The biggest storyline coming out of Patriots training camp is the slow build-up for the offense, but there's a flip side worth mentioning through seven training camp practices.
Although the offense is experiencing growing pains, New England's defensive front is contributing to those struggles by providing stout and disruptive play in the trenches. In the first two full-contact sessions, the defensive line decisively controlled the line of scrimmage.
For a Patriots run defense that finished in the middle of the pack a year ago, it has been challenging to run the football for Damien Harris, Rhamondre Stevenson, and the rest of the Pats backs.