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July 29, 2007

Morning wrap-up

Hey all --

Training camp session number 4 is in the books, and as always there was a lot to look at on the fields. We know there are times when we're mistress of the obvious, but it was hot as Hades out there. And we were under a tent sipping cold Gatorade.

Here's some of the things we saw this morning:

* Ryan O'Callaghan may be winning the battle for right tackle. The second-year player was lined up with the first team on every occasion we took note, with Nick Kaczur rotating in when backup QB Matt Cassel was under center.

* The fans love Randy Moss. Early on in drills, Moss made an open-field catch from Tom Brady with no defense and the sizable crowd went crazy.

* Don't wear enemy colors. A fan wearing a Zach Thomas Dolphins' jersey and Dolphins hat was roundly booed as he made his way past the bleachers. Of course, he was egging them on a bit.

* Brandon Meriweather is working the nickel. The rookie did the vast majority of his work lined up opposite Wes Welker in the slot. He broke up one pass headed for Welker from Brady, but Welker made the catch on the next play.

* Ellis Hobbs and Randall Gay were often the corners out wide, and Hobbs is also getting a lot of reps on kickoff return, with Willie Andrews as his lead blocker. It was that pairing that led to Hobbs getting the first touchdown of his career last December against Houston, on a 96-yard kickoff return. The third-year corner averaged 36 yards on his 10 regular-season kick returns last year, and 30.6 yards on 10 postseason efforts.

* Jabar Gaffney, who had 21 catches in the playoffs, is seeing a lot of time with the first-team offense, which may be due to Donte Stallworth being on the PUP. "I want to pick up from there and carry on," he said.

* Tedy Bruschi spoke with the media for the first time this camp, and said he's feeling good and believes this team can do something special. He said there was no thought of him retiring, and that as soon as the season ended with the AFC title game loss in Indianapolis, he began thinking about this season.

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 11:47 AM | Permalink

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