When Bill Belichick drew up the blueprint for this Patriots team, the veteran offensive line was one thing that looked to be set in stone.
LT: Isaiah Wynn. LG: Joe Thuney. C: David Andrews. RG: Shaq Mason. RT: Marcus Cannon.
On Monday night in Kansas City, this is what it looked like:
LT: Isaiah Wynn. LG: Joe Thuney. C: James Ferentz. RG: Mike Onwenu. RT: Justin Herron.
Couple the loss of three starters with a limited quarterback in Brian Hoyer — the gameplan was obviously going to be run-centric — an unprecedentedly bad travel schedule, and almost two years since his last real workload, and the stage wasn’t ideal for Damien Harris' 2020 debut.