For a long time I have felt like the offensive line was the most important position group for the Patriots. I think it’s the scars of the ‘07 championship where an undefeated season was destroyed by an offensive line that could not prevent interior pressure. Nothing that has occurred since then has helped diminish the impression left by that trauma.
In the 2015 AFC Championship, one of the most talented teams in the Tom Brady era was brought low by a bumbling center and the incompetence of a presently redeemed right tackle.