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Tommy Kelly: Had a sack of Freeman in 11-on-11 work for a second consecutive day. The Patriots aren’t used to getting a consistent pass-rush from the defensive tackle spot, so Kelly’s emergence has been key. They are razor thin at defensive tackle right now, but with a healthy Kelly and Wilfork anchoring things in the middle, they’re in great shape.

Training camp stock report: Tommy Kelly could be missing piece for Patriots pass rush – Going Deep – Boston.com

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Not a bad day for the defensive backs. After a down day, Aqib Talib bounced back and fared well against the Buccaneers receivers, and recorded an interception. Logan Ryan and Marquice Cole also had interceptions. Steve Gregory dropped an interception. Ryan could have added another interception in one-on-ones, but he never located the ball until it hit him in the chest.

New England Patriots training camp notes: Brandon Spikes returns to practice | masslive.com

Every report of good pass rush pressure or secondary play is a huge positive.

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Do you think this defense is better than the 07-08 Patriots. I really like Collins versatility and Chanler Jones is making the leap Plus is one of the youngest defenses in the NFL. The offense has always been a threat I think this is the year of the 4 ring

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It’s a good question but they’re definitely different defenses. The 07 defense was a veteran-laden crew, clearly trending downwards. A lot of their deficiencies were hidden by the fact that the offense was putting up record amounts of points in nearly every game.

The defense now is younger, but trending upward, so I guess in some respects the comparison is pretty close. You’re right, Jones needs to make the leap to close the gap. The other big hole I see is the lack of a Rodney Harrison. McCourty and Adrian Wilson should combine to bring some of Hot Rod’s fire and leadership, but the back end of the pass defense has never been as bad as it was the last two seasons.

I’ve followed this defensive transition very closely since 2008, it was really a huge impetus when I started blogging about the team, and I think they’ve gone about it the right way. The full turnover was inevitable, and now there are plenty of high-round picks who have gained experience playing together and on big stages.

I have a lot of confidence that this defense is going to take a big step this year, and as I’ve said many times this offseason, go from a defense that just doesn’t lose games to one that actually can win games.

Brady could practice tomorrow

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So there’s that. And even if he doesn’t, it seems like he should be fine for Week 1. Still, would love to see him continue to get as much work with these new receivers as possible. 

Looks like for about two hours today the Bills, Jets and Dolphins got as close as they’ll get to an AFC East championship this season.

Initial reports on Brady’s knee are positive

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There’s nothing quite like an injury scare to a franchise quarterback in the age of twitter and social media. Within an hour of Brady walking off the practice field, we had a firestorm of overreaction, hopeful opposing fans thinking the door just might be open in the AFC East, and finally a full fan-shot video of the play that Brady went down.

Now, we have reports coming out of Foxboro that Brady is likely to be okay. Seems unlikely we’ll see him Friday night, but you never know. He is 36 years old, and likely to be sore and require some time to heal regardless of what exactly the prognosis is.

Here are the latest informed tweets: