Patriots Mailbag: Minicamp foreshadows a competitive training camp

With offseason team activities in the rearview mirror, Patriots fans are wondering what we learned this spring and how the team might come together in training camp.

Question on Jonnu Smith and the likelihood of his 2022 performance improving. Given two choices, which is more impactful to his poor year in 2021.

1. Inexperience in a new system and missing up-front OTA's etc. (this should be correctable).

2. Signed a big contract and bank account is fat, therefore lost the passion of football (more difficult to fix) -Kevin Westerlind

After seeing Jonnu at all four on-field sessions this spring, I have to say I'm optimistic about his outlook this season so put me firmly under the first one. He…