![]() ![]() Therefore, it made no sense to overreact, one way or the other, to whatever was going to/did happen in a short outing in his first NFL action. As we drove up to Gillette Stadium Thursday afternoon in preparation for the matchup with the Patriots, I told myself that whatever happened for Stroud, good, bad or otherwise, there was a strong body of work already established through eleven practices of training camp and four weeks of OTA/minicamps in the offseason. The local and national pundits will dissect the four pass performance for QB C.J. Early in the second quarter, he had Patriots CB Jack Jones beat by two steps deep down the far sideline, but QB Davis Mills couldn't connect with him. The backside cornerback was nowhere to be found on that play, so Tank would've walked away from the entire defense at that point. ![]() If that ball is thrown to a point where Tank can catch and run, it would've been a track meet that he wasn't going to lose. He was open on a deep dig route in the first quarter, but the ball was low. He was outstanding in so many facets and he should've scored more than just the one time. But, after this one, it's hard not to think about him being even more of a factor for this offense than even I thought earlier in training camp. I knew he could truly explode on the scene but I didn't want to be too presumptuous or get cocky. I saw his week at the Senior Bowl (which was only a couple of days, really) and I've seen every single training camp practice. Two or three in person at the University of Houston. I can't tell you how many times I've seen Tank play. Five electrifying catches for 65 yards and a tuddy. The story of the night had to be rookie WR Tank Dell. ![]()
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