The superstar of the summer, at least from this view, has been Kenbrell Tompkins. The wide receiver continued a strong run of practices Wednesday by beating Brandon Browner twice on the left sideline, then again in the end zone on a beautiful fade from Tom Brady. He then caught a back-shoulder pass down the right sideline. If anyone has benefitted from Aaron Dobson and Brandon LaFell being limited this summer, it’s certainly Thompkins.
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Thompkins was the talk of camp last year and he certainly made some good plays early last season, peaking with the game-winning touchdown catch against the Saints. But he faded down the stretch whether it was due to injuries or defenses starting to catch on to him. It was crazy to see an undrafted rookie come out and see significant snaps as the Pats X-receiver and now with a full year under his belt, it seems that Thompkins is thinking less and playing faster.
Was impressed by his ability to get off the line of scrimmage last year, but he left his feet a lot when making catches and also had a lot of drops. As he gets more comfortable I think we’ll see less of those kind of bad plays.
Dobson better be ready to bring it once his foot is healed.