Waters on Belichick and GRONK

[borg]

Waters has been an excellent pickup. Let's hope he can maintain this level for another year (Hell, if I'm hoping, let's make that hope for a couple of years). If he can, and if Koppen can come back at full strength, this line will be in good hands for the immediate future and would allow for a smooth transition to the next OL core:

Light/Solder
Mankins
Koppen
Waters/Cannon
Vollmer/Solder

Connolly as the roving interior backup
Rookie draft pick as a developmental center

It's amazing how "in order" the entire offense is for the next couple of years. Assuming a new Welker deal is coming, the only worries on O are C and #2 WR for 2012.
Could the 2012 draft be all D players?

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

It's amazing how "in order" the entire offense is for the next couple of years. Assuming a new Welker deal is coming, the only worries on O are C and #2 WR for 2012.
Could the 2012 draft be all D players?

Alles ist nicht ordnung with Herr Vollmer's continued back problems

 

[VJCPatriot]

What I find amazing is RG was a clear weakness going in to season 2011 with the retirement of Neal. Now, RG is a position of strength for the Patriots thanks to Brian Waters.

LOVE Waters! One of the best pickups of the offseason. to think we got this guy off the scrap heap of free agency? He has clearly been a strength for our OL. Brady and Gronk wouldn't have enough time to break those offensive records without his OL. Waters is a big part of that!

 

[Dessalines]

Don't get me wrong, I (like a lot of people) was upset he was given the number 54, but the guy has been AMAZING for us this year. I know he's getting up there in age, but I surely hope he continues to play this well for us for the next one or two years.

His getting number 54 didn't bother me at all. Bruschi is in the studio now. Not a fan of retiring numbers anyway.

 

[Garbanza]

One of BB's finest FA aquisitions ever.

 

[BradyFTW!]

It's amazing how "in order" the entire offense is for the next couple of years. Assuming a new Welker deal is coming, the only worries on O are C and #2 WR for 2012.
Could the 2012 draft be all D players?

I find myself wondering if we're going to see a positional overhaul in this year's draft, ala RBs last year or TEs the year before. Gotta say, I wouldn't mind seeing the Pats draft 2+ safeties this year then throwing them at the wall to see who sticks.