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Reiss' PM practice observations
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Observations from 2nd practice
Posted by Mike Reiss, Globe Staff
July 24, 2008 08:43 PM
FOXBOROUGH – Five observations from the Patriots’ second practice on the opening day of training camp, which was held inside the Dana-Farber Field House:
1) Back-to-back full-pads sessions. Training camp is both a physical and mental grind and Bill Belichick had the team in full pads in both practices today, putting his club to the test right off the bat. The offensive linemen seemed to engage in more contact in this session, with a one-on-one blocking drill. In that drill, a cone was placed behind the linemen as if it was the quarterback. All five linemen would react at the snap, but only one was actually blocking a defender. The drill seemed to highlight the fact that coaches were trying to get the line its first taste of banging up front.
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