Offseason workout guidelines

[SDGuy73]

The Patriots open their offseason workout program, and there are several guidelines and restrictions related to these workouts, highlighted below:

General
Workouts are strictly voluntary
A maximum of four workouts per week (no weekends)
One week is the mandatory minicamp (no weekends)
Contact work is prohibited in all workouts
Intensity and tempo of drills should be at level conducive to learning, with player safety as the highest priority
Phase one (four hours a day)
Two weeks. Limited to strength and conditioning activities with only the strength and conditioning coaches allowed on the field
90-minute maximum on the field
Clubs can only specify two hours for the players to be at the facility
Players choose the other two hours for weights, etc.
Phase two (four hours a day)

Three weeks with the same rules with a few exceptions:
All coaches allowed on field
Individual and “perfect play” drills allowed
No offense vs. defense, no 1-on-1’s, no helmets
Phase three (six hours a day)
Four weeks total
Three weeks for 10 total OTA’s
A maximum of three OTA’s each week for the first two weeks
During weeks one and two a fourth OTA is allowed but phase two rules apply
A maximum of four OTA’s for the third or fourth week
One week for mini camp
No pads except protective knee and elbow pads
Helmets are permitted
No live contract drills between OL and DL or WR and DB
7 on 7, 9 on 7 and 11 on 11 drills will be permitted
Minicamp (10 hours a day)
Physicals on Monday but no practice
Practices Tuesday-Thursday with a day off on Friday
Allowed two practices totaling three and a half hours on the field per day
Second practice limited to walk through activities only

 

[BigKen]

I love "Player Safety" rules. Let's not get too physical or overwork the players. Heaven forbid that they get a bit lame before training camp. The fact that season ending injuries have increased 80% over the past 10 years probably don't have anything to do with off-season restrictions, but more to do with taking drugs to enhance performance because the body isn't in shape.

I have a bad feeling that the first on field death will occur in 2014 or 2015. I think it'll be a helmet to helmet and the survivor will be be pumped on PEDs. Dead player will be a WR under 190 lbs.

 

[Southieinnc]

I love "Player Safety" rules. Let's not get too physical or overwork the players. Heaven forbid that they get a bit lame before training camp. The fact that season ending injuries have increased 80% over the past 10 years probably don't have anything to do with off-season restrictions, but more to do with taking drugs to enhance performance because the body isn't in shape.

I have a bad feeling that the first on field death will occur in 2014 or 2015. I think it'll be a helmet to helmet and the survivor will be be pumped on PEDs. Dead player will be a WR under 190 lbs.

I love player safety rules also.
I don't think the current level of restriction is safer. I think the players should be working harder and earlier. Less contact restrictions will protect the players, getting in better shape earlier will also protect the players, IMHO.....