Thursday Afternoon Practice Notes

- The team was back in full pads after being in shorts and helmets in the morning.  With that being said, this was one of the more energized practices yet.
- Randy Moss was not on the field for the second straight practice.  For his sake, the the team’s sake, for his reputations sake, he needs [...]

Chad Scott Placed on Injured Reserve

Yesterday, Patriots cornerback Chad Scott was placed on injured reserve.  Scott, who injured his left knee the first day of practice, was going to help fill the void left by Asante’s holdout.  So his injury is a bigger blow than it seems.  Now, the Patriots need Asante Samuel, which helps to fill his side of [...]

Meriweather Signed

From Christopher L. Gasper at Reiss’ Pieces:
A source close to Patriots first round pick Brandon Meriweather has confirmed that the sides have completed a five-year deal. The source said that Meriweather would be at Patriots’ practice tomorrow. We’ll try to track down terms of the deal.
Although Meriweather was not present for the Patriots first practice [...]

Training Camp Preview: Tight Ends

Overview:
For the last five or six years, tight ends have been a very esssential piece of the Patriots offense.  The Patriots generally don’t start a full back and start two tight ends instead (or an h-back).  However, this year the Patriots acquired more than a handfull of potentially star receivers.  Will this take away from [...]

Patriots Announce PUP List

Here is the list:
WR Troy Brown
RB Justise Hairston
WR Chad Jackson
CB Eddie Jackson
S Mel Mitchell
DL Richard Seymour
TE David Thomas
WR Kelley Washington
With Troy Brown, Kelley Washington, and Chad Jackson all out, it will give players like Reche Caldwell and Jabar Gaffney a chance to earn their roster spots.  Troy Brown is likely only on PUP so that [...]

Training Camp Preview: Wide Receivers

Overview:
Wide receiver is going to be the most competitive position this year in training camp.  During the offseason, the Patriots acquired four big name receivers: Donte Stallworth, Wes Welker, Randy Moss, and Kelley Washington.  They will join last year’s crop of Jabar Gaffney, Reche Caldwell, Randy Moss, Chad Jackson, Bam Childress, and Kelvin Kight.  There are [...]

Patriots Day 2 Mini-Camp Notes

Players Out

Pretty much the same list as yesterday except surprisingly, Laurence Maroney suited up and was on the field

Quarterbacks

Vinny Testaverde continues to practice
Tom Brady looked particularly sharp

Runningbacks

Sammy Morris looked especially good in the receiving game
Although Maroney was dressed, he didn’t participate much in the actual practice

Wide Receivers

Randy Moss is still looking great, making several very [...]

Patriots Passing Camp Notes

Patriot’s passing camp opened on Thursday and concluded Thursday as well.  Tomorrow, (instead of day 2 of camp), the Patriots are traveling to Louisiana for the wake of Marquise Hill.  Although many players were glum, they were able to come together and put forth a solid team performance.

First off, several players were not in attendance:

Donte [...]

Patriots Rookie Mini Camp Day 2

Day 2 of rookie mini camp wasn’t all that different than day 1.  Belichick moved the rookies through the same drills, and things.

Corey Hilliard

was able to finish practice
did not look very good in drills, however, he slightly redeemed himself

Quinton Smith

was present today
missed Saturday due to his graduation

Mike Elgin

still looked good

Justin Rogers

looked good transitioning to OLB

Matt [...]

Rookie Mini Camp Day 1

Here’s what I’ve been able to gather…

Tryout Players

WR Chris Dunlop – Georgia Tech
RB Chris Vincent – Oregon
Chris Baker – Rutgers
Denny Poland – Air Force

QB Matt Gutierrez

undrafted free agent
Showed a lot of arm strength
Made good throws on sideline passes
Was slated to start at Michigan, before injuring his shoulder, he then transferred to Idaho State, so he [...]