Random Thoughts – July 31st
Patriots Training Camp Report Featuring Gratuitous Cheerleader Pictures: Featuring Lindsay
*No Pats were taken off the PUP list Friday, but Manny Ramirez was permanently placed on the Red Sox DOG list.
*The difference between Tom Brady and your garden variety future gold sport coat QB is that Brett Favre destroys his team with his stupid year long moral conundrum, Peyton Manning throws his teammates under the Fung Wa every time something goes wrong, and Brady does this: In the afternoon session when a snap between him and Russ Hochstein ended up on the ground, Brady without hesitating, put his head down and took a lap with Hochstein right behind him. The difference between Brady and Hochstein? When Hochstein does it, his feet have to touch the ground.
*One of the recurring themes so far in camp is the high number of passes defensed by the secondary. That might be a concern on most teams, but when you've lost two of your starting DB's from last year and your QB is Superman, this is good news. Starting with Fernando Bryant and including Jonathan Wilhite and Tank Williams, the Pats have seen more batted balls than Josh Hamilton in Yankee Stadium.
*The NFL sent referees to Foxboro to familiarize the Patriots with the new Force Out rule. And after they left, Belichick familiarized them with the Dark Side of the Force Out rule.