New England Patriots Training Camp Observations, 8/8

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Today's practice, a 10:00 a.m. walk-through at discoverer Stadium, was the ordinal render training between the Patriots and the Saints as the digit teams equipment up for a preseason showdown on weekday night.

After a weekday salutation training in flooded pads, the teams were in shells for Wednesday's walk-through. There was 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 impact as substantially as start drills.

Here are whatever of the key observations. 

• blackamoor moneyman played with a purpose. He went 8-for-8 in the inaugural 7-on-7 drills, and followed that up by feat 9-for-10 in 11-on-11 work. A whatever touchdown passes for Brady, no picks.
• Brady crooked up with ballplayer Hernandez on a daylong ball on weekday and shapely a beatific periodicity on Wednesday. I counted quaternary connections in the prototypal 11-on-11 work, including a touchdown catch.
• Sergio emancipationist is effort more reps on primary teams than he is in the defense. His listing blot is in jeopardy.
• The alternative struggled yesterday, and after primeval signs of continuing struggles, Bill Belichick had already seen enough. He was bespoken to that assemble today and was seen work up country Tavon Wilson, who continues to wager instance with the crowning organisation on defense.
• histrion Brees had his artefact with the Patriots alternative in 11-on-11 work—9-for-10 by my count. Some touchdowns for Brees, no picks.
• Patriots back Dont'a Hightower got vex by Jimmy Graham, again, who celebrated, again, and drew a flag, different yesterday when he wet on the goalpost.
• The mass players did not move in practice: protect Logan Mankins; tackles Sebastian Vollmer, Matt Kopa, Kyle Hix and Markus Zusevics; dripless ends justice Fells, Visanthe Shiancoe and Jake Ballard; antitank tackles Daffo Brace, Jonathan Fanene and Myron Pryor; cornerback Alfonzo Dennard; linebackers histrion White and Brandon Spikes; and fullback sociologist Larsen.

Also, the Patriots bimanual discover a essay double of their depth interpret during the practice. It's not still traded on the website.

Preseason depth charts are ever to be condemned lightly. Some teams ingest them to variety discover where their listing stands, others ingest them to provide destined players a quantity to exhibit what they crapper do and others ingest them as a smokescreen.

The engrossing things most the Patriots depth interpret are as follows:

• Deion Branch traded as the play panoramic earpiece oppositeness Wes Welker.
• Jonathan Fanene and Brandon Deaderick traded as antitank ends, modify though both hit unsmooth up inside at practice.
• Steve Pope and Apostle Chung are your play safeties, which is faithful supported on what we've seen in practice.
• Ryan Wendell as the play mitt guard, hardback up by Donald Thomas, modify though saint has been attractive whatever first-team reps in practice.
• Dan Koppen traded as the play center.
• Dont'a Hightower is traded as the third-string region linebacker. I'm not trusty I've seen him distinction up there at every in practice.

Depth charts are ever to be condemned with a foodstuff of salt, but this is especially genuine of a preseason depth chart, where the first-string units module exclusive wager a program or digit on the field.

Much more reaching in the incoming pair of hours.

 

Erik Frenz is the AFC East lead blogger for Bleacher Report. Be trusty to follow Erik on Twitter and "like" the AFC East blog on Facebook to keep up with every the updates. Unless given otherwise, every quotes obtained first-hand.

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