Touching on some hot topics around the New England Patriots in mailbag form:
@MikeReiss Hi Mike, any thoughts on Derek Rivers? Had high hopes for him last year, how is his camp going? Thanks
Brad, this is a timely question because one of the notes I had from practices this week was that Derek Rivers, the team's top 2017 draft pick (third round, No. 83 overall), looked like he was starting to show some consistent explosion in pass-rush drills. In initial practices, it looked to me like he was still getting his legs under him after missing all of last season with a torn ACL. But specifically, in recent practices, I watched him get around the edge in one-on-one drills against offensive tackles…
