In the spirit of the 2018 Pats D thread, and considering all the turnover on O (arguably more substantial than the D turnover), I figured it would be worth a thread to discuss it all.
(returnees in bold)
QB: Brady, Hoyer, Etling (R).
Etling may simply be a PS guy to alleviate reps on two older vets.
No one from last year gone.
RB: Burkhead, Gillislee, White, Develin, Bolden, Hill, Michel (R).
There's a lot of talent there but at least one, probably two, will be cut. (Miguel's patscap.com page doesn't seem to be current, so I'm not sure where to find cap impacts for these guys. Based on talent and experience, I would think that Gillislee and Hill are likeliest to be cut/traded.)
Lewis gone from last year.
WR: Edelman, Hogan, Mitchell, Dorsett, Slater, Hollister, Britt, McCarron, Patterson, Matthews, Berrios (R).
Again, a lot of talent here, but a lot of question marks both for injury recover (Edelman, Mitchell, Hogan) as well as scheme fit (Patterson, Matthews, Berrios). They typically keep 6, with Slater being mostly a WR in name only (WRINO??). Berrios' PR role may give him a spot on gameday. May be the most entertaining and competitive area to watch come training camp.
Cooks, Amendola gone from last year.
TE: Gronk, Allen, Hollister, Tye, Niklas, Izzo (R).
Lots of questions after Gronk: Can Allen justify his contract as is? Does he get re-negotiated to a lower cap hit? Does he get cut? Can Hollister or Tye make a leap? Can Niklas contribute?
Bennett gone from last year (although he was only there for a couple games).
OL: Waddle, Thuney, Andrews, Mason, Cannon, Karras, Croston, Ferentz, Garcia, King, Jelks, Wynn, Brown, Tobin. Once again, a lot of talent, with competitions coming at both tackle spots and possibly LG. Seems like they will leave camp with a strong line with terrific depth.
Solder, Fleming gone from last year.
(returnees in bold)
QB: Brady, Hoyer, Etling (R).
Etling may simply be a PS guy to alleviate reps on two older vets.
No one from last year gone.
RB: Burkhead, Gillislee, White, Develin, Bolden, Hill, Michel (R).
There's a lot of talent there but at least one, probably two, will be cut. (Miguel's patscap.com page doesn't seem to be current, so I'm not sure where to find cap impacts for these guys. Based on talent and experience, I would think that Gillislee and Hill are likeliest to be cut/traded.)
Lewis gone from last year.
WR: Edelman, Hogan, Mitchell, Dorsett, Slater, Hollister, Britt, McCarron, Patterson, Matthews, Berrios (R).
Again, a lot of talent here, but a lot of question marks both for injury recover (Edelman, Mitchell, Hogan) as well as scheme fit (Patterson, Matthews, Berrios). They typically keep 6, with Slater being mostly a WR in name only (WRINO??). Berrios' PR role may give him a spot on gameday. May be the most entertaining and competitive area to watch come training camp.
Cooks, Amendola gone from last year.
TE: Gronk, Allen, Hollister, Tye, Niklas, Izzo (R).
Lots of questions after Gronk: Can Allen justify his contract as is? Does he get re-negotiated to a lower cap hit? Does he get cut? Can Hollister or Tye make a leap? Can Niklas contribute?
Bennett gone from last year (although he was only there for a couple games).
OL: Waddle, Thuney, Andrews, Mason, Cannon, Karras, Croston, Ferentz, Garcia, King, Jelks, Wynn, Brown, Tobin. Once again, a lot of talent, with competitions coming at both tackle spots and possibly LG. Seems like they will leave camp with a strong line with terrific depth.
Solder, Fleming gone from last year.
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