Pats hit the ground running

On the opposite field the cover guys did a nice job in what is normally a very difficult task. Playing with no leverage or help over the top can make life awfully tough on even the best cover guys but Marcus Jones (on DeMario Douglas) and Kyle Dugger competed well. Dugger was initially beaten by Hunter Henry but caused a fumble near the goal line. Without the benefit of replay it was tough to see if Henry’s reach of the ball was enough for the touchdown, but either way Dugger came up with a solid play to knock the ball loose. Gibson ran an excellent route where he first cut to the inside before reversing course to the outside and got past Christian Elliss for a touchdown.

*The first defensive line saw Jeremiah Pharms inside next to Milton Williams as Christian Barmore worked on the opposite field with a member of the training staff. Earlier in camp, Mike Vrabel mentioned that the team would be monitoring Barmore as part of a plan and this work appeared to be related to that.

*There were a couple of sloppy plays during the team periods, one where Maye and Henderson had trouble on a handoff and another where the quarterback had trouble with a snap from Wilson. Both resulted in fumbles.

*After the first set of team plays, the field goal work saw Parker Romo attempt all six kicks while rookie Andy Borregales watched. Romo made all six field goals with the kicks ranging from 33 to 52 yards in length. Thus far Romo has been the more consistent of the two and perhaps Vrabel wanted to see how he would react with a larger workload.

*K’Lavon Chaisson continues to have a strong camp. He has consistently beaten the tackles off the snap, and on Monday that was Moses more often than not. Chaisson had a chance for multiple sacks under normal game conditions and has been a constant presence in the backfield every day.

*Members of the LaSalle (R.I.) Academy football team, coached by former Patriots center Dan Koppen, were on hand for Monday’s…