Welcome to first and 10, a roundup of all the (mostly) Patriots-related news you need to start your Wednesday. Grab your coffee and let’s get to it.
--Back to work Wednesday for the Patriots. We're scheduled to hear from Bill Belichick in the media workroom at 9 a.m., with practice set to kick off at 9:30 a.m. Things are scheduled to wrap up around 11:30 a.m. As always, if there’s a question about practice and weather, you can verify practice times by calling 508-549-0001 or by visiting www.patriots.com/trainingcamp.
--Happy 29th Birthday, Shea McClellin!
Now, on with the links....
1. Here are 11 things that have stood out to me over the course of the first week of camp, including some thoughts about the offense, some defensive tweaks, and some things we might see moving forward.
2. So if the interior of New England's offensive line is so deep, why would the Patriots be interested in a guy like Brian Schwenke? I address that issue here.
3. Our sports doc, Jessica Flynn, takes a look at the latest surrounding Malcolm Mitchell's knee.
4. Spent some time Tuesday talking about the Patriots with ESPN 1420 in Honolulu. Not sure why I'm never asked to be an in-studio guest....
5. This is an older story from June, but in the context of Eric Decker working out for the Patriots on Monday, we wanted to link to this again -- my in-depth look at the veteran receiver and what he might be able to bring to the table in Foxborough.
6. Mike Reiss offers his take on the idea of Decker as a Patriot.
7. Mike also looks at how the plan to replace Julian Edelman for the first four games of the 2018 season is starting to come into focus.
8. Phil Perry says the Jacob Hollister Hype Train is leaving the station.
9. This is a really nice story from Kyle Hightower of the Associated Press on Patriots defensive lineman Lawrence Guy, who has had a really remarkable journey. Good read from Kyle.
10. Tadd Haislop of The Sporting News offers his prediction on how the AFC East is going to shake out in 2018.
Extra Point: Love the Camera Guys.
Uh Hello ? Rex Burkhead, what’s up? ? ? ??? @RBrex2022 pic.twitter.com/jpwccIcvvP
— The Camera Guys (@NBCSCameraGuys) July 29, 2018