Observations from 10th practice
Posted by Mike Reiss, Globe Staff
July 29, 2008 08:37 PM
FOXBOROUGH – Five observations from the Patriots’ 10th training camp practice, which was held today (5:30 p.m.) in full pads on the upper practice fields behind Gillette Stadium:
1) Potential springboard effort for Chad Jackson. If there was one play that stood out from the practice, it was a diving Chad Jackson catch on a laser of a throw from Tom Brady in 11-on-11 two-minute work. The offense was running out of time on the scoreboard clock in the back left-hand corner of the practice field, and was facing third down. Brady scanned his options but was forced to hold on to the ball a bit longer than he probably would have liked. Realizing that his time was running out, he unloaded a rocket about 10 yards down the field, along the numbers up the left side. The throw was to Jackson’s back shoulder and required the third-year wideout to lunge in the opposite direction of where his momentum was taking him. It was the type of play that bailed Brady out, and could be a potential springboard toward the two developing more chemistry. Earlier in the practice, however, the two did appear to have a miscommunication as a Brady throw to the sideline sailed out of bounds, as Jackson had run his route down the field instead of out.
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