{"id":18332,"date":"2018-07-29T15:13:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T19:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=18332"},"modified":"2018-07-29T17:57:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T21:57:21","slug":"patriots-defense-dominates-again-sunday-practice-observations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2018\/07\/29\/patriots-defense-dominates-again-sunday-practice-observations\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Defense Dominates Again: Sunday Practice Observations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday\u2019s Patriots practice session began shortly after 9 a.m. with sunny and clear conditions. The heat and humidity were dialed back a bit this morning and so was the tempo and intensity of practice. <\/span><\/p>\n

The majority of the fully padded session was conducted in a slower, methodical manner and the hitting was not noteworthy until the end of practice when the Patriots defense absolutely stoned the offense four straight times in goalline.<\/span><\/p>\n

The same players on PUP were missing, of note today was the absence of both RB Mike Gillislee and CB Keion Crossen, who reportedly has been having back spasms. The offense took another hit when Jordan Matthews tweaked a hamstring and left practice. Trey Flowers returned today after leaving the session yesterday with a towel on his forehead. Flowers had a big bandage in the middle of his forehead so he obviously had a pretty good gash there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Play of the Day:<\/b> At the end of practice, the defense stopped the offense three straight times from the goal line. On the fourth attempt, running back Brandon Bolden had nowhere to go and tried to bounce it outside. Elandon Roberts flew over and popped Bolden good, knocking him backward for a loss. It was a superb way to end the practice. <\/span><\/p>\n

Play of the Day ***Honorable Mention***:<\/b> Cordarrelle Patterson made a fantastic catch with Eric Rowe draped all over him. \u00a0Patterson ran a 12-yard pattern where Brady hit him with a back shoulder throw. Rowe read it perfectly and was in perfect position to knock it away. Patterson used his long reach to get his hands on the ball and as he fell to the ground was able to haul it in.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Patterson continues his strong summer. SBalestrieri photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

He\u2019s been good thru the first four days of camp. And plays like this and the others he\u2019s doing during the first few days of camp will get him the trust of the quarterback. And building that trust is key for the new guys. <\/span><\/p>\n

Other observations include:<\/span><\/p>\n