Patriots Player Departure Mike Reiss: David Andrews to be released (3/13 update: released)

[Ross12]

Means a few things.

1. They feel fairly confident in what they saw out of Cole Strange at center
2. They probably feel Ben Brown is a solid backup
3. They will likely heavily pursue a free agent left guard this week, such as Teven Jenkins

 

[JayNM]

 

[JayNM]

Means a couple things.

1. They feel fairly confident in what they saw out of Cole Strange at center
2. They probably feel Ben Brown is a solid backup
3. They will likely heavily pursue a free agent left guard this week

4 David Andrews today is just not an nfl center

 

[WhatJustHappened]

I really have no idea about Jake Andrews.

 

[Rob0729]

 

[Tunescribe]

Great guy and great player. Assuming he's done, too bad his career had to end with the Mayo farce.

 

[Ross12]

Great guy and great player. Assuming he's done, too bad his career had to end with the Mayo farce.

Sorta. He got hurt pretty early. I'll always associate the Mayo year with Ben Brown at C.

 

[Clonamery]

Sorta. He got hurt pretty early. I'll always associate the Mayo year with Ben Brown at C.

Yeah, C- or D+ if you're hard marker.

 

[yukon cornelius]

The dude should be given the opportunity - and has Earned the right - to compete for his job. Releasing him before he's given that opportunity would be ********, and the money saved minuscule.

does he need to be released to be given an injury settlement, vs just retiring?

been hearing all along that his return was far from guaranteed just based on the injury/recovery

 

[mike_usagisan]

Yeah, C- or D+ if you're hard marker.

 

[signbabybrady]

Brady was a class act

 

[RobertWeathers]

Great champion.

I think that was the last player from the 2018 squad?

 

[mike_usagisan]

Great champion.

I think that was the last player from the 2018 squad?

Joe Cardona is still here.

 

[signbabybrady]

Great champion.

I think that was the last player from the 2018 squad?

Cardona and Bentley. Bentley didn't play much that year.

 

[40yrpatsfan]

Strange can play C or G. My hunch is they'd rather see him a C, especially if they're trying to build a mauling type of OL 330-350 lbs. Sow and Robinson then compete for LG, plus any FA or draftee LG we obtain.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Joe Cardona is still here.

Cardona and Bentley. Bentley didn't play much that year.

Thanks...and then there was one.

Yea IIRC Bentley tore his pec vs DET in the Fat Matt game.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Strange can play C or G. My hunch is they'd rather see him a C, especially if they're trying to build a mauling type of OL 330-350 lbs. Sow and Robinson then compete for LG, plus any FA or draftee LG we obtain.

I agree. I think they want to give Strange a long, hard look at C.

 

[Hugepatsfan]

One of my concerns with penciling in Strange at center has been that there really isn't much tape of it. He didn't do it in college. He practiced it last year but only got a couple of games in. And with a new coaching staff, it's not like there's a lot of exposure to how it went in practice. It's just 2 games at a new position and that's all they have to go on. They'd, in large part, be going in blind to pencil him in there.

HOWEVER, I recently realized that one of the few holdovers from last year's staff is Robert Kugler (assistant OL). So they do have one voice on staff who can speak to how Strange's assimilation to the center position went behind the scenes. So they at least do have some first hand knowledge of how viable he looked there not just in those 2 games but behind the scenes a bit.

 

[signbabybrady]

One of my concerns with penciling in Strange at center has been that there really isn't much tape of it. He didn't do it in college. He practiced it last year but only got a couple of games in. And with a new coaching staff, it's not like there's a lot of exposure to how it went in practice. It's just 2 games at a new position and that's all they have to go on. They'd, in large part, be going in blind to pencil him in there.

HOWEVER, I recently realized that one of the few holdovers from last year's staff is Robert Kugler (assistant OL). So they do have one voice on staff who can speak to how Strange's assimilation to the center position went behind the scenes. So they at least do have some first hand knowledge of how viable he looked there not just in those 2 games but behind the scenes a bit.

They film each practice for internal use and in this case probably very valuable for Vrabel to review. But of course it's still a projection and we have no clue what Vrabel thinks of Strange at either LG or C.

 

[203Pat]

Hate it. I know he seemed to be declining the last couple years but Andrews is one of my favorite Patriots ever. Undrafted guy who came in and started from day one (and also drove Bryan Stork, who I hated, off the roster). With him, Wise, and Johnathan Jones all gone that pretty much (I don't care about a long snapper) leaves no one on the roster with a dynasty connection.