July 31st, 2007
Some from practice
Posted by
Albert Breer at 12:24 pm
The team held its workout today on the upper fields, as usually, in shorts and shells.
Bill Belichick said in his just-concluded presser that playing out of full pads can quicken the tempo of practice, although today’s morning session appeared to be light in nature anyway.
Here’s what we got:
– QB
Tom Brady and WR
Randy Moss dressed, but didn’t participate this morning. Brady could be seen throwing balls underhand, likely a measure to preserve his shoulder and give it some rest. Both players watched from the side.
– The biggest beneficiary of Brady’s absence, for obvious reasons, was backup QB
Matt Cassel. And putting him in there with the 1s really shows the progress he’s made. He throws a good ball, exhibited the ability to squeeze it into tight quarters and showed athleticism in shuffling and stepping up in the pocket. If there’s anything to complain about, and this is something that goes back to last year, it’s a lack of urgency to make a decision and get rid of the ball. There are usually a couple times a practice that where he makes a throw that after he likely would’ve been sacked in a live situation.
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A FEW MORE: Larry Anam is working back in at safety, after having issues at corner, just in case anyone who went to or roots for BC is wondering. Anam has struggled in one-on-one drills. … Say this for the Patriots: They’re going to give guys a chance to compete.
Nick Kaczur and
Ryan O’Callaghan are locked in a battle at right tackle, and the coaches seem to have been doing an excellent job splitting up reps. … Univ. of Miami DL coach
Clint Hurtt was in attendance, and drew former ‘Canes
Kareem Brown,
Brandon Meriweather,
Santonio Thomas and
Vince Wilfork to talk after practice. Hurtt was on the staff last year, and actually played with Thomas (then a true freshman) and Wilfork (a redshirt) in 2000 at The U.
