New England Patriots links 8/04/21 – Emphasis on run-stuffing defense after 2020 turkey

Daily news and links for Wednesday

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo’s Day 6 blogservations: Pads go on, Harry steps up. /Good detail here.
• Mike Dussault’s Patriots Notebook: McCourty continuing Patriots tradition in year 12: While the defense ended Monday’s session with a goal-line stop, Tuesday’s featured the offense riding their ground game to a better performance. “I’ve been here for years and training camp’s always been, as Bill [Belichick] or [Brian Flores] or Matty [Patricia] would say, it has to be like a heavyweight fight of back and forth, good days, bad days,” said McCourty. “If one side dominates it looks good, but overall you won’t have a good team. We can’t be one-sided.”
• Erik Scalavino tackles this week’s Patriots Unfiltered Q&A: Diving into training camp.
• Angelique Fiske reports Matthew Slater and his family are set to host ‘Community Jamboree’ in Providence.
• Day 6 Debrief: First practice in full pads. (2.21 min. video)
• Press Conferences: Ja’Whaun Bentley – Mike Onwenu – Kristian Wilkerson – Devin McCourty – Deatrich Wise – Jonathan Jones.
• Press Pass: Devin McCourty, Jonathan Jones, & more reflect on the season’s 1st practice in full pads. (1 min. video)
• Training Camp-Cast 8/3: Day 6 recap, pads go on.
• Patriots Unfiltered 8/3: Takeaways from the first padded practice. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Evan Lazar’s Camp Notebook: Cam Newton, Matt Judon big winners as pads go on at a jam-packed two-hour practice session on day six: The first one-on-one periods between offensive and defensive lines and receivers and defensive backs with players in full pads. Plus, high-intensity 11-on-11s in the running game. /Good read.
• Khari Thompson’s training camp Day 6 takeaways: Cam Newton, defensive line shine, Mac Jones struggled in first padded practice.
• Ryan Hannable shares his training camp observations, Day 6: Newton had another nice connection with Jonnu Smith for a touchdown in 11-on-11 work. It was a nice grab by the tight end, as he was able to get both feet in bounds.
• Zack Cox’ training camp observations, Day 6: QB report; Player of the day: edge rusher Matt Judon: a force in both 1-on-1s and 11-on-11s. Early in the latter, he worked his way into in the backfield almost immediately, forcing a Newton spike. The high-priced free agent is going to be a problem for opposing tackles this season. Second-year pro Josh Uche also dominated in 1-on-1s, and Barmore was impressive before his injury.
• Andrew Callahan recaps Tuesday’s training camp: Run game rolls, Mac Jones loses ground in QB competition. Player of the day: DT Christian Barmore.
• Alex Barth’s Patriots training camp notebook: Full pads on Day 6. On the offensive side of the ball, guard Shaq Mason was the team’s top performer. The 27-year-old was rarely moved off his spot, and seemed to have a counter for both power and finesse moves being thrown his way.
• Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Puttin’ on the pads: Patriots training camp observations for Day six.
• Phil Perry’s QB report: Newton posts best practice of camp while Mac Jones scuffles.
• Matt Dolloff’s Patriots QB Watch: Cam Newton earns his ‘starter’ label in first padded practice
• Tom E. Curran spotlights two young defensive players that shone on Tuesday: Josh Uche and Christian Barmore, plus more highlights from Tuesday.
• CBS Boston recaps the first padded practice: N’Keal Harry, Cam Newton among Patriots who stood out.
• Karen Guregian says the first padded glimpse of this Cam Newton-led offense offers hope.
• Andrew Callahan hears from DE Deatrich Wise on how the new Pats O-line is one of the best he’s seen.
• Mike D’Abate (PatriotMaven) Versatility is the key attribute for Patriots DE Deatrich Wise, Jr.
• Karen Guregian hears from the Pats veterans on how rebuilding the run defense is ‘paramount’ to the team’s season hopes.
• Zack Cox talks about the Patriots placing a ‘big emphasis’ on fixing the run defense after fielding arguably the NFL’s worst in 2020.
• Ryan Hannable highlights Michael Onwenu discussing his rookie season: There was a lot I messed up on.
• Sean T. McGuire highlights how Michael Onwenu feels about the chemistry among the offensive line. “Last year I was working from position to position, so I mean whether I was at right guard or right tackle, I was still working with the same guys, but it’s just about working the same fits and getting to know how everyone like fits up their techniques and working off of that so we can work together.”
• Zack Cox notes rookie Ronnie Perkins felt ‘honored’ by getting attention from Tedy Bruschi.
• Zack Cox points to under-the-radar WR Kristian Wilkerson as a player to watch this preseason.
• Mark Morse (PatsFans) Patriots pre-season 53 man roster projection.
• Robert Alvarez (PatsFans) Best of Social Media: Sights and sounds from Day 6 of training camp.
• Tom Shaw-Mellors (PatsPropaganda) Patriots Tweets of note – Training Camp 8/03.
• Patriots Talk podcast: What has Cam done to be anointed the starter? (30 min.)
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate and Steve Balestrieri discuss the prowess and health of newcomers DL Henry Anderson and LB Raekwon McMillan. Plus insight on why padded practices begin the real evaluation period. (33 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Devin McCourty: Pats D benefits from facing two QBs in practice.
• Report (AP) Belichick: All good with Harry despite trade demand.
• Staff (ESPN) NFL training camp updates: Cam Newton and Derek Carr shine, pads come on, more.
• Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Ranking each NFL team’s potential Hall of Fame players on current roster. Pats: Gilmore (70%), McCourty (50%), Newton (10%), Hightower (10%).
• Nate Burlson (NFL.com) Wide receivers set for Year 2 breakout in 2021. No Pats. /lol.
• Conor Orr (SI) Austin Bills? NFL owners are running out of plausible ways to squeeze taxpayers: The latest—heartless—public stadium extortion attempt doesn’t ring as true as it used to back when L.A. was the threat.
• Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) 2021 looks like Aaron Rodgers’ last dance in Green Bay. So who is he auditioning for in 2022?
• Brian Costello (NY Post) Jets’ defensive line sends warning to rest of NFL: ‘We’re coming’.
• Steve Serby (NY Post) Jets’ Cameron Clark’s injury reminder football can end suddenly.
• Mark Schofield (TouchdownWire) The future of football, revisited.
• Nick Wojton (TouchdownWire) NFL to allow international players to rep home country during preseason.
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) All-22 film disappears from NFL Game Pass; it’s unclear when it will return.