TC Day 2 leftovers
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Brady completed passes to James White (three), Brandin Cooks (two), Chris Hogan (two), Dion Lewis (one), Julian Edelman (one) and Rob Gronkowski (one).
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Garoppolo completed passes to Rex Burkhead (three), Julian Edelman (two), Austin Carr (two), Dion Lewis (two), Dwayne Allen (one), Brandon Bolden (one) and Chris Hogan (one).
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Brissett was 15 of 25 and completed passes to Austin Carr (six), Sam Cotton (two), Jacob Hollister (two), LeShun Daniels (one), Glenn Gronkowski (one), Devin Lucien (one), Tony Washington (one) and D.J. Foster (one)
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Andrews snapped to Brady,
Douglas to Garoppolo and
Ferentz to Brissett.
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-- Top plays: Garoppolo threaded passes on back-to-back plays to WR
Austin Carr and TE
Dwayne Allen near the back of the end zone. Both plays were great throws and contested catches in tight coverage.
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RB Rex Burkhead: With quickness and good feel for coverage, Burkhead looks like he’ll be a factor in the pass game. Burkhead has had a real nice start to camp. He’s caught the ball very well and gotten reps as a returner, including kickoff return work on Friday.
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Tony Garcia struggled in the final 11 on 11 drill when matched up against
Caleb Kidder. Kidder put Garcia on skates and walked him right into Brissett’s lap, leading to a wobbly incompletion.
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defensive front line in many drills taking early reps included
LDE Grissom, LDT Lawrence Guy, RDT Malcom Brown and RDE Flowers.
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second defensive line group at times included
LDE Deatrich Wise Jr., DT Butler, DT Woodrow Hamilton and RDE Caleb Kidder
-- Even with Ealy back,
Geneo Grissom continued to take reps at LDE opposite RDE
Trey Flowers throughout the workout.
Ealy actually didn’t do much during the practice.
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Derek Rivers on one play showcased the ability to be a potential asset in coverage. Lined up against Rob Gronkowski, the rookie edge rusher put a good jam and re-direct on Gronk and stuck with him on a seam route from a trail technique, forcing Tom Brady to look elsewhere. This guy could be special once he adjusts to the speed of an NFL game.
-- It’s hard for a defensive lineman to show something when it’s shorts and jerseys, but
Deatrich Wise showed the ability to be disruptive with a batted pass and pressured the QB twice.
-- DT
Adam Butler batted down a Garoppolo pass in one drill.
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Langi has taken more reps early in camp on the edge of the defensive formation than inside linebacker reps. More often than not the inside jobs are held by
David Harris, Elandon Roberts or Freeny.
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CB Cyrus Jones: Showed great coverage for much of the practice to the point that his constant presence annoyed WR Chris Hogan, who turned around after a catch and butted helmets with Jones. Jones swatted the ball away, punctuating the first semi-heated exchange of camp.
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Jordan Richards had a solid day overall, intercepting a pass on Jimmy G, and sticking with most of the TEs and RBs he had to cover.
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--There was a lot of work on the kickoff team during special teams segment. The first group to cover the kicks, from left to right, consisted of Rowe,
Brandon Bolden, James O’Shaughnessy, Slater,
Nate Ebner,
Jordan Richards,
Jonathan Jones, Grissom,
Brandon King and Coleman. The next group included Gilmore, Burkhead,
Harvey Langi,
Jason Thompson,
Kyle Van Noy,
Jonathan Freeny, Foster,
Derek Rivers,
Mike Gillislee and
Cyrus Jones.
-- Injuries hit a couple players during the workout.
Cody Hollister landed on his left shoulder while making a great catch on a poor Brissett thrown on the goal line. He came up with his left arm hanging limply to his side and was looked at by the medical staff before retreating to what appears to be the new blue medical evaluation tent at the far end of the field. Hollister did not return to the field.
David Jones appeared to suffer leg injury, pulling up a bit lame midway through practice. He was looked at by trainers on the sideline. He did not take any more practice reps the rest of the day, but watched the defensive back action from the field, including talking with safeties coach Steve Belichick. Jones had a noticeable limp as he walked off the field at the end of the day.
Devin Lucien was down the field at the end of the opportunity segment to close out practice. It appeared the wide receiver may have been dealing with a leg cramp and was assisted by the training staff.
-- The defensive backs wore padded mitts on their hands during the final period of practice. It’s a tactic to prevent holding the receivers during the play and is a bit more
technologically advanced than wrapping their hands in towels, which had been the tactic in previous camps.
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sources:
Day 2 Blogservations: Cornerbacks making plays
Practice report 07.28.07
Patriots 2017 Training Camp Day 2 Observation
