Earlier today, the New England Patriots returned to practice fields behind Gillette Stadium to hold the first full-contact practice of their 2020 training camp. The session itself focused mostly on the running game and did not yet give a full impression of how the coaching staff views its roster three weeks into camp (most prominently at the quarterback position), but it does allow us and those present to take the closest look to date at this year’s team.
That said, the division into “winners” and “losers” should be taken with a grain of salt: practice is just that — a method to improve and get up to speed.