For most of training camp, Will Campbell and Mike Onwenu have been pretty much penciled in for their respective spots at left tackle and right guard.
The outlook for the other three positions on the offensive line has been murkier.
Left guard remains a competition. Ben Brown started in place of rookie Jared Wilson on Saturday. The Patriots had begun camp with Cole Strange as the starter. Then they switched to Wilson. The rookie had a rough preseason debut and got banged up during practice this week, so Brown got a shot with the starters.
“Just trying to get everybody to the spots that they may end up in and still have a competition at left guard,” Vrabel said. “Making sure that (Wilson) is where he needs to be. I give him credit. He wasn’t able to practice on Thursday, worked hard t