FOXBORO – After watching an unpadded, no-contact follow for 90 minutes on a Saturday afternoon, one hopes to have one thing to hold one’s hat on by the point he leaves.
So what does one have?
Precise follow snaps from middle David Andrews to rookie quarterback Drake Maye.
Intrepid snap chronicler Phil Perry had this to say throughout our Quick and Dirty Practice Wrap mere moments after the aforementioned snaps occurred.
“On the finish of follow, you noticed Drake Maye taking some snaps from David Andrews,” mentioned our man Phil. “Mike Onwenu, Sidy Sow, (Chukwuma) Okarafor, Vederian Lowe — the identical ‘beginning offensive line’ we’ve seen on the market for weeks (was on the market on the time).
“That’s the primary time Drake Maye has taken snaps behind that line in a follow setting. He obtained a handful within the first preseason sport of the 12 months, however that’s the primary time I’ve seen David Andrews snap a soccer to Drake Maye.”
Ascension????? Maintain the telephone, says Perry.
“That mentioned, these weren’t — to me — aggressive intervals of follow. However we’ve been saying they should give (Maye) extra reps with those, these are technically reps with those.”
After Maye’s highly competent Thursday night performance in reduction of starter Jacoby Brissett, Friday was spent lamenting Maye’s slow-tracking thus far this summer season. That included just six reps in the preseason opener and him being on the sphere with backup offensive linemen more often than not.
The road depth has been a problem, which head coach Jerod Mayo identified after the preseason sport towards the Eagles.
“I’d say there is a dramatic drop-off, probably not bodily, however simply figuring out what to do between the primary line and the second and third guys,” Mayo mentioned. “They must get higher as an entire, as a unit. They simply must get higher, and that comes from enjoying soccer video games. We’ve got one other preseason sport developing. We will play. That is the one means you are going to get higher at soccer is enjoying soccer.”
Mayo added that the quarterback competitors was ongoing, saying, “We’ve got three extra days of coaching camp practices, and it is our job as coaches to guage. The competitors is not over. They’re nonetheless going to go on the market, and so they have to indicate not solely themselves and their coaches but additionally their teammates. So, it is positively nonetheless a contest.”
Jerod Mayo spoke with the media the morning after the Patriots’ second preseason sport vs. the Eagles. Mayo confirmed that the beginning quarterback place remains to be very a lot a contest.
The first factor Mayo needs to see from Maye is velocity.
“Firstly is simply your entire operation,” he mentioned. “I believe it must be quicker. I believe he must get these guys within the huddle quicker, get them out of the huddle quicker, get to the road and simply be on level. I believe that is positively a factor that he has to work on, and I believe he’s. Like I mentioned, we’ve three extra days of camp, and that is going to be my level of emphasis for him.”
On Sunday, the staff will probably ramp it again up and be in full pads as they prepared for his or her closing preseason sport subsequent week at Washington. It is going to be fascinating to see if Maye will get greater than only a cameo with the first-team offensive line.
A couple of different notes from this one…
— There was quite a lot of juggling on the offensive line with gamers in spots they haven’t been. Notably, Onwenu was out at deal with for a handful of snaps.
Requested in regards to the switching after, he mentioned, “We’ve simply obtained a number of guys out,” Onwenu mentioned. “So, I imply, we’re all type of getting reps and simply (getting ready) for the worst.”
Requested how the road’s been every day, Onwenu mentioned, “Every day’s been good. Some days we’ve regressed however every day is a day for us to attempt new issues, get higher and compete.”
Causes for errors the group’s made, he mentioned, are sometimes obvious once they break it down after follow.
“I wouldn’t say it’s a simple repair, but it surely’s extra of our approach or our particular person (mistake) that occurs versus us getting beat by our opponent.”
— The staff went by about 40 minutes of particular groups, stretching and positional drills earlier than breaking into 11-on-11 and 7-on-7 intervals for the remainder of follow.
Brissett, whose play in follow has leveled off within the exercises we’ve seen since final Sunday, was not terrifically correct on some exterior throws. One of the best throw of the day got here from Maye on a wonderfully positioned 35-yard wheel path to working again Kevin Harris down the precise sideline.
Joe Milton, who had restricted reps within the 11-on-11s, obtained picked on a throw compelled into double-coverage within the pink zone.
— Tight finish Austin Hooper left follow halfway by with an undetermined damage. Hunter Henry stays out of form as effectively, so the tight finish depth is being examined.
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