Patriots appear to be changing their starting offensive line in Week 5 vs. Dolphins

Mike Masala

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The New England Patriots have had one of the worst offenses in football over the first four weeks of the season, mostly due to their offensive line struggles.

However, after losing offensive tackle Chukwuma Okorafor and center David Andrews for the season, as well as offensive tackle Caedan Wallace for the next four games, the team appears to be making some changes for Sunday's AFC East battle with the Miami Dolphins.

During pre-game warmups, New England had Vederian Lowe, Michael Jordan, Nick Leverett, Mike Onwenu and Demontrey Jacobs as the starters from left to right.

If this is the real group, that would put guard Sidy Sow back on the bench with Jordan returning from an injury. Onwenu would kick back in to guard (where he hasn't played all year) to put rookie guard Layden Robinson on the bench. Jacobs would also be playing right tackle for the first time in the NFL.

It may seem like a lot of change for one week, but with how bad the group had been before Andrews went out, it would be hard for a new group to be significantly worse.

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Mike Masala

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Mike Masala previously served as the Managing Editor of USA TODAY's Dolphins Wire as well as a contributing writer at Patriots Wire. A lifelong New England resident, he is the self-proclaimed captain and lone member of the Laurence Maroney Fan Club. Follow on Twitter/X: @Mike_Masala