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What's up everybody? Welcome in into Tom Carverness Patriots Talk podcast, day one of the Patriots mandatory minicamp. The last stage of the real off season is underway. The Patriots got together

on this Tuesday in June, and Phil Perry is alongside

to break down some of the observations. Phil, I think it's important to remind people,

mini-camp is non-evaluation, non-competition. Really, to me, I look at it as it's an orientation

for what the first week of training camp is going to look like. Agreed? Yeah, I would say, though, that it is a little bit ratcheted up in terms of the intensity

than the first two OTA practices that we were at.

You did not walkthroughs.

You're right.

Yeah, so you're getting more, you're really not getting full speed, but I would say

you're getting more competitive

offense on defense types of drills. So seven on seven or 11 on 11, you are seeing things

occasionally where I'll give you, for instance, the last play of practice today, where

Terrence Mitchell is on Nelson Aguilar, Nelson Aguilor has a pass hit his hands.

Mitchell gets a little over aggressive for the spring, I would say.

I wouldn't say he was a toe over the line and bats it out of Agalore's hands.

And then guys are going after the ball like it's a fumble.

I don't think you would have seen that the first couple of practice we were at.

So there was a little bit more intensity today, but it really is not at training camp level yet. You're right. Yeah, just to tie it off

using that play as an example, the players are in shorts and jerseys, no pads, helmets,

obviously, and on that particular play, just to bring it full circle with some of the new guys involved,

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