Brady6
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First of all the OL during the 4 AFCCG is not the same as the OL we have right now so I am not sure why you are trying to ride on the coattails of that. The Super Bowl line from 2011 was Light-Mankins-Connolly-Waters-Vollmer.Exageration once again. Belichick planned and prepared for the changes with the Draft. Did you expect him to spend three draft picks for linemen?
How can it be the worst, when it enabled 4 consecutive AFCCG and a Super Bowl appearances. Despite the pain and blood of the present surgery, the Team is 2-1, tied for the AFCE lead.
Despite the justifiable concern, the new Offensive line is actually doing marginally better than last year in pass blocking. Still unsatisfactory to be sure, but in number of hits14 vs 15, and time Brady is using to pass, 2,65 vs 2,57 seconds, and time before being sacked, and equal in sacks 7 when compared against the first 3 games of 2013, according to PFF.
Actually I thought it would be much worse, only to get better post surgery, but even now its better.
That bad 2013 line produced the Third rated Offense in the League last season.
The team should have used better draft picks on OL the fact that Belichick used the #62 pick in this draft on Garopollo when he cannot even protect his current QB is negligent. You can make, as many stupid list of the positions that Belichick values as you want and exaggerate the results of the players but the fact is the #1 priority above all should be the protection of Tom Brady and that is a failure.