http://www.jsonline.com/sports...009z1-219350311.html
He's used to it. Another chip on his shoulder kind of guy.
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So, with the 26 other tryout guys who crammed into tight quarters to dress and get prepared for their big shot, Walker came out and outperformed everybody, including most of the draft choices. He caught everything that was thrown to him and ran the offense as though he had been around it for months.
"It was pretty quick," Walker said of how long it took him to master the playbook. "I just had to zero in at night. I wasn't learning it during the day. It was at nighttime when I would actually learn the playbook. I think it's instinct and knowing the concepts and schemes. That made it easy to learn."
impressive. always like the guys that can read and learn it and take it right to the field.
Dependable' WR Tyrone Walker adds to WR competition
A really good piece from back in May that's worth a read. Don't see any way at this point that he doesn't make the final cut.
A really good piece from back in May that's worth a read. Don't see any way at this point that he doesn't make the final cut.
He’s a very good route runner. He’ll learn the offense very quickly because he’s a very, very, very smart football player. So he has a lot of intangibles that you look for. Thought this said it all......
"Director of pro personnel Eliot Wolf was at the workout, and when the draft was over and nobody had called to even offer Walker an undrafted free agent contract, he got a call from the Packers offering him a shot on a tryout basis."
Someone seems to have an eye for talent.
The Packers need some of the young receivers to step up. So far, Walker seems to be the guy. I'm sure we'll see more of him this week. I hope he can continue to impress.
Until he drops a pass and then B J will want to cut his ass.
Remember Chastin West and Tori Gurley?
Gurley was all about potential. Your friend Brakya talked that 'Cock up good and got us all excited about him. I never was that excited about West. He seemed like a dime-a-dozen.
Walker is a lot more consistent than both those guys. He has a lot to prove and he knows it. I'm not saying the guy is the next Donald Driver at all, but so far he has exceeded expectations for an undersized UDFA.
I would never do that. Anyway, Gurley is about to blow up with the Browns.
And West is a Super Bowl champion wide receiver.
West, Gurley, Borel.... it's a byproduct of TT's ability to find obscure WR's with ability that many of think might stick until they show the really can't. Seems like we have a "Walker?" conversation every August.
Walker is intuiting. Looks like he could make a living crossing the middle. But who the hell knows. He should get plenty of snaps the rest of the pre-season.
Carlyle Holliday says hello from Canadia
Charles Lee thinks you smell like feet. And maple syrup, since he's in Canaydia too.
I think he'll surprise people He has a track record of that
Charles Lee is now 8'-1" 310lbs after another offseason of adding more muscle.
Look at it this way: Walker is one inch taller than Wes Welker, and one inch shorter than Jennings. If he can produce half as much as those guys, well, he'll make the 53! 
Originally Posted by Fandame:
Look at it this way: Walker is one inch taller than Wes Welker, and one inch shorter than Jennings. If he can produce half as much as those guys, well, he'll make the 53!
But he's around 1/8th of an inch shorter than Randall Cobb, which is huge. It's just a huge deficit. Massive.
Cobb's size and James Jones' speed. What's not to like about the guy?
TT and MM are probably more concerned about what he does on the field than the measurables, and he's passed that test so far.
To me he shows good ability in being able to start his "yards after catch" as he is catching the ball. Many receivers do it in two parts: 1) Catch 2) Then look to run. Walker appears to do both simultaneously
His size isn't as big a problem (cobb, desean Jackson, wes welker, etc) - he can add weight to his frame - it's his lack of speed that really kept him stealth before training camp. What little I saw of him though is he has a knack for getting separation and then getting yac. Whatever works, man.
I'm more concerned about separation and it seems like Walker gets good separation. If a guy can get separation from a DB, I'm confident Rodgers will put it where only his guy can get it. That keeps the sticks moving, and frankly, we need more stick-moving drives than one big play to help out our D. Walker could have said what Brian Piccolo did, "I won't get you sixty [like Gale Sayers], but I'll get you ten sixes."