Tight End Story

[long distance]

From Reiss - Too slow to next drill? Bill Belichick will make you do it again


Special teams could give O'Shaughnessy an edge: Through four days of camp, the club has devoted one day to each of its four core special teams units -- punt return, punt coverage, kickoff return and kickoff coverage. When I saw tight end James O'Shaughnessy (acquired from the Chiefs in an offseason trade) on the kickoff coverage unit with a group comprised of most core special teamers, it was a point I jotted down because it might give him the edge over Matt Lengel, Jacob Hollister and Sam Cotton in the competition to be the No. 3 tight end.

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

meanwhile at GB



slept on the locker room floor last night (look at his hilarious video in the links below) . now this . not the best start for Marty

Martellus Bennett kicked off Packers camp by sleeping on floor in front of his locker
TE Bennett sleeps on floor before Packers camps

hope i didn't jinx him . just wrote about it here yesterday that durability could be one of the reasons Pats went for Allen (knock on wood)

Good, but not as sad as Love Story

 

[Ivan]

Nice piece on Dwayne Allen by Price

New TE Allen on short shorts, working with Gronk and succeeding Bennett

quote:

When asked about the most surprising thing for him when it comes to the transition from Indy to New England, he was quick to answer.

“How much [better] condition I need to be in,” said Allen, who has struggled with hip, calf, ankle and knee injuries during the course of his NFL career. “That was the No. 1 surprise for me. I need to do a better job of working on my conditioning and getting in better shape.”

I like the Allen trade but it does concern me that he's only now figuring out that he needs to be in great condition.