{"id":406,"date":"2015-08-11T06:34:31","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T10:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=406"},"modified":"2015-08-16T23:57:23","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T03:57:23","slug":"patriots-training-camp-report-monday-butler-shines-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2015\/08\/11\/patriots-training-camp-report-monday-butler-shines-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Training Camp Report – Monday: Butler Shines Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

2nd<\/sup> Year Corner very impressive in camp<\/em><\/p>\n

The Patriots conducted their 10th<\/sup> practice session Monday afternoon in full pads after having a day off on Sunday. There was a lot of 11-on-11 and 7-on-7 work as the team prepares for their preseason opener against Green Bay.<\/p>\n

New comers QB Ryan Lindley (#7) and RB Tony Creecy (#25) made their first appearances. The team released QB Matt Flynn, LB Chris White and TE Mason Brodine earlier Monday. They signed Lindley, Creecy and TE Logan Stokes. They also traded LB Matt Wells to the Bears for G Ryan Groy.<\/p>\n

MIA List:<\/strong> The following players were not spotted:
\nWR Brandon LaFell (PUP)
\nLB Dane Fletcher\u00a0(PUP)
\nOL Ryan Wendell (PUP)
\nOL Caylin Hauptmann (PUP)
\nDL Chris Jones (PUP)
\nDL Joe Vellano
\nC Bryan Stork
\nRB Tyler Gaffney
\nWR Aaron Dobson
\nTE Scott Chandler \u2013 But he was on the field in sweats<\/p>\n

OT Nate Solder walked off the field early in practice unattended by the training staff and didn\u2019t return.<\/p>\n

Linebacker Donta Hightower was wearing a red non-contact jersey. Also wearing non-contact jerseys were Brian Tyms and Matthew Slater who both returned to practice.<\/p>\n

Julian Edelman and Malcom Brown both returned to practice, Edelman took part in individual drills before working out on the lower practice fields with the training staff. Alan Branch came off of NFI and participated in practice for the first time.<\/p>\n

Butler Very Impressive Again:<\/strong> It can\u2019t be overstated how impressive the 2nd<\/sup> year cornerback has been during training camp. He\u2019s been shadowing receivers, consistently breaking up passes and making big plays every session.<\/p>\n

Early in 11-on-11 work, Josh Boyce ran a shallow crossing route that Brady delivered the ball quickly on. Butler read it and jumped the pattern, leaping to knock the ball away. He later knocked the ball away on a deep ball to Jonathan Krause (more on this later), and had a one-handed pick of Brady in later 11-on-11 work.<\/p>\n

The prevailing talk around Butler seems to fall more upon where he WASN\u2019T drafted when trying to downplay his work rather than how he HAS played. While it is still early in the preseason, we can only report what we see, and Butler has been one of the most consistent bright spots not only on the defense, but the entire team.<\/p>\n

Lindley Gets Extended Work:<\/strong> New QB Ryan Lindley was trying to learn faces and names while coming into practice cold. He was shown the plays on a piece of paper and was trying to find his way. The team gave him some extra work after practice was over to prepare him for what will probably be some work late in the Green Bay game.<\/p>\n

He made one poor throw, badly overthrowing Brandon Gibson where Duron Harmon made a nice leaping interception grab. But on his very next pass, he made a nice throw, a perfectly timed deep pass to Krause down the seam.<\/p>\n

QB Tom Brady<\/strong> was picked off twice on the day, during 7-on-7 work, he had a pass go thru Brian Tyms hands and bounce off his chest. The ball was scooped up and intercepted by Dont\u2019a Hightower who returned it down the sideline. He had another picked off in 11-on-11 work by \u2026.Butler, who else?<\/p>\n

Danny Amendola<\/strong> had the ball stripped during a kickoff return, after which Robert McClain scooped it up and returned it for a touchdown.<\/p>\n

Play of the Day #1:<\/strong> Butler as we mentioned above had a fantastic play during 7-on-7 work. Brady had the speedy Krause lined up wide right and he made a double-move and went deep down the sidelines on a fly pattern. Butler was running stride for stride with him. Brady unloaded the pass and it was delivered right in stride.<\/p>\n

But at the last moment, Butler turned on an extra gear and timed his leap perfectly and knocked the ball away. See the You Tube video attached:<\/p>\n