Joint Practice

[Southieinnc]

Patriots, Panthers Get In Absolutely Massive Brawl At Heated Joint Practice That Sees Multiple Ejections

The New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers were involved in a preseason practice all-out brawl on Tuesday

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[Yankee Traveler]

Patriots, Panthers Get In Absolutely Massive Brawl At Heated Joint Practice That Sees Multiple Ejections

The New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers were involved in a preseason practice all-out brawl on Tuesday

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I like it in the sense these Pats are not taking any shit this year.

 

[cheerupcharlie]

Good move seeing the "red jerseys" staying clear.

 

[YankeeRebel]

Patriots, Panthers Get In Absolutely Massive Brawl At Heated Joint Practice That Sees Multiple Ejections

The New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers were involved in a preseason practice all-out brawl on Tuesday

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Ejected three WRs, well at least now we know they are getting seperation

 

[NWPATSFAN]

I liked the interview between Damien Harris and Tom Curran. Harris basically saying can't fight in the game can't fight at practice. Need to do a better job...very well spoken and mature.

 

[Southieinnc]

Dominating defense!

'We were dominating:' New England Patriots defense continues to look like the real deal

NFL joint practice has started. The Patriots defense has been dominating their own offense. On Tuesday, they did the same to the Carolina Panthers.

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[redseat]

Can someone explain to me why they actually have joint practices? I mean isn't the point of practice to actually practice and develop new things? How can they do that when the opposition is right there?!

 

[Southieinnc]

Can someone explain to me why they actually have joint practices? I mean isn't the point of practice to actually practice and develop new things? How can they do that when the opposition is right there?!

2 days of joint practice still allows non-public practice on the other days.
Hitting somebody besides a teammate is practice you can't get any other way.

 

[Southieinnc]

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[redseat]

2 days of joint practice still allows non-public practice on the other days.
Hitting somebody besides a teammate is practice you can't get any other way.

I get that but to me that's not "practice" that is a scrimmage. I totally get players need to actually HIT other players NOT their own teammates but that's a scrimmage

 

[Southieinnc]

I get that but to me that's not "practice" that is a scrimmage. I totally get players need to actually HIT other players NOT their own teammates but that's a scrimmage

"FOXBORO — As Baker Mayfield dropped back in the pocket, Deatrich Wise came sprinting off the edge of the defensive line. With the 6-foot-5, 275-pound defensive lineman bearing down on him, the Carolina Panthers starting quarterback got the pass off just in time.

Unlike in a real game, the Patriots defensive lineman patted Mayfield on the back before talking to the quarterback.

“Playful trash talk,” Wise explained. “That’s kind of what I did. I walked past him and told him that I was here.”

 

[cdumler7]

Can someone explain to me why they actually have joint practices? I mean isn't the point of practice to actually practice and develop new things? How can they do that when the opposition is right there?!

Usually it is against a team you are not playing in the regular season. So no trade secrets being given up for that season. They also still keep it pretty vanilla during those times at least play call wise and just more getting players to break up the routine. They get to know their own teammates and their habits and you can start to believe that is how every player in the league does it. So it is good for at least a few days to see something new and have to adjust.

 

[Southieinnc]

Day 2, another fight - more ejections.

Panthers Wire writer says it was a cheap shot that started it. Convenient. It wasn't the Patriots defense dominating that caused it!

Watch: Panthers, Patriots fight again after cheap shot to Christian McCaffrey

A cheap shot to Christian McCaffrey set off another melee between the Panthers and Patriots at joint practice.

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[redseat]

Usually it is against a team you are not playing in the regular season. So no trade secrets being given up for that season. They also still keep it pretty vanilla during those times at least play call wise and just more getting players to break up the routine. They get to know their own teammates and their habits and you can start to believe that is how every player in the league does it. So it is good for at least a few days to see something new and have to adjust.

Good explanation but still is a scrimmage and not truly "practice" imho but I get why it is called it.

 

[cdumler7]

Good explanation but still is a scrimmage and not truly "practice" imho but I get why it is called it.

I would agree it is more of a scrimmage. Most of the time the teams spend a majority of the practice doing their own thing. It is when they start doing 11-on-11 that they combine turning into like you said more of a scrimmage. Maybe the only other drill they will do together is the 1-on-1 drills that sometimes happen.

To me it is more about breaking up the long offseason. These guys have done nothing but hit each other up to that point and that wears on you. Now you get into a situation where you can go a little more all out because you don't have to worry about hurting a teammate. I think that is why we are also seeing things boil over at a lot of these practices because these guys have all this energy they are not allowed to let out finally getting that opportunity.

 

[cdumler7]

Day 2, another fight - more ejections.

Panthers Wire writer says it was a cheap shot that started it. Convenient. It wasn't the Patriots defense dominating that caused it!

Watch: Panthers, Patriots fight again after cheap shot to Christian McCaffrey

A cheap shot to Christian McCaffrey set off another melee between the Panthers and Patriots at joint practice.

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It wasn't the cleanest play by the Patriot defenders, but it definitely shouldn't have led to them then ending up in the crowd still fighting.

 

[redseat]

I would agree it is more of a scrimmage. Most of the time the teams spend a majority of the practice doing their own thing. It is when they start doing 11-on-11 that they combine turning into like you said more of a scrimmage. Maybe the only other drill they will do together is the 1-on-1 drills that sometimes happen.

To me it is more about breaking up the long offseason. These guys have done nothing but hit each other up to that point and that wears on you. Now you get into a situation where you can go a little more all out because you don't have to worry about hurting a teammate. I think that is why we are also seeing things boil over at a lot of these practices because these guys have all this energy they are not allowed to let out finally getting that opportunity.

Yeah I can see this exactly being the reason for them. I guess I just am more worried about the Patriots "jelling" and getting the offense going (especially with NO OC/DC assigned) so my mind is telling me that there "shouldn't be another team" on the field until the actual pre season

 

[cdumler7]

Yeah I can see this exactly being the reason for them. I guess I just am more worried about the Patriots "jelling" and getting the offense going (especially with NO OC/DC assigned) so my mind is telling me that there "shouldn't be another team" on the field until the actual pre season

Yeah I could see that being a good thought with the situation the Patriots find themselves in. My guess is these joint practices were scheduled before the Patriots made some of their coaching decisions. Teams have to do a lot of work to make these happen so the planning starts way in advance of the season.

 

[YankeeRebel]

I cannot see where the cheap shot was, not from the footage presented

 

[Southieinnc]

I cannot see where the cheap shot was, not from the footage presented

I just saw that Tuesdays fight started when a Carolina coach shoved Wikerson!

That does explain some things, no?