Reiss: Afternoon Practice Notes

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GAY NOT AT PRACTICE: One player we missed, who was not present at the morning or afternoon practice, was cornerback Randall Gay. Each player that wasn’t present at the morning practice also wasn’t present at the afternoon practice.

AFTERNOON PRACTICE: The passing game, in 7-on-7 drills, looked much sharper in today’s afternoon practice. … Like the morning practice, players wore shorts, jerseys and helmets (no pads), and there was no contact. … The team worked on some punting and Troy Brown and Kevin Faulk worked as returners. … Josh Miller displayed a strong leg in punting work. … With Dan Koppen sidelined, that gave Ross Tucker some additional time at center. … Receiver Michael McGrew wasn’t present for the afternoon practice. … Defensive back Chad Scott wasn’t wearing a red, non-contact jersey in the afternoon practice after wearing one in the morning. … Running back Kevin Faulk made a nice one-handed grab on a soft, lobbing screen pass in hurry-up drills. … Receiver Troy Brown followed that up with a solid grab in traffic over the middle.

LOOKING AHEAD: We’ll plan on posting our next update Wednesday. The schedule will be similar to today, with a morning practice (10 a.m.-11:45), followed by player interviews, a Bill Belichick press conference (12:20 p.m.) and an afternoon practice (3:15 p.m.). Practices are closed to the public.

Posted By: mreiss | Time: 06:04:07 PM

 

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Afternoon notes

Wide receiver Michael McGrew was the lone player who suited up for the morning workout not dressed for the afternoon practice. The only other change personnel-wise was veteran Chad Scott's return to his normal blue No. 30 jersey after wearing a red non-contact uniform for the opening practice. … Eugene Wilson took a number of reps at cornerback, lining up with Asante Samuel during some seven-on-seven drills. … The dime defense that went against Brady and the offense consisted of defensive backs Samuel, Tebucky Jones, Ellis Hobbs, James Sanders, Chad Scott and Eric Warfield with linebackers Tedy Bruschi and Rosevelt Colvin. During those drills Tom Brady seemed intent on getting the ball to Benjamin Watson, who must have had four or five straight passes sail his way at one point. The third-year tight end looked sharp, grabbing each and every one. … Special teams coach Brad Seely also got some work in for his punting unit. Josh Miller was outstanding, booming several long kicks early to returners Troy Brown and Kevin Faulk before working on some hurried kicks designed to simulate punting out of the end zone with less than the normal 15 yards to work with followed by some angle kicks toward the sideline. Miller didn’t mi**** a single one, which is a good sign since he’s the only punter in camp. … At the end of practice, Seely worked with veteran offensive lineman Billy Yates and rookie sixth-round pick Dan Stevenson on long snapping. Both looked solid during their limited reps. … The Patriots will practice twice again on Wednesday before closing out camp Thursday. Practices are closed to the public.

And that's "Miller didn't mi-s-h-i-t"

 

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Nobody is mentioning that Graham is missing....Belichick said that Branch was the only unexcused abscence. Any conspiracy theories or rumors, anyone????? A trade??????

 

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Nobody is mentioning that Graham is missing....Belichick said that Branch was the only unexcused abscence. Any conspiracy theories or rumors, anyone????? A trade??????

Shoulder surgery in the off-season, no conspiracy, just rehab.

 

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Nobody is mentioning that Graham is missing....Belichick said that Branch was the only unexcused abscence. Any conspiracy theories or rumors, anyone????? A trade??????

My theory is that Graham's absence was excused, and therefore not noteworthy except that it gave watson and thomas a lot of work.