Various Posts August 4

* Brian Hoyer got a lot of time under center, though at one point he and Russ Hochstein had to do a lap for fumbling a snap.
* Hoyer set the offensive players cheering at the end of the session -- the ball was placed at the 2-yard line, and Hoyer completed a quick pass to Joey Galloway that was a little low. Galloway bobbled a bit, but got the catch and the touchdown, and the celebration was on. A minute later, the entire defense -- coaches included -- had to run a lap, and Belichick could be heard yelling and telling them not to cut any corners along the way.

http://patsblog.projo.com/2009/08/camp-session-11.html

•The unquestioned highlight of the morning came at the end of practice when the offense — led by backup quarterback Brian Hoyer — was going for a two-point conversion. If the defense gave up the points, they had to run a lap, and if the offense couldn’t punch it in, they had to run a lap. Hoyer found Galloway to complete the conversion, sending the offense into a frenzy. (Brady seemed to take great relish in taunting the defense, particularly Vince Wilfork, about the fact that they had to run. And Brady and Randy Moss continued to taunt them gleefully as they rounded the field.)

http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2009/08/04/notes-from-day-6-of-training-camp/

Another quarterback arrives…. how do the rest of them deal with it?
Another quarterback showed up today, as we all expected. Hello Andrew Walter, who struggled as a Raider but was relatively awesome as an Arizona State Sun Devil… but aren’t all QBs from there?
Anyway, there he was, wearing No. 16, throwing passes, taking real reps. And you got to think that is a little awkward for the other…
What do they think?
“It’s just a business,” said reserve QB Brian Hoyer, a former Michigan State product. “College isn’t as much of a business as this, but I remember at Michigan State, every new kid was supposed to be the super recruit, so you learn to deal with, especially at the quarterback position, because there can only be one of you out on the field. The only thing I can control is how I go out there and perform.”

http://news.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/rap_sheet/?p=3184&srvc=home&position=recent