Patriots Training Camp Day 4 Thread

Ross12 said:

Doug Kyed ‏@DougKyedNESN 5s5 seconds ago
Julian Edelman just made a leaping catch over a diving Malcolm Butler. Edelman then spun the ball by Butler's feet. Crowd went wild.

Derek Havens ‏@PatriotsHaven 34s35 seconds ago
Brady hit Edelman w/ Butler in 1-on-1 coverage in corner of the endzone. Brady & Edelman chest bumped after, then 12 gave Butler a high five

Click to expand...

Why did Brady give Butler a high five? This isn't Pop Warner football.

From what we have been hearing, Dobson has been making some good plays so far. Hope he saves some of them for the regular season.

Ross12 said:

I think for the offense, the best-case-scenario is all 3 of these happening:

1. Scott Chandler integrates well and combines with Gronk to become a serious 2TE threat.
2. Dobson emerges and becomes a legitimate threat on the outside.
3. One of the handful of potential third-down backs emerges.

1 seems to definitely be happening and 2 appears to be on its way. Haven't heard much about 3.

Click to expand...

Mason and Jackson need to pan out quick too.

Derek Havens Re Butler:

He's been beat a few times today, probably his worst day of camp. Made a few plays of his own, though.

Click to expand...

Derek Havens ‏@PatriotsHaven 2m2 minutes ago
Derek Havens retweeted sean sullivan

He's been beat a few times today, probably his worst day of camp. Made a few plays of his own, though.

Derek Havens added,

sean sullivan @sully1241
@PatriotsHaven is Butler having a tough day?

Marqui said:

Mason and Jackson need to pan out quick too.

Click to expand...

Yeah you're right, I missed that one.

Marqui said:

Mason and Jackson need to pan out quick too.

Click to expand...

Agreed and it's nice to see them both taking first team reps so far.

Steve Balestrieri ‏@SteveB7SFG 2m2 minutes ago
Edelman being looked at. ...might be just a cramped calf

ashley1992 said:

From what we have been hearing, Dobson has been making some good plays so far. Hope he saves some of them for the regular season.

Click to expand...

Hope so too, he had an alright rookie season before injuries, missed all of last camp due to injuries, missed most of last season due to injuries ...

Really want to see the kid stay healthy and prove he was worth a 2nd round pick. I really think he can do that.

patsinthesnow said:

Butler beautiful play 1 v 1 on Edelman

Two plays later, Edelman makes a nasty catch, spins ball on Butler. Tom and Jules jump into each other.

Click to expand...

Glad to hear Butler won one. I know Brady and Edelman are hard to handle but I would love to hear about Butler not just being competitive but winning a few sessions too.

BobDigital said:

Glad to hear Butler won one. I know Brady and Edelman are hard to handle but I would love to hear about Butler not just being competitive but winning a few sessions too.

Click to expand...

Said the same thing a few minutes ago.

All we tend to hear is "Butler in fantastic positioning against Player A but Player A makes the tough catch after ball tipped"

Poor kid is probably reliving the circus catch in the SB every day in practice.

Doug Kyed ‏@DougKyedNESN 10s11 seconds ago
Gaffney, Hughes, Flynn, LaFell, D Fletcher, C White, Wendell, Taylor, Hauptmann, Derby, Chr Jones, Branch not practicing for #Patriots.

Wonder what's up with Gaffney. Was hoping to hear positive reports on him.

strngplyr said:

Said the same thing a few minutes ago.

All we tend to hear is "Butler in fantastic positioning against Player A but Player A makes the tough catch after ball tipped"

Poor kid is probably reliving the circus catch in the SB every day in practice.

Click to expand...

Well, there have been several reports of Butler winning battles and looking very good in camp.

I won't blame him for losing some against Edelman. Edelman is one of the toughest receivers in the league to cover, and even established top tier CBs have trouble with him.

Ross12 said:

Doug Kyed ‏@DougKyedNESN 10s11 seconds ago
Gaffney, Hughes, Flynn, LaFell, D Fletcher, C White, Wendell, Taylor, Hauptmann, Derby, Chr Jones, Branch not practicing for #Patriots.

Wonder what's up with Gaffney. Was hoping to hear positive reports on him.

Click to expand...

I wasn't aware of any issues with Derby, anyone heard anything?

I am rooting for him and he needs all the reps he can get if he hopes to make the team.

I like his upside.

Mike Reiss ‏@MikeReiss 5m5 minutes ago
Scene setter: Tom Brady leads competitive-based trash talk toward defense as offense scores on 3 of 4 possessions in goal-line drill.

Derek Havens ‏@PatriotsHaven 5m5 minutes ago
Derek Havens retweeted Chase Dreams

He was getting his right foot/ankle looked at by trainers, but he is up. Standing on the sidelines, slight limp.

Derek Havens added,

Chase Dreams @_ImaLoveMachine
@PatriotsHaven I'm seeing tweets about Jules getting hurt. Did you see anything?

Marqui said:

Why did Brady give Butler a high five? This isn't Pop Warner football.

Click to expand...

He's just glad he could complete a high five with anybody.

Doug Kyed ‏@DougKyedNESN 1m1 minute ago
Tom Brady went 11-15 in 11-on-11s, Garoppolo 7-10. Brady 5-7 in 7-on-7s, Garoppolo 1-3.

Doug Kyed ‏@DougKyedNESN 2m2 minutes ago
I thought Tarell Brown and Aaron Dobson stood out today. Brown had multiples deflections. Dobson made a few nice grabs.

Mark Daniels ‏@MarkDanielsPJ 1m1 minute ago
Tavon Wilson has had a solid early showing in camp. He deflected a pass today while covering Brandon Gibson during 3v3s.

Mark Daniels ‏@MarkDanielsPJ 2m2 minutes ago
Eric Martin floored Scott Chandler during a 1-on-1 tackling drill. He's a strong tackler and looked good in those situations.

Mark Daniels ‏@MarkDanielsPJ 1m1 minute ago
Tyler Gaffney wasn't at practice today. He got crushed yesterday by Sealver Siliga.

Steve Balestrieri ‏@SteveB7SFG 26s27 seconds ago
Practice ending now Edelman seems to be favoring an ankle

I know this might not be the place for this but, with Fleming, Wendell, Jackson and Mason battling for 2 positions, and Fleming capable of backing Vollmer, it makes me wonder why they devoted so much money to Cannon.

I mean, I would have liked to have seen Cannon's money go to Vereen. Vereen is going to be a Kevin Fulk in the future.

So, Dobson & Brown had a great day (excellent), and Eric Martin is still looking like something good.