Tuesday’s New England Patriots OTA practice focus mainly on the red zone, where it was an up-and-down day for the offense.
On Tuesday the New England Patriots held their eighth OTA practice of the summer. It was also the third and final Patriots OTA practice that will be open to the media (not including next week’s mandatory minicamp.
The big focus on Tuesday was red zone work. Most of the team drills throughout the two-hour practice were run from snaps in the low red zone – or inside the 10 yard line.
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While these reps were – like all of spring practices – unpadded and non-contact there was still a noticeable uptick in the intensity. That may be because the offense was able to start getting a bit more creative in these scenarios.
“Today you’ll see us working in the red area and third down; that’s when you can really see the creativity of offensive coordinators,” head coach Jerod Mayo noted before practice.
However, the biggest chance on the day was the distribution of reps at the quarterback position. Let’s start there as we look at the highlights from Tuesday’s Patriots OTA practice…