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Sony was so immense in the 2018 playoff run that it amazes me how quickly so many have turned on him. He clearly does not look like a star but he was absolutely critical in winning that Super Bowl. If my memory is correct he had nearly 100 yards and multiple TD's against the Chargers in the first half of that win. Had that absolute must have huge 4th and 1 TD run against the Chiefs then probably had the most important run in Patriots history when he broke away for a 26 yarder with the Pats facing 2nd and long from their own 5 in the waning minutes of the Super Bowl. I guess the fact he struggled last year wipes that all out for some.
And he struggled last year because the O-line struggled mightily in it's run blocking through the 1st half of the season. Having Newhouse and Karras as the LT and C respectively will do that. When you look it was even worse when they had Ferentz in against KC. And that's not even mentioning that Mason and Cannon played last season hurt.
The hater brigade on this board all but refuse to look at things in context. They just spew stats and make claims and thing that stats without context mean something. It's their hallmark.