Bill Belichick did not speak with the media on Wednesday before or after the first day of on field work, but he was back in front of the cameras and microphones on Thursday prior to the start of day two. “Good to get back on the field and get started here,” he said. “Yesterday, as I said the other day, is really a continuation of the spring practice routine, mini-camps,…
The Patriots signed the final two rookies in the draft class of 2021 when EDGE Ronnie Perkins and defensive tackle Christian Barmore signed their rookie contracts. Perkins, a third round pick out of Oklahoma signed a four year, $3.5 million dollar deal. Perkins will earn a signing bonus of $870,616 dollars. Barmore, a second round pick out of Alabama signed a four year, $8.5 million dollar deal with a $3.5…
The Patriots and Eagles are scheduled to play a pre-season game on August 19th but before they play the game, the two teams will hold joint practices in Philadelphia on August 16th and 17th. Bill Belichick has long been an advocate of joint practices. He believes it is a good way to evaluate his team against another team in a practice setting while at the same time getting a look at players on…
The Patriots will be in pads for the first time in training camp and for the first time, we will get a glimpse of what this team may look like in 2020. It has been an unprecedented pre-season thus far and with no pre-season games, these padded practices will give us the best insight into what Bill Belichick and his staff are thinking. Of course quarterback will be the position…
Here are some of my thoughts from day three and four of training camp. 1. Patriots Director of Player Personnel Nick Caserio reiterated that Brady sitting out day two practice was the right thing to do. Clearly Brady got a “rest” day. Don’t be surprised if we see Brady get more time off this camp. It’s a maintenance thing. 2. The quarterbacks as a whole have struggled in camp thus…
Image courtesy of the Boston Herald Day three of training camp kicks off this morning. Here are some thoughts on camp thus far. 1. Julien Edelman’s broken thumb hurts because the Patriots have a lot of new faces to break in at receiver and tight end. They could use Edelman’s experience at the position. 2. Danny Etling moving from quarterback to wide receiver was the story of day one. Etling…
Featured courtesy of the Boston Herald. The Patriots officially kicked off the 2018 season on Thursday with the start of training camp. Here are things I am going to be watching for in this camp. 1. Thanks to Julian Edelman’s four game suspension, receivers Jordan Matthews, Cordarrelle Patterson and Braxton Berrios will get a long look in camp. 2. I am curious to see what the new defense will look…