Day 11 Blogservations: Mayo maps out plan for preseason opener

Jerod Mayo said he expects all of his healthy players to play in the preseason opener Thursday night. Paul Perillo

After what seemed like a summer's worth of heat and humidity, the conditions changed dramatically in Foxborough on Tuesday. Clouds and rain replaced the oppressive sun that dominated in recent days, but that didn't stop the Patriots from continuing their work in training camp.

The weather was