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August 1, 2007
Day 6, 1st practice
FOXBOROUGH –- Here are five observations from this afternoon’s practice:
1) Randy on fire, then the fire’s extinguished. Receiver Randy Moss looked as good as he has since joining the Patriots. He made several nice catches, one time absorbing a hard hit from Rodney Harrison but still holding on to the ball. It appeared that he and quarterback Tom Brady were taking their chemistry to another level, but then Moss left the field after failing to come up with a long pass, had his upper left leg wrapped, and was done for the day. (Globe Staff Photo / Barry Chin)
2) Moss the mentor. One matchup that has been interesting to watch has been when rookie defensive back Brandon Meriweather lines up across from Randy Moss. After one matchup, Moss stopped to talk with Meriweather on his way back to the huddle, seemingly going over the finer points of jamming receivers.
3) Woods on the warpath. In a blocking drill in which running backs and tight ends square off against surging linebackers, one on one, linebacker Pierre Woods stole the show. Woods powered past third-year tight end Matt Kranchick twice. A second-year linebacker from Michigan, Woods was an offseason award winner and looks primed to step into a top backup role previously occupied by Tully Banta-Cain.
4) Batted passes at the line. Defenders did a nice job toward the end of practice getting their hands into the passing lanes to break up attempts at the line. Quarterback Matt Cassel had a few deliveries batted back, with rookie Kareem Brown coming up with one of them.
5) Too many penalty flags. With officials working practice for the second day in a row, there was a lot of yellow on the practice field. Safety Rodney Harrison was flagged on one play – and expressed his displeasure with the call as if it were the regular season – and linebackers Tedy Bruschi and Mike Vrabel both spoke after practice and noted the defense needs to clean up its act.
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