07-28-2006, 02:29 PM
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Second Team and Threatening Starter's Job
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The "Official" Report on Day 1
Alongside the wonderful camp reports from Pats1 and Karen,
Tom Casale has a very meaty write-up on the official website.
Some edited extracts:
Belichick was happy to be getting back to work and appeared pleased with the effort shown by the team after their first practice.
“It’s exciting to get back out to camp,” he said. “We saw some things in the spring and we’re hoping to build on that. The team has a good attitude and seems ready to work.”
Who’s Hot: David Thomas – The rookie tight end continues to build on the momentum he gained from rookie and veteran mini-camps by putting forth another impressive performance on Friday morning. Thomas is smooth in everything he does. He runs his routes crisply and catches everything thrown his way. Thomas made a couple of nice grabs on the first day of training camp when he reached out and sucked in balls that weren’t perfectly thrown. Expect this rookie to get on the field and produce sooner than later.
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Play of the Practice – This was an easy choice. ... no play got a bigger applause from the crowd than Reche’ Caldwell’s diving reception from Brady. The Pro Bowl quarterback lofted a pass down the sideline but at first glance, it appeared that he overthrew his intended target. However, Caldwell laid out for the ball and made a tremendous catch, beating cornerback Ellis Hobbs
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The biggest shock may have been the release of Claridge. .... Many thought he had a decent shot at making the roster this year because the Patriots lack depth at inside linebacker. The team, however, obviously had other ideas because the 250-pound Claridge never even made it to training camp.
“We felt like it was in the best interest of the team,” Belichick said in regards to releasing Claridge. “We had other players competitively that were ahead of him on the depth chart.”
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John Stone was working with the special teams while the rest of the receivers were doing blocking drills. This may mean that Stone has set himself apart from some of the other receivers when it comes to contributing as a kick returner.
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Rich Musinski showed some nice hands at receiver. At 5-11 and 210 pounds, the former Division 1-AA star is on the small side but he runs excellent routes and catches the ball very well.
http://www.patriots.com/search/index...ainingcamp2006
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