What About Brace?

It came as a surprise this week to hear that DL Jarvis Green had surgery on his knee. The extent of his injury is unknown. That's not unexpected as the Pats have not indicated which knee was operated on or how long Green will be out. It appears to be a cartilage issue and a "clean-up" procedure.

This leave the Pats rather thin on the D-Line. Expect Mike Wright to get much more playing time. He leads the team with 4 sacks. Wright has been a great addition, making the team as an undrafted free-agent in 2005.

Maybe this is a chance for 2nd round pick Ron Brace from Boston College. Brace has been invisible this season. He arrived here as a possible replacement for NT Vince Wilfolk, but has made no impact. He is behind 6th round draft pick Myron Pryor who fought his way onto the roster and has seen considerable amount of playing time in substitutional situations.

Brace was seen as a potential first round pick, but has a slow start to his career up to this point.