Patriots top QB Jacoby Brissett strikes deep down the field NBC Sports Boston [Video]

FOXBORO — Though the Patriots went through their first fully-padded practice on Monday, their offense didn’t exactly seem as though it was moving in the right direction in terms of being ready for meaningful football.

They committed at least two false starts on Day 5 of camp — one by running back Rhamondre Stevenson and one by right tackle Chukwuma Okorafor. There was another wonky snap-count situation — half the line blocked and half remained in their pre-snap stance — that led to a sack of Jacoby Brissett. There were five sacks in all for the offense before the practice was through. Pass-catchers also happened to drop five different passes over the course of the workout.

After one of those drops, a miss by rookie wideout Javon Baker (who has been one of the offense’s best players in recent practices), the entire offense was sent for a lap and then …