Do The Patriots Need A Center?

[Garthshort]

With David Andrews' health problems, are the Patriots looking for a center? And since we have two guys fighting for the starting spot, would anyone be in favor of a trade? As you know we also have a rookie center and just signed another "guy" very late in camp.

 

[Ronin]

Idk, but I have a hunch that Cole is going to be playing as a guard. If he does not win the starting center position.

 

[JeffGollin]

With David Andrews' health problems, are the Patriots looking for a center? And since we have two guys fighting for the starting spot, would anyone be in favor of a trade? As you know we also have a rookie center and just signed another "guy" very late in camp.

We'd be taking a tactical risk of ridding ourselves of presumably surplus players at a position-group where we're traditionally thin.

To put it another way - you can bet that, as soon as we trade a guard or center, the injury bug will come down & shred us depth-wise on the OL.

 

[MadCardDisease]

The Patriots have a ton of CBs and the Cardinals are in need of a CB with PP and Alford missing significant time.

Duke Dawson and Keion Crossen are two CBs currently battling it out for a spot on the Patriots roster. I think the Cardinals will snag one of them if either of them is released during the cut to 53. Unless they decide to keep 7 CBs on the roster.

 

[Dr. Jones]

We'd be taking a tactical risk of ridding ourselves of presumably surplus players at a position-group where we're traditionally thin.

To put it another way - you can bet that, as soon as we trade a guard or center, the injury bug will come down & shred us depth-wise on the OL.

This.

And I don't see how this will help us long term knowing one of our 2 guards will miss time at some point. Probably Pugh.

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[slanidrac16]

Do not trade any o-lineman.

 

[Mainstreet]

Maybe the Cardinals can trade something else. The Chandler Jones trade turned out well.

 

[BigRedRage]

Sounds like something is in the works.

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[AZCB34]

Terrible idea...

...which means it is on Keim's radar big time.

 

[Cardsfaninlouky]

Idk, but I have a hunch that Cole is going to be playing as a guard. If he does not win the starting center position.

Pugh will get hurt, we can count on that. Cole will be playing LG by game 4. Sweezy isn't as injury proned so.....Cole could possibly play RG as well.

 

[Cardsfaninlouky]

Idk, but I have a hunch that Cole is going to be playing as a guard. If he does not win the starting center position.

I believe they want Shipley at center because he can't play guard, Cole can do both so he will hold more value by being a backup, can give some rest snaps for the other two guards as well. We have the rookie from Georgia that has looked good in the preseason at center also in an emergency situation.

 

[cardsfanmd]

Idk, but I have a hunch that Cole is going to be playing as a guard. If he does not win the starting center position.

I feel like they’ll give the job to Shipley, in part because Pugh will he hurt within the first month.

 

[Garthshort]

No one is GIVEN a job. If Shipley is the starter it's because he's EARNED IT. JMO.

 

[BigRedRage]

No one is GIVEN a job. If Shipley is the starter it's because he's EARNED IT. JMO.

Signed: your congressional leaders

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

Cole was a bright spot on the team last year. A future perennial starter for the franchise (either this year or next)

 

[Ronin]

Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
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A rare in-division trade: Bills are trading C Russell Bodine to the New England Patriots, sources tell @Marcel_LJ and me.

Bodine is the third OL the Patriots have traded for this week.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

The New England Patriots have traded cornerback Duke Dawson to the Denver Broncos, sources confirmed to ESPN.

The Broncos will get Dawson and the Patriots' seventh-round pick in 2020. In return, the Patriots will get Denver's sixth-round pick in 2020, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27499714/sources-pats-make-trades-broncos-bills

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Pats using a lot of late round picks to get some Oline depth.

Smart way to go?