Quote Originally Posted by NorthCoast View Post
Total number of NE starting OL starts missed this season: 2
This is not correct. Mankins (LG) was out for a while (he missed 6 starts). Connolly (RG) missed two, Vollmer (RT) missed one.

And Marcus Cannon is a quality replacement who can play guard and tackle. He would be starting for a lot of teams in the league.

But your main point is valid; Patriots starting o-line was much healthier than the Steelers o-line.