New England Patriots lead personnel executive Eliot Wolf remains optimistic about the offensive line, despite the team’s continued efforts to figure out the best five combination.
New England worked to address the offensive line issues in the draft by selecting rookies Caedan Wallace and Layden Robinson. The line itself struggled last week against the Philadelphia Eagles. Tackle remains a glaring issue for the team, but they also struggled at center when David Andrews wasn’t in the game.
A fumbled snap on a potential game-winning drive highlighted those depth problems. Still, Wolf remains confident about the group as a whole, and he insists it’ll come down to finding the right combination.
“We’re excited about our offensive line group. We’re still working to find the correct combination in there, and I think we have the pieces in place to be able to compete,” said Wolf.
One takeaway from Executive VP of Player Personnel Eliot Wolf’s meeting with reporters: Views OL as having the necessary pieces, just working to find right combination.
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Wolf’s comments might frustrate Patriots fans considering the unit as a whole hasn’t looked great in training camp, particularly in their scrimmage against the Philadelphia Eagles.
It will be interesting to see what happens in Sunday’s preseason finale against the Washington Commanders. This will be the last chance New England gets to experiment with the offensive line in a game situation before the Week 1 regular season opener.
