OTA media day: Brady frustrated with receivers, Revis speaks for first time
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Ok, so it's not technically the first time Darrelle Revis has spoken to reporters. He did have that EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE TEAM'S OWN WEBSITE but now he's finally getting the chance to be surrounded by tons of reporters in the hot sun.
The crowd around Darrelle Revis in his debut meeting with the Patriots media corps today. pic.twitter.com/cXQkrTQN5m
— Bart Hubbuch (@HubbuchNYP) May 30, 2014
Pretty cool. Anyway, here's what the Patriots newest cornerback had to say..
Darrelle Revis: "I'm on my journey, and right now, I'm a New England Patriot."
— Bart Hubbuch (@HubbuchNYP) May 30, 2014
Darrelle Revis: "Bill Belichick lets guys be their own man." Incredibly, Revis said this with a straight face.
— Bart Hubbuch (@HubbuchNYP) May 30, 2014
Darrelle Revis on his one-season stint with the 4-12 Buccaneers: "That was a loooong year."
— Bart Hubbuch (@HubbuchNYP) May 30, 2014
Darrelle Revis said he doesn't think about the Jets or find it strange to be in the same division now: "That was a long time ago."
— Bart Hubbuch (@HubbuchNYP) May 30, 2014
.@Revis24 on facing Brady: "It's good to have the same jersey on as Tom." #patriots #jets
— Christopher Price (@cpriceNFL) May 30, 2014
How insightful.
Of course, Revis' chat with reporters wasn't the only newsworthy item to come out of the day. Brady is reportedly also having struggles with his receivers this year, and seemed to zero in on Julian Edelman.
This is...absolutely shocking..considering the team has brought back basically the exact same lackluster receiving unit they had last year.
Other observations: At least 5 drops of Brady passes. Brady seemed to get annoyed and then focused mainly on Edelman.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) May 30, 2014
Next up is the participation reports. Haven't you missed these? They are back, temporarily, and then they'll be back in full swing from July through the beginning of Winter.
Jerod Mayo and Sebastian Vollmer were essentially full participants, which is noteworthy after so many were limited.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) May 30, 2014
10 players missing from Patriots OTAs: Dobson, Slater, LaFell, Dennard, Mankins, Fleming, Easley, Garoppolo, Watdon, and Tuipulotu.
— Zuri Berry (@zuriberry) May 30, 2014
Fleming not here b/c Stanford hasn't had graduation yet.
— Christopher Price (@cpriceNFL) May 30, 2014
Didn't see Mankins, Dennard, LaFell, Garoppolo, Easley or Dobson. Wilfork and Gronk were with rehab group #PatriotsTalk
— Michael Giardi (@MikeGiardi) May 30, 2014
Garoppolo, Easley, Cam Fleming and Asa Watson among rookies not present. Garoppolo & Watson at rookie gathering in California.
— Christopher Price (@cpriceNFL) May 30, 2014
As for other news...
Jamie Collins looks a little bigger, and an early impression is he might not come off the field too much.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) May 30, 2014
Logan Ryan made a couple nice plays in coverage at corner. Didn't see him at safety yet.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) May 30, 2014
Roy Finch made a few plays catching the ball, including a nice catch in traffic on a low laser from Mallett.
— Jeff Howe (@jeffphowe) May 30, 2014
Mark Harrison did some decent things during practice. He also dropped a pass that hit him in the hands.
— Nick Underhill (@Nick_Underhill) May 30, 2014
Watched Justin Jones pretty closely. Made some catches. Not the fastest guy on the team.
— Nick Underhill (@Nick_Underhill) May 30, 2014
