Patriots Minicamp Thread

@DougKyed

Brady 29-37 overall at Day 3 of minicamp, 14-17 11s. Garoppolo 29-41 2 INT overall, 11-15 11s. Brissett 30-43 INT overall, 16-26 INT 11s.

DBs seemed to have gotten the better of it today it seems.

@MarkDanielsPJ
Aaron Dobson made another nice grab today - leaping over Justin Coleman

I imagine we will hear a lot of this in the coming months. I want to see him dominate in preseason before i get any hope up though.

This is becoming a broken record. Good news seeing as though the #1 and #2 WRs are out.

Cyrus Jones stinking up the joint with his muffs.

Rooting for Malcolm.

AtomicDawg said:

This is becoming a broken record. Good news seeing as though the #1 and #2 WRs are out.

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Chris Hogan has a real chance to beat out Amendola for the #2 WR spot i think.

KontradictioN said:

Cyrus Jones stinking up the joint with his muffs.

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I am okay with this but i will tell you now. If we are playing the Steelers Amendola or Edelman will be back catching those punts otherwise let them bounce. No more rookies doing that in important games.

AtomicDawg said:

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So coach Shea will not be playing CB in the NFL i take it?

BobDigital said:

I am okay with this but i will tell you now. If we are playing the Steelers Amendola or Edelman will be back catching those punts otherwise let them bounce. No more rookies doing that in important games.

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Just to add some perspective, (Oh all right, an excuse! ) , it was a very windy day right?

BobDigital said:

Chris Hogan has a real chance to beat out Amendola for the #2 WR spot i think.

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I think he already has. I dont think the plan was the pay him that money to be the #3 WR.

BobDigital said:

Chris Hogan has a real chance to beat out Amendola for the #2 WR spot i think.

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They don't call him "7/11" for nothing. Always open. Although, to play devil's advocate, Amendola did this in 2013 too...but it's still something that he's gotten "it" off the bat.

Mack Herron said:

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That sucks. Thought the kid did a decent job last year. I wasn't convinced he was going to make the team anyway but what a horrible break.

robertweathers said:

I think he already has. I dont think the plan was the pay him that money to be the #3 WR.

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I don't think Hogan is fighting Amendola for the #2 spot. Amendola will probably start the season on PUP.
Amendola might not even be activated if the other guys prove to be good.

AzPatsFan said:

Pontifications as though the Pats had signed AJ Green or someone like that. But Hogan? Washington?

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Edelman's not going anywhere, obviously. Amendola took a hit to the wallet in order to stay. Hogan's deal is for 3 years, $12m, with $7.5m guaranteed and a $4m roster bonus in 2016. While it's theoretically possible that he won't make the team, there's no way he's not making the team. That makes it

Edelman
Amendola
Hogan

as locks/near locks. That leaves:

Mitchell
Washington
Carter
Harper
Lucien
Martin
Dobson

competing for what is likely only 2 spots (carrying 3 QBs is going to hamper any idea of carrying 6 'true' WRs + Slater).

Martin clearly showed more than Dobson last season, with 24 catches on 37 targets, in 9 games, compared to 13 catches on 21 targets in 8 games.

Washington's coming off a 47 catch season, albeit with only 50% catch rate.

Mitchell's a 4th round pick rookie, and those are near-locks to make the Patriots roster.

So, yeah. Dobson's not at zero percent to make the roster and, as I noted, he could theoretically get himself back in the team's plans, but the team's clearly moved on.

Jimke said:

I don't think Hogan is fighting Amendola for the #2 spot. Amendola will probably start the season on PUP.
Amendola might not even be activated if the other guys prove to be good.

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Amendola is the second best WR on the team and he plays STs, no way he sits unless he's injured.

BobDigital said:

So coach Shea will not be playing CB in the NFL i take it?

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Someone is salty.

Can't wait to see Hogan thrive in this offense. He'll dominate out there if health is granted to Gronk, Bennett and Jules.