QB Tom Brady present for start of practice

I would bet anyone my soul that the two Shawns aren't at practice.

I would have bet that w/ you too. And we're right. No Shawn's, no Maroney, Welker, no Edelman. Oh well. All we can hope for is that in 2 weeks they're healthy and ready to go. Brady being there is a good sign but I still be he's hurt way worse than they're letting on.

And you would be a moron Steve

non-contract jersey? isn't it a non-contact jersey?

non-contract jersey? isn't it a non-contact jersey?

what the heck is wrong with welker? he's been out for a while now. also a little surprised to see maroney not present considering the team hasn't played since friday. did he choke on a pretzel or something?

May sound silly, but perhaps Brady's presence on the day Tedy retires can be extra helpful for the team.

Your comment's about football would be greatly appreciate Ryan. Not personal attacks. But, anyway.

"Brady being there is a good sign but I still be he's hurt way worse than they're letting on"

It cannot be serious or he would not be there, he would not have thrown on the sideline in the game and he would not have said anything about it and he did. There are only a few bad things it could be, seperated shoulder, no, he would be hanging his arm without movement, broken bone, no, same as before, sprain? Possible, but thats not bad, sore shoulder? Oh
thats what they said, I dont see an issue.

I am so sick of the media and fans talking about the injury to Mark LeVoir.

He will be fine, everybody stop guessing and asking Belichick about it.

Jonathan......funniest post I have read in a couple of weeks!

Thanks for the laugh.

Agreed Jonathan. They are making a gigantic ordeal out of nothing. ;)

Still beyond laughable that Springs is not out there. Happens every year w/ a veteran corner they bring in.

Yes, the Brady thing and the Bruschi "retirement" are just clever ploys to deflect attention away from the LeKevin Smith backlash.

I think Welker got hurt in the Eagles game when on a Punt Return he got tackled around the head and neck...

The reason why Springs isn't in a Redskins uniform is because he was always hurt...That's the risk you take when you sign injury prone, veteran guys..

I wonder what the Pats have spent trying to fill Samuel's spot?

Wouldn't Hobbs look good right now????

The hit on Brady would have sidelined him for few weeks but his conditioning may have saved him from that? but i wonder how long it will take Brady to go down again with another injury unless the offensive line provides better protection. If he is one of the top two of three players in the NFL wouldn't you make sure he has more than your average protection
- hopefully the next hit will not be serious-

I'm a big Crable fan but I think Tom Cable has hit more people this preseason than big Shawn.

If Brady had a broken collarbone or shoulder separation, he would be

home with his arm in a sling instead of at practice.

Oh get out Maroney is not able to practice. I'm shocked!

MM:
"Wouldn't Hobbs look good right now????"

In a word -- NO.

No MM, Hobbs would NOT look good right now. Unless you mean looking good while taller receivers easily catch passes thrown a few feet over little Hobb's head. Hobbs was a good punt returner, but that's about it. That guy would get burned at least 3 or 4 times a game while playing corner, and then would celebrate like he won the super bowl after he finally made a play. We got punt returners. No need for little Hobbs.

Nice to hear Brace was back, the less Mike Wright the better.

Hobbs was a kick returner not a punt returner, try to know what you're talking about before you go off on a long rant like that one please.

In the picture, Brady is handing off with his left hand. Is that normal?

The concern with Brady is not a broken bone or separate shoulder because as people have pointed out, he wouldn't be at this practice with one of those problems. My guess is that Brady, for a while now, has been dealing with a small rotator cuff tear, as would probably most QBs and most weightlifters. The hit probably aggravated or caused a bigger tear. My guess is that he will be fine this year and going forward. There are a limited number of throws in Brady as for any QB. That said here's hoping there are lot more throws in his arm.

Ugh... Just reading that Maroney is possibly hurt is so frustrating.

The dude needs to get his stuff together.

"There are only a few bad things it could be, seperated shoulder, no, he would be hanging his arm without movement, broken bone, no, same as before, sprain? Possible, but thats not bad, sore shoulder? Oh"
I love how everyone is a doctor. Just because you don't know what can go wrong with a shoulder doesn't mean that Brady doesn't have a shoulder problem. There are SEVERAL things that COULD be wrong: Impingement syndrome, labral tear, tendonitis, tendonosis. Also, most QBs do not have "a small rotator cuff tear".

Blaming the OL is not the problem. The team need to be able to run the ball better in order to keep teams from just teeing off on Brady all game long. If you are going to pass 90% of the time, your QB is going to take some big hits. At this point in Brady's career that may start causing his to miss a number of games or even worst. I think they need to but some pressure of the RB's and if that means a few more 3 and outs, then so be it. It will also keep teams from just going after Brady on every play!

Hopefully, this year we will see lots of "Brady to Moss" passes. I missed that last year! I am hopeful that Tom is not seriously hurt. We, loyal Patriots fans missed him last year. We need our quarterback!

we will defintely see more brady to moss i hope we see alot of taylor, maroney, green- ellis, morris, and faulk as well