Morning sports update: Dwayne Allen says adjusting to the Patriots offense has been ‘extremely hard’
The Red Sox picked up another win while also adding an outfielder to their roster, and the Patriots had their final practice before their Friday night bout against the Lions.
Dwayne Allen admits adjusting to Patriots has been ‘extremely hard’:
I have no idea where I stand in the offense, an offense that has been built and developed over 17, 18 years. I hope that I’m somewhere getting towards the top as far as understanding it in its totality, but as of right now, I’m not sure.
It’s exciting to come to work, but it is extremely hard. I’m not going to sugarcoat it. It is hard, but also stimulating and very exciting. It’s one of those things where you pray for something for so long, and then when it comes, you can’t cry because it’s harder than you thought it was going to be. You just accept it and be thankful that your prayers were answered.
Just how difficult it was adjusting and really understanding how to come together as a team and be a part of a team and figure out where you fall in line in that team, but it’s been going great. I love it here. I enjoy it here. I love the teammates, and that’s what it’s all about.
Every quarterback, receiver has certain nuances to their game that are built over years and over time. And for me, it’s been like catch-up almost. Luckily, I have Rob [Gronkowski] to observe and watch and see how he does things and see how he interacts with Tom and hopefully go out there and mimic some of that.
Rob’s one of the hardest working men in this organization. That’s why he’s be able to have the success that he’s had and that he’ll continue to have. So for me to be able to watch how he does things and watch how him and Tom [Brady] communicate, both verbally and non-verbally, has been a huge help for my progression in the offense. (NESN)
Moreland, Pomeranz lead Red Sox past Kluber, Indians:
Mitch Moreland hit a fifth-inning home run, Drew Pomeranz and three relievers outdueled Cleveland’s ace, and the Red Sox defeated the Indians 6-1 on Wednesday night. (Boston.com, via AP)
Mitch Moreland isn’t a fan of pitchers’ duels. pic.twitter.com/VCvCXG94GH
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 24, 2017
Red Sox put Jackie Bradley Jr. on DL: Bradley was injured while reaching for home plate during a slide in Tuesday night’s game against the Cleveland Indians. He was sent back to Boston for an MRI on Wednesday. To fill his spot on the roster, the Red Sox called up infielder Deven Marrero from Triple-A Pawtucket. (Boston.com, via AP)
Red Sox acquire outfielder Rajai Davis from Oakland: The AL East-leading Boston Red Sox boosted their outfield depth by acquiring speedy Rajai Davis from the Oakland Athletics for a minor league outfielder on Wednesday. Davis is expected to join the Red Sox in Cleveland on Thursday for a game between division leaders. He hit .233 with 26 stolen bases, five home runs and 18 RBIs in 100 games with Oakland this season. (Boston.com, via AP)
Jaylen Brown calls burning of Isaiah Thomas jersey ‘pathetic’: Some of the YouTube videos documenting the process has since been deleted, but not before they caught the eye of forward Jaylen Brown. He shared a link to the video on his Twitter account, accompanied by just three words: “This is pathetic.” (Boston.com)
This is pathetic https://t.co/ldJ4Mypd0q
— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) August 24, 2017
ESPN radio host Ryen Russillo arrested in Wyoming after entering condo: The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports that officers were called around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday to a condo for a report of a ‘‘highly intoxicated male’’ who was refusing to leave. (Boston.com, via AP)
