Sights and sounds from Patriots training camp – Day 7

August 2, 2023

Well, well, well…the offense has arrived. While it hasn’t been as ugly as the first few days last season, the first week or so of training camp so far had been “meh” offensively as the defense had little trouble making its presence known. That all changed on Wednesday. Both Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe were great and the offense was successful in various situations that we hadn’t yet seen them…

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Sights and sounds from Patriots training camp – Day 6

August 1, 2023

The Pats had a lighter day on Tuesday after throwing on the pads for the first time on Monday. No pads on Tuesday, but still plenty to get to so let’s just dive right in… -Mac was the first guy out, trotting up the stairs and across the field during Bill Belichick’s presser around 9:30. And yes, BB was back in the red hoodie again. I’m getting over it but…

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Sights and sounds from Patriot training camp – Day 5

July 31, 2023

The pads came on for the first time Monday, but it was a much, much different day than many expected. Here’s everything we saw from what turned out to be a bit of an odd day for the Pats… -A much smaller crowd today. Still a pretty good size, but I wonder if the whole Monday thing just kept some people way that are able to attend various days late…

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Sights and sounds from Patriots training camp – Day 4

July 30, 2023

After a day off on Saturday, the Patriots officially wrapped up their first week of training camp with a Sunday afternoon practice. Thousands of fans packed the stands and the ramps high above the practice fields at Gillette Stadium on what was truly a stunning, September-ish day. Saw people tailgating in the parking lot before which was awesome. -The offense got out of the red zone today and did a…

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Christmas in July for UMass fans as Minutemen open training camp

July 28, 2023

Image courtesy of UMass Athletics/Thom Kendall Santa Claus wasn’t in Amherst on a scorching Friday morning, but Don Brown was. Same thing, right? The Minutemen officially opened their 2023 training camp with a 10 A.M. practice. A few weeks ago when Coach Brown joined us on the New England Football Show, his excitement for what’s being built radiated through his computer screen. Now, the guys finally get to take another…

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Sights and sounds from Patriots training camp – Day 3

July 28, 2023

The Pats went two hours in the scorching heat on Friday afternoon during Day 3 of training camp. While the offense is very vanilla so far (as Mike Gesicki talked about after practice), so there’s definitely still some questions. But, as I’ve said the past few days, it’s night and day compared to last year just in terms of a professional looking practice. Here’s everything I saw and heard from…

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