Bill Belichick received a direct consultation Wednesday about new England Patriots open receiver N’Keal Harry.
Belichick needed 130 words to talk about the 2019 first-round selection.
Here’s the professional version of the year about the moment:
“N’Keal Harry played a little in the first five games, more than last season. What did you see of him in the way he seized the expanded opportunity he had this year?”
Pretty simple.
Here’s Belichick’s answer:
“As a team, we want more time on the education floor than we’ve had recently, so we can start having that this week and it will be smart for all of us. I think we all have to paint about fundamentals, awareness, anticipation and things like that, so that’s true for each and every position. Obviously, in an air game, field marshals, receivers, full backs, closed wings, there’s a lot of that and we also want that in defense: defensive recognition. So this is all we are, I would say every single thing, maybe they won’t start us again, but we want a lot of paintings about this. So I think we’ve made progress. But we want to do more on the field and we hope we can do it this week. So it’s N’Keal, it’s each and every one. It’s a step forward from where I was last year because I was in the field and education and there was a point where we had many, accumulated many repetitions. Quality. We have to start. “
It would have been quite simple for Belichick to simply congratulate Harry’s progress this season without reinforcing the Patriots’ desire to practice. He did so later when asked about the skills of open receiver Damiere Byrd.
“Damiere is a wise child who has skills in road races and has done a task to capture our attack. It’s been productive. All those things. “
So, what do we do with that?
One way to pursue him is that Belichick is not satisfied with Harry’s progress. Harry has 18 receptions for 166 yards with a landing in five games. He threw more than 39 yards in a bachelor game, and opposed the Seattle Seahawks. hard pass in Week 3, when Harry put in eight passes for 72 yards. Eliminate that consistent performance, and Harry averages 2. 5 receptions and 23. 5 yards consistent with the game. He remained unstable on Sunday in the Patriots’ 18-12 loss to the Denver Broncos.
A more positive way to analyze Belichick’s reaction is that the Patriots’ head coach defends Harry and reinforces a second-year player’s need for education. Of course, Harry didn’t catch a pass last week, but he’s only played 12 games in his career and has been slightly trained in the last two weeks. Maybe Belichick thinks everyone gives Harry a little break because of his lack of production.
Quotes about Harry have been hot and bloodless since the start of the education camp. The number 32 overall selection in 2019 has not live up to its first-round turnover in 12 race games, it has shown lukewarm flashes against the Seahawks.
The Patriots have one of the weakest pass teams in the NFL and are ranked 25th in the NFL in game-consistent yards. If the Patriots don’t get another pass receiver before the November 3 industry deadline in the NFL, they’ll love Harry. – or some other receiver – to intervene.