The New England Patriots returned to the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium yesterday for their 14th overall practice since moving to the full-team portion of training camp earlier this month. The session was held in full pads and resembled an 11-on-11 scrimmage at times both in terms of setting and intensity — you can read a recap here and also take a look at the standout performers.
With that said, let’s clean out the notebook from Thursday.
About the quarterback’s struggles
The Patriots’ quarterback position — Cam Newton, Jarrett Stidham, Brian Hoyer, Brian Lewerke — did not have a particularly encouraging performance during Thursday’s practice, so the question that follow is naturally whether or not this will be the new normal for the team in the post-Tom Brady era.