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Regarding LT, I continue to think there will be at least 3 taken in the top half of the 1st round, and after Saturday I think Paris Johnson will be one of them, with Darnell Wright and Anton Harrison as strong possibilities too. Broderick Jones has a good shot too I think as long as his arms aren’t seen as being too short. I’m convinced that Skoronski will be seen as a guard so not a first 16 guy but someone will take him I think in the 17 - 32 range and will get an excellent player there. None of the prospects, including Johnson, are quite to the level we have seen of the prospects in years past, they all have some evident flaws, but the Pats and plenty of other teams are not going to be able to afford to wait long to address OT needs, as we saw so vividly for the Pats this year.
Regarding RT, I think Dawand Jones is the best I saw this year, he played very well I thought against Georgia. My worry about him for the Pats is whether he in combination with Onwenu will be able to handle speed rushers and blitzers, will they have the agility especially if they are nicked up as a season progresses. Regarding other prospects for RT, it's a bit more of a mystery for me since most of the guys with NFL-level athleticism and skills are playing on the left side, and as we saw with Onwenu and "I hate football now" Isaiah Wynn some guys really seem to only be able to play on a particular side. Nevertheless I think there is good talent to be mined for the future RT in this draft, far better than
For the Pats this evaluation is tougher than usual since they hopefully will be bringing in a new OC and offensive coaches who may have a pretty different idea on what would be the best style to play going forward. Especially in regard to OL they were spoiled by having Dante for so long, they have clearly not had anyone near his caliber since he retired (again). The guys that have come in have I think sort of being trying to succeed with Dante's guys, and they haven't been particularly successful. It's time to find a new direction for it, even if it means parting ways with everyone they currently have - including Strange, Andrews, and Onwenu. That would be tough but considering they basically have Trent Brown and little else at OT, and are relying on Ferentz more than any NFL team ever should, it's as good a time to spend the FA and draft capital they have under the leadership of someone new to solve what I think is the biggest issue for the team right now.
Regarding RT, I think Dawand Jones is the best I saw this year, he played very well I thought against Georgia. My worry about him for the Pats is whether he in combination with Onwenu will be able to handle speed rushers and blitzers, will they have the agility especially if they are nicked up as a season progresses. Regarding other prospects for RT, it's a bit more of a mystery for me since most of the guys with NFL-level athleticism and skills are playing on the left side, and as we saw with Onwenu and "I hate football now" Isaiah Wynn some guys really seem to only be able to play on a particular side. Nevertheless I think there is good talent to be mined for the future RT in this draft, far better than
For the Pats this evaluation is tougher than usual since they hopefully will be bringing in a new OC and offensive coaches who may have a pretty different idea on what would be the best style to play going forward. Especially in regard to OL they were spoiled by having Dante for so long, they have clearly not had anyone near his caliber since he retired (again). The guys that have come in have I think sort of being trying to succeed with Dante's guys, and they haven't been particularly successful. It's time to find a new direction for it, even if it means parting ways with everyone they currently have - including Strange, Andrews, and Onwenu. That would be tough but considering they basically have Trent Brown and little else at OT, and are relying on Ferentz more than any NFL team ever should, it's as good a time to spend the FA and draft capital they have under the leadership of someone new to solve what I think is the biggest issue for the team right now.