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It’s not about beating somebody in practice; it’s about working with somebody and getting better. We’re not here to try to win a drill or trick Tampa on something. That’s not the point of it; the point is to work on what we want to work on and work on what they’re working on so that we can become better and when we walk off the field we’re a better team than we were when we walked on it.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/its-not-about-beating-somebody-in-practice-its/
Man, I’m telling you man, they came out, they’d turn around huddle, snap, oh, ‘There’s the Mike, Go!’ I was like, ‘Dang! Um, Mr. Brady, can we line up?’ He didn’t care. He was like, ‘You’re not going to line up.’ When we turned around one time I checked back around and my hand was going to the grass and they were like, ‘Hut!’ And I said, ‘Noooooooooooo!’
Great stuff here and the perfect illustration of why the Pats are so good. They make the most out of every moment and take every chance to get better very, very seriously.
McCoy on Bucs’ struggles: ‘Um, Mr. Brady, can we line up?’ – Extra Points – Boston.com
https://www.patspropaganda.com/man-im-telling-you-man-they-came-out-theyd/
There were no full practice reports today but from the looks of this picture I’m going to go out on a limb and say “DEEP THREAT!”.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/there-were-no-full-practice-reports-today-but-from/
Seabass is back and let’s hope it’s for good.
(via Patriots joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/seabass-is-back-and-lets-hope-its-for-good/
This week’s practices in Tampa should really be beneficial to the Pats for multiple reasons:
https://www.patspropaganda.com/this-weeks-practices-in-tampa-should-really-be/
I think all young tackles struggle on plays and protections in this league, OK?” he said. “Just do a little thinking. Who did Matt Light replace? Bruce Armstrong. Did anybody think that it was going to be (smooth)? OK. Did you think he had any problems with it to start with? Well hell yeah they all had problems. It is what it is. "Personally, I’m pleased with the way those kids are developing – I’m really pleased with the way they’re developing. Is it the finished product? No and we have a couple weeks to get it to as good as it can be, and then we’re going to play, we’re going to play a game. He started for us at right tackle last year, Nate did, Marcus played some. It is what it is. So whoever goes out there, we’re going to put our best players out on the field and we expected nothing but their best.
Dante Scarnecchia, voice of reason
Scarnecchia: ‘That glass is half full and filling up’ – Extra Points – Boston.com
https://www.patspropaganda.com/i-think-all-young-tackles-struggle-on-plays-and/
“The coaches are tired,” Belichick said. “The players are tired, but we’re going to have a short week during the season. We’ve got a Sunday-Thursday game (week) during the season. That’s what training camp is for. It’s to suck it up. It’s to be mentally tough in whatever situations you have. You’re tired. You’re sore. You didn’t get enough sleep. You travel. Whatever it is, you block that out and you focus on what you can control, which is your performance and your effort. You go out there, and you work through it, as a team and individually. That’s the way it’s going to be during the season. “There’s going to be plenty of weeks during the season that somebody is going to be tired. Somebody is going to be sore. Some position is going to be a little short on numbers or whatever it is, and you build your toughness and your resiliency and those type of things through training camp. And it serves you well during the season. Then you look back during the season and say, ‘You know what? Maybe this isn’t really that bad. We went through a lot tougher stretch than this in camp.’ (You have) the confidence you can do it. I’m not really worried about that. These guys came to camp in good condition. We’ve had a good camp. They’ve worked hard. We’re going to put a challenge in front of them, and I expect them to meet it.”
https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-coaches-are-tired-belichick-said-the/