Good news! Lazard is back at practice!
Regarding MLF comment on rbs : wear them out? you play. to. win. the. game. minnesota? chicago? what are you saving them for LeFloor?
weird this feels like a must win game already in week 2. going 0-2 in division with a home loss to Fields and a rookie coach would really bring out the naysayers and possibly internal doubts. gotta have this one
hate to say it but we need to win comfortably. This is supposed to be a SB contender. a 17-16 nailbiter doesnt instill confidence. First play go right back deep to Watson. Bury these fools and get the train moving.
A win is a win regardless of the score. I’d rather the team play poorly and win, then be sharp and lose.
@PackerPatrick posted:AmRodgers is pretty close to being a bust. He could be useful on a sweep. But my guess is that the defense would expect that. They did not expect that from the guys we used Sunday. Also, I hope that the team is not expecting him to fill in at RB. With only two on the roster my guess is that would be his role if one were to get hurt. Ugh.
Zero offensive snaps is a pretty good indication of where the coaching staff is.
@mattschneidman: David Bakhtiari, Allen Lazard & Elgton Jenkins are all practicing. So are Quay Walker and Keisean Nixon, who left early Sunday with shoulder injuries.
Not practicing is Jon Runyan Jr., who’s still in concussion protocol.
UDFA rookie safety Mike Brown signed to PS.
Let’s hope that there is not setbacks after practice!
Practice is a step forward. We have been waiting soooo long for those linemen.
@PackerHawk posted:Heading up to Mecca this weekend. Can't wait!
Packers 27 - Bores 10.
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"Practicing" can mean a lot of things...I'm not getting too excited yet.
@H5 posted:9 (and others) may have been open a lot, but were they where they were supposed/expected to be?
We all know how Rodgers can describe (to a tee) a play from back in '09 or some such, so I'd expect when he plays it's somewhat robotic/instinctual. I also expect he knows this and knows he may need to r.e.l.a.x. a bit in this regard.
Maybe someone should slip #12 some magic mushrooms so that he can learn to love himself again.
Quay, full participation. Pawsitive.
Maybe Hanson's shoulder will not respond well to today's practice and he goes to DNP tomorrow.
@mattschneidman: Aaron Rodgers on Amari Rodgers' fit in offense: "Yeah, he's returning for us now. That's all I got on it."
@Chongo posted:"Practicing" can mean a lot of things...I'm not getting too excited yet.
#Packers should be pleased to see Quay Walker practicing today. Matt LaFleur said Walker would get the week before deciding if he plays Sunday night, but looked like Walker was taking on the sled well. The rookie had a solid debut before injuring his shoulder.
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) September 14, 2022
Meanwhile, crickets on Amari Rodgers...
Aaron Rodgers is optimistic rookie WRs Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs will develop: "These are good kids. They really are. They want to please, they want to do the right thing, they care about it. I'm going to figure out a way to continue to get on the same frequency with them"
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) September 14, 2022
Any time someone begins an answer with "Yeah...", I think of this guy and can't get past it.
@WolfPack posted:weird this feels like a must win game already in week 2. going 0-2 in division with a home loss to Fields and a rookie coach would really bring out the naysayers and possibly internal doubts. gotta have this one
hate to say it but we need to win comfortably. This is supposed to be a SB contender. a 17-16 nailbiter doesnt instill confidence. First play go right back deep to Watson. Bury these fools and get the train moving.
I agree that this one even though its only the 2nd game does feel like a must win. Of course there would still be 15 games left but getting in a 0-2 hole in the division right off the bat is not good.
Like I said last week I don't care if the Packers win 69-0 or 2-0 just win the damn game.
Also, is this the week Bak comes back ever for part of the game?
Not only do you not want to lose to CHI at home, and go 0-2 in the division. TB is up next and you really don't want to start 0-3 in the conference.
This is as must-win as a WK02 game can be.
My gut tells me Bakh is done...
Not a doctor but the limp on #Packers David Bakhtiari doesn't seem to be getting any better.
— Cody Krupp (@CodyWKrupp) September 14, 2022
HC Matt LaFleur said: "we will see when we get out there" when asked if #69 will take part in 11-on-11 team drills. https://t.co/ms8JPjqmse pic.twitter.com/pDyx1BBTKV
12 not impressed with Amari...
Here’s the video of his response from https://t.co/jY7zCj3xgq (question from @KyleMalzhan) if you want to see exactly how he answered: https://t.co/xLB6DLTjY9 pic.twitter.com/ARWrzjiAe9
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 14, 2022
@Chongo posted:12 not impressed with Amari...
Here’s the video of his response from https://t.co/jY7zCj3xgq (question from @KyleMalzhan) if you want to see exactly how he answered: https://t.co/xLB6DLTjY9 pic.twitter.com/ARWrzjiAe9
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) September 14, 2022
Neither are the coaches since Amari got zero snaps on offense. Even Winfree who was activated from the PS got 9 snaps (and a catch).
Amari is better at returning than last year (not saying much) but Doubs was a good punt returner in college and Watson was an all-American kick returner in college as well. Not sure why they haven't been given the opportunities on special teams.
If there's a better option on another team's PS Gutey should just make the move. Zero offensive snaps and a relatively mediocre ST performance is really a waste of a roster space.
He’s holding the space that Kylin Hill will get when he comes off PUP
With all of the snaps Amari got in preseason, it seemed like he was being showcased for an offer from another team. I wouldn't give up on him yet, but signs are not positive.
@Chongo posted:My gut tells me Bakh is done...
Not a doctor but the limp on #Packers David Bakhtiari doesn't seem to be getting any better.
— Cody Krupp (@CodyWKrupp) September 14, 2022
HC Matt LaFleur said: "we will see when we get out there" when asked if #69 will take part in 11-on-11 team drills. https://t.co/ms8JPjqmse pic.twitter.com/pDyx1BBTKV
There goes my unbridled optimism.
@Chongo posted:My gut tells me Bakh is done...
Not a doctor but the limp on #Packers David Bakhtiari doesn't seem to be getting any better.
— Cody Krupp (@CodyWKrupp) September 14, 2022
HC Matt LaFleur said: "we will see when we get out there" when asked if #69 will take part in 11-on-11 team drills. https://t.co/ms8JPjqmse pic.twitter.com/pDyx1BBTKV
If you look closely, that's not the leg he had the ACL on. It's the other one.
Entirely possible Bakh sustained an injury overcompensating for the one that was originally injured. That happens alot.
Am I holding my breath at this point? No.
I think that’s a lot to assume from him moving gingerly. I’m just curious if he plays this week and/or how far out they plan to go with him before he plays. Still think it’s when, not if, he plays again.
— Jason Wilde (@jasonjwilde) September 15, 2022
MLF says the plan for Bakh is to practice every other day for what sounds like the rest of his career "veteran rest."
If he practices Friday, he was a chance to play Sunday I think. If not, he ain't playing. No one who misses practice Friday save 12 is playing Sunday.
@Tavis Smiley posted:
To be clear, I'm referring to Lambeau Field as Mecca. No need to update me on the game. 
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Per @RobDemovsky , who was at Matt LaFleur’s presser while @WildeAndTausch was still on the air, the #Packers coach said Bakhtiari "had a good practice yesterday" and there's no concern about how he was moving. LaFleur still not saying if Bakhtiari or Jenkins will play vs. #Bears.
2 days in a row for The Lizard:
Allen Lazard and Elgton Jenkins both participating in Thursday’s non-padded practice. Quay Walker and Keisean Nixon, too.
— Wes Hodkiewicz (@WesHod) September 15, 2022
Marcedes Lewis, David Bakhtiari and Jon Runyan were not practicing. #Packers pic.twitter.com/fUR4BEvkPq
Sammy Watkins (#11) didn't do much as a receiver in Week 1, but he blocked his ass off. That's always been an underappreciated part of his game.
— Michael Rodney (@PackersNotes) September 15, 2022
Maybe Watkins should start at right guard on Sunday night vs. the Bears.😉 pic.twitter.com/EEodZIIqH9
WR blocking is a highly important aspect of this offense...Doobie was very good at that in college, and probably a reason the Packers valued him that high.
@Chongo posted:WR blocking is a highly important aspect of this offense...Doobie was very good at that in college, and probably a reason the Packers valued him that high.
I remember reading that Doubs was a very poor blocker in college and it being a knock on him coming out in the draft. Of course, different draft "experts" may have different opinions.....
I watched Doobs many times in college...he was always an excellent blocker the times I watched him.
Draft experts also said Davantae was as too slow to be anything more than a role-playing possession type guy.