Observational leftovers #5
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Matthew Slater enjoyed one of his best days as a receiver during his career. He caught several passes from Brady and hauled in a deep ball from Garoppolo after Coleman appeared to break up the play.
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Dion Lewis looked fast on a screen pass that potentially could have gone for a touchdown in 11-on-11s.
-- Massive tight end
Dwayne Allen got the best of
Trey Flowers in a 1-on-1 blocking drill.
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Nate Solder worked again as an extra tight end and got the better of
Langi on one such rep. The rookie linebacker got pancaked on the play after mike
Gillislee was able to pick up a significant chunk of yardage running in the hole Solder helped create.
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LaAdrian Waddle and
Cam Fleming have worked as the tackles with the second offensive line throughout training camp but on Tuesday they switched side. Waddle was on the left side while Fleming went to the right after the opposite was true prior to day in camp.
-- Running back D.J. Foster and wide receivers K.J. Maye and Tony Washington were imitating mobile quarterbacks against the Patriots’ edge rushers.
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-Rookie defensive tackle
Adam Butler is making some plays in limited opportunities. During a one-on-one pass rush drill he got the better of guard
Jamil Douglas, and earlier in camp he was active around the line with some batted passes while helping to collapse the pocket. Butler is a 6-5, 300-pound defensive tackle out of Vanderbilt worth keeping an eye on.
-- Rookie
Deatrich Wise got some action as a sub rusher during the early third-down segment. He tried his luck rushing against
Solder, but the left tackle completely stoned him at the line. Wise did come up with a would-be sack of Brady on another rep and he seems to be making a push.
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Wise, he seems to be getting the majority of his reps as a true defensive end while fellow rookie
Derek Rivers sees some action as an outside linebacker.
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Wise looks like he’ll be able to play a couple different roles up front and is the rookie who has gotten the most attention.
Langi’s getting thrown in there a lot at outside linebacker, but he’s had his struggles standing out. Still if his snaps are increasing they must like what they see.
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Langi saw his most significant action of camp when he was part of a defense that included
Roberts and
Shea McClellin at linebacker in a 4-3 set. Langi was on the left side with McClellin on the right and Roberts inside.
Kyle Van Noy worked with another group that included
David Harris inside and
Derek Rivers on the right side.
-- There was a lot of third-down situational work on Tuesday.
Van Noy, who has been quite active throughout camp, showed strong coverage against
Rob Gronkowski during one rep but was still unable to prevent the catch. Van Noy’s mobility has been on display on a few occasions in coverage this summer, but more often than not the connections have been made anyway.
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Kyle Van Noy continues to get work in individual drills with the defensive ends. Van Noy went up against tight ends in 1-on-1 drills.
Shea McClellin, a player who has a similar role, was with the linebackers for 7-on-7s during this period.
-- With Hightower out,
David Harris and
Jonathan Freeny have seen considerable practice reps at inside linebacker.
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-- The special teams work feature kick returns and
Cyrus Jones,
Dion Lewis, Will Likely and
D.J. Foster all took reps. Van Noy was able to recover an onside kick attempt by Gostkowski.
-- Jonathan Jones returned kickoffs, the first time this has happened in a public practice.
-- Cooks, Foster, Amendola, Hogan, Likely and Cy Jones all fielded several punts at the end of practice.
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-- Wise, Thuney and defensive lineman Woodrow Hamilton performed well in pass-rush drills. Offensive tackle Antonio Garcia also continues to impress.
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James O’Shaughnessy, who has been active as a receiver during the early part of camp, left the field with Whalen and did not return. O’Shaughnessy was walking under his own power and did not show any signs of injury, but he nonetheless missed the remainder of practice.
-- When linebacker
Trevor Bates was late coming onto the field the entire defense – coaches included Matt Patricia – took a lap on what was to be the final play of an 11-on-11 team period.
-- There was some CFL personnel on hand scouting practice. Members of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Toronto Argonauts were on hand watching the action.
