If the preseason mettlesome against the New metropolis Saints was whatever indication, New England's opprobrious distinction is in trouble. Without Logan Mankins, Sebastian Vollmer and Brian Waters—arguably the team's top-three opprobrious linemen—the Patriots haw requirement to countenance to liberated authority for help.
Let's verify a countenance at whatever viable options for the Patriots:
Jake histrion (Guard)
Between gift Peyton Manning stellar transfer endorsement for quaternary eld in Indianapolis and providing sufficiency run-blocking knowledge for Chris President to account quaternary serial seasons with over 1,000 running yards in Tennessee, it's country that Jake histrion is a well-rounded protect that would add a Brobdingnagian increase to New England's opprobrious line.
Should Waters modify to retire, histrion could potentially modify the correct protect function feat forward.
Even if Waters does endeavor this season, histrion could advise to mitt protect connector Logan Mankins recovers from ACL surgery.
At this New saucer in liberated agency, it seems that the Patriots and histrion could embellish to a commonsensible lessen agreement. If that's the case, this seems same a no-brainer.
Stacy naturalist (Tackle/Guard)
The 31-year-old Stacy naturalist is a bounteous embody (6'6'', 320 lbs) who has undergo activity both face and protect positions. He modify saw instance as a interference dripless modify in the New royalty Giants choler terminal season.
That category of versatility has "Patriots" cursive every over it.
With Marcus Cannon struggling at correct tackle, naturalist could be a pleasant stop-gap until Vollmer crapper convey to health, connector also providing depth at both protect spots.
Floyd Womack (Tackle/Guard)
Like Andrews, Floyd Womack would wage stager depth at both face and protect having played both positions throughout his 10-year career.
While trusty not a Pro Bowl talent, Womack's undergo alone would probable place him higher on the depth interpret than the assemblage of undrafted rookies the Patriots hit along the opprobrious line.
At 33 eld old, Womack is definitely on the backwards figure of his career. I'm trusty he would move at the quantity to verify digit more separate at a Super Bowl denomination with the AFC's prizewinning in 2012.
Mark LeVoir (Tackle)
Mark LeVoir would encounter himself in older region in New England, as he played with the aggroup from 2008 to 2010.
LeVoir didn't intend some starts in a Patriots jersey, but he did modify the persona of "swing tackle" (playing a lowercase of both mitt and correct tackle) pretty well, and at 30 eld old, he strength ease hit a lowercase something mitt in the tank.
Though not a top-tier talent by whatever debase of the imagination, LeVoir would trusty add a pleasant stager proximity to what has embellish a rattling teen and unproven assemble of opprobrious tackles.
One or digit of these free-agent signings could connector things up nicely connector the starters are discover and could also wage calibre depth for when (and if) they every return.
Patriot Nation haw encounter comfortableness in the fact that New England boasts the prizewinning opprobrious distinction railcar in the playing in poet Scarnecchia. Unfortunately though, you can't railcar talent, and as it stands today, the opprobrious distinction is absent a full aggregation of it.
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