FOXBORO -- In his nearly six minutes with the media on Thursday afternoon, new Patriots wide receiver Brandon Lloyd was pleasant and engaging, opening up on a number of topics involving his new team, his past connection with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and his preconceived ideas about New England.

However, when it came to one topic, the 30-year-old was blunt and to the point. Asked if he believes the Patriots system will be a difficult one to pick up, he gave a one-word answer: “No.”

The two-letter response was followed by a few seconds of silence between Lloyd and the media before reporters started in on another line of questioning. But it was clear that Lloyd doesn’t anticipate having the sort of problems that other veteran wide receivers have had when they’ve joined the Patriots after a few seasons in the league.

The 6-foot, 188-pounder -- wearing No. 88 -- certainly appeared comfortable in Thursday’s organized team activity session. The practice didn’t have the same intensity level as a regular-season practice, but there was never a moment where he appeared overwhelmed or out of place when it came to getting into the flow of the offense. (He made an impressive over-the-shoulder grab on a ball from backup quarterback Brian Hoyer.)

“I’m excited,” he said after a workout that lasted almost two hours on the field behind Gillette Stadium. “I’m just plugging away, just getting into our OTAs and understanding the process and the way that the plays are called and ran and just the execution of the workouts and the timing, and just the scheduling. It’s been a change. I’m excited to see how everything works out.”

According to one source, since signing with the Patriots as a free agent in March, Lloyd has had a relatively seamless transition to the New England system. He’s been a regular at the voluntary offseason workouts, and has thrown himself into the new system.

Of course, some of the reason for easy transition is due in large part to the background he has with Josh McDaniels -- Lloyd played for McDaniels in Denver and St. Louis, and turned Lloyd from a statistical JAG who never topped 30 receptions over the first seven seasons of his career into a stud who has averaged 74 catches a season the last two years.

In all, with McDaniels as the St. Louis offensive coordinator, Lloyd had 51 catches for 683 yards and five touchdowns last year in 11 games with the Rams. That’s on the heels of 77 catches for 1,448 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2010 with Denver, a portion of which happened in McDaniels’ final season as head coach of the Broncos. (McDaniels coached 12 games that year in Denver.)

The wide receiver said that the similar terminology -- he said that things were “pretty much the same” under McDaniels as his other stops -- has helped him get up to speed quickly with the Patriots.

“It helps because I’m familiar with the offense, and I’m familiar with the nuances of the offense, and so that definitely helps with the transition coming to this team,” he said of his previous working relationship with McDaniels. “I just feel like [this system] was effective for the way that I run routes and catch the ball.”

If healthy, Lloyd figures to have a big impact on the New England offense. Lloyd’s numbers in intermediate and deep routes the last two-plus seasons are impressive, and figure to provide a boost to the Patriots’ passing game. (For a look at Lloyd’s work vs. the New England receivers from 2009 through 2011, check out the chart embedded in this blog post, courtesy of Steve Palazzolo of Pro Football Focus.)

Of course, there’s also the attraction of having some stability at the quarterback position. Lloyd has never been a part of an offense where one quarterback started all 16 games. In all, not counting the Patriots, he’s played for five different teams since entering the league, and that time has been spent working with a forgettable group of quarterbacks, including Tim Rattay, Ken Dorsey, Jason Campbell, Kyle Orton, Rex Grossman and Kellen Clemens.

That figures to change this year.

“He’s good. He’s good from far away and he’s good from up close,” Lloyd said with a smile when he was asked about working with Brady. “It’s good. He’s definitely a professional. He makes the throws and makes the correct reads and delivers the ball.”

Lloyd enters a crowded field at wide receiver, as he joins newcomers Donte Stallworth, Jabar Gaffney, Anthony Gonzalez and Jeremy Ebert and returnees Wes Welker, Deion Branch, Julian Edelman, Britt Davis, Matthew Slater and Chad Ochocinco. On Thursday, Lloyd wasn’t making any predictions on a possible depth chart.

“It’s one of those things where only time will tell. There’s a lot of pass-catchers on this team who have been effective, not only on this team but in other stages of their career, so only time will tell,” he said. “It’s been really good. And that’s everybody, including Wes and [Rob Gronkowski] and the tight ends. Everybody has been communicating and excited. However this pans out, however the lineup falls, it’s going to be a talented group of players.”