i beleive it was said he had a foot injury. how in depth have the injury reports been since mangini took over? thats what were getting...
Big kid with a learning curve (Bender) is better than proven push-over (i.e.: Clarke). The biggest different last Sunday was the Pats OLine. They gave Brady time to pass. When Brady did pass, the OLine pushed forwarded and even blocked for the WR's. The Pats Oline was very impressive. Bender is a step in the right direction (he just needs time and training).
Yes, he's a project. Clearly. especially if they want to move him from RT to LG. He's not ready to step into kendall's spot. As far as Dyson, it was dicussed here: http://forums.theganggreen.com/showthread.php?t=24614