Center of attention. The team's two top centers --10-year veteran Dan Koppen and Dan Connolly...

Center of attention. The team's two top centers --10-year veteran Dan Koppen and Dan Connolly (fourth season with Patriots in 2011) -- are unrestricted free agents and it could come down to a choice of one or the other. Koppen missed almost all of 2011 with a foot injury sustained in the season opener, while the 29-year-old Connolly continues to develop and projects as more of a long-term option.

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More than likely

When you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.

Jamaal above all. #25 ftw.

CHIEFS WILL!

by NJChieffan16 on Feb 7, 2012 8:58 AM CST via mobile reply actions

Depending on what happens in FA, we have a lot of versatility with Hudson to play him at Center or Guard. We can pick up DeCastro or Konz in the draft and plug Hudson in either spot. Or, if we get Nicks, put Hudson at Center and get Reiff or Martin at RT. Talk about a line…

by excidium on Feb 7, 2012 9:07 AM CST reply actions

take it one step further- here's the full FA list for NE

http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2012/02/2012-patriots-free-agent-preview.html

I could see BGE, and maybe one of the C’s above

by stagdsp on Feb 7, 2012 9:09 AM CST reply actions

we have Hudson and I sure hope he's our starting guy at Center alongside DeCastro and Asamoah

tired of the old guys from the other teams instead of building those lines to last a long time

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by upamtn on Feb 7, 2012 9:33 AM CST reply actions

Albert-DeCastro-Hudson-Asamoah

that combination of youth and talent on the OL makes me kinda giddy.

regardless of the RT position, that’s a hellova line

by stagdsp on Feb 7, 2012 9:41 AM CST up reply actions

this ^^^

is what I’ve been drooling over and dreaming of for weeks!

by upamtn on Feb 7, 2012 11:44 AM CST up reply actions

Still leaves a huge hole on the right and that worries me more

Richardson is a much bigger problem than Lilja. Lilja didn’t have a good year last year but he did the year before and comparing Lilja to Richardson last year is like comparing a football player to a matador. Lilja actually blocked at times. Richardson could have been carrying a big red cape and screaming ole before sidestepping, committing a false start, a hold, falling down, or being pushed into the backfied.

Basically, I would be more worried with us going into next year with Richardson than I would be with Lilja. I think we can get Martin or Reiff then a solid guard in the 2nd. Its harder to get Decastro in the first and a solid RT in the 2nd.

Insert witty yet thought provoking phrase here.

by Fozzyboyd on Feb 7, 2012 12:47 PM CST up reply actions

Remember our best ever line

Had one of those old guys from another team. Willie Roaf was a huge part of that line. Some mix and match (Nicks for instance) isn’t the worst thing.

by excidium on Feb 7, 2012 10:15 AM CST up reply actions

nicks is a pipe dream, IMHO

by stagdsp on Feb 7, 2012 10:56 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Remember how quickly that fell apart though?

by cheapham on Feb 7, 2012 3:32 PM CST up reply actions

Enough with the former Patriots already!

by Topchief1 on Feb 7, 2012 9:36 AM CST reply actions

it will never go away with Pioli around :P

by worc on Feb 7, 2012 10:45 AM CST up reply actions

There's not a FA on there I would take, other than Welker

but we will probably sign 4-5 of them.

Insert witty yet thought provoking phrase here.

by Fozzyboyd on Feb 7, 2012 12:48 PM CST up reply actions

agree

MIZ-DGB

by mu-chief-stl.cards fan on Feb 7, 2012 5:23 PM CST up reply actions

I posted this in a thread a long time ago

And I can’t get into who said it (believe me I’m not trying to act important), but Koppen and Cassel are still tight and Koppen told Cassel he would definitely be open to KC when his time was up in NE.

Not like we are getting Aaron Rodgers here, but still I thought was a worthy scoop.

by Steve_in_RI on Feb 7, 2012 11:19 AM CST reply actions