This is the point in training camp when players start looking forward to facing opponents. They may only be preseason games and joint practices, but it gives them a break from the monotony.
"That is very natural where they’re tired of beating up on each other," Joe Judge said on Friday. "It’s kind of like brothers fighting right now, right? They’re all trying to get the best of each other and compete with each other and then you get to a point where you want to get outside of the house and no one messes with you."
Unless, of course, that’s where your brother is waiting for you.