New Look For Patriots

It is true that, in the summer heat, the eyes can sometimes play tricks on a person. So it seemed here at the New England Patriots' training camp. Depending on whom one talks with, the AFC East power is either undergoing a startling physical and philosophical metamorphosis, or is the focal point of a massive urban legend. A glance onto the field at Gillette Stadium would seem to lend credence to the former: There's Tom Brady, not only recently having turned the big 3-0, but also monitoring his tosses, on a pitch count like Curt Schilling. There are also a number of new players; not the bargain-basement, castoff defensive linemen who always seem to be catching passes to win Super Bowls,