Patriots: Preseason game No. 2 against Carolina shows offense has a long way to go, but defense remains impressive

August 19, 2022

FOXBOROUGH – After any real football developments were overshadowed by multiple fights during joint practices earlier in the week, the Patriots and Panthers met one last time in a preseason matchup on Friday night at Gillette Stadium. While it’s tough to get much out of the starting offense and defense playing minimal snaps, one thing is clear: there’s a long way to go for the offense, even with a 20-10…

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Tackling the tough questions of training camp: What’s more valuable, joint practices or preseason games & are camp fights good or bad?

August 19, 2022

Photo: New England Patriots If you’ve ever played football or been to a practice in August at the high school, college or pro level, you’ve seen a fight or two. Maybe even 50. It’s bound to happen given the nature of the game and the size of the people playing it. Recently, the Panthers and Patriots had multiple fights over a two-day span of joint practices. Some will say that…

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