Sorry for the delay. I was with family last night and finally made it back home. Some of the items I'll mention have already been covered.
Wow! What a great experience. Having been at the Redskins camp a few days earlier, it was a pretty stark contrast. The Pats camp seemed much better organized, more professional and quicker paced. They were in full pads. A lot of route tree, hurry up, situational and punting work.
The bleachers were packed and 3/4 of the grass end zone was full. The Redskins had maybe 300 or 400 people total. The Kickers were out early. It was nice to see Katula, the Long Snapper, out as well. After some 1/4 speed plays, it was very interesting to see the team stretching to music! Buffett, Bon Jovi, ect. I spent most of the time looking at the offense, as they were on the closest field.
A few observations:
-4/3 defense. A lot of situational work and hurry up offense.
-Butler was struggling. I'm a Butler fan, so it wasn't easy to see.
-Arrington seems to be getting better. He looked like he was in great shape.
-I didn't see AH, Wright, Tate, Spikes and Vareen.
-Dowling and Brace where in sweats. I'm really starting to worry about Brace. Light was in shorts and a Tshirt, however he did stretch and run with the team.
-Riddley hits the hole hard without a lot of dancing. He had a few nice catches out of the backfield as well. He did have one drop.
-Benny had a few nice runs.
-Woodhead looks good and in very good shape.
-Price looked good.
-Ochocinco had some nice catches, including a long pass from Brady that he caught in front of the stands. He got a huge ovation. He also caught a nice fade in the end zone from Brady. They seem to be getting on the same page. If his contract is a one year deal, I'm starting to feel better about the trade. He's a fan favaorite.
-Welker looked good. I don't remember seeing a drop.
-Eddleman looked really good to me. Much improved. While he did have a drop, his hands looked good.
-Branch and Brady still have that chemistry.
-Brady's accuracy looked good at times but at other times seemed a bit off. A number of throws were high. While they were catchable, the ones over the middle would have caused some problems for the receivers. He missed Ochocinco a few times.
-Mallett has a rocket arm. But he is thin, especially his upper body. Accuracy is somewhat of an issue.
-Hoyer seemed very comfortable in the offense.
-Gronk continues to have a good camp.
-Hernandez was open a lot and seems to be catching almost everything. Even with tight coverage over the middle, he came down with the catch.
-Gostowski missed one field goal during the situational work.
-Wow, our TE's are huge!
-Solder and Volmer spent a lot of time talking. Solder does play high at times. While I'd like to see him add some weight, he's not thin.
-Zoltan had some booming punts and some others that were so so.
-Seeing Solder catch the punt was pretty funny.
-BB spent several minutes talking to the team in huddle at the end. He must have said something funny, as most players smiled and laughed. Maybe something about the day off today.
-Brady stayed late running sprints that a coach was timing. I was impressed with the effort, however seeing him lumber down the field was a little funny. As most of us know, he's not the fastest player in the league.
-Mallett stayed with some rookies working on some throws.
-OL signed autographs.
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