Key players must turn corner for Patriots – Sports – The Boston Globe
Nice article to kick off the state of the Pats this season. Here we go again…
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Tough day at the office. Rookie cornerback Alfonzo Dennard was the closest cornerback in coverage on two snaps in which long passes were completed. Overall, the receivers seemed to get the better of the cornerbacks in 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work.
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Liked how thick Dennard looked in some pics, but not surprising day one the rookie CB is getting picked on. Bedard thought Ras-I looked icky. Baseline established. Time to improve…
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2012 New England Patriots Training Camp: Day 1 Wrap | NEPatriotsDraft.com – 2013 NFL Draft
2012 New England Patriots Training Camp: Day 1 Wrap | NEPatriotsDraft.com – 2013 NFL Draft
Few of the most interesting nuggets to me…
The defensive backfield had a full complement of players today. Devin McCourty and Kyle Arrington were the first team corners, while Steve Gregory and Patrick Chung were the safeties. When the defensive went into to “Nickel” package Kyle Arrington moved inside to slot CB and Ras-I Dowling came in at corner. As for rookie Tavon Wilson, he ran with the second team safeties.
Speaking of Ras-I Dowling, he was a full go today and didn’t show any signs from the hip injury he suffered last season. The one thing that continues to stick out about Dowling is his size and length. It’s impressive for a CB.
Bobby Carpenter continue to get a lot of reps in pass coverage drills. Based on how much he played today and reports that he got the same amount of reps in mini-camp, it looks like the team hopes he makes and impact.
Patriots training camp notes: Day 1
Patriots training camp notes: Day 1
Both Dont’a Hightower and Chandler Jones are watching, learning, subbing in. Hightower was primarily in the middle, but like vet Jerod Mayo, saw action at each of the three linebacker positions. Fellow freshman Chandler Jones came in at Scott’s spot. Hightower is big boy. Of course he is. He’s listed at 6-foot-4, 270 pounds. But you don’t get a sense of just how big he is until you see him near pretty big guys like Jerod Mayo (6-1, 250) or Dane Fletcher (6-2, 245) and he stands out as the largest.
Practice rundown #1 – Extra Points – Boston.com
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.
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.
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