PATRIOTS TRAINING CAMP Patriots Practice Reports - August 11

[Dec54]

I’d definitely rather have Bourne playing WR than Hollins.
Not even close.

Don't think that's going to happen I;m afraid

 

[Dec54]

high praise indeed

 

[Uptown]

 

[Uptown]

I’m happy for Baker. I think he makes the team, considering his praise from Vrabel on special teams. I was a big proponent of his before/during ‘24 draft process. I hope he’s not only able to succeed on ST, but is able to make some folks jump out of their wheelchairs on offense.

 

[Ross12]

It was a joke… notice the “For Bosa….”

I’ll be honest, I didn’t even see that part. I must be blind

 

[Wozzy]

Larison-esque

 

[signbabybrady]

 

[mikey m]

4.8 speed right there.

To my untrained eye, looks like McD is working with Maye on some things. He had the tendency to keep his feet moving in the pocket unnecessarily even when the protection was actually decent (rare last year). But here, short drop, stand tall, deliver a strike in stride to the crosser. Like how we used to see it with the goat.

 

[Ring 6]

Thats fair

I do wonder how much playing time he'll get as a 4th S

Maybe he'll in some packages, even as a small LB in place of Mapu (heard recently we are moving away from hybrids, but still)

Also i do recognize that he is probably better replacement for Peppers than any FA

My post was speculative in the end

Well he’s not a 4th safety. Hes a starter. He will play the most or second most snaps of the safeties.

 

[SlowGettingUp]

One thing I have to commend the organization on.. and this is in no way a shot at BB.. this staff is probably as good a staff as I can remember collectively in years. From the all the former HCs to the assistants everyone is experienced. This has to be a top 5 coaching staff in the league.

Last year we were definitely bottom 5 - Mayo simply didn't have a Rolodex, so his staff was filled with B-listers.

And we haven't had a decent set of O-line coaches since Dante left. We were truly spoiled by him - in fact his unhappy parting gift to us was the management's residual belief that you could take some O-line cast-offs and second-raters and still make a decent O-line out of them.

 

[WazzuWheatfarmer]

Larison-esque

Definitely has that type of look, yes.

 

[Patriot Missile]

Larison, Dial, Durant, Lampe, and Roy are all IRed.

How many can you have on the ir? Is there a limit?

 

[Wozzy]

Larison, Dial, Durant, Lampe, and Roy are all IRed.

Dial, Larison and Roy had promise, but they
were all developmental projects. The Pats just worked out a similar athlete to Larison in Shane Watts from Div 2 Fort Hays State and he was floating out there on the street. Good prospects, but not irreplaceable.

Durant and Lampe were jags…

 

[Wozzy]

How many can you have on the ir? Is there a limit?

Teams can release players on injured reserve with an injury settlement. No need to hold onto any dead weight.

 

[PWRxWLF]

Dial, Larison and Roy had promise, but they
were all developmental projects. The Pats just worked out a similar athlete to Larison in Shane Watts from Div 2 Fort Hays State and he was floating out there on the street. Good prospects, but not irreplaceable.

Durant and Lampe were jags…

Im sorry but Watts doesn’t have the Stache working for him. Hell, Larison’s foot broke under the massive burden of carrying around such a piece of manliness.

 

[MrBigglesWorth]

That’s not a fair statement on Baker. He only played 51 snaps all year before 38 in a game we tried to lose.
He couldn’t get snaps theoretically because he didn’t know the offense.

I wouldn’t think judging some on 50 snaps over 4 months when he doesn’t know the offense is fair.

Judge him for being too dumb, but gotta get him in the forms to determine if practice doesn’t translates to the field

It was shocking how little they used him considering how badly they sucked

 

[n1997y]

No joking aloud on the forum...

Do it quietly

 

[n1997y]

Teams can release players on injured reserve with an injury settlement. No need to hold onto any dead weight.

Not sure how that impacts cap. IIRC IR players still count against the cap.

 

[Toofy]

Bob just don't go cheap on coaches and keep this staff intact for next 2-3 years . Wolf might probably be let go if stretch decides to be one GM

 

[Wozzy]

Not sure how that impacts cap. IIRC IR players still count against the cap.

Only 8 can be designated to return, I’m sure some of these guys like Durant were camp bodies and would never see the actual roster. Cap doesn’t disappear until you trade it or pay it off.