Practice 14
Monday’s practice was more like a regular season practice where the 1st team Defense and Offense were going up against the scout teams. Both scout teams were using play cards, presumably of the Vikings’ Offense and Defense, in preparation for the two joint practices and pre-season game on Saturday. Not really too much to report since the players were in shorts and shells.
Absent: CB Christian Gonzalez, WR Ja’Lynn Polk, LB Marte Mapu, RB Deneric Prince, CB D.J. James, RB Rhamondre Stevenson, LB Jahlani Tavai, WR Kendrick Bourne, TE Hunter Henry, LB Elijah Ponder, DT Joshua Farmer
Injured During Practice: RB Terrell Jennings
It was not a good day for Drake Maye. He went 4-of-10 with three sacks and a delay of game. Head Coach Mike Vrabel was visibly upset with Maye. This is not good after his mediocre play Friday night and in Sunday’s practice.
In a hurry-up situation, the coaches put 1:30 on the clock, and the ball was spotted on their own 25-yard line for Drake Maye vs. the top defense. They needed just a field goal, but Maye and the offense continued their summer struggles in the hurry-up situation.
A sack by K’Lavon Chaisson on an outside move on Will Campbell and a couple of pass breakups by Marcus Jones. Jones has had a very good camp. On the highlight play by Efton Chism from Sunday, Jones had blanket coverage on Chism, who went up and snatched the ball and took it to the ground.
Javon Baker continues to shine with a deep pass reception from Joshua Dobbs. Combine the number of practices he is stacking together and his strong play on Special Teams (2 Tackles Friday Night) he is making a strong move to secure a spot on this roster.
Kyle Dugger has been relegated to the 2nd team Defense, with Craig Woodson taking his spot with the 1st team.
The Defense wasn’t perfect as they had multiple penalties, including Pass Interference by Alex Austin and Carlton Davis.
Andy Borregales had a miss in the live situation. Both of New England’s kickers had a rare off day in their field goal period. Working between 33 and 50 yards, Borregales connected on just 2-of-4, while John Parker-Romo had his worst day of the summer, making just 1-of-4. One of Romo’s misses was due to a bad snap by long snapper Julian Ashby.
Campbell Pre-Season Grade from PFF
Yeah, I know its pre-season and Campbell played against backup players, but Pro Football Focus does provide grades for the games. Campbell came away with an 85.4 grade. Compared to the best overall grades for 2024, that would have ranked him 7th and equal to Lane Johnson. Now I’m not saying that Campbell is equal to Lane Johnson, but a 72,6 Pass Blocking grade and an outstanding 90.4 Run Blocking grade on just 14 snaps was impressive. He had three pancake blocks in those few plays.
Today is a travel day before Joint Practices with the Vikings on Wednesday and Thursday. The next pre-season game on Saturday is at 1:00 EST.
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Merrimack Valley native and lifelong fan of the New England Patriots. My earliest memories of the Patriots were attending as a child with my dad, the off-season practice at Phillips Academy. I was at the Patriots game at Harvard Stadium in 1970 where Bob “Harpo” Gladieux was called out of the stands by the stadium announcer over the PA to play in the game. Analyzing the draft since ESPN first started to televise it in 1980 and former writer for the Lowell Sun Newspaper.
