(01-21-2018, 12:33 AM)Tailgater Wrote: Fleming at RT is a huge concern for me. If he doesn't get help, brady won't have 2.5 seconds and he'll take a beating. I expect the Pats to run that way a bunch to slow down the rush.

Solder has returned to form the last couple months. Not too worried about him. He was horrible early in the season, likely paying more attention to his son, who's fighting cancer.

Yannick will get around him at times for sure, hopefully not enough to stop them cold.

As to replacing the OC / DC? Probably promote from within. BB has had great success doing that in the past. If the LB coach doesn't get a HC gig as rumored, he's the favorite to take over, but probably won't get the title of DC until 2019.

Also, it's likely BB brings in Greg Schiano as asst HC and help Flores with the defense.

I was hoping O'Brien got fired from TX and came back as OC. No luck there. Then Dabol was hired by the Bills. 2 strikes. Trying to think of the next guy up but nobody comes to mind.

That does seem to be the curse of having Belichick, his co-ordinators and staff are always going to be prized away in some hope they have the 'magic'. There's only so many guys who can make that step up. It's one thing i do love about the Parcells Graduates, they are great at finding coaches and bringing ex-players in as coaches and just clicking and they just go. I'd have guessed that the Pats would look more internal, that just seems your way and it works but i don't see you guys scrabbling at coaches like the others.  I think most teams would struggle losing both OC and DC in the same year but with Belichick and the way the Pats are run, i think most of the kinks would be worked out by training camp.

Solder has been a great for New England. Just one of those guys who is always there. Don't know how many more seasons he'll be playing but he's a vet, he's seen a trick or two. I think Yannick will be ready for tomorrow. He's had 7 FF for the season, that's a great stat, but he's completely unknown to the media, most can't even say his name, he feels disrespected missing out on the Pro Bowl, i just see a stage for him. Hopefully, well for me, he takes it. 

Truly heartbreaking about Solder's son.

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