Official Friday Minicamp Updates Thread

[Patspsycho]

Originally Posted by DefenseRules

This note on Price is very encouraging, IMO.

Yes, I'm high on him. Not only is he fast, but he is one tough son of a *****.

[Leave No Doubt]

Originally Posted by BelichickFan

Jermaine Cunningham has #96 for now. Ick, I'd like them to retire that number in effigy.

Maybe JC will do it some justice

[upstater1]

Originally Posted by BelichickFan

Yeah, Price is funny for me - I like him, I really do, and we need young WR with Moss and Holt both possibly being gone in 2011 but I think I feel like we took the last guy standing when we took Price as there had been a run on WR; instead of being out in front taking who we wanted he feels like the leftover - I say that, having no idea where he was on the Patriots' board, of course. And, again, I do like him as a player and a person.

He was taken over Mardy Gilyard, so that's saying something, at least for me. If it was the right choice, that is.

[BelichickFan]

Big update from PatsFW :

Official Patriots Football Weekly Blog Blog Archive From the Hart: Morning rookie camp notes

[JSn]

Reiss being awesome:

Observations from rookie minicamp - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

My fave snippet of all the great bits...

Jermaine Cunningham at right outside linebacker. Second-round draft choice Jermaine Cunningham, who played defensive end in Florida's 4-3 defense, spent the workout at right outside linebacker. This will be an important transition to monitor, as Cunningham could help the team in a top area of need, the pass rush. After the practice, Cunningham said he dropped into coverage about 50 percent of the time while at Florida, which seems like an unusually high number. While no definitive judgment can be made at this point, Cunningham looked comfortable playing in a two-point stance. He said this was the first practice he's spent that much time in a two-point stance.

[BelichickFan]

Overall sounds like the skill guys looked very solid and Spikes is the personality we expect; and as PFW quotes him, Spikes tweaked one of Bill's favorite quotes when talking about his 40 time :

"“It is what it is, but it ain’t what you think.”"

[Patspsycho]

Originally Posted by BelichickFan

Big update from PatsFW :

Official Patriots Football Weekly Blog Blog Archive From the Hart: Morning rookie camp notes

Great find. Very informative.

[BelichickFan]

Originally Posted by Patspsycho

Great find. Very informative.

They love Gronk. We have to have more red zone threats, I think we'll be shocked at what a big upgrade we get this year at TE.

[JSn]

Originally Posted by BelichickFan

First blog update :

BostonHerald.com - Blogs: Rap Sheet Blog Archive What happened at the Patriots first mini-camp?

Love these:

– TE Aaron Hernandez mis-timed a jump and hung in the air for forever to make the catch anyway. Pretty impressive.

– Cunningham is standing up as an OLB, and Spikes called the plays for the young group.

– TE Rob Gronkowski is monstrous. But he really does receive the balls pretty softly. Both TEs were being coached by Brian Ferentz.

[Leave No Doubt]

I can’t say enough good things about Gronkowski. Everything we saw on tape – soft hands, smooth routes and casual playmaking style – were evident on the practice field. I’ll say it again, Tom Brady is going to love this guy

Official Patriots Football Weekly Blog Blog Archive From the Hart: Morning rookie camp notes

He wore Ben Coates' old #!