Who do you see as our best backup this year?

[PATRIOT64]

In the past, overall the best guy to come in and do a great job has been Jarvis Green when one of the front guys went down.

Who do you see as being the best backup on the team?

In other words if a starter anywhere on the team had endured an injury for a few games or so who is the backup you would rest easy with in doing as good a job as the starter?

It can be ANY position on the team although the team is obviously not 100% roster confirmed yet until the final cuts,but at this point who would it be?

I am going to make a wild prediction that if a LB went down I think Pierre Woods would come in a do a great job,I think he has a lot of upside from what I have heard so far...of course Jarvis may once again be the top replacement player on the team overall as usual but I am digging deep here with Woods.

 

[Sean Pa Patriot]

Once the WR situation is settled, Jabar Gaffney and Troy Brown would be great coming in a pinch...

 

[signbabybrady]

Seau...Meriweather...O'Callaghan/Kaczur (which ever doesn't start)...there are plenty on this team.

 

[TeamPats]

I don't know if a 3rd down pass rush specialist is its own position, but I gotta say Jarvis Green is probably the best backup on this team.

 

[mgteich]

It is still Jarvis Green. He is pais as a starter and could start (and has started) at any of the DL positions.

 

[wistahpatsfan]

Starting LB's:
Thomas
Bruschi
Vrabel
Colvin

Best backup player in the NFL might be Junior Seau

 

[Flying Fungi]

James Sanders is on my short list with Junior and Jarvis...Mike Wright is no slouch either...

 

[Fencer]

Green, for mgteich's reasons.

Others who shouldn't surprise anybody if they play a whole game and get a star's results:

Seau
Dave Thomas
Several WRs
Several DBs
A couple of OL

 

[AzPatsFan]

Select them from:

Green,
Wright,
Seau,
Sanders,
Thomas (David),
Kaczur,
Hochstein,
Vrabel,
Gay
Britt,
Faulk
Caldwell,
Gaffney

I did not include O'C because he only plays RT, where as Kaczur and Britt can and have have done both;

I did not include Rodney since I list him as a starter, but Sanders is/will be probably the starter & he the reserve by seasons's end;

I did not include Geno since I list him as a starter, but could be a CB, & FS, & slot CB.

That gives the Pats 13 average or better reserves who have starting ability.

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