After multiple days of sunshine, the New England Patriots were forced to move inside to WIN Waste Innovations Field House and closed practice to the public after downpours plagued the practice field on Monday, Aug. 3.A notable limited participant was receiver Kyle Williams, who left Saturdays practice with an injury. Williams missed a significant portion of practice on Monday, but did appear for the final four periods.Before team drills, head coach Mike Vrabel and some of his coaching staff put on pads for an offensive line blocking drill. While the staff was mostly used to simulate where defensive linemen and linebackers would be lined during run formations, Vrabel took one opportunity to show off the skills he learned during his 13-year career.Running back Jack Westover received the handoff and hit the gap as the drill intended, but out of nowhere, Vrabel came in and stopped Westover. Vrabel then pumped his fist and celebrated in front of the offense while the defense cheered him on.After Vrabel showed off his defensive prowess, the receivers and defensive secondary went against each other in a 1-on-1 drill. It was essentially a draw between the two groups, with each group making a play over the other. The play of the drill was on the first play when receiver A.J. Brown bobbled the ball to himself and made a one-handed grab for a touchdown over cornerback Christian Gonzalez as the two players continue to go against each other this summer.Linebackers were eventually brought in to the group as the drill transitioned to 7-on-7. Quarterback Drake Maye performed uncharacteristically poorly in the drill, going two-for-four in each of the two sessions. Some of the incompletions were due to drops from the receivers, but Maye also overthrew his teammates multiple times.Quarterback Tommy DeVito was almost perfect on the drill, finishing five-for-six, with his only incompletion coming on a pass breakup by linebacker Khalil Jacobs, who was covering receiver Mack Hollins.The themes for Monday's 11-on-11 drill were red zone and third downs. A majority of the offenses plays were either run in the red zone or in third-down situations. Duringthird-down situations, the team shut off the music playing over the loudspeakers and turned up the volume on the sirens. The sirens were most likely meant to simulate the offense's inability to communicate effectively in and out of the huddle at opposing stadiums.Brown and Maye connected twice, including a touchdown on a quick pass. Maye was solid on the day but didnt have his greatest day, as multiple passes were either broken up or just throwaways due to immediate pressure.DeVito, on the other hand, was very consistent on the day and seemed to have a strong connection with receiver Kayshon Boutte. During 7-on-7s, DeVito hit Boutte on a back-corner touchdown on a pass that was so beautifully placed that the entire offense erupted in cheers and Maye came over to high-five DeVito. In 11-on-11s, DeVito hit Boutte in the same spot for a touchdown over cornerback Channing Canada. Then, on the last play of the day, Boutte and DeVito connected for a touchdown once again. While Bouttes catch was most likely the play of the day, receiver Efton Chism III had a very close second. Chism was able to get just enough separation from cornerback Marcellas Dial Jr. to turn around mid-air and bring down the catch in the back-left corner of the end zone for a touchdown.While the offense had many notable plays, the defense also stepped up with multiple pass breakups from players like safety Dell Petus and Gonzalez. The defense also generated a lot of pressure against Maye and DeVito to force them to either throw passes away or scramble for minimal yardage.[The offense] has been making plays; it was a lot of touchdowns today, safety Kevin Byard III said about how the offense has been closing the gap between them and the defense in terms of practices won. I will say, with it being a red zone day, a 10-yard catch is going to be a touchdown. You know what I mean? But at the same time, as the defense, weve got to challenge more, and I think thats just what were working through. I dont get too bent out of shape by practice results sometimes because its never as good or bad as you think it is.The defense also had a strong showing in stifling the run game, with the most notable stop coming from the linebacker duo of DreMont Jones and Robert Spillane appearing almost immediately in the backfield on a TreVeyon Henderson rushing attempt.I think it was competitive, Byard said. [It was] a heavy emphasis on red zone. We got some really competitive periods one-on-one as a team. Its been a lot of back and forth, but its been fun. I think its just the competitive spirit of this team at every position and every level. [Both the] offense and defense are trying to get better, and I think were pushing each other. The Patriots will return to practice in front of the public on Tuesday at 10:15 a.m., with gates opening at 9:15 a.m. For updates on training camp, visitPatriots.com.This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Mike Vrabel gets physical at Patriots training camp