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Getting a late start here on this Monday morning, the last day of training camp open to the public. It’s hard to believe how fast the regular season is approaching.

As for the depth chart, it’s just an educated guess in a lot of spots. As I’ve said, you can’t read too much into who’s playing how much in the preseason.

My biggest area of uncertainty is at left guard. If Connolly really wins the center job would he/Kline be a better combination than Wendell at center and Connolly at right guard? I am not sure. Stork’s been injured and Halapio/Fleming likely need at least a year of development if they have that luxury.

Otherwise I think we have a pretty good pulse on how the team will shake out, especially on defense.

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What do you think happened with Harmon, haven’t heard a lot about him, do you think he still has a chance to start

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I think the safety position next to McCourty will be a gameplan-specific spot this season.

As we saw last year and against the Eagles on Friday, there seems to be a permanent spot for a single safety, three cornerback package in the secondary. Whether that’s due to the cornerbacks simply being better than the safeties behind McCourty, or an actual philosophical shift that corners are more equipped against offenses like Philly’s, I’m not sure.

I think we’ll see some packages with McCourty and Harmon on the back end at the same time, especially against the better passing attacks. Perhaps even three-safety looks at times as well with Chung in the box.

It’s important to remember that the preseason is as much about getting guys experience in different spots and throwing them into the fire to see how they do as it is running out your depth chart from top-to-bottom over the course of the game.

We can’t read too much into one player playing more or less most of the time. This might be the only chance the Pats get to see some of these guys in a game this season and it’s important to find out as much about them as possible, especially by surrounding them with the 1’s, going against the other teams 1’s.

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While it’€™s interesting watching three of the Patriots most important players working off to the side by themselves while the rest of the practices goes on on another field (sometimes, Bill Belichick wanders over to get a look at what’€™s going on), Revis said it’€™s simply a chance for Gronkowski to get some work in as the tight end continues his rehab. “€œIt’€™s giving Gronk a look and giving Tom and Gronk a look and I’€™m just doing what Coach asks me to do,”€ Revis said. “€œHe asked me to just try to cover him the best way I could and make sure Gronk got reps. It’€™s been going great, and we’€™ve been working hard.”

It Is What It Is » Sunday NFL Notes: Earning Tom Brady’s trust big part of confidence game for James White

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Bill Belichick is always thinking of ways to build a better team and foster more team chemistry, and there was something notable along those lines in the Patriots’ locker room after Friday’s preseason game: Many of the lockers of returning players were moved to a different spot in the room.

Quick-hit thoughts around NFL, New England Patriots – ESPN Boston

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