PATRIOTS NEWS Patriots / Vikings Joint Practice - Aug. 13, Day 1

[captain stone]

I've been pulling for Mapu but he hasn't busted through..

This is his last best chance: he's now playing closer to the LOS, where dudes with his size & with his lack of Defensive Back instincts have historically had their greatest success... He just needs to stay out of the trash as often as he can and instead use his speed to shoot gaps and jump routes...

 

[Joey007]

Thanks......One might even call it Sublime.

Hard work good, and hard work fine. But first, take care of head.

 

[signbabybrady]

Hard work good, and hard work fine. But first, take care of head.

Bong rips and guardian caps

 

[Joey007]

Bong rips and guardian caps

Two pints of booze.

Tell me are you a bad fish, too?

 

[captain stone]

Bradbury is the weak link on the OL.
He's detrimental to Maye's health.
Can't believe he's gonna be our starting center

Still don't understand why David Andrews wasn't allowed to compete for his former starting job, if his shoulder was well-enough.

 

[borisman]

David Andrews thinking about $10M reasons to take a physical.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

This Caeden Wallace at LG idiocy needs to end in, like, ****ing yesterday. What a waste of time this has been, all around.

LG idiocy? The Pats don't think he moves well enough to play tackle.

It is curious that Wallace is at LG and Strange is at RG. Why the flip flop?

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Still don't understand why David Andrews wasn't allowed to compete for his former starting job, if his shoulder was well-enough.

Andrews was released after a failed physical. Andrews' shoulder is toast.

 

[BobDigital]

Bradbury is the weak link on the OL.
He's detrimental to Maye's health.
Can't believe he's gonna be our starting center

Bradbury is an arguably elite running game center. He may be bad in pass protection but who isn't in our depth chart? If we move Wilson over to center now we have a huge hole at guard that has no one who is in competent in the run or pass game.

Right now an interior of Wilson Bradbury Onwenu is our best combo. Unlike tackle there is no reason to believe we have even anything close to a decent back up. I am hopeful this will be addressed soon on the WW or FA or both.

As for what to do about Bradbury, it's pretty clear. Run effectively and if the run works it hopefully gives the opposing D some slight pause about going all out in the pass rush. Within that context he can hopefully do enough to not get Maye killed. But yeah. Overall I don't believe we did enough on FA for our OL.

 

[n1997y]

I smoke two joints in the morning
I smoke two joints at night
I smoke two joints in the afternoon
It makes me feel all right
I smoke two joints in time of peace
And two in time of war
I smoke two joints before I smoke two joints
And then I smoke two more

But I’ll never smoke weed with Willie again…

 

[Dec54]

In more than happy with a joint practice against a top defense.

Certainly going to learn from it

 

[signbabybrady]

But I’ll never smoke weed with Willie again…

Again?

 

[upstater1]

Bradbury is an arguably elite running game center. He may be bad in pass protection but who isn't in our depth chart? If we move Wilson over to center now we have a huge hole at guard that has no one who is in competent in the run or pass game.

Right now an interior of Wilson Bradbury Onwenu is our best combo. Unlike tackle there is no reason to believe we have even anything close to a decent back up. I am hopeful this will be addressed soon on the WW or FA or both.

As for what to do about Bradbury, it's pretty clear. Run effectively and if the run works it hopefully gives the opposing D some slight pause about going all out in the pass rush. Within that context he can hopefully do enough to not get Maye killed. But yeah. Overall I don't believe we did enough on FA for our OL.

I think this is reversed. We have more depth at LG than at C. Strange or Sow have played there better in the past than Bradbury is playing at center. I know that Strange and Sow aren't what this coaching staff wants at guard but the fact is, Bradbury is a huge weakness at center, and you already have adequate players for LG even if they are not your ideal.

 

[captain stone]

LG idiocy? The Pats don't think he moves well enough to play tackle.

He won't move well enough to play Left Guard then either. Andruzzi, Mankin$, Thuney, Strange69... Wallace?!? Don't think so.
Right Guard is another story however...

It is curious that Wallace is at LG and Strange is at RG. Why the flip flop?

No idea, because this is the complete opposite from where their natural abilities would've taken them otherwise. Maybe they're thinking that whichever sucks the least at their Opposite Land positions they'll keep...?

 

[n1997y]

Again?

I figure being in the audience counts. Heck even half a mile downwind should count.