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[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 5281208, member: 628"]
I’ll disagree with your side note somewhat.

Yes, the Pats have never adequately replace Scar.  However, in my opinion, the “collapse” was much more about (1) Josh McDaniels leaving, (2) Mac Jones being QB, and (3) Bill letting 2 OL starters go while inadequately replacing them.

The offense on the 2021 team, McDaniels’ last season, was pretty good. The Pats averaged 4.4 yards per carry and Mac was only sacked 28 times. That suggests an OL that was solid. The line was Wynn-Karras-Andrews-Mason-Brown.

But Bill, for reasons known only to him, let Karras walk via free agency and traded Mason.  Those were terrible decisions that have led to the OL being atrocious this season.

Scar was an all timer as an OL coach. But even he wouldn’t have gotten much production out of the turnstiles they’ve had play line the last couple seasons.

Meanwhile, the Pats O has been decent since Drake Maye became the starter.  Maybe UNC had a pretty good pro development system in place before Bill got the job?  ;)
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