PATRIOTS TRAINING CAMP Thursday Patriots Training Camp Thread 8/1

[Wozzy]

It's week 1 of pads.

But hey you didn't blame Mac Jones for anything for once so kudos to you and I'll call that a W. Maybe there is hope for you yet. Maybe.

When can we expect your boy to take Trevor Lawrence’s job? I’m asking for a prop bet creeper…

 

[mikey m]

Sounded like a competitive day between offense and defense. I like it. Polk looks fluid/savvy in his routes. My untrained eye thinks he can definitely be good attacking intermediate parts of the field. Not going to blow by and run away from people, but uses leverage well to get a little separation and has the big catch radius. I was fearing N'Keal-esque reports on him but I think we got a good one.

 

[sb1]

When can we expect your boy to take Trevor Lawrence’s job? I’m asking for a prop bet creeper…

"Your boy"

 

[Wozzy]

"Your boy"

Your boy Mac stalker, when can we expect him to start now that Bills not holding him down?

 

[sb1]

Your boy Mac stalker, when can we expect him to start now that Bills not holding him down?

"your boy"

 

[Wozzy]

"your boy"

So Mac is good and couldn’t perform because of Bill, but you won’t get behind him now in Jacksonville?

 

[Zuma]

Sounded like a competitive day between offense and defense. I like it. Polk looks fluid/savvy in his routes. My untrained eye thinks he can definitely be good attacking intermediate parts of the field. Not going to blow by and run away from people, but uses leverage well to get a little separation and has the big catch radius. I was fearing N'Keal-esque reports on him but I think we got a good one.

I think Polk is a Meyers clone…Lazar said the same yesterday. Very good possession receiver, high catch %, not a lot YAC’s.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Im actually feeling pretty good about our cb and wr situations lately. 2 areas of concern previously. Probably not all the way there on wr but it could be a solid group for once.

Next up qb and ot! And hopefully can keep judon around

 

[sportnik]

Stopped by & caught the last hr of practice today, mostly to watch the QBs, For what it’s worth, here are my observations.

Most of the snaps were redzone, either 7 v 7 or 11 v 11. All 4 QBs got snaps.

- Maye looked pretty good to me. He shows command at the line of scrimmage and appears to be audibling into better plays. He had a really nice off platform throw on 7 v 7 over the middle, throwing his receiver open.

- In 11 v 11, Maye had 4 snaps. 2 running plays. A play where he appeared to audible to a play where Henry was wide open in the flat with blockers ahead. Really encouraging. Then on the next snap, he had pressure from his left, got happy feet and threw the ball into the ground towards a well covered receiver. So in back to back snaps, you could see the potential & the challenges he’s likely to flash this year.

- Jacoby is an obvious team leader. Constantly congratulating the other QBs after they make good plays. He’s exactly the guy you want here with Maye.

- The offense, to me, didn’t look any different with Jacoby or Maye. Just based on today, Maye isn’t that far off.

- Milton has the physical skills of the Greek God of Quaterbacking. Only had 5 snaps in 7 v 7, but my god, what an arm. Threw lazers into both corners of the end zone for touchdowns, threw another TD over the middle. There was a running play and he did throw one ball into coverage. He was going against the 3’s, but it was impressive.

- Zappe had some 11 v 11 snaps and the difference is arm strength was eye opening. After watching a full practice of 3 QBs throwing the ball on a line, every pass from Zappe looked like a pop fly. Mac had similar arm strength & I still can’t believe we went through a full season of that.

- The Barmore news sucks. And i have my doubts about Mayo. But there is going to be a dramatic difference in QB play from last year to this. We’re going to go from having well below average QB play to average and the difference is going to be significant.

- The Pats suddenly have a pretty good QB situation. Zappe is going to be gone. Brissett is a competent QB & a great leader. Maye has the potential to be a Top 10 QB in this league & Milton is an optimal developmental prospect. I’m feeling much better about this franchise.

 

[PatsFan2]

That's a big ask... perfect.

With the Team we are going to Field this year our kicker will have to be Great. A Team that is not expected to be good shouldn't have a shaky Kicker. Yeah aI am. Setting the Bar high for this Fourth Round Kicker.

 

[jeremy2020]

- The Barmore news sucks. And i have my doubts about Mayo. But there is going to be a dramatic difference in QB play from last year to this. We’re going to go from having well below average QB play to average and the difference is going to be significant.

Yea, it's gonna be like going from Zach Wilson to Aaron Rodgers

 

[mikey m]

I think Polk is a Meyers clone…Lazar said the same yesterday. Very good possession receiver, high catch %, not a lot YAC’s.

Probably pretty accurate. I think Polk is a little stronger with a little more top end speed which hopefully allows him to get some YAC versus JM's zero.

 

[Headcase]

With the Team we are going to Field this year our kicker will have to be Great. A Team that is not expected to be good shouldn't have a shaky Kicker. Yeah aI am. Setting the Bar high for this Fourth Round Kicker.

Disagree, with the team we are going to have I don't think how good the kicker is going to matter. Good kickers matter when games are close, and wins and losses are the difference between making the playoffs or not...I don't care if we win one or two close games this year.

 

[n1997y]

Coach might have Judon out there for a lot of snaps to show someone in the stands he is healthy for a trade. Or Mayo is just busting his ass.

Or Judon wants to make up for lost time. Or rehab his image to emulate Godchaux’s demeanor and results.

 

[n1997y]

IF the other guy keeps it close we should carry Two just in case.

No room on the roster with 8 good WRs

 

[Steve102]

With the Team we are going to Field this year our kicker will have to be Great. A Team that is not expected to be good shouldn't have a shaky Kicker. Yeah aI am. Setting the Bar high for this Fourth Round Kicker.

He's not going to be perfect.

 

[Jim Beankie]

Probably pretty accurate. I think Polk is a little stronger with a little more top end speed which hopefully allows him to get some YAC versus JM's zero.

Waaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy more top end speed. Jakobi was my Beankie for years, but the dude rarely (if) ever got over 19mph. I'm close to 50 and with pads and cleats and a ball, I'm confident I could do that right now.

 

[Jim Beankie]

Just checked when the first preseason game was, and I just found out it's A WEEK AWAY!! So f'ing psyched. My wife is gonna be pissed. She hates football season, since I turn from an elegant carriage into a rotten pumpkin for 5-6 months out of the year.

 

[jlu52]

Just checked when the first preseason game was, and I just found out it's A WEEK AWAY!! So f'ing psjust yched. My wife is gonna be pissed. She hates football season, since I turn from an elegant carriage into a rotten pumpkin for 5-6 months out of the year.

Well, Jim, it is pumpkin season. Tell her you're just being fashionable

 

[Fuzz]

I think Polk is a Meyers clone…Lazar said the same yesterday. Very good possession receiver, high catch %, not a lot YAC’s.

Maybe not a lot of YAC, but he's a deep threat unlike Meyers. He had the 5th most deep catches in the draft this year. He also usually lined up outside, unlike Meyers who usually lined up in the slot.