Updated: Jun 16, 2023 at 06:00 AM
The Patriots concluded their offseason program with a two-day mandatory minicamp on the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium this week.
Following five opportunities to see the majority of the roster, there are reasons for optimism about the depth compiled by head coach Bill Belichick and his staff. With a new-look offensive coaching staff, New England is mostly back to having their typical sharpness to practice.
Offensively, practice returned to a brisk-paced level of competency of a professional operation, where there weren't long instruction periods and pauses in play for coaches to go over corrections with players like last summer.