The Pats' OLine was one of the top OLines in the NFL
without Wynn and Andrews per PFF.
https://patriotswire.usatoday.com/2...sive-line-ranked-in-top-10-after-eight-weeks/
New England Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia
isn’t satisfied with his unit after eight weeks.
But, this hyper-critical thinking is coming from the team that is currently undefeated at the halfway point of this season. There will always be room for improvement in New England, and that’s why the franchise has been so successful.
Pro Football Focus
doesn’t think so negatively of the offensive line, and they ranked them as the No. 9 unit in the NFL through eight weeks.
The Patriots are one of 11 NFL teams with four starting offensive linemen ranked inside the top-60 in run-blocking grade through Week 8. Ted Karras and Joe Thuney have both starred along the Pats’ offensive line, earning strong run-blocking grades on the interior. Thuney is the team’s highest-graded offensive linemen with his 73.6 overall grade, 82.8 pass-blocking grade and 64.6 pass-blocking grade.
Marcus Cannon, Karras and Thuney have played exceptionally well with the circumstances that they’ve been dealt. Wynn is
eligible to return to practice now and the Patriots will be allowed to activate him to the 53-man roster after Week 11. The Patriots will return their starting left tackle before the postseason and the offensive line will improve by leaps and bounds.
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Expectations were that the OL would improve when Wynn came back. The article doesn't even mention Shaq Mason's or Marcus Cannon's injuries. Looks like BB had a pretty good feel for the OL despite all the man-games lost to injury.
Criticism for the WR group has some validity, and even there BB tried, but doubling down against the GOAT coach for his management of the OL and defense, tops in pts against for 2019, is being stubborn.