6 observations from Patriots’ Friday scrimmage

FOXBOROUGH – The Patriots held their annual Gillette Stadium training camp practice on Friday night. Bill Belichick treated season ticket holders and Foxborough residents to an intrasquad scrimmage, sorta.

Six observations from Patriots’ Friday night practice

#1 – It was a simulated game far from full speed

Entering Friday night, the Patriots had yet to have actual tackling in training camp through three padded practices. That didn’t change on Friday.

The Patriots penned the top-unit offense against the second-unit defense and vice versa. While the first units would ideally have the full advantage, the Patriots’ coaching staff made sure that wasn’t the case. Head coach Bill Belichick typically…