{"id":61403,"date":"2025-07-24T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=61403"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:33:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:33:55","slug":"training-camp-day-1-patriots-vrabel-hit-the-ground-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2025\/07\/24\/training-camp-day-1-patriots-vrabel-hit-the-ground-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Camp Day 1: Patriots, Vrabel Hit The Ground Running"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What a great day to be at Gillette Stadium. Optimism is back, and you can feel the energy just oozing out of the place, the Patriots began their first training camp under Mike Vrabel in beautiful weather, and for the most part, the day went very well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drake Maye completed the very first \u201ccompetitive\u201d pass of camp to Stefon Diggs, the team has been hopeful Diggs would be ready for Week 1 of the season, after tearing his ACL last October. He was given the green light for camp this weekend and it is good to see Diggs and Maye already working on some early chemistry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diggs, like the spring workouts, was running very smoothly. He doesn\u2019t look like a guy who tore his ACL 10 months ago. &#8220;I know that everybody heals differently, especially from that type of injury. But I would say that I think it&#8217;s just a testament to how hard he worked,&#8221; Vrabel said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maye was excited to have Diggs on the field, and why shouldn\u2019t he be? Diggs is automatically the best wide receiver on the Patriots.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>WHO LET THE DOGS OUT!<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What better way to start the morning than to have the players carrying dogs who are available for adoption under the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriots.com\/community\/foundation-programs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pawtriots program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a community program focused on getting fans to adopt dogs\/puppies.\u00a0 And it was successful, out of 41 dogs today, 40 were adopted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head coach Mike Vrabel even carried a puppy out. It was great to see Andy Borregales<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/status\/1948114863642861795\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and his wife Steph<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> adopt a puppy, adding to their already crowded home with four dogs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And if there were any doubt about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/Trk75ivnn4A\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stefon Diggs health<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when his puppy got away, he displayed some nifty \u201cdog leg\u201d routes trying to corral him back up. Okay, that was corny\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Mike Vrabel Was Everywhere:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vrabel led the way during warmups and when the first whistle blew, he sprinted to the far side of the practice field, put on a blocking pad and jumped right into the first individual reps for the offensive linemen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vrabel, in his pre-practice presser, said, &#8220;We\u2019re grateful. We\u2019re excited. There\u2019s an energy in the building. Players seem ready to go.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And he was in prime Vrabel sarcasm with the media for the second day in a row. After giving Ben Volin the business on Tuesday with his response to a question that had already been asked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vrabel jibed the media again when he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MJRodnick\/status\/1948018467350696245\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">asked them questions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about yesterday\u2019s press conference. It was prime Vrabel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>But There Was Football Too:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, Drake Maye is looking more confident this year (as he should), there are a couple of things he\u2019s specifically working on. He\u2019s trying to make this team his own, which for a 22-year-old is a challenging task. He\u2019s trying to be more forceful, and he\u2019s trying to master the Josh McDaniels offense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0And part of that is to remain a passer first, even when scrambling.\u00a0 He had a good first day, especially with Diggs, who caught two passes in team competitive snaps. Part of running McDaniels\u2019 offense is getting the ball out quickly and on target. At least on Day 1, it was a positive first step.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diggs spoke about building chemistry and trust with Maye. &#8220;He&#8217;s a young quarterback. I believe in him. I think he&#8217;s gonna have a lot of success in this league. Breathing confidence in (QBs) is very important when they&#8217;re young, and just talking through a lot of the stuff.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle Williams had a nice start to his Patriots\u2019 career. He also caught two of Maye\u2019s eight passes, both working against Christian Gonzalez. One was the play of the day, where Maye put a back-shoulder dime to Williams down the left sideline, who caught the ball over his shoulder with Gonzo all over him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Offensive Line had a rough time of it in the first practice, but without pads, it is tough to judge it fairly. But the Patriots&#8217; new-look front seven was getting around Maye, making him step up in the pocket. This will be something to monitor going forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Josh Dobbs didn\u2019t have a great first day as Maye\u2019s backup. He was inaccurate and had a pass picked off by corner D.J. James.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking of the front seven, Harold Landry was teeing off on the QBs today. Keion White was singled out for some good pressure as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defensive coordinator Terrell Williams made his first appearance on the field after missing the spring due to a medical scare earlier this year. Vrabel mentioned that he\u2019s never had a DL coach other than Williams, until right now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Patriots are back at it, with practices Thursday, Friday, and Saturday mornings at 10:15. 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