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Ben Volin of The Boston Globe wrote Tuesday that veteran Amendola has been "the one bright spot in the receiver room so far."
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With former security blanket Wes Welker on the Denver Broncos, Brady is doing his best to get in sync with rookies Aaron Dobson, Josh Boyce and the undrafted Kenbrell Thompkins. Thompkins reportedly has been "catching everything thrown his way," and Dobson has shown "flashes of excellence," but it's atypical to see first-year receivers take off. Last year, of course, the Pats relied heavily on a combination of three-receiver and two-tight end sets (making up 90 percent of their snaps in 2012), but the loss of Aaron Hernandez and a slew of veteran pass-catchers has Tom Brady working with mostly newbies in training camp. NFL.com's Albert Breer reported that Brady worked with 17 different skill guys and seven different combinations in practice Saturday. "I don't want to be a grumpy old guy," Brady told Volin. "I understand there's a learning curve and there's a patience. I think you try to let them know though, that there's an urgency about it, so it's not like you can afford mistakes. ..." Still, as NFL.com's Marc Sessler points out, last year's Patriots ran a different offense on a weekly basis out of the gate until settling on their approach down the stretch. With a flexible, veteran passer like Brady, that's possible. But only if his young and untested receiving corps can keep up.
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