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The 5-foot-11, 230-pound Lacy dipped his shoulder to initiate the contact, as he did so many times at 'Bama and in his banner rookie season with the Packers, but at the last moment Lacy pulled up to spare his guy.

 

"I think he took it easy on me," Clinton-Dix said, laughing after Wednesday's training camp practice, the team's second so far in full pads.

 

"Oh yeah, man, I couldn’t do it," Lacy told Shutdown Corner on Wednesday. "But I definitely saw it — it was me and him and it was like â€Ķ aww, yeah.

 

"But you're obviously not trying to hurt your teammates. It's not the time and place." -yahoo (edholm)

 

 The article is well worth the click.  Eddie goes into detail about the difference in the drill this year and last year. 

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Lacy is Bettis 2.0. Same speed. Similar hole recognition. Better hands out of the backfield. Spin move is awesome because it's pure instincts and never wasted. 

 

Still cant believe Ted traded down in the second effing round and got him. 

 

Lacy behind a good line with minimal injuries is an automatic 900 yards. 1,200 with Aaron Rodgers at QB. 

After practice, House revealed that he spent nearly a month prior to training camp working out in Phoenix with All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis and several other NFL defensive backs under the tutelage of noted trainer Will Sullivan. House said the biggest thing he learned from Revis was to play with confidence.

 

"Every time I go out there, I just tell myself, 'This guy's not going to catch the ball,'" House said. "That's my mindset." -espn (demovsky)

 

Linsley surpassed Garth Gerhart early in camp as the No. 2 center and has looked every bit an NFL player in two padded practices, notwithstanding B.J. Raji whipping him on a one-on-one run blocking rep Wednesday. In two days of one-on-one pass blocking, for instance, Linsley is 5-0, including one win over Datone Jones and two over Josh Boyd.

 

One-on-ones aren't the be-all, but guard Josh Sitton said that while veteran linemen often use them to work on a given technique, "for young players it's about making the block." So far Linsley has shown the strong hands and balance that convinced general manager Ted Thompson to draft him off his game tape from Ohio State.

 

"Actually very impressed," Sitton said of Linsley. "He seems to be very instinctive. There have been times when his guy has gone away and his eyes have snapped back and gotten help with somebody else. A few little things like that have impressed me. His strength is impressive. He's a good football player."

-pressgazette (dougherty) 

 

If JC Tretter can handle the likes of defensive tackles B.J. Raji and Josh Boyd in practice, Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy thinks his new starting center will be able to handle anything.

 

"He's getting a lot better," Boyd said. "He's got a very strong punch, very strong hands. He's getting a lot stronger with his feet, and he's a real quick guy. He's going to be good; he's just got to keep working at it."

The Packers seem inclined to give Tretter the time.

“He needs every rep,” McCarthy said. “I can’t tell you if there is someone in the locker room that’s prepared himself as much as he has, and he’ll continue to do so. It’s not going to look clean; our team isn’t clean. Let’s be honest with you, we’ve missed blocks, we’ve did some wrong things. That's why you practice. Our fundamentals are critical, and that goes from the player to the group all the way through. But JC needs this work." -espn (demovsky)

 

 

 

“When I moved to safety a couple of years ago, I was really playing the position as an athlete,” Woodson told FOX Sports’ Alex Marvez and Gil Brandt on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

 

“I was just going back there and doing it because I can play football and for the most part put myself in the right position. But what [Raiders assistant] Marcus [Robertson] is doing is molding me into a safety and allowing me to see the game from the middle of the field and understanding angles from that position.


“I’m loving it because I’m growing. If you’re not growing in this game, you’re not getting better. I plan on getting better.”

 

Woodson has been playing safety the last three years, but he said he feels like this is his first season where he feels like a safety. -foxsports (marvez)

Doesn't sound like Woodson learned much about safety from Perry.

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Doesn't sound like Woodson learned much about safety from Perry.

Perhaps, but most of that was on Woodson.

You remember that his game was being an elite athlete with incredible instincts.

He had a green light to follow his hunches and it allowed him to ascend to DPOY. That's unheard of from a DB/Slot corner/ILB/ Joker.

 

But when he moved to Safety, the free-lance stuff was over; you're the last line of defense and you'd better be where you're supposed to be or bad things happen.

And he didn't have Nick Collins behind him anymore either

As he got older and stopped playing the joker position, QBs knew where he was gonna be and targeted him early and often in coverage.

Sometimes it was hard to watch.

 

Now, he's becoming a better Safety by accepting his role and playing it more by the script.  Perry's a good coach imo, but an elite guy like Woodson struggles with changing his game after so many years of absolutely killing it with free-lance.

Glad he's re-invented himself and wish him luck as his HOF career extends another year.

 

This. Woodson just wasn't ready to accept the move to safety in GB. Now, he knows it's either play safety or he's done.

 

It also sounds like MM wants Tretter to win the job and is insisting on giving him time to do that. From what the other guys say, Linsley is pushing Tretter pretty hard and may be the guy in the future. Or not. 

Let's not disparage Charles Woodson. He's one of the best secondary talents in the past 20 years. He had to go for the sake of Jordy, Raji, Peppers, and eventually Cobb, Hayward, Daniels, and Hyde to keep moving things forward. Must have killed Ted to cut ties with a guy that he knew he needed. Can't keep them all. 

 

Just know that in their prime Richard Sherman couldn't carry Charles Woodsons trophy case with safety help. Charles was Reggie good. 

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@RobDemovsky: Nick Perry is on the field for the first time. He's in pads. Means he's off PUP.

 

@WesHod: However, Jerel Worthy (back surgery) is still out 

 

@WesHod: Safeties Morgan Burnett and Tanner Miller, who each turned their ankle yesterday, are not in pads 

 

Ed Hochuli is here today

 

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@RobDemovsky

Richardson having a great practice. Knocked Richard Rodgers off his feet after a short catch and would've dumped Perillo in the flat.
 
@TomSilverstein
Just saw Peppers do something #Packers OLBs constantly fail to do. Protect the back side. Didn't commit himself so cut back run would occur.
 
@AaronNagler
Richardson looks really good. Don't count him out of the safety competition.
 
@TyDunne
Defense giving Nick Perry a ton of reps on his first day of practice since last year. He's been at his favorite spot, ROLB.
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MM Speaks:

 

On tackle Derek Sherrod:

He's much stronger. He just needs to play. He needs the full training camp, which he hasn't had.

 

On linebackers Mike Neal and Nick Perry returning to practice after injuries:

No restrictions. It was good to get Nick back out there. You can't have enough really good football players. Just getting them out there and getting them in sync with guys you'll be rushing with in games. These reps are important. Missed practices in today's camp is magnified more.

 

On Perry needing to stay healthy:

Availability is a primary focus for job responsibility. We've had some tough times in the past. We feel we were doing things to stay in front of that. Sometimes it takes a little longer to break that cycle.

 

On NFL officials being at practice:

Officials are here. I think our players and assistant coaches have done a very good job, detailing the communication and explanation. That's why we wanted refs to work cornerback/receiving drills. Can take advantage of having these men here. They're obviously very good at what they do.

 

On the combo drill:

Half-line drill is one part. Then defensive backs and receivers working with each other. The half-line drill is specific to run defense.

 

On safety Morgan Burnett's sprained ankle:

He wasn't ready (to practice) this morning. I have not talked to (trainer) Pepper (Burruss) or (team doctor) Pat (McKenzie) about the examination.

 

On safeties Micah Hyde, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, and Sean Richardson getting more snaps:

Anytime someone isn't there, it gives others opportunities. I think Sean Richardson is having an excellent training camp in pursuit and screens. He did good things on special teams. Chris Banjo has had a good camp, too.

 

On safety Tanner Miller's injury:

Ankle.

 

On wide receiver Alex Gillett's big catch vs. cornerback Casey Hayward:

Big plays are huge in the NFL. When you grow up coaching, you learn about the three fundamentals of football. We added two, and one is called big-play production. They play a big role on your football team.

 

On Gillett's improvement:

I was impressed with him last year. He changed his body a little bit. I think he's going to be a good special-teams player, too. Excited to see him in preseason games.

 

On general manager Ted Thompson's contract extension:

Very happy for Ted, personally. I think everybody who works here under it's such a unique organization. I'm very happy for him. It's something that's well deserved.

 

On their relationship:

Very good, consistent. Fluid. We're able to anticipate each other. It doesn't seem like we're going on nine years. It's gone fast.

 

On whether he's thinking about an extension, too:

Everybody that works here has a business part of their place here. That's just part of it. I'm focused on training camp. There's a process in place that will take its course. I've never sweated it. I love it here. I'm not worried about it.

 

If Thompson wasn't extended, would he reassess his place with the Packers?

It's a hypothetical. I wasn't concerned. Didn't give any thought. I wasn't as surprised as you were it was done.

 

On his relationship with scouts and Thompson:

I remember when I first got here, Ted Thompson was always here. He's so consistent. I don't think people realize what kind of work ethic he has. He puts his eyes on all those players. If you're going to do it, you're going to have to do it on the road.

 

On the backup inside linebackers:

They're getting better. There's a new install, so it's basically a new game plan. There's some mistakes being made. I think Sam Barrington has done some good things on defense. He needs to work on special teams. It's good to have Jamari Lattimore back. Linebacker is a position of stress because they're asked to do a lot on defense and special teams.

 

On Family Night being a practice instead of a scrimmage:

First part will look like it always has. It's our first opportunity to go out in front of crowd. We'll warm up. Once we come back out, it'll be like a practice we had today. It's an install practice. It's Install No. 7.

 

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