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August 6, 2007

Practice observations

Today's first session -- the 14th of training camp -- is on the books, held inside an empty Gillette. Bob Kraft took in some of the practice, sans his usual Patriots' cap. Here are some of the things we noticed:

It would appear that the competition for right tackle is now a three-man race, as today former practice squadder Wesley Britt saw some time with the ones along with Ryan O'Callaghan.

At other times, with Matt Cassel under center, O'Callaghan was at right tackle and Nick Kaczur was opposite him at left tackle.

If there are now three players in the mix, this is now the most interesting competition of camp.

Donte Stallworth had an active role in the practice, catching a pass from Tom Brady in 11-on-11 work. After the practice, Stallworth said he was really anxious to get back on the field and has been reminded by the team to be cautious.

Adalius Thomas bowled over Sammy Morris in 11-on-11 work; Jabar Gaffney had a nice touchdown grab in red-zone work.

One interesting thing of note was that Cassel was the holder when Stephen Gostkowski was doing live kicks. Josh Miller had been the holder for Gostkowski before he got hurt last season, but with three punters in camp and another (Mitch Berger) getting a try-out on Friday, it isn't looking like this is Miller's job to lose. Danny Baugher, who had a good spring in NFL Europa and was named to the All-League team after averaging 43.4 yards per attempt for the Rhein Fire, has continued his booming kicks here.

shalise

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