollmer was only a RT, also he made an All Pro team. I know the OP said Pro Bowl but I figured it disqualified Seabass.

If we can have one player back today I would also vote for Nate Solder.

He was a mountain of a man and a rock solid left tackle.

I'm surprised he never made a pro bowl but I remember him as always playing pretty solid when protecting TB12's blindside.

He would fill in really nice right now to cover for Campbell's injury.

 

[Wozzy]

If we can have one player back today I would also vote for Nate Solder.

He was a mountain of a man and a rock solid left tackle.

I'm surprised he never made a pro bowl but I remember him as always playing pretty solid when protecting TB12's blindside.

He would fill in really nice right now to cover for Campbell's injury.

He never made the Pro Bowl because by the time he arrived the voting public suffered from Patriot fatigue. Didn’t matter how much they won. People hated the Pats by the 2010’s.

Solder was also unappreciated by casual Patriot’s fans. They didn’t realize how little assistance he received on the left side from TE’s and other help blockers. The offensive coordinator always left Nate out there on an island because he was an advantage. He also could pull like a really mobile guard, unique for the tackle position. Most fans couldn’t understand.

Matt Light made 3 Pro Bowls and one All Pro team… no offense to Matt Light but Solder was better. It’s just timing, when Light played the Patriots were just ascending.

 

[Urgent]

Definitely could use a coverage safety. Eugene Wilson started on the 2003-2004 Super Bowl teams.
He’d be an upgrade over Hawkins.
Devin McCourty, Fred Marion, and Tim Fox all made Pro Bowls.
I’d take Wilson over Big Play Willie Clay.

 

[reflexblue]

Tip made the Pro Bowl five times.

Tippet was a beast who could take over and dictate a game on defense

 

[stephens44]

Ok, apparently Hart Lee Dykes is too long ago and no one know or remembers our:
1989 1st round pick, 16th overall.
WR from OK State- 6'4", 218 pounds, posted a 33" vertical at the combine.
Rookie year prior to the injury: 49 receptions for 795 yards (16.2 avg) 5 TDs, on a team with trash QB play (17 total TDs and 3700 yards). He was also competing for time with Stanley Morgan and Irving Fryar, and outperformed both.
This guy on this year's team would be an absolute game changing monster.

 

[fnordcircle]

Michael Bishop

 

[Schmo]

I love that Gash has been mentioned a few times... but he was a pro bowler. So in that vein, and no offense to Westover or Tonga, give me Develin.

There are "better" players, but he would be great on this team.

****, I figured this was an exercise in doing your research, but never would have guessed Develin got in. Sorry to start the string on picking Develin.

Then Stephen Neal is my pick.

My dream is to meet Brock Lesnar and say, "Stephen! STEPHEN NEAL! Can I have your autograph!?"