***THE OFFICIAL 2014 New England Patriots training camp thread***

@MarkDanielsPJ
James Anderson picked off Brady on a pass intended for Amendola.

@DougKyedNESN: Brady was 9-11 in 7-on-7s, 13-18 in 11-on-11s, Mallett 7-8 in 7s, 6-10 in 11s, Garoppolo 4-5 in 7s, 5-8 in 11s.

shalise manza young ‏@shalisemyoung 4m
big step for Gronk - taking part in 11-on-11 work in pads for first time

Erik Frenz ‏@ErikFrenz 4m
Rob Gronkowski is on the field for 11-on-11s for the first time in training camp. Two catches on this series.

Mike Reiss ‏@MikeReiss 5m
TE Rob Gronkowski taking another step in his progression, participating in 11-on-11 drills for first time. Lot of balls thrown his way.

Christopher Price ‏@cpriceNFL 5m
Rob Gronkowski now part of 11-on-11 work, makes nice grab over the middle on a ball from Tom Brady. #Patriots

Doug Kyed ‏@DougKyedNESN 6m
Rob Gronkowski is participating in 11-on-11s for the first time this summer.

Paul Perillo ‏@pfwpaul 1m
Gronk takes his first full team reps late in practice. He was very active today. Caught a ton of Beady passes.


This can't be true, Bedard said Gronk was limping around on one leg like a flamingo in practice just last week.

Nice to see James Anderson practicing well, hopefully he'll stick. The depth behind the top 3 LBs looked terrible in preseason so far.

JMC00 said:

@MarkDanielsPJ
James Anderson picked off Brady on a pass intended for Amendola.

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I'm really hoping Mr. Anderson eats his Wheaties, for the sake of our currently miserable LB depth.

patsinthesnow said:

@DougKyedNESN: Rob Gronkowski is participating in 11-on-11s for the first time this summer.

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Music to my ears.

RayClay said:

No, I mean he was specifically drafted to be a "press corner." Since his defense hadn't been implemented anywhere (as far as I know) people thought he was daft to use a guy at corner who wasn't even a great safety in college (was a RB as much, I believe).

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The League was different then. There was not a great number of big WRs. There were lots of small quick studs, Holt, Bruce, Glenn, Harrison etc, so the need for a BIG Press CB was not as needed. The rules to control Mel Blount were still hurting big CBs.

Petey may have been before his time.

Nice to see the health of the team improving with Gronk and Easley participating in 11 on 11s and Hooman and Stork returning.

Edit: and Mayo returning

GRONK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any videos of Gronk working 11 on 11?!

Mark12 said:

Any videos of Gronk working 11 on 11?!

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Hopefully FlyboyPatsFan was there today.

Gronk going contact and Easley dominating? Awesome.

Mark12 said:

Any videos of Gronk working 11 on 11?!

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Getting Hoomanawanui back is relevant as well.
He's been out a lot. His 2013 experience included catching about a dozen passes.
When Gronk's not in, he's the TE on the field. Getting him more reps is important.

Would also be nice to see someone other than left tackles running TE routes for a change.

Other than Sebastian being out, today has been the single healthiest day for the Patriots in years.

TE Rob Gronkowski says his plan remains to play the full 16-game regular season. No setbacks, he says.

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https://twitter.com/MikeReiss/status/501472033679892481

Marqui said:

This can't be true, Bedard said Gronk was limping around on one leg like a flamingo in practice just last week.

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Boy, am I glad that I missed that report. I've got enough stress in my life That would have set me over the edge.

Anything on Dobson?

Is it just me or is Brady throwing a bunch of int's this preseason so far, including practice?

PatsFan2 said:

Knowing it's Ryan Wendell I don't think I am going to put too much stock into that.

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Don't you mean Stork!

ALP said:

Is it just me or is Brady throwing a bunch of int's this preseason so far, including practice?

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Cut him!