OT: Where Does Logan Mankins Rank Among All Time OL Guards?

[Pape]

The right side of the OL with Stork (then Andrews), Mason, Vollmer (then Cannon) was insane. We ran all over everyone at will to the right.

Added as 4a.

 

[State]

The one year Brian Winters was here he was the most dominant guard not named Hog Hannah.

Some games when healthy the former college wrestler Steven Neal was exceptional, too.

I think Thuney is a better pro than Mankins. It’s close.

 

[turkeyneck]

Bruce Armstrong is not a guard, though a few listicle articles i have read have him mistakenly listed as such...

All Time Patriots Guards

1. 1. John Hannah
2. 2. Logan Mankins
3. 3. Joe Thuney
4. 4. Charlie Long
5. 4a. Shaq Mason
6. 5. Stephen Neal
7. 6. Sam Adams
8. 7. Len St. Jean
9. 8. Joe Andruzzi
10. 9. Dan Connolly
11. 10. Ron Wooten

some more guards (not a complete list, if i am missing any notables or categorized any c/t as a guard, feel free to point it out)
Cole Strange, Billy Neighbors, Todd Rucci, Heath Irwin, Paul Fairchild, Rich Baldinger, Danny Villa, Ted Karras, Sean Farrell, Mike Compton, Bob Kratch, Willie Roberts, Brian Waters, Eugene Chung,Halvor Hagen, T/G Brian Holloway, Billy Yates

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Eugene Chung. Now you're talkin'.

 

[UrbanCowboy]

Eugene Chung. Now you're talkin'.

Sam Adams .... wow, the way-back machine. He was a beast.

 

[BillyD90123]

6x all pro (5 second & 1 first), 7x PB in total

Hannah is obviously number one. Armstrong is # 2.

Would he be above Light & Koppen?

Top 3

 

[RxJock1120]

Yeah. I have Mankins behind Hannah and Armstrong. So does Nesn.

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I think the question was about GUARDS, as in the offensive linemen that line up to the inside of TACKLES.

 

[Sect140]

I really like Mankins, tough as nails but I have a hard time thinking about him without thinking about the dreadful game he played in the Super Bowl. I feel bad for him because as someone already said, they won Super Bowls before his arrival and after he left.

 

[Pape]

Eugene Chung. Now you're talkin'.

i remember when they made that pick... "dudes so smart... his parents are doctors... hes gonna be great"

 

[turkeyneck]

i remember when they made that pick... "dudes so smart... his parents are doctors... hes gonna be great"

Was way over drafted. Adequate to meh player. Apparently he's a decent OL coach.

 

[jdlboot14]

Mankins was awesome.
Thuney is the one I was pissed they let go so early. If we'd have stuck with him, the whole OL problem may not have happened.

 

[maust]

Stephen Neal could've been up there had injuries not cut his career short.

Stephen Neal's career may have been initially hampered by injury but it was NOT short, certainly not by NFL O-lineman standards.

 

[maust]

6x all pro (5 second & 1 first), 7x PB in total

Hannah is obviously number one. Armstrong is # 2.

Would he be above Light & Koppen?

As a guard he sure would. Hell as a guard Mankins was far superior to Armstrong, since Armstrong was a tackle. Your thread title asks about guards. Here you are comparing Mankins to one HoF guard (the greatest of all time), 2 tackles (Armstrong & Light) and a center in Koppen. You don't football all that much do you? Or maybe you do better when it comes to Chefs players, great googly moogly