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Areas of intrigue at joint practice – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Areas of intrigue at joint practice – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

Should get a really good gauge on the rookies today and tomorrow, especially:

Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones vs. Saints tackles Jermon Bushrod and Zach Strief. Jones has already impressed in the early portion of training camp, and has the chance to continue to do so against a pair of powerful Saints tackles. Should the teams participate in a 1-on-1 drill with the offensive and defensive linemen, expects plenty of eyes to be on Jones.

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Practice rundown #10 – Extra Points – Boston.com

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Practice rundown #10 – Extra Points – Boston.com

Couple Ras-I tidbits from this one…

CB Ras-I Dowling continues to make progress. Physically, he has been much-improved from where he was in the off-season practices, and now he has started making plays on the ball. On Sunday he had an interception, and on Monday he made a terrific break on a pass in the flat from Brady to Brandon Lloyd. Dowling jumped it like he knew it was coming – that’s an advantage vets use during camp because they can identify the route combinations – but after practice he said he broke so fast because he was reading Brady. Next progress point for Dowling: performing against the Saints.

Patriots prefer Dowling as a base cornerback in the red zone as opposed Kyle Arrington. Not a surprise given Dowling’s height advantage.

Tavon Wilson keeping up with X and O’s – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Tavon Wilson keeping up with X and O’s – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

Good to see some positive talk about Tavon Wilson, the man that stumped just about every draft pundit when the Pats took him in the second round. Looking forward to seeing him in some game action next week!

The second-round draft choice from Illinois is keeping pace with the workload at this point. “Good, good,” Belichick said when asked about how Wilson is handling the workload. “I think he’s been on a steady course since he got here. Tavon works hard, he’s very attentive, he asks good questions, he really pays attention, and he’s a hard-working kid – both on and off the field. Steady improvement, a long way to go, tough position to play, and a tough position to transition into because of all the different things in the passing game and formations and matchups and all those type of things that vereran safeties would recognize; where the advantage of the matchup is to the offense, and what we can do about it schematically, or in terms of anticipation, and by formation and so forth. I think he’s coming along. As long as we can keep making progress, and keep heading in the right direction, I think it will eventually come together for a lot of these young guys.”