FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Word of Muth: Patriots Exit Exam

Seems like in Muth’s opinion if there was one guy to upgrade on the line it’d probably be Connolly.

Wendell is exactly what you want from the modern center: he’s agile and effective at the second level, he’s solid in pass protection, and he has a real knack for knowing how a defense’s pieces fit together. He does a nice job of noticing when a defensive tackle is rushing at a strange angle or pace (either because he is stunting or there is a blitz coming behind him), and how that affects where other rushers might be coming from. This allows him to get into position to block blitzes before they fully form.