Gronk has “Hard Work” on his chin band aid. Better than “Zubaz 4 Life” I guess…
(via Patriots Training Camp Day Four – Sunday, July 29, 2012)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/gronk-has-hard-work-on-his-chin-band-aid-better/
It’s become clear that the Patriots are going to lean on the screen game more this season than they have the last few years. They have run them several times in practice to this point in camp, and the offense was spotted working on them at the end of practice. They were able to successful execute the screen on a handful of occasions throughout practice, but one screen pass for Shane Vereen from Ryan Mallett was blown up by the defense.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/its-become-clear-that-the-patriots-are-going-to/
Tweets of note from Tuesday’s Patriots training camp
LB Brandon Spikes had been limited through the first four practices. Defense has a different feel when he’s in there. More of an edge.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) July 31, 2012
In 1 on 1s, nice competition between Chandler Jones and Nate Solder. Jones gets the best of Solder on one snap. Jones showing up in drills.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) July 31, 2012
Dowling was best CB in one on ones. Broke up 2 straight on Lloyd in end zone. Lloyd won next matchup, though.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) July 31, 2012
Brandon Deaderick also shows good explosiveness in 1 on 1 vs. interior o-linemen.
— Christopher Price (@capeleaguer) July 31, 2012
As a Patriots blogger I’m required by law to post this pic whenever I come across it. 2006 AFCDG. I was there.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/as-a-patriots-blogger-im-required-by-law-to-post/
All I care about is being unbeatable in the playoffs…
https://www.patspropaganda.com/all-i-care-about-is-being-unbeatable-in-the/
Belichick on Brandon Bolden:
“It seems like he’s done a decent job in the areas we’ve asked him to work in, special teams,” Belichick said. “He can catch the ball, has some skill in the passing game, and he had some production in the running game in college. We’ve only seen that in drills, we haven’t seen that in live competition yet, but based on college, it looked like he could run the ball. Pretty smart guy who can catch, play in the kicking game.”
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/belichick-on-brandon-bolden-it-seems-like-hes/
Tom Brady was among league’s worst in ‘bad passes’ last season | masslive.com
Tom Brady was among league’s worst in ‘bad passes’ last season | masslive.com
Wow, some really interesting numbers in here, that aren’t necessarily all that positive for TFB which of course is rare. He was just .4 percent better than Mark Sanchez. Crazy huh?
Brady completely missed his mark – short, long or wide – on more than 17 percent of his passes last season, according to numbers compiled by Stats, Inc.
Here’s the only explanation I can come up with, an incompletion is better than an interception, right? I don’t think there’s any question that when a play is not there Brady will not try to force the pass.
It’s also worth pointing out, as the article does, how much the Pats didn’t have much success on passes more than 20 yards down the field last year either.
Put it all together and it’s still hard to see how it exactly comes out this way, but it’s something to monitor this year. However it does make me think that he was absolutely surgical in the middle of the field. Wish we could see how many, if any, of those passes were bad.
