http://live.packersnews.com/Ev...ackers_training_camp
So the defense today featured exactly zero of the ILBs drafted by Thompson, though I'm guessing it's a prevent/obvious passing drill.
Best play of Packers' camp Day 1: The Aaron Rodgers to Davante Adams connection that took off last season was on display early. Rodgers delivered a perfect deep ball to Adams, who had beaten cornerback LaDarius Gunter on a go route. Adams barely had to outstretch for the ball that he caught in stride for a 60-yard touchdown. Gunter's biggest weakness is speed, and it showed when he let Adams beat get behind him.
Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff Writer
The Aaron Rodgers to Davante Adams connection that took off last season was on display early. Rodgers delivered a perfect deep ball to Adams, who had beaten cornerback LaDarius Gunter on a go route.
So the defense is already in mid-season form.
And I see MM is still using the "stacking success" nonsense.
would you prefer "piling up failure"?
Here are a couple of my observations from Day 1:
- The new punter has a cannon, he was booming high and far. He stood on the 10 and was booming past the other 40 with good air under it. That was with no rush and with a rush. It's different in a game though, we'll see in the preseason. Might have found a gem though.
- Jayrone Elliot is noticeably bulkier in his upper body. Fackrell looked a little bigger, but he's so tall I think it would take a lot for him to look bulky.
- The first team D showed this 1st team/2nd team depth chart:
RCB: Gunter, King
ROLB: Perry, Fackrell
DT: Clark, Daniels, Lowry, Guion
LOLB: Clay, Elliot, Gilbert
ILB: Thomas, Ryan, Martinez, Tripp
Safety: HaHa, Burnet, Brice, Jones
Nickel CB: Randall
LCB: House, Rollins
- I liked what King did in some of the individual drills, he's not leggy and awkward for a tall guy. He caught some nice high balls and seemed aggressive in team drills.
- Reggie Gilbert looked really quick in individual drills. Great balance.
- No surprises on offense depth chart. Evans seems cemented as 1st team RG for now, he didn't rotate at all (which is seemingly something they do if you aren't locked in). 2nd team had Barclay at Center, Patrick at RG, and McCray at LG. Janis, Davis, and Allison worked at 2nd team WR. The RBs seemed to go Monty, Williams, Jones, Mays.
- I liked what Devonta Mays was doing. I assumed he was a bruiser based his size (230), but he split out wide a couple times and showed good routes and soft hands. Not much you're able to get from RBs in non-padded practice, but Monty looks insanely quick and fast. He's rocked up also, looks noticeably bulkier.
- #2 QB seems to be a little bit of a battle. Callahan and Hundley split reps. Callahan had a beautiful deep ball that would have been caught if not for clear defensive interference. He looked sharper today than he did last year.
- If today showed anything it's that the TEs and RBs could be heavily involved this season. I would say the majority of the passes were to those groups. Kendricks caught several and looked very quick for a big man. Marty B looks a head taller than everyone and caught a couple of passes.
- Two new guys that stuck out to me were WR Michael Clark and WR Montay Crockett. Crockett looked sharp on punt return, he's tall (6'), but he looked quick and shifty. Clark is crazy tall (6'6") and lanky and didn't look bad actually. He was quick and schooled some of the camp body CBs with his route running. He looks like a guy who they might want to develop on the PS because his size is crazy.
- Punt returners were Cobb, Davis, McCaffrey, Rollins, and Crockett. Cobb dropped the first punt of practice and the guy next to me had a fit about it.
- The crowds are getting weirder. I sat in front of this terrible family and the parents were seemingly brother and sister. They kept egging on their 5 year old to scream player names at the top of his lungs until they turned around and waved (NO AARON, SCREAM THEIR NAMES). They got Rodgers to peak over and wave, but if they didn't turn (which no others did) then they cussed them for being too good to wave to fans. They were also pumped about going to $1.99 fish at Long John Silvers right after also.
- Another old guy in front said he hoped Hundley would be traded because he "didn't fit the color scheme". He seemed like a tool, he had like a 12" lense on his Nikon and kept cussing because Rodgers wouldn't turn around, apparently he only wanted to photograph Rodgers front?
Tdog posted:would you prefer "piling up failure"?
I recall using the term "stacking failure" during the SF playoff game where Capers let Kaepernick run for 473 miles.
Grave Digger posted:
- The crowds are getting weirder. I sat in front of this terrible family and the parents were seemingly brother and sister. They kept egging on their 5 year old to scream player names at the top of his lungs until they turned around and waved (NO AARON, SCREAM THEIR NAMES). They got Rodgers to peak over and wave, but if they didn't turn (which no others did) then they cussed them for being too good to wave to fans. They were also pumped about going to $1.99 fish at Long John Silvers right after also.
- Another old guy in front said he hoped Hundley would be traded because he "didn't fit the color scheme". He seemed like a tool, he had like a 12" lense on his Nikon and kept cussing because Rodgers wouldn't turn around, apparently he only wanted to photograph Rodgers front?
LUNCH PAIL!
GD, that report was hilarious. Sounds like you found the inbred part of the crowd. Getting pissy because Cobb dropped a punt? Yah, like he has a history of doing that.
packerboi posted:Considering how many seasons the Packers have opened with many injured, this isn't bad. At all. :
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#Packers not practicing:Vince Biegel (PUP, foot)
Demetri Goodson (PUP, knee)
Aaron Peck (NFI, hamstring)
Vince Biegel - Check!
Demetri Goodson - Check!
Aaron Peck - WHO?!?!?!!
LOL, another tight end.
Aaron Peck #86 TE
Green Bay Packers | Official Team Site
Height: 6-2 Weight: 239 Age: 22
Born: 10/9/1994 Riverside , CA
College: Fresno State
Experience: Rookie
High School:
Another Aaron, too.
Why is Goodson sucking up a roster spot again? Vince Abbrederis off to a good start.
Why is Goodson sucking up a roster spot again?
There are multiple rounds of cuts to come. If he's on the final 53, then complain all you want.
I want the Green Bay Packers to win title 15 this year in the worst possible way imaginable. They have ****ing earned this. They didn't cut corners. Thrown seasons. Sucked for picks. They have done everything by the book for a decade.
If Dom ****s this up I'm going to go off the rails.
I want to see Aaron Rodgers accept his second MVP in Minnesota. The only thing that's going to **** that up is Dom.
This is your legacy Dom. You have the greatest offense in football. You just need to be good. Don't **** it up again. PLEASE!!!!!
I thought the next one would be #14.
DH13 posted:No ghosts? He is with the wrong franchise. The ghosts at Lambeau are so thick he'll have to brush them away from his face.
Us ghosts had our pre-training camp meeting last night at Lambeau on the field. High on the agenda was how much help Caper (the friendly ghost coach) would need to succeed. The only conclusion we came to was that we didn't have enough money to get opposing teams to tank for us.
GD - thanks for the update and observations.