Good morning; here are your weekly Patriots news 08-14 and some NFL notes this week. Training camp has finished its second week, and the first preseason game is in the books.
One of the first things we learned is that the team’s offense, while still having a long way to go, was far from the abject disaster that many had believed was the case. And speaking about the offense, the transition to the Shanahan system was, for the most part, not used on Thursday night.
Many of the rookies and 1st-year players played significant roles and played well against the Giants.