Training Camp-Cast - 7/27/2008

[0:56] ..." right outside the Dana Farber field house bubble out there and -- LaMont Jordan was indeed on the field. Built like a fire hydrant looking good showed some burst cutting meeting with the media afterwards that's"...

[1:34] ..." that the Patriots were interested in bolstering during the offseason. I think LaMont Jordan is by far the most talented guy of the guys that we know that they had interest in oh. I think he"...

[2:22] ..." took and what we get a couple sound -- here coming from LaMont Jordan from his meeting with the media. Was that he is just excited to be a Patriot this point in -- playing football"...

[6:57] ..." a few different qualities in a few replaces the defensive back field. Jason Webster not on the field for the morning worked out. Com in their four Fernando Bryant took his normal boat the first group"...

[7:41] ..." understand placed on PP. But in addition to Matt Light in Jason Webster who -- mentioned who didn't practice today not to UP guys that won in uniform. Benjamin Watson Richard Seymour yeah another one to make three out of -- practice is that. The burger joint that Seymour has hit out baby he hasn't been there. Then read. Much to Indies to -- I was not in uniform today. What the and Marcus Pollard not out there at the start of practice but once there. Came out maybe about 1015 minutes later stretching was still going"...

[11:08] ..." One last note on the linebackers Tank Williams continuing to take rent next to keepers in the inside the first unit. In China and experiment well as the caught a"...

[0:04]" This is -- broadcast from Patriots dot com an opportunity like arrested -- and and Italian opportunity it. That's something that you. Patriots broadcast live from Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. I don't think about the past I don't know right now I don't want to with a bit -- Very enthusiastic. Now with your Patriots 2008 training camp update the leaders of Patriot football weekly."

[0:37]" Sunday July 27 Gillette Stadium LaMont -- hear those ball bro I'm Indian art. Another practice report fresh off the heels. For the Patriots once again at full pads but -- double sessions ahead of them that started 8:45 this morning. Front of a packed house as I said right outside the Dana Farber field house bubble out there and -- LaMont Jordan was indeed on the field. Built like a fire hydrant looking good showed some burst cutting meeting with the media afterwards that's an instinct things to say. But up ball gimme your reactions as the Jordan Jordan signings gives me how he looked out there where he might fading on the roster of the depth chart the roles."

[1:18]" I think it's -- adjusting signing any because you you wouldn't necessarily think it was a huge need but we do know the Patriots spent a lot of the off season looking for back up. It down illusions and at running back they talked to Kevin Jones they had a look at him time out I'll. Oh it certainly was a position I think that the Patriots were interested in bolstering during the offseason. I think LaMont Jordan is by far the most talented guy of the guys that we know that they had interest in oh. I think he has a chance to sort of feel land as a as -- insurance policy pretty much anywhere you want to put -- Behind bars around as a as a backup running back I think that's an excellent. Situation for him there I think if his pass catching ability which surprised me a little bit I was surprised to find out that he had seven catches in the season a few years back. With a Oakland. I think he has chance to be sort of a guy ending that takes on the pressure off of Kevin Faulk you know Falcons are getting on an -- a little bit now. He's on the field a lot of -- a variety of roles for Belichick and I think Jordan we'll give Belichick another option to fill some of those --"

[2:21]" And -- the one thing I took and what we get a couple sound -- here coming from LaMont Jordan from his meeting with the media. Was that he is just excited to be a Patriot this point in -- playing football and as Randy Moss was a year ago. Excited to be out of Oakland."

[2:41]" I've really been around football all season so. Those good to get back. Into the mix of things and known it the Pentagon who ran against."

[2:50]" I gotta tell you he impressed me was one thing that he said. You know yet the issues with the Oakland as everybody seems to not really in football shape per say but comes right in and can. Finishes the conditioning run to get out there today. On the practice -- and for a guy that's what every is 59510230. Plus pounds. Those -- the kind of guys that are just naturally. Can go out sprint for an hour -- Kenyan marathon I mean he pressed to work to finish that. That and he didn't look like a guy who I hadn't done any football related activities he looked just like. Maroney and and Jimmy Mora and all the other running back or out there -- also looked as Charlie Weis used to say pretty you'll up. That's a pretty big dude he. But basically he can run over you. Give you little -- run around you is get the speed come out of the backfield makes in catches he's return kicks. And now I think he's just as I -- excited to be here and probably as they say. Help the team in any way he can't."

[3:49]" I definitely know announced that -- into. Come until winning organization. And I was want to get in here make him do my apartment or from the get but the thing that's how we should it."

[4:01]" Hopefully is a little quicker on the field than he is with a sound -- there was a little bit of a delayed a point that he's not he wasn't paying attention to me when I set him up there but. -- like attitude you know anything at canyon super balls the only thing that he got a little ahead of himself was he pictured himself wearing number 32 at the Super -- behind Tom -- he's -- big -- second -- here. And the guy who was out there -- catcher. Activated off -- UP taking reps with the team I'm actually working in at left tackle with the second offensive line. -- but obviously sort of a good thing to you for him to put. Whatever this offseason was in the past and -- Beckham on the football field."

[4:40]" You know and nick were on the other UP list so that that was not down to ten now we'll get to all of those -- in a moment we should -- point out that Matt Light was not. At practice today. And that what -- Brett from the right I'm worries kind of filling in full catcher. He'd moved him Motorola I'd vinyl Callahan filled in on the right side on on on the line and as you put it you know catch it was back and he filled in. You know with the with the second group on the left side. You know cash -- a guy that I think does have -- On for a ability and it looked like later you know that's what Belichick we know that's what he want he want the interior guys it would play. You know all three spot -- who guards in the center and he watched the tackles to be able to -- he calls in the swing tackle. Especially the back up beat Baylor played both left and right so. You know at this time a year they'll always looking to you know sort of develop -- depth because if you know -- Depth in in the summer does not always translate to depth in the -- true. It got to make should you have volume bases covered."

[5:41]" Heath Evans actually brought that -- up in regards to Jordan said he's only going to help the team and let's be honest you can have three studs one week and the next week yet none of them and nobody wants that happened but. You know adept at this point taken -- can get especially experienced guy like that some other things from the practice field Tom Brady. Did not grow. As he's been doing sort of alternating between throwing -- not throwing. They've been hit that double sessions pretty heavy and he pretty much said. He will not be throwing twice today. Broke camp so he took the morning -- that gave. The math test and Gutierrez as well as the Kevin O'Connell and chances to throw the ball around. They were okay shaky at times lot of balls being bad eagerly -- your reaction to that. -- getting knocked down there I'm not quite sure that is because of the you know any anything that the defensive line was playing great the -- of -- struggling you mentioned that there was a lot of moving parts without offense -- in his maybe some of the cohesion was quite where. It normally would be or forced to the fact that you know the the backup quarterbacks were playing -- maybe -- of these points what different with Cassell and Gutierrez. You know and O'Connell you know picking up the -- later maybe it was a combination of all of those things but -- right amount of patience standpoint there were a number passes getting knocked down and we've touched on the offensive line where there's -- and a few different qualities in a few replaces the defensive back field. Jason Webster not on the field for the morning worked out. Com in their four Fernando Bryant took his normal boat the first group but the youngsters Terrence -- got some chances to play with the first group. I'd give your reaction to something he's done the first couple days yeah I mean I haven't noticed him quite --"

[7:16]" to be expected now the whole team is out there and and you know he's not. -- didn't shoulders the best athlete the way he was way back in in May at rookie minicamp but yesterday thing -- I don't think to hurt himself either I think he's been active. Is -- still quite evident. And you know IE he didn't do anything really to to hurt himself running with the -- today. Maybe were out of here while we just rundown on the with a -- ten players. While not -- understand placed on PP. But in addition to Matt Light in Jason Webster who -- mentioned who didn't practice today not to UP guys that won in uniform. Benjamin Watson Richard Seymour yeah another one to make three out of -- practice is that. The burger joint that Seymour has hit out baby he hasn't been there. Then read. Much to Indies to -- I was not in uniform today. What the and Marcus Pollard not out there at the start of practice but once there. Came out maybe about 1015 minutes later stretching was still going on he came out of maybe he was doing with maybe -- An extra treatment for an injury or something -- some attention from plausible from trainers or maybe he likes fires system -- in -- at wake up call I don't know. I think mark -- opponents and I'm just sank just dropped fourteen years I -- You know that you keep going. When we should mention that out once again. Labs out. It was becoming the timer going he's don't know once again he was the guy the odd man out -- catcher activated from UP. That meant someone had to go in for the I don't know second time in order is well on his way to becoming he was out of hand out to tell he was the guy credit goes oh. Just you know some of those clerical issues."

[8:58]" That's true couple young linebackers got some props staying on the defensive side of the ball until Belichick during his morning press conference Gary guy who. I awarded the play the -- Patriots dot com for. Covering Marcus and I can't yes don't throw those around lightly in the we have to have when every day he batted the ball one handing coverage of Pollard a little bit behind both of them. Tipped it up in the air hauled that in him you know ran up the field -- maybe the would be picked sixth at any game action. But he's moved around a little -- showed some versatility and Pierre Woods taking advantage of the Mike Vrabel absence on PUP. Has been some reps on the outside -- a quick 42 run down on everything that's going on -- back. Well we'll talk with a thick --"

[9:40]" With tighten that that stands out in the -- you mentioned during the practice self with speed and he was lining up on the kickoff team at once at one point right next to Mayo who we know can run pretty well. He was -- for stride if not ahead of mail the first round pick. Oh. Clearly his athleticism was evident Belichick talked about his versatility which I thought was interesting both athletically and mentally. A guy you can put in different bought two plays in -- plays out I'd. During the spring we arm kind of rotating at both those by. The summer is seen him mostly what I haven't seen anything on the outside mostly he's been in side I'm from what I've seen. Another guy who's not out of place when he's out there he's he's active he's athletic. Maybe it got to keep an eye on as another one of those guys on -- the reactions that -- a chance tickets you mentioned. During practice and is one of those you know 5052. You know if you -- a -- fifty five's say he's yeah -- you -- all around November all of a sudden injury comes in he's doing special teams -- games you know what's a guy that I think may have most of our listeners are familiar with he's been around last couple years. With Mike Vrabel RP UP he had an opportunity. And has got to put it. You know a lot of guys have strong not seasons and they do well in the out his program and -- conference and that it's always interest and he. How they apply that confidence that they gain in the off season to the field once can't start until at dad. Here woods and a good job of taking advantage of that and it's showing in camp is playing with confidence and he's doing nice things."

[11:08]" One last note on the linebackers Tank Williams continuing to take rent next to keepers in the inside the first unit. In China and experiment well as the caught a cautionary tale we were singing in the off season how's -- going to handle the run there was one player particularly today that it out when Logan Mankins. -- him. For dinner and spit him out at him on roller skates moving downfield. There was no foul on the play the play have little problem overpowered but I invited thing indeed we've been talking about. As a as a package guys you know with the ability to kind of go sidelines I'd like cover running backs and -- that the Patriots have struggled in. I'm a little bit over the middle over the last couple years. I think I could see him playing at linebacker in a roll like that I can't see him on an every down basis. Taking on guards as it -- a 123 pound guy now he'll close to 230. Okay as a 230 pound guy. I don't necessarily think that's the best option by five feet from me in. Questions -- ovals chip and I'm not even trying to do that I would neither. Anyway I'm going to predict that the evening session on Sunday will be moved in -- we get and storms coming and I'm going to guess that opening a bit -- push him inside the Dana Farber field house that means it'll likely be closed to the public but as always each and every day of training camp. Check Patriots dot com for the updated schedule weather practices are English double sessions. What time they start and they are open to the general public if they are come on down to Foxboro. And get a great view today Tedy Bruschi making plays Brady and Belichick signing autographs and Kelley Washington. In mid season form on special teams in the crowd pumped up. For coverage duties in training camp nobody brings -- what -- said -- he went to the grind now -- rest meetings meetings practice. Training camp grad that's right and 12 people that aren't in the -- row -- heart bringing you the latest from Patriots training camp. -- back in the rain tomorrow one."

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