Tremendous!
Andrews from UDFA fill-in, to beating Bryan Stork out for the starting job, to team captain. Tremendous rise and a tribute to him. Even with the little access we get to the players' interaction as fans, you could sense Andrews's natural leadership-- even as a rookie, the game was never too big for him, he seemed to connect with Brady right away. He is healthy and reliable, an iron man. He calls all the OL assignments and was doing it from Day One as a rookie. Has the makings of a franchise cornerstone, and may ultimately exceed Dan Koppen in the memory of fans.
Harmon, by all accounts, rallied the team during halftime of SB LI, with the certainty that they'd comeback and win. Nose for the big play and perfectly suited to playing in the new NFL game where the passing is everything.
Both players signed contract extensions this offseason and no wonder. The staff and team recognize what these guys bring, and fans are just starting to catch on to what they mean to the franchise.
Interesting that these younger guys got the vote, not the more senior veterans, like Branch or Chung or Solder. Just goes to show that the future is secure in Foxboro from a leadership perspective, for many years to come.
