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07-29-2006 02:49 PM |
Hart Morning Practice Notes
http://www.patriots.com/news/index.c...=20160&pcid=44
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7/29/06
Training Camp: Saturday morning notes
By Andy Hart, Patriots Football Weekly
Still no Deion Branch, Richard Seymour or the rest of the Patriots long PUP list, but that didn’t stop New England from putting forth an energetic training camp practice Saturday morning at Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots returned to the Gillette Stadium practice fields Saturday morning for a second day of double sessions under sunny, hot conditions in front of a large crowd. And while the team was still working without key players such as Deion Branch (holdout Day 2), Richard Seymour (one of 10 players on PUP) and Benjamin Watson (undisclosed), there was certainly an improved level of intensity, crispness and energy as New England kicked off the second day of training camp action with a two-hour session in full pads.
The workout included plenty of work with the first units on both sides of the ball going head to head, matchups that helped lead to some pretty good banging especially along the interior line. The offense also battled back from a tough first day (a Friday that was so bad it earned a full-unit punishment lap) with a far more precise morning workout. Few balls hit the ground in the passing game as the quarterbacks and receivers where sharp, while running backs Corey Dillon, Laurence Maroney and Kevin Faulk all had strong practices carrying the ball on the ground.
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