Opening night reviewPage 19 of 19 -- How can a team that can't run the ball and can't protect the quarterback ignore the gaping holes on the offensive line? Draft someone, trade for some help, sign a free agent...Do Something! --Jake Birks, Portland, Maine
A: You have some support among the fan base with those concerns. Tom Brady was quoted in an SI article as saying that Deion, Graham and Givens need to have big years and that if Antowain and Faulk play the way they're capable of they can put together a string of wins. He also said it's hard to get wins. He doesn't sound too confident. Is he a bit disturbed at the drafting, free agent signing emphasis on the defense?? --John Roberts, Quincy A: Times I've talked to him he sounds very confident. I don't think he lacks that. I think he faith in the people around him as well. At least he talks a good game. Why did the patriots get rid of T.C. Taylor? Do you think they gave him a fair shot? He is a big receiver and fast. I hope he doesn't come back and haunt us. By the way, do you remember Jimmy Smith, an all-pro now. He was from Jackson State and Dallas cut him and so did Buddy Ryan at Philadelphia. Who is Taylor with now, so I can keep trace of him... --Rayford C. Robinson, Jackson, Miss. A: Ray, I don't know what happened to TC. He keeps getting cut and then brought back. So maybe we'll see him again. Based on what you've seen thus far, how much of an impact do you think rookie DT Dan Klecko will have this season. Speaking of D-linemen, does Jarvis Green have what it takes to play the nose or will he move back to the end? --Kirk Austin, Columbus, GA A: I think Klecko will have an emerging role. They'll use him as the Patriots used Tedy Bruschi when he was a rookie, moving him around as a blitzer and pass rusher. He'll probably be used in different spots on the line and be a nuisance factor for. |
