Jags week Practice Reports: M*A*S*H - deja vu, 2010?, Jennings getting 2nd opinion..

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Jennings seeking piece of mind about injury
By Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel Oct. 24, 2012 2:22 p.m.

Green Bay - Wide receiver Greg Jennings wasn't available to reporters today, but his teammates expressed some of the concerns he's feeling and their hope that he's able to figure out the quickest way to get back on the field.

Jennings went to get a second opinion on his injured groin in hopes of finding out why it's taking him so long to return from the injury.

When asked if Jennings was concerned about the time it was taking and sought out the second opinion, coach Mike McCarthy said, "Correct."

Wide receiver James Jones said that Jennings, who has sat out the last three games while trying to get healthy, mostly wants to find out exactly what his injury is and whether there's anything else he can do to get back on the field.

Players have the right to seek a second opinion that the club must pay for and usually it's to see a specialist. The Packers have been known to send players to specialists on their own when an injury takes longer than normal to heal.

"I just want him to figure out exactly what it is," Jojnes said. "You don’t want to be trying to come back on an injury or out there running and testing on an injury and you don’t know exactly what you have.

"Hopefully he can go out there and find exactly what he has. And they’ll be able to treat it."

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers said that Jennings wants to get back on the field badly, but the injury is not allowing him to do what he needs to perform.

"I can’t speak for Greg. I haven’t seen him yet today," Rodgers said. "We want him to come back as quickly as he can, but he’s got to do what’s best for his body. I know his toughness and how badly he wants to be on the field. If he can’t be out there, you know it’s got to be something significant."

Jones said he went through a similar situation a when he had a knee injury that kept getting worse every time he played. He told Jennings that it takes patience and that you have to get completely healthy or risk re-injurying it every time you play.

"I just talk to him about understanding what he’s going through, because I went through the same thing a couple of years ago with my knee," Jones said. "Practice on it all week and then fall on it in a game and then I can’t even get up and run. Then you’ve got to sit out the next week

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Originally posted by El-Ka-Bong:
I'm kinda worried those guys are thinking about their next contract and now winning football games right now.

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Originally posted by El-Ka-Bong:
you are right, that was probably one of the dummer lower bfi things said on X4

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Hayward ready to expand role
packers.com

“I feel pretty comfortable,” Hayward said of playing both outside and inside. “The big thing is just knowing the defense. I feel like I have a grasp of the defense. I’m still trying to learn it like the back of my hand but, overall, I’m pretty much getting a grasp of it.”

Hayward has had no trouble obtaining a grasp on the ball. Mike McCarthy spoke last week about Hayward getting his hands on a few passes in practice, and the head coach said he did so again on Wednesday, the first practice of the work week in preparation to play Jacksonville on Sunday.

“Anytime you take a rookie and play him in a couple different positions in a multi-scheme defense, I think that says a little bit about the young man,” McCarthy said.continue

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Originally posted by tundra_power:
I have not read anywhere what the actual injuries are to Perry and Shields. Does anyone know?

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Originally posted by missingU92:

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Originally posted by tundra_power:
I have not read anywhere what the actual injuries are to Perry and Shields. Does anyone know?

I read two articles stating Shields was kicked in the shin.

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Originally posted by tundra_power:
Not sure how getting kicked in the shin keeps you out unless it is broken??

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Originally posted by Tdog:
taint nothing to sneeze at.

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I know damn well that you would be out there.

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Rob Demovsky ‏@RobDemovsky

Jordy Nelson's hamstring injury sounds a little worse than first thought. Won't practice tomorrow, might test Sat or Sun.

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McCarthy: Whichever way Jennings decides to go, think we're dealing with same timeframe.

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Tyler Dunne ‏@TyDunne

McCarthy says B.J. Raji was "jumping around" and "looked like his old self." NT a limited participant today.

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lovely.