LAS VEGAS -- There's a sign that has hung in the Patriots offensive line room for as long as David Andrews can remember. Its message has stuck.
"The biggest problem with communication," Andrews told reporters recently, "is the illusion that it's taking place."
That's a line credited to Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, but it applies just as well to 300-pound blockers as it does thespians. As if on the stage, there is a script for those who protect quarterbacks. But improvisation is a reality of the gig, too. The flow of information between all performing parties is constant.