Patriots OTAs Day 2: Drake Maye throws 4 INTs, Christian Gonzalez stars

FOXBORO Drake Maye threw four interceptions on his first eight pass attempts Christian Gonzalez caught two of them Rhamondre Stevenson and Stefon Diggs were absent And the offensive line after years of painful shuffling and reshuffling and reshuffling again remains in flux Here are the Herald s complete observations from Tuesday s voluntary Organized Band Programs OTA practice the Patriots second of the offseason Attendance Absent WR Stefon Diggs RB Rhamondre Stevenson OL Sidy Sow DL Joshua Farmer Non-participant WR Mack Hollins OT Vederian Lowe Limited S Kyle Dugger S Jabrill Peppers OT Morgan Moses OL Mike Onwenu WR Ja Lynn Polk OL Jared Wilson DL Jaquelin Roy S LB Marte Mapu Non-contact jersey N A Notes Diggs continues to rehab his ACL tear from last October Stevenson is away from the association while he grieves the current loss of his father and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel revealed he is in constant communication with Stevenson during his time away Sow and Farmer were missing for reasons unknown Hollins attended practice in street clothes Moses and Onwenu were the only limited players to participate in competitive company drills Play of the Day New England Patriots wide receiver Javon Baker makes a catch during practice outside Gillette Stadium Photo By Matt Stone Boston Herald Javon Baker adjusts deep As the starting offense began U-turning from an ugly start to -on- s young receiver Javon Baker sprinted down the right sideline and gained a half-step on Christian Gonzalez Drake Maye spotted Baker s lead and uncorked a deep ball that destined to fall short So Baker threw on the brakes and out-leapt Gonzalez for a tough catch around the numbers causing his offensive teammates to roar in approval Member of the Day Christian Gonzalez Setting aside the long Baker completion Gonzalez presented he remains the best player on the field for any Patriots practice During gang drills he alertly nabbed an errant Maye pass fired into the left flat and another misfire caused by a miscommunication with either slot receiver DeMario Douglas or rookie Kyle Williams Gonzalez also blanketed Douglas on a deep ball that fell incomplete QB Corner New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye warms up as the Patriots hold OTA practice at Gillette on May Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill Boston Herald Drake Maye -of- INTs Joshua Dobbs -of- Notes Woof Maye connected on his first two passes of competitive -on- s layups to Douglas and Kendrick Bourne Then the wheels fell off with a no-shot deep ball intended for Kayshon Boutte that got batted away and a six-snap stretch where he packed all four of his interceptions Two stemmed from bad passes an overthrow deep and underthrow underneath the aforementioned miscommunication and a short rip over the middle that corner Alex Austin batted up to rookie safety Craig Woodson Maye also took two would-be sacks in this stretch one courtesy of Marcus Jones on an unblocked slot blitz and Keion White flying off the left edge Over the second half of practice Maye settled in without the comfort of checkdowns only three of his completions were screens or checkdowns He delivered his best passes in the final full-speed group period finding rookie Kyle Williams on a deep out trail and veteran tight end safeguard blanket Hunter Henry on a deep over Studs New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore watches his teammates practice during an NFL training camp on Friday July in Foxboro AP Photo Charles Krupa DL Christian Barmore Barmore was a full participant less than six months after confronting a recurrence of blood clot-related manifestations that sidelined him for the final weeks of the season WR Efton Chism III An undrafted rookie who already looks the part of a shifty slot receiver in Josh McDaniels offense Chism caught four of five targets in company drills His quickness is elite and the fact Chism caught passes at short and intermediate levels was encouraging A name to remember Duds K John Parker Romo Romo signed to the Patriots practice squad late last season and is now the incumbent in their new kicking competition with sixth-rounder Andy Borregales He went -of- on field goal attempts that ranged between and yards while Borregales was -of- RB Lan Larison Another undrafted rookie Larison shouldn t feel down coming out of just his second practice as a pro but he did drop one of two targets in organization drills Offensive notes New England Patriots running back Treyveon Williams drills as the Patriots hold OTA practice at Gillette on May Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill Boston Herald Top targets in organization drills WR Efton Chism III WR DeMario Douglas RB TreVeyeon Henderson WR Kyle Williams Drops Henderson RB Lan Larison Top offensive line LT Will Campbell LG Wes Schweitzer C Garrett Bradbury RG Mike Onwenu RT Morgan Moses A disastrous opening half of practice for the offense in competitive -on- s The quarterbacks went a combined -of- in the first two periods All of the top rookies saw extended run especially running back TreVeyeon Henderson He ate snaps in Stevenson s absence behind Drake Maye and backup quarterback Joshua Dobbs Henderson was advancing in blitz pickup and as a receiver catching a screen pass checkdown and swing pass He also had a drop First-round rookie Will Campbell was entrenched as Maye s left tackle a rare constant on a day of rotation for the Patriots top offensive lines Veteran center Garrett Bradbury was the only other O-linemen who was as entrenched as Campbell Free-agent addition Wes Schweitzer worked mostly at left guard while Cole Strange a career left guard worked on the right side when blocking for Maye The staff rotated at both positions and right tackle where projected veteran starter Morgan Moses split snaps Moses and projected starting right guard Mike Onwenu worked to the side during portions of crew periods Third-round rookie receiver Kyle Williams had a tough day catching just one of four targets As to be expected he trailed DeMario Douglas Kendrick Bourne and Kayshon Boutte in -on- periods Defensive notes New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers and cornerback Christian Gonzalez on the field Tuesday at Gillette Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill Boston Herald Top personnel during crew periods defensive linemen Milton Williams Christian Barmore Keion White and Khyris Tonga linebackers Robert Spillane Christian Elliss Jahlani Tavai Jack Gibbens Harold Landry Anfernee Jennings K Lavon Chaisson and Bradyn Swinson defensive backs Christian Gonzalez Carlton Davis Alex Austin Marcus Jones Miles Battle Marcellas Dial Jaylin Hawkins Craig Woodson Dell Pettus and Brenden Schooler Interceptions Gonzalez Pettus Woodson Pass breakups Gonzalez Austin Hawkins Battle Related Articles Patriots wideout loving different heritage under Mike Vrabel Patriots top pick Will Campbell impressing veteran in O-line room Patriots All-Pro Christian Gonzalez flashes in first open practice of spring Mike Vrabel confirms Patriots two joint practice opponents Patriots OTA preview What we re looking for in first Pats practices Defensive notes Overall a good day especially in the secondary Christian Gonzalez and Co got beat deep just once and swarmed to the football often punching at it after completions hoping to force a fumble Without Kyle Dugger and Jabrill Peppers backboning the defense second-year safety Dell Pettus veteran Jaylinn Hawkins and rookie Craig Woodson impressed in -on- s All three got their hands on a pass during -on- s A good day for third-year corner Alex Austin who finished with a pass breakup and went step for step on a deep ball that fell incomplete and was intended for rookie Kyle Williams In the middle free-agent addition Robert Spillane called signals next to Jahlani Tavai whose role as a bigger slower linebacker in Vrabel s scheme has been a question Christian Elliss re-signed after receiving a hefty offer sheet from Las Vegas also took top reps Keion White flashed off the edge as did fifth-round rookie edge rusher Bradyn Swinson who succeeded with one punch-out and tallied a minimal pressures Mirroring the variety of offensive looks they faced the defensive staff sent blitzes from a variety of positions in association periods with several blitzers through unblocked Special teams Rookie kicker Andy Borregales leads at the start of a kicking competition he s favored to win thanks to Tuesday s perfect -of- performance Douglas Jones Polk Chism and Williams all took turns returning punts Star special teamer Brenden Schooler and backup corner Marcellas Dial were the crew s top gunners on punt crew