WEBVTT - Training Camp-Cast 7/31: Maye and Brown Impress, Rookie TIght Ends Stand Out, Trench Report

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<v Speaker 1>The sun was out, the temperatures were high, and so

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<v Speaker 1>was the connection from Drake May to AJ Brown. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>break it all down right now. Welcome into the Patriots

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<v Speaker 1>Camp cast presented by New Balance. Paul Perolo and Evan

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<v Speaker 1>Lazarre with you today. And I thought, Evan, this was

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<v Speaker 1>the most impressive day we've seen yet for the offense.

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<v Speaker 1>Just the second day in pads, but they absolutely controlled.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought all of the action, especially in the passing game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Drake May was on fire today. I didn't see

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<v Speaker 2>the ball touch the ground. We were just talking about

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<v Speaker 2>that and I walk into the studio. Did we see

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<v Speaker 2>an incomplete pass from Drake May. I believe you're into

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<v Speaker 2>the stats eleven of eleven for Drake May today in

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<v Speaker 2>eleven on eleven, that's swelling a lot of elevens. But

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<v Speaker 2>Drake made finding Aj Brown down the field. Hunter Henry

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<v Speaker 2>pop Douglas caught a great one little backpedal corner route

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<v Speaker 2>to end practice. This looked like the guy during the

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<v Speaker 2>regular season last year that was putting up insane numbers

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<v Speaker 2>from Drake May. So all that talk Paul about maybe

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<v Speaker 2>a slower start, especially for AJ Brown early on in camp,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like the last two days, we've seen that connection.

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<v Speaker 3>Find it's footing a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and to a lesser extent with Dobbs as well.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he's starting to become a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>involved every day. But I can't help Evan, but notice

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<v Speaker 1>just how comfortable Drake may looks, you know, the teammateer

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<v Speaker 1>talking about it. He's more vocal, he seems more confident,

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<v Speaker 1>and it shows. I mean, I think that he's coming

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<v Speaker 1>out and he's telling you after practice that he's not

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<v Speaker 1>going to shy away from taking these shots. He's especially

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<v Speaker 1>not going to shy away from taking shots to aj Brown, right,

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<v Speaker 1>So he's not one of these young quarterbacks that's sort

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<v Speaker 1>of I don't want to say intimidated, but deferring to

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<v Speaker 1>the veteran star receiver, I don't think that he looks

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<v Speaker 1>at it that way. I think that's a great sign

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<v Speaker 1>for the offense.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's really throwing the ball a lot more

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<v Speaker 2>consistently too, now that he's getting a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>a rhythm. I think early on in camp probably be

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<v Speaker 2>thrown live bullets in a while, And so now we're

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<v Speaker 2>getting to the point where you see that rhythm and

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<v Speaker 2>like I said, the ball hasn't hit the ground very

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<v Speaker 2>much over the last couple of days. I think we

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<v Speaker 2>got to talk a little bit about AJ Brown though,

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<v Speaker 2>and just the I think every day he's just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of getting better and better and a better connection. And

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things that I thought early on you

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<v Speaker 2>kind of have to figure out as a quarterback, is

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<v Speaker 2>this a time to give him a chance? You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he has that rapport with Kaishan Boudi already

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<v Speaker 2>where he knows if it's a fifty to fifty ball,

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<v Speaker 2>it's kind of my guy's eighty twenty ball, right and

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<v Speaker 2>getting that field throwing the ball down the field for

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<v Speaker 2>AJ Brown today, Gonzo with a little stutter and go

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<v Speaker 2>and got right behind him on a double move against

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<v Speaker 2>the blitz that I think Gonzales thought the ball was

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<v Speaker 2>going to come out quickly because of the blitz and

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<v Speaker 2>Brown got behind him and that was to me, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know about you, but probably the best downfield connection

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<v Speaker 2>we've seen from the two of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, because as much as and I totally agree, we

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<v Speaker 1>talked Mike and I talked, you know, after the Thursday

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<v Speaker 1>practice about how it was baby steps for AJ Brown,

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<v Speaker 1>but I the one caveat that I would have is

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of the catches that he had on Thursday

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<v Speaker 1>were really dialed up specifically for aj Brown. Quick slants,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, three step drop balls out bang, that's the

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<v Speaker 1>intended receiver. That wasn't the case today. Some of the

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<v Speaker 1>stuff was later developing much better, much more impressive. The

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<v Speaker 1>double move that you talk about would be exhibit A. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and you also provide some some good context with Gonzales

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<v Speaker 1>and his mindset probably on that play. I think Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>Byard might have been providing some pressure on that play,

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<v Speaker 1>So it's certainly Gonzo. It's probably expecting the ball to

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<v Speaker 1>come out a little quicker.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, third down, you're playing the sticks on third down,

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<v Speaker 2>especially with the blitz, you think the ball is going

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<v Speaker 2>to come out quickly. And these are always those bang

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<v Speaker 2>bang plays a training camp. Kevin Byard's obviously not going

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<v Speaker 2>to lay out the quarterback in a training camp practice.

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<v Speaker 2>So would he have gotten there? Would he not have

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<v Speaker 2>gotten there? I'm going to give this one to the offense.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was close. You know, Byard was in his

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<v Speaker 2>face in the backfield. You know, the crossing route in

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<v Speaker 2>the red zone that he hit on on was a

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<v Speaker 2>really nice throw. Kind of reminded me of the Kyle

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<v Speaker 2>Williams throw in Tampa last year. We bent the bullet

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<v Speaker 2>around the offensive line and led AJ Brown into the

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<v Speaker 2>end zone for another touchdown.

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<v Speaker 3>So you're starting to see that connection really catch some fire.

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<v Speaker 1>So I mean offensively, you know, the layman like me

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, we're watching all these passes getting completed,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to Mario Douglas and AJ Brown and Romeo Dobbs,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm excited about that. The ball knowers like you

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<v Speaker 1>spent some time before they got into the team periods.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a lot of one on one action down

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<v Speaker 1>at the far end with the offensive lineman and the

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<v Speaker 1>defensive lineman going one on one. What did you see?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so one caveat off the top. No Christian Barmore today, right,

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<v Speaker 2>No gay back is still no Harold Landry. So those

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<v Speaker 2>are three players for the defense and these drills that

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<v Speaker 2>you expect to be able to win some one on

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<v Speaker 2>ones and beat some blocks. So the defense a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit shorthanded. But I thought offensively, starting with the offensive line,

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<v Speaker 2>I had Campbell three to zero and one on ones.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's looked really, really good in those A

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more aggressive, which I think is what we

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<v Speaker 2>all wanted to see. His technique looks really sharp. He's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of had Draymont Jones' number and one on ones

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<v Speaker 2>to start camp. Not as good for Caleb Blomo in

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<v Speaker 2>this one. I thought he was better yesterday today. Had

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<v Speaker 2>some struggles with Ponder and a lot in Swinson. Braiden

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<v Speaker 2>Swinson on a few reps. So Brandon Swinson though, I

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<v Speaker 2>thought that was the first time that I saw some

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<v Speaker 2>flash from him, good spin move. He also had a

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<v Speaker 2>good rush over the guard. They had him run rush

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<v Speaker 2>inside a little bit and we won over the guard too.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, a couple of those.

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<v Speaker 2>Depth guys Jeremiah Farms and one guy that I keeps

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<v Speaker 2>popping up in these one on one drolls, Paula Isaiah,

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<v Speaker 2>who was a guy that was on this team last year.

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<v Speaker 1>He had maybe the most dominant rep of that whole

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<v Speaker 1>period down there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's looked really impressive throughout the first couple of

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<v Speaker 2>days in pads. I thought he had a decent camp

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<v Speaker 2>last year, and he got hurt towards the end of

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<v Speaker 2>training camp, if I'm remembering correctly, and had to spend

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<v Speaker 2>the season on injured reserve. So if you're looking for

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they're gonna have bar More and Williams and Dirden,

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<v Speaker 2>But who are the guys that are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth, fifth, sixth defensive tackles.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe a little bit of a push there for MIAI.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And you know, Elijah Ponder has gotten a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of you know talk early on in camp, and that

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<v Speaker 1>was one of the ones that Lomu had, I think

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<v Speaker 1>the very first rep for Lomu. Yeah, he looked like

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<v Speaker 1>he just wasn't ready. I mean, he got around him,

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<v Speaker 1>barely got a hand on him. So in Loman's defense,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought, you know, as the drill progressed, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>his play progressed as well. He was better on Thursday

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<v Speaker 1>than today, certainly. But found one thing interesting Evan in

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<v Speaker 1>talking you know, after practice, Rominder Stevenson talking about how

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<v Speaker 1>much he likes the way the offensive line is moving

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<v Speaker 1>people around. Yeah, and he threw the tight ends into

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<v Speaker 1>that too. And our guy Tanner Arkin, yes, drawing some

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<v Speaker 1>praise from Stevenson.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I thought Tanner Arkin kind of liked Lomu maybe better,

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit better yesterday than didn't notice him as

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<v Speaker 2>much today. But I thought that he's been throwing his

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<v Speaker 2>weight around and I kind of liked what I saw.

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<v Speaker 2>I rared him too as a blocker. Today line he

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<v Speaker 2>kicked out Brandon Swinson. They were doing a little five

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<v Speaker 2>on five like inside six run drill early on in practice,

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<v Speaker 2>and he opened a hole for the running back. My

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<v Speaker 2>guy jam Miller keeps making me write his name down

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<v Speaker 2>to running the football. But Brandon Swinson was on the

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<v Speaker 2>edge and Reardon got him, kicked him out, opened the hole.

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<v Speaker 2>So some good blocking from those two rookies, which I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's the big question, especially for Raredan, excuse me,

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<v Speaker 2>is can he block in line especially and maybe you know,

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<v Speaker 2>get on the field a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, those two guys ark and rear it In. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to get into a position where you know, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>Arkan's out there, so it's going to be a running play.

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<v Speaker 1>Raredin's out there, so it's going to be a pass.

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<v Speaker 1>You want to make sure that they can do a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of both. And you know you talked about

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<v Speaker 1>rared In today showing at least some capacity to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to block. They continue to try to throw some

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<v Speaker 1>of those you know, those little play action boots into

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<v Speaker 1>the flat to the tight end. I think those are

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<v Speaker 1>great first down plays. Take the seven yards. Arkin caught

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<v Speaker 1>one of those today, sideline, be interesting to see if

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<v Speaker 1>Drake May continues to throw it to him. Take the

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<v Speaker 1>check down. Yeah, you know on a first and ten

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<v Speaker 1>Arkins out there, they're going to be loaded up for

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<v Speaker 1>the run, right, So take the seven yard completion, take

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<v Speaker 1>the easy, easy cash, and stay ahead of the chains

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<v Speaker 1>that I think that would be a really big key

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<v Speaker 1>for those two tight ends.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you nailed it.

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<v Speaker 2>With the predictability, that's my biggest fear is I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want them to be super run pass predictable, where if

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<v Speaker 2>it's a formation all of a sudden, you're putting Arkin

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<v Speaker 2>and Gilliam and Hollins in the game, it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>tell the defense seventy percent of the time this is

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<v Speaker 2>a run, right, And so one of those tight ends

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<v Speaker 2>either needs to flash Arkin as a receiver or Rearden

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<v Speaker 2>as a blocker to be a little bit less predictable.

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<v Speaker 3>As my allergies just kick my butt over here.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. So with your allergies kicking your butt, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>wrap this up. Just a couple of really quick bookkeeping notes.

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<v Speaker 1>Carlton Davis also missed his second straight practice dealing with

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<v Speaker 1>an apparent leg injury. Christian Barmore, as Evan mentioned early on,

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<v Speaker 1>was not seen today. Don't know if that's a maintenance thing.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll keep an eye on that. None of the players

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<v Speaker 1>on lists have returned, so same five guys there. Brandon Crosley,

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<v Speaker 1>who was not at practice on Thursday, was back. Some

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<v Speaker 1>reports indicated that he may have welcomed his first child

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<v Speaker 1>into the world. So in one final thing, Otis Reese,

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<v Speaker 1>third year linebacker, was released by the Patriots before practice

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<v Speaker 1>started this morning, so they will be back at it,

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<v Speaker 1>presumably in pads again tomorrow, although I will say this

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<v Speaker 1>was a pretty intense practice today, a lot of reps,

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<v Speaker 1>lot of eleven on eleven works, so we'll see. But

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