Patriots hosting OL Greg Van Roten

[n1997y]

I don't believe he's taken any snaps at OG that I recall; or has he...?

No, Bryant is OT, more specifically LT2.

 

[BobDigital]

Dr Bob, I haven't heard anyone have confidence on Brown returning early.

I believe Vrabel said something to the effect of he will be out for a few weeks and miss the rest of the preseason. I took that to mean he will not miss much more than a month total. If he was going to miss more than 2-3 regular season weeks for sure they probably would have used an IR spot. The fact they didn't seems to indicate they feel confident in his timeline being short term.

This is my read of events anyway.

 

[n1997y]

Not at Center. They don't even have one there, never mind two.

Van Roten has played center, started two games there for the Giants in 2024. He has also been the entrenched starter at both guard spots for various teams over the course of his 14 year career.

He is our top backup for all the IOL positions at the moment. Probably even when Ben Brown is fully healthy that will still be true. Or Brown might be our top backup at center, with Van Roten being the top backup at guard. That to me seems like a good balance.

 

[rkarp1]

I honestly believe Van Roten was going to remain on speed dial until the injuries.
Decent speed dial player, with heavy splits between pass pro (good) and run block (bad)
decent, reliable back up IOL.
I expect Brown back sooner than later, and perhaps we see Rupcich mid season as well.

 

[Family]

You really have no clue. Wilson did it last year and it was a abysmal. Did you not see the results? If you think he looked good a left guard, you are an idiot. Hudson was horrible against the Colts. How do I know? I was frikin there watching the game. You don't just slide a rookie tackle into a position he has never played while his is try to lean two positions in a new offense at the pro level. You seriously have no clue.

What about Ben Brown last year or Ted Karras a few years back? If I waste my time and look it up there are many other examples. I'm talking about emergency second backup.

And Wilson was not horrible last year. He wasn't an all star, but he would have been one of the better backup guards in the league, if that were his role.

Just stop it.

 

[BobDigital]

I really love our OL depth now. Campbell-AVT-Wilson-Onwenu-Moses Roten-Brown-Lomu-Bryant. That is 9 legit deep when healthy. Lomu is starting to get it too. He was super rocky early and kind of got good old 'hey rookie' treatment a bit. But he has been more competitive recently. Think of where we are right now and were we were 2 years ago. We've gone from the worst OL in the league to one of the deepest OLs in the league. Though the question of elite starters is still open. Hopefully AVT can be his probowl self.

 

[rkarp1]

I am tempted to pump the brakes on Van Roten. he is older than Moses, and making vet min.
will he stick around?
good gamble in a time of need, but once Brown and maybe Rupcich healthy, I don't think Van Roten sticks