Strange Things Happening Again To Pats

Medical science ranks just above voodoo in the soft sciences.

This ^ is made up nonsense… Strange benched it 31 times at the combine, he was one of the strongest guy’s there.

Then there was video of him squatting over 600 pounds… laughable.

“He’s putting up some very scary numbers,” Hampton said. “On that squat pattern, I believe it was like 620 [pounds] with a safety squat bar we were using. I believe his best bench ever was around 465. Power-cleaned, I believe that was in the 400s. He definitely checks the boxes from that strength side.” 

www.providencejournal.com/story/sports/nfl/patriots/2022/05/19/new-england-patriots-cole-stranges-athletic-ability-wows-nfl-draft-combine/9836201002/

Strange injured his knee leaving camp, he played on the injured knee then got leg whipped later in the season on the same injured knee. Nobody can predict injury.

Strange tried to walk off the field after the injury and the staff insisted he take the cart so it must have been bad.

I would add that weight room strength doesn't necessarily = play strength... and his scouting reports mention a need to gain size and strength (play & core, etc.). Of course that's all up to the eye of the evaluator. 

Not very different according to what metric? Cole Strange has been about a league average player, and plays most snaps when healthy... which isn't exactly what you want in Rd 1, but Tyquan Thornton has done next to nothing in two seasons.

Strange was 6’5 307 when he was drafted. Probably 10 lbs or so heavier now after a couple years in the league. Caedan Wallace is 6’5 314. He’s our new LT.

Just for kicks, Shaq Mason was 6’1 300 and Joe Thuney was 6’5 304.

He’s not too small or on steroids. He hurt his knee. Shit happens.

Internet forums... the only place a 620 pound squat and 31 reps of 225 on a bench doesn't equate to "strength."

This must be based on Terrence Howard's math.

Here's a good article highlighting Cole Strange's exceptional Senior Bowl showing including quotes from Jim Nagy who runs the thing... but yeah, he struggled.

Two things, Pats fans: 1) majority of teams we spoke w/ had second round grades on Cole Strange; 2) the dude can play. Immediate Day 1 starter at OG & eventual high-end replacement for Andrews at OC. Don’t make same mistake you made bashing Kyle Dugger pick. - Jim Nagy

www.patspulpit.com/2022/4/29/23048005/cole-strange-first-round-new-england-patriots-senior-bowl-2022-nfl-draft

But we get it, you didn't want a guard with the almost last pick in the first round.

You call starting the third most snaps on offense as a rookie and developing into a very good player the second half of that season as “doing nothing.”

Granted Tyquan relies on the coordinator, offensive line and the QB to do his job well… but Strange has been great when healthy.

Perullo has watched Strange every game played and some at practice;


I agree that the multiple draft picks being spent on interior linemen over the past two years is likely an indication that the coaching staff isn't sold on the current starters. The guard positions (assuming Mike Onwenu remains at right tackle, as he indicated recently) haven't been solidified and the overall performance of the offensive line in general hasn't been up to par. So, it's a pretty good bet that Eliot Wolf and the coaches are trying to add some competition to the mix and aren't sold on any of the options just yet – including Strange. But in the short term I feel the concern with Strange is more about his health and when he'll be ready to go physically. He injured his knee on December 18 and may not be fully ready to go at the start of training camp, or even into the season. To be fair he also hasn't played as well as the coaches would like, which is evidenced by the fact that he was in and out of the lineup at various times during his two seasons. So, adding Robinson and veteran Nick Leverett, to go along with Sidy Sow, Atonio Mafi and Jake Andrews from last year's draft, provides some competition for those guard spots. Let the best players emerge through training camp, and if Strange is ready to be part of that competition, then that makes it an even stronger field. If Strange isn't good enough to be one of the guards, I find it tough to think he'd be a better option at center, but players switch positions all the time so I wouldn't rule it out. I feel like it's an issue with his size and play strength, and while that can be mitigated to an extent at center I still feel if he's not good enough to beat out the competition at guard then I would think there would be a better option at center as well.

Tell Jim Nagy to watch this and explain how that “31 reps of 225 on a bench” transcends to the football field. I once benched 225 twenty-seven times after one week of creatine loading, imagine what I could do after three months on a cycle of D-Bol…maybe I could get drafted in the first? 

youtu.be/2iz8DiqikUI?si=DcG8D1bCXxQ1lKIN

I still hate where we picked him, and it felt llke a desperation pick more than an actual best player available pick. I think he's a good kid and works hard, but I just don't believe he had a very high ceiling to begin with and if they really wanted a guard they should've stuck with Shaq another year and drafted McDuffie at 21. Now you factor in his injuries and I just don't see him likely being on the team in a year or 2. Its too bad.