After selecting North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Drake Maye with the No. 3 overall pick in the NFL Draft last month, it’s widely expected that they will ultimately turn to him – a rookie – as their starting quarterback. He won’t exactly be facing an easy situation.
According to Mike Reiss of ESPN, it sounds like there’s a chance that in addition to a rookie starting quarterback, the New England Patriots could have two rookies on the starting offensive line, as well.
“Could the Patriots have an all-rookie left side of the offensive line? That was one thought that came to mind from watching Saturday’s rookie minicamp practice, with third-round pick Caedan Wallace (Penn State) opening at left tackle and fourth-rounder Layden Robinson (Texas A&M) at left guard,” Reiss wrote for ESPN.
“With left tackle a big question mark (veteran free agent signee Chukwuma Okorafor is the projected starter) and the injury/rehab status of starting left guard Cole Strange creating a level of uncertainty, Wallace and Robinson have a potential opportunity to seize.”
Obviously, this is a pretty brutal situation for a team to be in as it tries to revamp its offense after the struggles of the past couple of seasons. If the team does indeed start a rookie quarterback and two rookies on the offensive line, it will be interesting to see how they perform at the professional level.
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