WEBVTT - Training Camp-Cast 8/3: Day 9 Recap, Defense Strikes Back, Hunter Henry Stands Out

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<v Speaker 2>All right, welcome into another edition of the Patriots Camp Cast.

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<v Speaker 2>Training Campcast, they should say, Paul, and today I felt

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<v Speaker 2>like drab Mayo spoke before practice kind of felt like

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<v Speaker 2>a challenge of defense a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>He said.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the offense has had a good couple of days.

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<v Speaker 2>We talked about it on yesterday's wrap up show, and

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<v Speaker 2>it felt today a little more evenly matched, but probably

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more towards the defense. No question, the

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<v Speaker 2>offense had some moments, but overall, I would say defense

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<v Speaker 2>play a little bit more solid today, made things harder.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Yeah, I mean I would say so that said,

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<v Speaker 3>I still think the quarterbacks, both Bressett and may threw

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<v Speaker 3>the ball pretty well. I thought, you know, I thought

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<v Speaker 3>there were some plays to be made, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>sometimes the receivers made them, sometimes they didn't. But I

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<v Speaker 3>would agree with you overall, coverage was much better to

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<v Speaker 3>say you didn't see guys running free.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Timarrow, what's who stood out to you today?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I liked how Mayo opened up and said, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the offense responded well to the heat yesterday, but the defense,

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<v Speaker 1>like he said historically two days ago, that the defense

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<v Speaker 1>usually has a head start in camp. Jabrill Peppers yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>year guy Mike. He said, I like the way we

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<v Speaker 1>compete yesterday, but as a defender, they made too many plays.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think today I liked Hearn and I liked Hawkins.

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<v Speaker 1>I think both of them had a great days. A

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<v Speaker 1>couple pass breakups, but which are questionable because I thought

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<v Speaker 1>the wide receivers had a lot of drops today. They

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<v Speaker 1>did that a lot of drops today.

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<v Speaker 2>And we probably we've talked about the sloppiness in camp,

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<v Speaker 2>and I didn't. I think I saw maybe one pre

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<v Speaker 2>snap thing where it was a rehuddle, but there were

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<v Speaker 2>a number of drops today.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and they were fall starts. Again. There were situations

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<v Speaker 3>where I think the time management because you're starting to

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<v Speaker 3>see a little bit more of the two minute hunter.

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<v Speaker 3>Henry talked about it after practice. They're starting to get

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of that situational stuff involved in the practices

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<v Speaker 3>and probably the best hunter, Henry. The best play for

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<v Speaker 3>the team today was a last second diving touchdown catch

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<v Speaker 3>by Henry, who I thought, by the way, was very

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<v Speaker 3>good in this practice, but I thought it may have

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<v Speaker 3>been after the time it expired, So that's the kind

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<v Speaker 3>of situational stuff. The play before that, with the clock running,

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<v Speaker 3>is a short throw on the sideline, didn't really get

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<v Speaker 3>them all that much closer to the end zone, didn't

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<v Speaker 3>get out of bounds, and really created a sort of

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<v Speaker 3>hectic final play. Maybe they got the playoff in time.

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<v Speaker 3>Preset did a nice job of just floating one to

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<v Speaker 3>an area and allowing this tight end to go and

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<v Speaker 3>make a play diving catch by Henry.

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<v Speaker 2>You mentioned it was situational for my vantage point. I

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<v Speaker 2>looked up at the clock, two seconds left, clock running,

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<v Speaker 2>look back beat, couldn't tell for sure if they got

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<v Speaker 2>it off. But another session I just wanted to quickly

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<v Speaker 2>mention was I thought, you know Drake May's best period

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<v Speaker 2>of the day, which was red zone seven. On seven,

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<v Speaker 2>you had a touchdown to Jalen Polk, you had eighty

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<v Speaker 2>seven look like he dropped the TV, and then an

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<v Speaker 2>easy one to Baker, So you know, just some completions,

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<v Speaker 2>and again it's seven on seven, but I thought overall

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<v Speaker 2>that was Drake's strongest period of the dates.

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<v Speaker 1>Marit was that the one where they ended in the

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<v Speaker 1>fifty eight yard field goal. Maybe I can't remember, No, no, different.

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<v Speaker 2>One, No, I think that was that was earlier and

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<v Speaker 2>earlier eleven on eleven bit which was Joey Slid hit

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<v Speaker 2>a fifty eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so yeah, I thought definitely Drake May was better

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<v Speaker 1>in the seven on sevens. I feel like when they

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<v Speaker 1>were in the two minute kind of hurry up type

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<v Speaker 1>of offense, there were a lot of mistakes, miscommunication, throwing

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<v Speaker 1>the ball out of bounds, potentially sacks here and there.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that definitely sped him up a lot, which

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's something we were wondering in a real

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<v Speaker 1>game like setting, how is Drake May going to handle

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<v Speaker 1>all the time that they spent working on his technique. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it was after the Hunter Henry touchdown, Drake

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<v Speaker 2>May went and didn't do much a throwaway, miss baker,

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<v Speaker 2>miss seven, sack and complete. I just wrote ick on

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<v Speaker 2>the last play.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, the two minute drills after Brissetts and Brissettes, I

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<v Speaker 3>mean to be fair, was kind of shaky, even though

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<v Speaker 3>it ended up in a touchdown. The other two series

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<v Speaker 3>it was it was May and then Joe Milton four

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<v Speaker 3>and out, so they didn't really get the ball moving all.

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<v Speaker 3>But I do think, like I said, and I know

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<v Speaker 3>there's been some sort of talk that we're not necessarily

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<v Speaker 3>covering May the way we should. It's kid gloves. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>he made three or four throws today that I thought

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<v Speaker 3>were pretty good throws that didn't get caught, and one

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<v Speaker 3>of them was that one to Mitchell Willcox and you're

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<v Speaker 3>talking about I mean that was a tough throw in

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<v Speaker 3>traffic down the seam in the end zone, tight tight

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<v Speaker 3>windows down in the red zone, and you know Willcox,

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<v Speaker 3>so I actually think has been playing pretty well has

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<v Speaker 3>to make that catch for him. I thought there was

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<v Speaker 3>another one on the two minute drill and a nice

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<v Speaker 3>out route to Juju. He got his feet tangled up

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<v Speaker 3>with the defensive back and ended up falling down. The

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<v Speaker 3>pass was perfectly thrown, but you know, it looks like

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<v Speaker 3>one of those like, well, where was he throwing that one?

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<v Speaker 3>Because there was no one there to catch it. So

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<v Speaker 3>I thought May threw the ball well at times. But

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<v Speaker 3>to me, the story of the day was the pressure

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<v Speaker 3>from that front seven again was too much and there

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<v Speaker 3>were some guys out. No chukes today you had Vederian

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<v Speaker 3>Lowe staying at left tackle, Cayden Wallace at right tackle.

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<v Speaker 3>Those guys struggled. I thought Kayden Wallace in particular struggled

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<v Speaker 3>protecting the passers today.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, let's round out some of the personnel pieces today

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<v Speaker 2>because there were, you know, some new absences. You mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>Chusa Kora for Calvin Anderson, and now a Korfo was there.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we saw him there but just didn't participate.

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<v Speaker 2>But Calvin Anderson, who went down briefly yesterday with an

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<v Speaker 2>ankle injury, got back up, re entered the lineup. He

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<v Speaker 2>was missing probably not the biggest.

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<v Speaker 3>He had a sleeve on the lake. Yeah, so my

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<v Speaker 3>guess is dealing with something with his calf one Thornton.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there he goes igguess kind of just what are

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<v Speaker 1>we doing here? Because I feel like it's the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing with him. He has a great camp and then

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<v Speaker 1>he disappears and you're just like, Okay, what's going on here?

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<v Speaker 1>So he did show up to practice a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>into practice, but he wasn't dressed. He was just on

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<v Speaker 1>the sideline. So I'm hoping it's nothing serious because he's

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<v Speaker 1>had a great couple of days and so now it's like,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully he's not taking a step backwards with potentially an injury.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the same thing we talk about Paul. With these

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<v Speaker 2>young receivers, it's, you know, you got to stay out there,

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<v Speaker 2>you got to be consistent. I mean, Polk, Baker, those

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<v Speaker 2>guys have been out there every day, at least as

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<v Speaker 2>far as training camp.

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<v Speaker 3>Jalen Polk made some tough catches today. I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>if any of them really counted because you know, one

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<v Speaker 3>of them was in the back of the end zone,

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<v Speaker 3>he was out of bounds, and then one of them

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<v Speaker 3>was on a sideline on a quick, quick diving catch

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<v Speaker 3>on the sideline. They gave him credit for the catch.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought he caught it. But two really good catches

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<v Speaker 3>for Jalen.

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<v Speaker 2>Poll strong hands with him, Marcus Jones, Josh Bledsoe continue

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<v Speaker 2>to be out they come out and watch, you know again,

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<v Speaker 2>put Marcus Jones with Taekwon Thorton, and it's, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just disappointing for these young guys, especially guys that have

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<v Speaker 2>been drafted in the past. Couple of years that have

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<v Speaker 2>the traits that this team needs, the speed, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>certainly with Marcus Jones, we've been excited to see him

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<v Speaker 2>get a chance to this new kickoff. He's now out,

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<v Speaker 2>so team will have a day off tomorrow, maybe a

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<v Speaker 2>chance for them to get a little bit healthy.

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<v Speaker 3>But it'd be a bad sign if you didn't see

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<v Speaker 3>Marcus Jones back on Monday. But I would say, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>when guys leave the lineup, it gives opportunities, and I

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<v Speaker 3>think Marcellus Dial has gotten some some more reps and

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<v Speaker 3>he's got some competitiveness to him.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's the guy that stands out to me

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<v Speaker 3>almost every day when.

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<v Speaker 1>Paul brings up opportunit. I think this is an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>for Jalen Rager to show why he's valuable, not just

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<v Speaker 1>on offense, but on special teams. You've seen him in

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<v Speaker 1>there a lot returning those punts, so I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity for him to potentially make it because he

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<v Speaker 1>can fill in from Arkis Jones.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, just one of the last guy I want to mention.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought number two kJ Olsbourne. I think some good

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<v Speaker 2>practices from catches today. In the end, zone. He's one

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<v Speaker 2>receiver that you know, feels like he's coming on. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know for sure how he fits into the whole

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<v Speaker 2>big picture. Is he an outside He's probably not an

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<v Speaker 2>outside guy, And I think that's really what they need,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, to make this offense truly functional and lethal,

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<v Speaker 2>is to have somebody who can get downfield. I know

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<v Speaker 2>some people have been talking about Javon Baker, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to pump the brakes on him, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think a lot of the buzz with him is coming

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<v Speaker 2>from one on ones in team periods. He's not very consistent.

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<v Speaker 2>He has some moments. I know today Drake May threw

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<v Speaker 2>one up. It just it didn't even look like he

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<v Speaker 2>had any separation. It wasn't even closed. So, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>so between him, between Taykwon Thornton, just some questions, I

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<v Speaker 2>would say, remain kind of a wide receivers.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely agree. Cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we got a day off tomorrow and then we'll

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<v Speaker 2>be back at it next week as we build up

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<v Speaker 2>to the Patriots first preseason game. They'll welcome the Carolina Panthers,

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