Tom Brady Gets Frustrated, Jimmy Garoppolo Lights It Up In Day 2 Of Patriots Training Camp
BOSTON (CBS) -- From hot and sunny on Day 1 to dark and rainy on Day 2, there was a distinctly different feel on the practice fields of Gillette Stadium on Friday morning as the New England Patriots embarked on their second official practice of training camp.
The day got started with a very irritated Bill Belichick offering an exasperated reply when pressed to explore some hypotheticals about Jimmy Garoppolo and Tom Brady before the team headed out to a wet practice field.
Belichick also noted that Jamie Collins' unexplained absence in Day 1 was an excused absence, and that there are "no issues" with the player.
WBZ-TV's Dan Roche was one of the few who happened to catch Brady on his way out to the practice field.
And he also caught the arrival of Collins.
Though the rain fell lightly, practice took place in front of a healthy number of fans who braved the elements.
Brady Gets Mad
No quarterback threw an interception on Thursday, but that streak ended on Friday, when Brady was picked off by Duron Harmon on the goal line.
Brady also failed to execute a pass on 7-on-7 drills, resulting in a pass getting batted down at the line. The soon-to-be-39-year-old was not happy with that development.
Rookie Jacoby Brissett also threw a pick in practice.
Garoppolo Lights It Up
Meanwhile the other quarterback -- or rather, the starting quarterback ... for four weeks -- put on an impressive show in those 7-on-7 drills, lighting it up with 9-of-10 passing and two touchdowns, according to Jeff Howe.
Brady Back On First Team
The quarterbacks are squarely in focus this summer, and so it's noteworthy that when it came time for 11-on-11 drills, it was Brady who got the reps with the first team. That was not the case on Thursday.
By making his announcement Thursday that Garoppolo's the Weeks 1-4 starter and Brady's the Week 5 starter no matter what, Belichick did his best to ensure there would be no budding QB controversy. The usage of the two QBs through two days seemingly adds to that effort.
David Andrews Gets First-Team Reps Over Bryan Stork
QB is not the only position where eyes are focused this summer, as at least two jobs on the offensive line are seemingly up for grabs. That includes the center position, where second-year man David Andrews got in the work with the first team over third-year center Bryan Stork.
You'll notice that the interior combination there does not include Shaq Mason or Tre' Jackson, who played quite a bit last year as rookies. Josh Kline, who also played quite a bit on the interior last year, was not in that starting group.
It's obviously too soon to draw any conclusions from any of the early combinations in camp, but they all should be noted as camp progresses.
Two New Guys Catching Punts
Julian Edelman's on the PUP list, but he's also likely off the punt list.
That's at least what is to be expected from the drafting of Cyrus Jones, who returned punts quite well for Alabama. Jones was handling that duty on Friday, along with rookie V'Angelo Bentley and Keshawn Martin, who returned eight punts for New England last season.
Nate Washington Watches From Sidelines
On Day 1, Nate Washington was so gassed from practice that he vomited. On Friday, he was a spectator.
DeAndre Carter Turns Some Heads
With Edelman and Danny Amendola starting camp on the PUP list, there's an opportunity for the receivers lower on the depth chart to make a lasting impression. And DeAndre Carter has apparently done that.
That's great for Carter, but the better news for the Patriots is that their injured guys look good.
The Patriots will be back out for Day 3 of training camp on Saturday morning at 9:15 a.m., and then again on Sunday at the same time.
