Rookie Mini Camp Podcast - Day One

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[0:29]" Or no -- but we are here for a very special on -- because on branching out rookie mini camp. Is underway here to a stadium. The voice -- PFW you know on the bubble Walt day to separate sessions and every one hour sessions 1015 to 11:15 this morning and whenever they found their way out to the field at 330 this afternoon very late afternoon session. But one lead seven players on the field eighteen draft picks in rookie free agents as well as nine try out players who. -- in -- so some of the names but nothing is official. Mike Reese doesn't have -- on his blog patriots dot com doesn't have it the PR department doesn't provide to us so. We were Byrd those players by number of would you discuss them but a -- right now that 32 complaint I had only a thrower he's brought but I like I felt I -- thirteen this morning you know the beauty and that is you try to dispute that three years -- now I talk to play that that wasn't 32. We'll start up with some of the key points some of the actual you know big names quote unquote of mini camp. To rod mayo inside linebacker he's out there that's about collapsing about that Kevin O'Connell is sort of a lightning rod I think for our observations this morning in the afternoon -- of the you know you are. The president of the Kevin O'Connell and club and even put a little propaganda on the yeah W we'll talk again it was. I -- that as I saw and you were blind apparently does Kevin O'Connell rose struggled on the morning session he had his ups and his balls were bouncing on the yeah fields are. The was not act as his work is Paul looked very and Dorsey like to me with guys -- gamer no. -- just thrown -- once they -- the -- out -- as -- growing -- the afternoon -- some -- thought he was a little -- in the afternoon it was a lot -- was -- he -- legal process -- and I think he showed some -- why -- the third round -- some -- things -- go -- if -- any -- Tom -- first -- minicamp --"

[2:44]" No chance this guy and it's okay it's only one it's unfortunate to have actually been here that long it I can tell you that Tom Brady did in fact struggled just like they all do virtually all the quarterbacks I think I and I can make you guys -- to be but I think there is an adjustment they -- to the the different sides of the football. No I wouldn't let him -- a lot of quarterback and I think if that's part of that rookie mini camp not that that's the first time it throwing the pro football because obviously they go to the cammarata may do. Pro day workouts and whatnot but. This is you know -- that first extended for a sales for real. And I think that that you know for the most part I I look at these guys the quarterbacks and and I don't think that the throwing is that the strength of what's going on on the field and now and I think O'Connell did struggle a little bit. I'm in the morning that buddy IQ Thomas thought it was much better and yet."

[3:30]" While we were up and down or not have all seen the same thing with a colony we also the same thing with Terrence Wheatley the best athlete on the field very impressive speed fluid hips clearly the fastest guy on the field and Tom you brought it up he was covering. Lord only -- thirteen play which you said as impressive the fluid hips definitely the fastest guy in the field at the interesting thing is we talked to a couple other writers next Watson to -- you know what were your thoughts. Said the same exact thing but it bears to a man they're completely best player on the field just out of these kinds of things right which is hard to tell what it looks like he has. You know what you look like does that guy have it. He looks like he has certainly not 510 -- don't don't let the that's that's equally all these guys were just -- I was just these -- that 59. All campsite as well I like I'm thinking who are lying about as tight as well he has he has small though lately I talk to weekly for quite some time after the first -- Note note tone and I am so it made it short myself will -- I thought look what he should look like. A couple steps behind week the day -- fourth round pick type guy where you know he wasn't terrible about a couple of plays there there sort of inconsistent it was in the -- all those guys returned kicks when we was awesome special teams segments Matthew Slater another lightning brought up yet W criticism started practice at wide receiver both times about halfway through with grow on. A blue -- was it backward and play a little safety had an interception on a tip ball this morning -- thirteen hands yes. It was a terrible throw from parents taught as a -- But you know he was a guy who was out there. I'm trying to think of some other guys idiot when he went out catcher tension across the upper bowl -- now for the good reason yes always a Shawn Crable -- my dentist -- him he has runs in his legs on the planet he's running around if there's always out there it."

[5:27]" He and lot of rules that weight with Vince Vince read to have very very similar body types -- is bigger he's got a little bit more on his frame little taller you know -- to -- six three to sixty whereas side Crable is closer to 4245 in an environment smoked small but the lakes were really mean rebels legs are very long. But very -- in all so that's especially he's going to had a -- gone yet he's going to blow some -- looks pretty wide receivers small third down running backs and by far at the -- is lower leg but all -- mean -- he'll want the way he moved I thought he moved very fluid fluently and he shows some athleticism but he's delicate ballerina. Well he's pretty big ballerina though is that you know 65 I don't expect not to be carries a big -- yeah. And and Herschel walker mode and he Drew I'll reserve -- coach Ballard is after point at one point via. The afternoon session so we got to see these guys doing some of those things that we didn't get to see him doing college like dropping coverage following backs around in and around -- line of scrimmage so some of those things going to be big time adjustments but Vince read. Has that part of typical outside linebacker body it was told to be just a bullet but we know Crable -- I -- and."

[6:44]" Let -- a guy from liberty right so he's a guy if he impresses you maybe throw -- practice squad -- develops a little bit. I think he's intriguing -- the -- because of the size. Obviously I've never seen liberty play football games holes he more of him as the time goes on -- to -- totally the size that your entry by both guys even -- I mean. It may not a block reject it as a superstar but. You're looking at a guy that has that McGinest long arms long legs can make plays on the edge can hold tackles off combat balls down and do the things they like guys to do on the."

[7:17]" And it was a little bit easier to get a read on the offensive players and and who might have stood out there because. They had more drills where they were actually active in and thrown the ball around I could receivers catch the ball quarterbacks have thrown the defensive guys on the other end of the bubble the other into the field and were sort of doing via read and react kinda thing the sort of read what the -- yet it was there they -- lineup and formation snap the ball make take maybe two or three steps in the direction they're supposed ago. It was more sort of like an education and I think he has you meant when -- that I don't -- to say about mayo is we usually deceived -- yeah and and I don't think is going to make his money in shorts you know yeah he's one of those guys that. I expect in the coming to be an inside linebacker -- tackles you know going to institute that it at this level and it looked like you almost want it to a couple of times Adam -- some running back on the back field and off when he came across from the for a player to be named later probably all sorts of -- mention you know eighty broke down in the -- rushed eighteen draft picks in in free agent signings. -- nine. Try out at all offense though with the exception of a -- One -- who may or may not be from North Dakota -- So we should probably point out that all the guys there's there's three running -- down for wide receivers and -- If there. I just in just and and I call it what you was. You brilliantly set the stage but -- is very special idea if it -- your money and anyone who looks like the army have won the best chance of those guys that actually make it at least get tryout in training camp I certainly don't think there's been happier he'll be an established punter here who's aloft to. You know have a job -- I mean I wouldn't be surprised he could earn a job open tryout guys it was a job. You know he was nailing the roof of the fieldhouse -- just about their material one you know if that's good then that's good if anybody in the world that is never punted then -- it's not so impressive but. Other than that. Whose rookie mini camp in shorts I don't know that much more stood out there was two offensive linemen and I promised I wouldn't rip wanted to had been may or may not have worn number 76 and may or may not be here as the week goes on but the you know Wheatley was the story male I don't think could be the story because it's not his that's his forte. And O'Connell little uneven something else right yeah and I think LT to summarize well we'll be back tomorrow. Just part of want first step by -- very exciting for a step but just part of prost and we should long ago. -- block of a marathon huge group of patriots coaches and scouts here scouts checking out apparently there there work against Democrats and exactly hill for the guys the way they were residing in any last year but basically every phase that's in the scouting department think without them -- you know if you look at the rundown of the scouts so. Other than that. It was the first -- rookie mini camp will be back here Saturday one session and 15 AM I believe. Eric ending thumb will be here podcasting all be home slacking off on a Saturday while the N news and notes that rookie mini camp."

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