Instant takeaways from Day 7 of training camp

The New England Patriots offense spent Wednesday rebuilding its confidence.

The Patriots looked significantly more on-point on Wednesday during an unpadded session. Without pads, they could not use contact, which gave the offense a distinct advantage after two rough days for them during padded, contact sessions. Take away the pass-rush, take away the problem — apparently.

Quarterback Mac Jones hit 13 consecutive passes over the course of 7-on-7s and 11-on-11s. He then threw an interception to cornerback Terrance Mitchell after a miscommunication with receiver DeVante Parker. And while Jones has been fiery and frustrated at times during camp, he appeared to laugh off the mixup with a silly oh-no face-palm. He gave parker a high five after the play. The session wasn’t quite as tense as in past days.

Here are our other notes and takeaways from Wednesday’s practice.

Top takeaway: Slow down, fix mistakes

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Bill Belichick told reporters before practice that he intended to correct the mistakes the Patriots had been making over the last two days.

What, exactly, will that encompass?

“Everything,” Belichick said on Wednesday morning.

The offense has been the most obvious place that needs improvement. In 11-on-11 drills during the two padded sessions, Jones and company were largely unable to move the football both rushing and passing. As mentioned, the offense was much crisper without a live pash-rush. So that might help point to the problem area: the offensive line.

Attendance

Absent: TE Dalton Keene, CB Malcolm Butler
Limited: QB Brian Hoyer, DL Deatrich Wise, RB Pierre Strong, S Devin McCourty, WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey, RB Rhamondre Stevenson
PUP: RB James White
NFI: OL Chasen Hines, OL Andrew Stueber

Notable presences: Patriots director of player personnel Matt Groh was out to watch the team he’s now helping assemble under GM Bill Belichick’s leadership.

The little details

The weather: Again, we had a cool morning but the temperature jumped into the high 80s. Clear skies. HIGH humidity.

The pad level: The team moved into shells after two padded practices.

The energy: The team looked laid back on a day that was clearly designed to help the team take a deep breath and recalibrate before (likely) jumping back into pads on Thursday.

Biggest winner: QB Mac Jones

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