Cannot be more excited anticipating Cooks & Brady on the field together: http://www.espn.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4803099/brandin-cooks-one-word-to-describe-working-with-tom-brady-amazing
2017 Patriots Pre-Training Camp News
- Thread starter SeoulSoxFan
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Speaking of the upcoming training camp, NESN has a rough list of dates: http://nesn.com/2017/02/five-weeks-behind-patriots-2017-offseason-schedule-from-combine-to-camp/
- May 5 to May 8 or May 12 to May 15: Rookie minicamp
- Mid-May to mid-June (dates TBA): Organized team activities
- June (dates TBA): Mandatory minicamp
- July 15: Franchise tag deadline
- Mid-July (dates TBA): Training camp begins
- Around August 1st: Patriots Hall of Fame ceremony
- 2nd Week of August: PS Game 1 vs Jaguars
- 3rd Week of August: Joint practice session + PS Game 2 at Texans
- 4th Week of August: PS Game 3 at Lions
- 1st Week of September: PS Game 4 vs Giants
I was just thinking the same thing. It looks like he's already adopted Patriots-speak...
"If he peeked at the schedule to see when he’d return to New Orleans (Week 2):"
“A little bit. It’s exciting. But it’s going to be another game. I’m not going to treat it any differently. It’s Week 2, so I’ll be focused on Week 1. Once Week 2 comes, that’s what I’ll be focused on. It’s not like I put an ‘X’ on the calendar for that game. I just want to go in and do my job and handle business, and let the rest take care of itself.”
“A little bit. It’s exciting. But it’s going to be another game. I’m not going to treat it any differently. It’s Week 2, so I’ll be focused on Week 1. Once Week 2 comes, that’s what I’ll be focused on. It’s not like I put an ‘X’ on the calendar for that game. I just want to go in and do my job and handle business, and let the rest take care of itself.”
Since the regular season starts September 7th, I was wondering if this was a typo or an international date line issue.
Thought this was interesting
Mike ReissVerified account @MikeReiss 14m14 minutes ago
Former Patriots OT @SebVollmer tells @SiriusXMNFL that he has lost about 75 pounds. He confirms he does not plan to play again in NFL.
Mike ReissVerified account @MikeReiss 14m14 minutes ago
Former Patriots OT @SebVollmer tells @SiriusXMNFL that he has lost about 75 pounds. He confirms he does not plan to play again in NFL.
Yup. Take a look at these pictures:
http://www.businessinsider.com/nfl-players-lost-weight-2015-9/#te-newton-no-61-a-320-pound-offensive-lineman-played-most-of-his-14-year-career-with-the-cowboys-before-retiring-in-1999-and-growing-to-nearly-400-pounds-in-retirement-11
I was impressed by Jeff Saturday. Piker by comparison to Brad Culpepper.
And now marathon runner Alan Faneca is unbelievable.
I'm not starting a thread for this, and I can't get the video at work, but apparently Gisele said in an interview that Brady had a concussion(s) last season.
Sure no one will blow this out of proportion.
http://nesn.com/2017/05/tom-brady-had-a-concussion-last-season-gisele-bundchen-reveals-on-cbs/
Sure no one will blow this out of proportion.
http://nesn.com/2017/05/tom-brady-had-a-concussion-last-season-gisele-bundchen-reveals-on-cbs/
Being in the business she's in she should be a bit more media savy, JUST when it looked like the Pats were going into a season without major drama(short of Madden) a super model of all people starts another chaotic wave.
Such is life in New England sports...
The new Vollmer is pretty amazing:
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/ex-patriots-ol-sebastian-vollmer-dropped-75-pounds-since-retiring-200406796.html
Maybe that's why he was head down just after the SB ended, and again on stage just before the Lombardi presentation.... Nah, Fake News!
Tom came home after the game and said, "not tonight, I have a headache," one too many times.
This probably doesn't belong in the news and transaction thread, since he's just working out for the Pats.
@fieldyates
Source: former Browns WR Andrew Hawkins, who recently got his master's degree from Columbia, worked out for the Patriots today.
@fieldyates
Source: former Browns WR Andrew Hawkins, who recently got his master's degree from Columbia, worked out for the Patriots today.
Hawkins apparently wants to be a General Manager someday, so I would not be surprised if he lobbied the Pats for a workout in order to have the experience of working out for the Pats.
Phil PerryVerified account @PhilAPerry 41s42 seconds ago
Practice just finished up. Majority of players hades over to the hills right now for some conditioning.
No days off
Practice just finished up. Majority of players hades over to the hills right now for some conditioning.
No days off
Here's an article from a BYU fan site just before the draft on why he's a perfect fit:
http://lawlessrepublic.com/2017/04/25/byu-football-new-england-patriots-harvey-langi/
Thanks for posting that. It really is amazing at how much I am interested in every little snippet about this team and this upcoming season. I feel like 12-year-old-me scouring the box scores every morning on the Red Sox in the Globe. I can't wait for this season to start.
$115K sounds like a lot ... but LaAdrian Waddle actually has more dead money ($125 K). KeShawn Martin, Geneo Grissom, Tre' Jackson, and Josh Kline have already been cut; each has more than double that hit against the 2017 cap.
So I don't doubt that they like him, but we shouldn't overreact when we do our roster projections.
In a year where they only made four draft picks, it makes a lot of sense to spend a little extra dough to secure a guy they probably had like a fourth-round grade on (that's just a guess).
Yup, that makes total sense. Get the kid into camp and give him a long look. But if they were in love with him to the extent that he was a virtual roster lock, they probably would have just drafted him, particularly with the 6th rounder.
I couldn't agree more. I am like a crack addict for the Patriots -- offseason, pre-season, games, press conferences, all of it. More, give me more!
If I still lived in Mass, I would probably be at training camp and practices (I still have my season tickets). I just want to see and smell this team, in any manner or format. I used to be incredulous at the concept of going to a football practice in July or whatever -- seeing people run once the gates open to get good seats. Now, I think I would potentially be one of them. This team just does everything so logically and so well, I love them.
I think the reason everyone feels that way is that we're literally watching the greatest dynasty of all time at work. Right here, right now, happening right before our eyes as it has been for almost two decades.
It's no longer the Steelers, or the Packers, or the 49ers. It's the Bill Belichick-coached-motherfucking-New-England-Patriots. We all know it and the whole country knows it. They could never win another Super Bowl again and the last 17 years would still go down as the greatest stretch of dominance in NFL history. Every...single...year they've been a Super Bowl contender.
Belichick > Lombardi. It's no longer debatable. Brady > Montana. It's no longer debatable. At this point, the Patriots can only be compared to themselves.
It's no longer the Steelers, or the Packers, or the 49ers. It's the Bill Belichick-coached-motherfucking-New-England-Patriots. We all know it and the whole country knows it. They could never win another Super Bowl again and the last 17 years would still go down as the greatest stretch of dominance in NFL history. Every...single...year they've been a Super Bowl contender.
Belichick > Lombardi. It's no longer debatable. Brady > Montana. It's no longer debatable. At this point, the Patriots can only be compared to themselves.
For the first time (seemingly) ever, the Patriots apparently drafted a guy that's been smart enough to sit back and really learn from Brady.
It must kill Brady a little bit to have developed incredible work ethic - work ethic better than the guy that he had to overcome (Bledsoe) - and watch a guy get drafted, sit back, and have the opportunity to learn everything it takes to be great from the greatest, and entirely self-made, quarterback ever.
No one helped Brady the way Brady, by simply sharing a field with Garoppolo, has helped Garoppolo. Brady worked from the ground-up. Garoppolo, by way of having access to Brady, already had the foundation in place. Lucky guy...but a smart one, too, to soak it all in.
It must kill Brady a little bit to have developed incredible work ethic - work ethic better than the guy that he had to overcome (Bledsoe) - and watch a guy get drafted, sit back, and have the opportunity to learn everything it takes to be great from the greatest, and entirely self-made, quarterback ever.
No one helped Brady the way Brady, by simply sharing a field with Garoppolo, has helped Garoppolo. Brady worked from the ground-up. Garoppolo, by way of having access to Brady, already had the foundation in place. Lucky guy...but a smart one, too, to soak it all in.
I should add that the first time I realized Garoppolo may be legit was early in the AZ game when I saw him making audibles and breaking down the defense before he'd even thrown a TD pass. It was work ethic and study habits paying off in front of the world. Pretty cool to see that from a young QB in his first start. He'd actually been paying attention.
Pats should absolutely kick the tires on David Harris. He fits a need and it won't cost much in terms of money and length of contract.
Dion Lewis feeling the "best in a long time" and showing 2015 level quickness and burst. That is wonderful to hear.
"Lewis was shifty and seamless as he darted through bag drills under the watchful eyes and booming voice of running backs coach Ivan Fears. He was sudden and smooth during pass routes as offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels offered encouragement and teaching points."
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2017/06/10/dion-lewis-shifty-and-seamless-feels-best-has-long-time/0kaudXyDhcFNjgP5AAH5gL/story.html#comments
"Lewis was shifty and seamless as he darted through bag drills under the watchful eyes and booming voice of running backs coach Ivan Fears. He was sudden and smooth during pass routes as offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels offered encouragement and teaching points."
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2017/06/10/dion-lewis-shifty-and-seamless-feels-best-has-long-time/0kaudXyDhcFNjgP5AAH5gL/story.html#comments
Patrick Chung gets a chance at additional incentive bonus.
His return to New England has been a pleasant surprise.
http://www.espn.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4803766/patriots-sweeten-contract-of-patrick-chung-with-additional-incentives
His return to New England has been a pleasant surprise.
http://www.espn.com/blog/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4803766/patriots-sweeten-contract-of-patrick-chung-with-additional-incentives
If all these little renegotiations led to Butler signing long-term - different situation, different level of contract, I know - that would make this off-season beyond awesome. Make it so, BB. Please please please.
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