Chat: Chat with Mike Reiss – SportsNation – ESPN

Good signs…

Bryan (Charlestown) What about Kenbrell Thompkins and Josh Boyce stood out to you today?

Mike (3:28 PM) Bryan, they caught everything thrown to them. And there were quite a few footballs thrown in their direction, by both Brady and Garoppolo. With Dobson and LaFell not practicing, Thompkins stepped in and ran quite a few routes alongside Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola as more of that outside presence. At one point, Tom Brady connected with him and was so fired after the play that he went up to him and butted his helmet with his own helmet. As for Boyce, I think I counted three touchdown catches for him. He looks to be playing faster, making good reads after the snap, and playing with more confidence. I would caution anyone from getting too excited about a June passing camp practice, but I will admit I had this thought afterwards, “Is this what it could look like when the light goes on in that first-to-second-year jump?”