FOXBOROUGH — Practice No. 10 is in the books. Here's what went down:
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Good day for some young players: This is about the point in camp — especially after two off days — where things start to slow down for the rookies and they start playing a little bit. Thought most of the younger players — especially CB J.C. Jackson, RB Ralph Webb and QB Danny Etling — had their best practices of camp. Jackson gets his hands on a lot of passes, Webb is starting play faster, and Etling was much more accurate.
PUP list gets emptied: With Nate Ebner, Cyrus Jones and Jonathan Jones all on the field in pads (briefly), that means the Patriots no longer have any players on the PUP list and none will start the season there. That's good news, and will make for even more of a roster squeeze.
Long practice in the heat: The longest practice also came on one of the hottest days as the team went through drills for nearly two hours. While it was far from physical or competitive (again), there was a lot of work done and the players certainly felt it as at least three players showed some heat fatigue. There was no hill run, but it really wasn't needed. That would have been cruel.
TAKING ATTENDANCE
Physically unable to perform list: None.
- A lot shorter period with the heat, but there was a two-on-two session;
- Ulrick John has really improved and his technique is tight. He's shown something.
- Matt Tobin has not.
- I think it was big that Rivers split is reps against Waddle. He needs to get going.
- Wynn had a tough time with Wise's length. Better get used to it.
- The first two punts were to pin the opponent deep in their own zone. Both punters had one inside the 10-yard line, but then Allen had a touchback and Bojorquez had an excellent punt into the corner.
- Bojorquez's 3.96 punt was fairly poor in direction.
- Allen's punt of 4.16 hit Julian Edelman in the back of the head.
- Adrian Clayborn, who has been coming on of late, dominated Trent Brown in 1-on-1s with a sweet spin move.
- Brady hit Gronkowski on their old-reliable, down-the-seam pass to midseason perfection.
- Brady later hit Riley McCarron on a post ... it's definitely notable he's getting receptions from Brady. I don't think Braxton Berrios can say the same thing, but he's coming along.
- Brian Hoyer to Julian Edelman with a good timing pattern of about 20 yards.
- The guys who came off PUP — Cyrus Jones, Jonathan Jones and Nate Ebner — actually did some things on the field, which is a change from some of the others.
- Jeremy Hill showing a good level of fight while working as the lead back in 11-on-11 work. Run-heavy practice early.
- Thought Mike Gillislee showed some nice burst.
- The entire offense — including Josh McDaniels in a headset and Dante Scarnecchia — ran a penalty lap.
- Clayborn would have sacked Hoyer on a completion to Dorsett.
- Eric Decker was definitely more involved in this practice with a catch from Hoyer and Marquis Flowers all over him on an incompletion.
- Decker also fielded some punts early in practice.
- If I had to choose sides, I would say McCarron is closer to an Edelman-type player, and Berrios is more like Welker.
- Malcom Brown got more reps with the starters today.
- Second-team offensive line, left to right: Isaiah Wynn, Ted Karras, James Ferentz, Cole Croston, Matt Tobin.
- Some visitors today: Willie McGinest, Al Groh (spoke to the team), former Fresno State coach Pat Hill.