Figured we'd put a catch all OTA thread for this season. Guessing we will see a lot of this during the summer
#Packers OTA’s. Very first play I see walking into the Don Hutson Center? #9 WR Christian Watson catching a pass over the middle from #10 QB Jordan Love. And so it begins….
— Mike Clemens (@MikeClemensNFL) May 23, 2023
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Just stretching but Eric Stokes out there doing warmups is great to see.
— Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) May 23, 2023
#Packers not present at OTAs:
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) May 23, 2023
Jaire Alexander
Rasul Douglas
David Bakhtiari
Elgton Jenkins
Preston Smith
Remember, these are voluntary workouts.
The Packers have signed WR Jadakis Bonds (Hampton) and released TE Nick Guggemos.
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) May 23, 2023
Gotta find a way to get Tom on that OL. He's too good to be a backup.
Sean Rhyan lining up in some drills at center. That’s new.
— Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) May 23, 2023
Meanwhile Zach Tom running the same drill at RG.
Now Tom back to RT for the next drills. He’s going to likely be moved around a ton this offseason.
Keisean Nixon with gorgeous coverage on Watson down the sideline. Watson tried to go over him - didn’t work. Incomplete. Nixon gets praise from the sideline.
— Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) May 23, 2023
Love with a gorgeous throw to the corner of the end zone to Dillon out of the backfield but… dropped. Off the hands.
New QB1 throwing to new TE1. pic.twitter.com/AogtEdOQ9q
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) May 23, 2023
#Packers OLB coach Jason Rebrovich taking first-round rookie Lukas Van Ness through his conversion to the edge. pic.twitter.com/nnuMiQYAys
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) May 23, 2023
Love to Watson on a post for a touchdown in red zone. Love’s best play of the day in team drills.
— Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) May 23, 2023
Good stuff. Thanks for the updates. Might have to make it up to a training camp session or two this year.
not feeling the music from the videos. How about a little Bing or Frank. Elvis too if you want to kick it up a bit.
@michiganjoe posted:The Packers have signed WR Jadakis Bonds (Hampton) and released TE Nick Guggemos.
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) May 23, 2023
Here we go! Oops, wrong sport.
@packerboi posted:Gotta find a way to get Tom on that OL. He's too good to be a backup.
Sean Rhyan lining up in some drills at center. That’s new.
— Andy Herman (@AndyHermanNFL) May 23, 2023
Meanwhile Zach Tom running the same drill at RG.
Now Tom back to RT for the next drills. He’s going to likely be moved around a ton this offseason.
He should be our starting RT.
@Floridarob posted:not feeling the music from the videos. How about a little Bing or Frank. Elvis too if you want to kick it up a bit.
Sorry old man....
Age on this squad is 26 and younger.
😁
Thanks for the thread and updates, p'boi!
You've done some amazing work over the last month with the draft, and now this. It's much appreciated!
First public comment by anybody regarding the exact nature of Eric Stokes’ injury last season:
@ByRyanWood: #Packers CB Eric Stokes says he tore his meniscus last season, which wouldn’t have been too bad, except he also had a Lisfranc injury. Both required surgery, ending his season. What’s different now than then?
“Shit, I can walk,” Stokes said.
He needed wheelchair after surgery.
@RobDemovsky: CB Eric Stokes said he had surgery on his knee and foot — they were done at the same time — after his November injury. He had a lisfranc injury and had a plate inserted in his foot.
He said he finally started running a couple weeks ago and believes he’ll get his speed back.
Regarding Love: “A lot of good things and a lot to clean up,” LaFleur said, via Rob Demovsky.
@Boris posted:Sorry old man....
Age on this squad is 26 and younger.
😁
Blast from the past, Elvis sings "Love Me Tender" on the Ed Sullivan show:
We don't want Love to be tender
@packerboi posted:#Packers not present at OTAs:
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) May 23, 2023
Jaire Alexander
Rasul Douglas
David Bakhtiari
Elgton Jenkins
Preston Smith
Remember, these are voluntary workouts.
Most of them were in Green Bay for a large part of the off-season.
@Thunderbird posted:We don't want Love to be tender
We don't want him well done either!
@ilcuqui posted:First public comment by anybody regarding the exact nature of Eric Stokes’ injury last season:
@ByRyanWood: #Packers CB Eric Stokes says he tore his meniscus last season, which wouldn’t have been too bad, except he also had a Lisfranc injury. Both required surgery, ending his season. What’s different now than then?
“Shit, I can walk,” Stokes said.
He needed wheelchair after surgery.
@RobDemovsky: CB Eric Stokes said he had surgery on his knee and foot — they were done at the same time — after his November injury. He had a lisfranc injury and had a plate inserted in his foot.
He said he finally started running a couple weeks ago and believes he’ll get his speed back.
That's great, but a Lisfranc is something to worry about. Especially if he had a plate put in as well. That's not good.
@Fandame posted:That's great, but a Lisfranc is something to worry about. Especially if he had a plate put in as well. That's not good.
Especially when playing a position that requires you to change direction quickly.
Especially for a player who's greatest asset was probably his speed.
In a wheelchair and "finally started running a couple weeks ago" doesn't say to me that he'll be 100% ready to go for camp.
I wonder when the lisfranc started acting up for him or if it was a sudden injury. He was struggling last year compared to his rookie season so I wonder if the foot was limiting him before he tore the meniscus.
@DH13 posted:Especially for a player who's greatest asset was probably his speed.
In a wheelchair and "finally started running a couple weeks ago" doesn't say to me that he'll be 100% ready to go for camp.
Depending on the severity of the injury, full recovery from a Lisfranc tear or fracture could take up to a year – and it’s certainly not guaranteed. Philadelphia Eagles running back Duce Staley retired a few years after sustaining a Lisfranc injury.
One millimeter of displacement in the midfoot has the potential to alter or end the careers of athletes who rely on the ability to push off, change direction quickly, and run away from defenders. Even after successful surgery and rehab, some patients face chronic pain, arthritis, and loss of their arch.
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Hoping for the best, but the Gute needs to plan for the worst.
IIRC, Stokes did this on shit ass turf against the Lions along with losing Gary in another non-contact injury also on that crap surface.
It's ridiculous in today's NFL that these surfaces are still allowed to be played on.
The kid I know who had a Lisfranc was a football and soccer player. After that injury, which was quite involved, they were just hoping that he would be able to walk without a limp for the rest of his life -- and he was just 16. He used to run at least five miles a day and was a noted HS linebacker and TE. I hope Stokes' injury wasn't as bad.
And yes, they should outlaw that crappy turf in Detroit!
If Gute had taken a DB higher in the draft I think it would have said more about what the staff thinks about Stokes' outlook. That's my hope anyway.
Or that he didn't have any graded high enough for those slots.
Staley didn’t retire because of the Lisfranc injury. That happened during the 2000 season. He was playing the following season but missed additional time due to a different injury. He starter all 16 games the year after that, and got over 300 touches. He didn’t retire until 2007, and I’m not so certain it had anything to do with the foot injury from 2000.
As advanced medicine was in 2000, it’s probably significantly advanced more than 20 years later. I think it’s more probable than not Stokes will be fine.
I could be wrong but didn’t our first round pick in 2001 (Reynolds) have that injury? I believe it was undisclosed at the time.
@PackerPatrick posted:I could be wrong but didn’t our first round pick in 2001 (Reynolds) have that injury? I believe it was undisclosed at the time.
A slipped disc...
I think it was the WR, Lucas, who had the Lisfranc injury.
@Packmeister posted:I think it was the WR, Lucas, who had the Lisfranc injury.
That's the way I remember it too. Thought Reynolds had a shoulder issue.
@Packmeister posted:I think it was the WR, Lucas, who had the Lisfranc injury.
Not sure if it was Lisfranc but he definitely had hammer toes.
Anthony Lucas was drafted by the Packers in the 4th round of the 2000 draft (114th), and was waived the following August. He had a lot of potential, but couldn't get on the field due to injuries. The Cowboys picked him up, but he retired two years later because of his knee injuries.
That pick was definitely a gamble. The team knew he was recovering from an injury he sustained during his senior season.
