I mean, I would rather see him impress than look like a dud - even with nobody in his face...all this poor kid has had so far is bad press...i feel bad for him, now if he sucks in the pre-season that's not going to be good, but it's positive to hear SOMETHING good about the kid...
Leading backups for our secondary.
nixon? who would have thunk it...he was taking a lot of reps while the first team was gone, we will see when the lights go on and pads come on...
Some real household names in that group!
@TomPelissero: The #Packers are waiving backup QB Kurt Benkert, per source
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Oh well⦠seems like a great guy. Hope he gets another gig.
They're getting rid of the Great White Hope!
Wonder why Benkert was released and kept Etling? Was looking fwd to seeing what he can do in the preseason.
"The timing of this move is also odd. Do the Packers need an extra roster spot for a signing or are they simply over the Benkert experiment? It should be noted that the United States Football Leagueβs last week of the regular season is this upcoming weekend, meaning the players on non-playoff teams will be available to sign with NFL teams immediately. As we've seen over the years, Green Bay isnβt above signing players who have come off stints with Canadian, arena or startup leagues."
From AcmePackingCompany article
Benkert was probably making Love look bad.
@GBFanForLife posted:Benkert was probably making Love look bad.
Got a thumbs down π from YA with no link.
I suspect a trade is in the works.
I'll be disappointed with anything less than a 2nd for Benkert.
Benkert's been around. Everyone knows what he is and isn't. Etling probably showed something worth a longer look. QB3 is usually more about potential than production.
They kept Love, and he's been around longer than Benkert.
βThe way he did it and went about it, made respect for him, and for the window he cut me in, to give me an opportunity to go somewhere and compete for another job to make the 53, knowing there was no chance to make the 53 hereβ¦respect the (expletive) out of that,β Benkert said during a stream on Twitch on Sunday.
The Packers cut Benkert on Friday. While he said he βdefinitely didnβt expect itβ and was βtruly surprised,β he understands the process from the team side and is thankful for the timing.
βHe could have kept me around for five weeks and then cut me as soon as I showed up for training camp, or kept me around for preseason, given me a quarter a game if that, and then cut me, Benkert said. βIβm just excited to see whatβs next.β
Benkert, Joe Callahan, Taysom Hill, insert name of the next 3rd string QB that people fall in love with...
In hindsight, the only guy that legitimately looked like a mistake in terms of the Pack giving up on too early was Taysom Hill. He is a good backup QB that can keep you competitive if Rodgers is out. Some other QBs the Pack has tried as backup have not been good enough to keep the team afloat (i.e. Brett Hundley).
@PackerHawk posted:Benkert, Joe Callahan, Taysom Hill, insert name of the next 3rd string QB that people fall in love with...
Jordan Love, but nobody's fallen in love with him.
@fightphoe93 posted:In hindsight, the only guy that legitimately looked like a mistake in terms of the Pack giving up on too early was Taysom Hill. He is a good backup QB that can keep you competitive if Rodgers is out. Some other QBs the Pack has tried as backup have not been good enough to keep the team afloat (i.e. Brett Hundley).
I think you are watching a different Taysom Hill.
@fightphoe93 posted:In hindsight, the only guy that legitimately looked like a mistake in terms of the Pack giving up on too early was Taysom Hill. He is a good backup QB that can keep you competitive if Rodgers is out. Some other QBs the Pack has tried as backup have not been good enough to keep the team afloat (i.e. Brett Hundley).
I just don't see anything in Hill. Yes, he's athletic. But he's 32 years old and has less than 300 pass attempts in his career. He had a few nice games in 2020, 2 of them against really shitty teams but for his career his numbers look like just a guy. When Brees was still around Hill wasn't even a backup. He was a 3rd string guy that would get some TE snaps and occasionally come in for a play that required throwing a ball farther than Brees was capable of doing or some goalline Tim Tebow type action. Speaking of Tebow, that's pretty much what I see in Hill. An athlete without a true position.
Now if keeping Hill would have meant they felt good enough to not use a first round pick on Love in 2020 then it would have some value.
Hill is a gadget player at best...that Jameis Winston ever beat him out at NO tells you all you need to know.
I guess we can deduce that Ya Tittie has fallen in love with Jordan Love, based upon the thumbs down.
@DH13 posted:Benkert's been around. Everyone knows what he is and isn't. Etling probably showed something worth a longer look. QB3 is usually more about potential than production.
Actually, QB 3 usually is about nothing.
@fightphoe93 posted:In hindsight, the only guy that legitimately looked like a mistake in terms of the Pack giving up on too early was Taysom Hill. He is a good backup QB that can keep you competitive if Rodgers is out. Some other QBs the Pack has tried as backup have not been good enough to keep the team afloat (i.e. Brett Hundley).
Taysom Hill is a poor manβs Drew Stanton.
@ammo posted:He is only in love with himself. Oh, and bilking Cali taxpayers out of thousands of hours of work.
Ask yourself. would you rather Y.A. be βteachingβ your kids, or have him searching the internet for banal Packer stories written by juco journalists? Arenβt we screwed either way?
No, and yes.
This could be interesting.
Or just click bait for you.
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Some comments from Sammy Watkins' offseason trainer
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-w...-davis-sammy-watkins
Sammy Watkins, Green Bay Packers
Unprompted, Bert Whigham β Gabriel Davis' trainer quoted above β talked up Watkins, whoβs also working out in Orlando with Davis.
Watkins played only 457 snaps last season and caught 27 passes for 394 yards with a touchdown in 2021. He didnβt catch a pass after Week 13.
βThat guy is going to be good for the Packers. He started working with us like seven weeks ago, and he said he wanted to be βcollege Sammy.β Sammy is going to have a big year. He told me, βI want to be Clemson Sammy Watkins.β And I was like, βOK, letβs do it.β Heβs just up there squatting 405 for eight right now like itβs nothing. He started around 218, and heβs at 225 right now, too. Heβs going to go be a No. 1 in Green Bay.
βSammyβs going to kill it. I have no doubt. He hasnβt trained like this since college. Heβll say that. βI havenβt worked like this since college.β Weβre spending two-and-a-half, three hours on the field in this heat every day. And that sounds crazy, but thatβs what your body has to go through so when you get to camp, itβs easy. And thatβs been the knock on him. He gets hurt. Well, he hasnβt pushed his body in the offseason, and heβll admit that.β
Go Packers
I know, right!
Posting a link to a story about a new Packer competing for a roster spot in the mini-camp news thread?
Oh, the preposterousness of it all!
@Satori posted:.
Some comments from Sammy Watkins' offseason trainer
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-w...-davis-sammy-watkins
Sammy Watkins, Green Bay Packers
Unprompted, Bert Whigham β Gabriel Davis' trainer quoted above β talked up Watkins, whoβs also working out in Orlando with Davis.
Watkins played only 457 snaps last season and caught 27 passes for 394 yards with a touchdown in 2021. He didnβt catch a pass after Week 13.
βThat guy is going to be good for the Packers. He started working with us like seven weeks ago, and he said he wanted to be βcollege Sammy.β Sammy is going to have a big year. He told me, βI want to be Clemson Sammy Watkins.β And I was like, βOK, letβs do it.β Heβs just up there squatting 405 for eight right now like itβs nothing. He started around 218, and heβs at 225 right now, too. Heβs going to go be a No. 1 in Green Bay.
βSammyβs going to kill it. I have no doubt. He hasnβt trained like this since college. Heβll say that. βI havenβt worked like this since college.β Weβre spending two-and-a-half, three hours on the field in this heat every day. And that sounds crazy, but thatβs what your body has to go through so when you get to camp, itβs easy. And thatβs been the knock on him. He gets hurt. Well, he hasnβt pushed his body in the offseason, and heβll admit that.β
Go Packers
Getting all kinds of Charles Lee vibes.
Looking forward to seeing Robert Tonyan back out there...he adds a dimension to this offense that was missing last year.
In 2020 GB was spectacular in converting TDs in the red zone on 77 % of their trips. In 2021 - they took a step back, scoring TDs on only 57 % of RZ opptys
Here's some Tonyan highlights from his excellent 2020 season
And here's a lengthy write up on his journey from HS QB to NFL TE
Analytics that show explosive plays in the passing game are the second most predictive stat for any single game outcome have resulted in most teams playing "cover 2" , trying to give deep help along both sidelines. Having a TE that can run and threaten the middle seam really helps vs. that defense. Let's hope Tonyan comes back with the same athleticism he had before the injury.
Encouraging news on Watkins. If he can somehow be the βgoodβ and healthy version of himself he has a chance to have a really decent year.
@Tschmack posted:Encouraging news on Watkins. If he can somehow be the βgoodβ and healthy version of himself he has a chance to have a really decent year.
Watkins probably has a better supporting cast around him, in GB, than he had on past teams. I think the young guys will push him, in camp, which will be good for him and the team.
@Satori posted:Looking forward to seeing Robert Tonyan back out there...he adds a dimension to this offense that was missing last year.
In 2020 GB was spectacular in converting TDs in the red zone on 77 % of their trips. In 2021 - they took a step back, scoring TDs on only 57 % of RZ opptys
Here's some Tonyan highlights from his excellent 2020 season
And here's a lengthy write up on his journey from HS QB to NFL TE
After last season it's funny to go back and look at 2020 highlights with no crowd. I forgot how much chatter you heard from the players and the bench that year.
@PackerHawk posted:After last season it's funny to go back and look at 2020 highlights with no crowd. I forgot how much chatter you heard from the players and the bench that year.
The chatter & comments are awesome, basically everybody was "mic'd up"
couple more snippets on Big Bob Tonyan from 2020 season
"Of the 49 tight ends who were targeted at least 25 times, Tonyan was No. 1 in catch percentage (89.7) and drop percentage (0.0) and No. 2 passer rating (148.3), according to PFF. He matched Travis Kelce for No. 1 in touchdowns. "
There are many respected Ootball coaches who say:
"IF he can do it once, he can do it again"
Here's hoping he can do it again in 2022.
Go Packers
Sammy Watkins. Liking him more every day.
I was a little concerned that Watkins trainer said he was up to 225 lbs (weighed 211 coming out of Clemson), but he looks pretty fit in pics from his camp.