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August 13, 2007

Post-practice notes

Tonight's practice had lots to offer, as there was a lot of 11-on-11 situational work. The session was held inside Gillette Stadium in front of a few hundred people, who we're told were families of team support staff.

In the early going, Bill Belichick spent a lot of time with the defense, as he almost always does, and was approached at one point by rookie Brandon Meriweather. Belichick spent several seconds explaining something to Meriweather, gesturing with both hands.

Tom Brady had a small problem with his right arm, stopping early on and getting the arm massaged by one of the trainers. It looked to be mostly his forearm, but he did return to practice and didn't look to have a problem slinging it downfield.

Nick Kaczur is lining up at right tackle with the first-team offense almost exclusively now, so he clearly has the advantage over second-year man Ryan O’Callaghan at the position.

The defense had its way with Matt Cassel in 11-on-11 work – on one play, rookie Kareem Brown batted down a Cassel pass, and on a strike intended for Chris Dunlap, former Boston College (yes, Notre Dame, not BC, apologies...) standout Mike Richardson picked off the backup quarterback. Mike Vrabel got in on the action, tipping a Cassel pass near the sideline after he rolled to his right; and Mike Wright got his hands on a ball near the line of scrimmage with the offense at their own 26-yard line. The ball popped up in the air, and Adalius Thomas grabbed it, running to the end zone.

In third-down goal line work, Tom Brady was looking for Jabar Gaffney in the end zone, but Ellis Hobbs jumped in front of the ball and took off down the sideline.

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Posted by: Dann at August 14, 2007 10:20 AM