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Practice rundown #1 – Extra Points – Boston.com
You should hope and pray the defensive line stays intact and deep because that would give Jerod Mayo a true shot at showing his stuff at weakside linebacker. He was all over the field today, including a couple sacks. He was robbed of the opportunity last year with injuries and the failed Albert Haynesworth experiment.
I appreciate the actual football-centric/non-superficial observation from enoles53 about Chandler. I kid about the aesthetic stuff (as much as it does bother me) because ultimately a player can look like a total doof in his equipment (Peyton Manning) and still be pretty good, and ultimately that’s all I care about.
Three players really stuck out. Quarterback Tom Brady was efficient and accurate with his throws, and wide receiver Jabar Gaffney and Aaron Hernandez shined on the other side of them. After dropping a ball during skeleton drills, Gaffney caught everything thrown his way in team drills, including a 50-yard touchdown pass down the right sideline from Brady. Hernandez didn’t catch as many passes, but his explosion out of his cuts was very noticeable, especially on the first day of camp. He broke away from defenders with a gear that other players weren’t showing on day one. It’s also worth noting that Hernandez stuck with the wide receivers during positional drills at the start of the session.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/three-players-really-stuck-out-quarterback-tom/
For those of you who don’t know, I’m kind of a big “look” guy. Put it this way, I appreciate the aesthetics of a football player with a good number/helmet/facemask/etc. ensemble.
Double knee braces on anyone other than an offensive lineman is never a good look. And for a pass rusher it’s boarderline unacceptable. C’mon Chandler! If I could give him my helmet to carry I would.
Don’t know if I’ve seen many edge players wear braces on both knees and Patriots have two: Chandler Jones and Jake Bequette.
— Greg A. Bedard (@GregABedard) July 26, 2012
Tom Brady
Hasn’t had the mop cut this short in a while…
(via Patriots open 2012 Training Camp)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/tom-brady-hasnt-had-the-mop-cut-this-short-in-a/
Biggest takeaway today? Jabar Gaffney hasn’t missed a beat when it comes to Patriots passing game. He and Brady looked sharp today.
— Christopher Price (@capeleaguer) July 26, 2012
TE Rob Gronkowski practices & is right back in the mix with several catches … OL shuffle has LG Wendell, C Koppen and RG Connolly 1st unit
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) July 26, 2012
According to @Patriots PR maven Stacey James, today’s camp attendance is over 12,000 – largest ever for NE
— shalise manza young (@shalisemyoung) July 26, 2012
Highlight of practice from this view. Looked sharp. RT: @SherifTheChief: How was TB12?!
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) July 26, 2012
