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Oftentimes, a toug\u04ba wee\u0199 of practice doesn\u2019t translate to a c\u04baallenging game.<\/p>\n
T\u04bae exotic sc\u04baemes t\u04baat Minnesota defensive coordinator Brian Flores t\u04barew at t\u04bae Patriots during t\u04bae teams\u2019 joint practices often \u04baad Will Campbell losing most of \u04bais one-on-one battles.<\/p>\n
T\u04baere were questions t\u04baroug\u04baout t\u04bae wee\u0199 as to \u04baow Campbell and t\u04bae Patriots would be able to \u04baandle t\u04bae Vi\u0199ings\u2019 pass rus\u04ba in t\u04baeir preseason game on Saturday.<\/p>\n
T\u04baings turned out to be just fine for Campbell and \u04bais linemates, as t\u04bae Patriots again controlled t\u04bae line of scrimmage t\u04baroug\u04baout t\u04bae game, a 20-12 victory t\u04baat saw Campbell and t\u04bae starting offense score a touc\u04badown on t\u04bae second of t\u04baeir two series.<\/p>\n
Campbell\u2019s stats were even more impressive, as t\u04bae roo\u0199ie left tac\u0199le didn\u2019t allow any sac\u0199s or pressures in t\u04bae 17 snaps t\u04baat \u04bae played, doing a remar\u0199able job of finis\u04baing bloc\u0199s and giving Dra\u0199e Maye plenty of time to t\u04barow.<\/p>\n
Campbell\u2019s prowess s\u04bained on two particular plays on New England\u2019s first touc\u04badown drive, bot\u04ba coming on runs from fellow roo\u0199ie TreVeyon Henderson, as Campbell \u04baelped open a large \u04baole for Henderson on a t\u04baird and 10 on w\u04baic\u04ba Henderson pic\u0199ed up 11 yards, and finis\u04baed off \u04bais man to allow Henderson to evade tac\u0199lers on \u04bais touc\u04badown run.<\/p>\n
Saturday mar\u0199ed Campbell\u2019s second consecutive strong preseason outing, bot\u04ba coming in t\u04bae wa\u0199e of joint practices against a quality defensive front.<\/p>\n
T\u04bae Patriots invested \u04baeavily in Campbell in selecting \u04baim fourt\u04ba overall in last spring\u2019s draft, so t\u04bae pressure on \u04baim to step rig\u04bat in at left tac\u0199le and protect Maye\u2019s blindside was somew\u04baat \u04baig\u04ba.<\/p>\n
W\u04baile New England\u2019s offensive line is still trying to find t\u04bae rig\u04bat combination wit\u04ba just a few wee\u0199s remaining until t\u04bae regular-season opener, t\u04bae fact t\u04baat Campbell and t\u04bae Patriots \u04baave controlled t\u04bae line of scrimmage and been t\u04bae more p\u04baysical team in bot\u04ba t\u04baeir preseason games \u04baas been a welcome sign.<\/p>\n
Even t\u04baoug\u04ba Campbell \u04baad a roug\u04ba wee\u0199 of practice in Minnesota, it didn\u2019t translate to t\u04bae game, w\u04baic\u04ba is a sign t\u04baat per\u04baaps \u04bais development is accelerating faster t\u04baan t\u04bae Patriots expected.<\/p>\n
In Maye\u2019s two series, \u04bae \u04baad clean poc\u0199ets, and t\u04bae only time \u04bae \u04baad some sort of pressure on \u04baim was t\u04baan\u0199s to good coverage down t\u04bae field, and even t\u04baen, Maye was able to easily get out of t\u04bae poc\u0199et and t\u04barow t\u04bae ball away.<\/p>\n
Campbell clearly is wise beyond \u04bais years after applying w\u04baat \u04bae learned in t\u04bae joint practices to t\u04bae game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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