New England Patriots: 5 observations from mauling of Miami Dolphins
5. More Isaiah Wynn concerns
Again, there is not much to nitpick out in a game in which the New England Patriots were clicking on all cylinders.
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The one concern is the offensive line.
With Marcus Cannon already out at right tackle, the Patriots lost second-year left tackle Isaiah Wynn early in the game with a foot injury. The extent of that injury has yet to be revealed, but if he has to miss any extended time, Tom Brady’s blindside may be in jeopardy.
For this game however, the Patriots were okay. They were able to move veteran tackle Marshall Newhouse to the left side and move Korey Cunningham in at right tackle. Except for a couple of holding calls on Newhouse, the offensive line held up pretty good.
Still, depth is a concern and Bill Belichick knows there’s a challenge ahead.
"“It’s a real challenge there,” Belichick said. “Marshall and Korey really stepped up, and that’s what we have depth for. We had to. Use it today. It was a tough day out there, but they battled through it.”"
The only problem for the New England Patriots, is there is not much depth left if both Cannon and Wynn are limping around on injuries for any extended period of time.