Probably belongs in the camp thread, but since we're talking about the defense dropping picks, this post from Silverstein yesterday isn't great news:
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The defense would have had a much better day if it could hold onto the ball. Throughout most of camp balls have been sailing through the hands and the arms of Packers defenders. Sam Shields had a legitimate pick of Rodgers, but the two other interceptions this camp weren’t much to speak of. Morgan Burnett jumped in front of fourth-string quarterback Marquise Williams’ stare down of a receiver and cornerback Randall Jette cradled a tipped pass. On Saturday, cornerback Quinten Rollins made a beautiful break on a Rodgers (Aaron) to Rodgers (Richard) shot down the middle and got both hands on the ball. However, Richard Rodgers got his hands on the ball a second later and ripped it out of Rollins’ hands for a catch. Later Abbrederis took another pass out Thomas’ hands in the back of the end zone. There have to be a half dozen plays in camp where DBs are pounding the turf with their fists because they let interception opportunities slip through their fingers. There’s a reason corners and safeties are on defense, so it’s not unusual for there to be some drops, but if this defense wants to be good, it’s going to have to hang onto the ball a little better.
