Quentin Rollins was in during the 4th Q too. I didn't like that. Too valuable for him to be in that late.

It's a risk they have to take. He needs reps to prepare him for the season.

I was wondering if it was related to play packages likely called for the rooks. Plenty of pass pro, and a handy check-down as needed.

I agree with Timmy.  I think they like their backup QB's and wanted some insurance that they wouldn't get killed while still keeping their 2nd OL and later in the game.

From MM pre-practice presser, ongoing.

Abbrederis still going through concussion protocol. "There's a number of tests you have to go through. He hasn't completed them." - McCarthy

— Michael Cohen (@Michael_Cohen13) August 15, 2015

McCarthy said everything went smoothly with Clements calling plays. Communication chain with Clements-Van Pelt-QBs flowed well.

— Michael Cohen (@Michael_Cohen13) August 15, 2015

McCarthy on #Packers offense Thursday night: "I felt that the second-team tempo was better than the first team."

— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) August 15, 2015

2-point conversion change justifies more work on those situations, McCarthy said. They will do as many as possible in preseason to practice.

— Michael Cohen (@Michael_Cohen13) August 15, 2015

Re last point, MM also said he hopes opponents in pre-season games attempt 2-point conversions in order to practice defending, as well.

Press Gazzette Summary of MM Presser

Keep going for 2. It's great practice & no better time to do it than during pre-season.

I've been saying it for years even before the new rules

This is a new apparatus in the #Packers tackling drill. Designed to encourage low pad level. pic.twitter.com/RFmy77t5NM

— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) August 15, 2015

Looks like the thing the #Packers introduced at practice today is called the "Zone Chute" by @rogersathletic pic.twitter.com/Tz6iiA8tfh

— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) August 15, 2015

That's got to be a replacement for the old one.  Those things have been on high school practice fields for years and years.

The Badgers have a red one.

It was originally used to stack hay bales, but Barry bought it surplus.

Repainted.  Repurposed.

Waiting for the Vine of the first player to knock himself out.  I'm betting on Campen, showing Olinemen how to overcome their coaching.

HEY SOLARI, YOU BETTER GET THAT **** AT TACKLE CLEANED UP!

Slo-mo grab by @JordyRNelson. #PackersCamp pic.twitter.com/wJko1I6Y0l

— Green Bay Packers (@packers) August 15, 2015

Introduced today??? I was at camp two weeks ago, and that thing was quite present.

I hope all it is is coaching. Bakthiari sat out practice with a bothersome knee today.

You're not Twitter, nobody believes you.

2015 Green Bay Packers Training Camp Day 16 tweet collection #PackersCamp #Packers “https://t.co/5XkMzrIfT4” pic.twitter.com/mxmBZWSp65

— noway yahrite (@nothncks) August 15, 2015

How's Winston Moss doing?

Staying low helps Packers players get out of 'The Chute'

espn.go.com

by Rob Demovsky 8-15-15

 

Lang said he already has seen "The Chute" work pay off.

 

"I just know from watching the [first preseason] game on the film or the iPad, it looked like everybody was playing with pretty good pad level up front," Lang said. "So it's definitely something that I think will help us out." It's one of several ways Lang said Solari, who is in his 27th NFL season, has helped.

 

"He brings a lot of input on different techniques we can use," Lang said."“When he was in San Francisco they were a big run team, a big power team. He brings in a little bit of scheme for us. He’s been very helpful with techniques. Josh [Sitton] and I were saying that it's our seventh and eighth year in the NFL and we're still learning so much, especially from him. He's a smart guy, and you'd be pretty dumb not to take his advice." continue

I guess I'm shocked that this is considered new.  I'm not kidding when I say that I watched live high school football practices 5 or 6 years ago and that thing was used daily.

They had chutes then, but this might be a newer variation with some new designs, updates, etc.

Or perhaps Campen had never heard of a chute before.  I suppose that's possible.

I know Fat Mike is still working through his own tasks after giving up play calling but, come on, operating the JUGS machine?

.....

(Okay, I don't see a beard, but otherwise that sure looks like MM from his six. Another giveaway is no windbreaker.)

Remember how good the 49ers offensive line was under Jim Harbaugh? Frank Gore up the middle. QB Colin Kaepernick running for first downs. Former 49ers offensive line coach Mike Solari, 60, is now in Green Bay as James Campen's assistant.

 

Today Solari let the lineman have it. "Drive! Drive! Drive! I want to see explosiveness! Focus! No! Do it again! Again!" Solari made right tackle Brian Bulaga repeat a zone blocking drill twice until he was satisfied. Old school drill sergeant. I interviewed Solari the week of Super Bowl 48 as the 49ers faced the Ravens.

 

He told me he knew Mike McCarthy would be an NFL head coach some day when the two worked together for the Kansas City Chiefs. "Mike worked about as hard as anyone I knew. He was smart, organized, always brought new ideas to the room." Solari will not stand for any fundamental mistakes and addressed them promptly in detail Saturday following review of the Patriots game tape - MIKE CLEMENS

Hey, I typed that in far fewer than 140 characters. #instantcredibility

Yeah, but you are in SEC country. Even the Pop Warner guys are at the cutting edge of game technology.

His last name ends with an "i" just like another pretty good Packer coach. 

Drive! Drive! Drive!

ipads , yoga and team building at the skeet range are all the rage.

But nothing, absolutely nothing beats fundamental drills and repetition. 

Go solari. The guts of this team appears in good hands. 

Re: "The Chute"--They spelled Aaron's last name wrong. 

Glad to hear the comments about Solari. And I believe T. J.; he and Sitton both had excellent games from what I could see.

Re: Slow-mo Jordy catch--

Seriously, does anybody  have better hands for catching? It's easy to think of other WRs that may be a tick faster, but I don't think there is one his equal making catches with his hands away from his body.

I have not read anywhere if the Packers are still providing energy bars and the jello like supplements during practice like they did last year. It seemed to help last year, has anyone been to practice and seen that going on?

I think they've just been doing hydration breaks this year.  I don't remember anyone commenting on snacks. 

Packers rookie Quinten Rollins acts, plays like he belongs

espn.go.com

by Rob Demovsky 8-16-15

 

 

...steady disposition might be one of Rollins' best qualities. You'd hardly know he only played one year of college football at Miami (Ohio) after a successful four-year basketball career.

 

"I feel like my personality goes right with the position," he said. "I've just never been a real big guy [to say], 'Oh, I made one play, let's get excited.' That's your job. That's what you're supposed to do."

 

So did Rollins do his job on those two passes he broke up or should he have intercepted them?

 

"I did my job," Rollins said.

 

Then he smiled and added, "But you can always do your job better than you're supposed to do it." continue

 

Lots more past the click.  Quotes from Montgomery, Hyde,  and more from Rollins. 

Kid has the right temperament.  If Rollins and Randall play well enough I think they might let Hayward sign elsewhere after this season and take the compensatory pick.  Have to pay Daniels after this year and a slew of guys after next year. 

Nerd alert!

That's a 1952 Bowman.

Curiously, they brought out identical "Large" and "Small" versions. The large Ronzani is worth hundreds....

I own a small, but I ain't rich enough to own a large.

Wait.

That doesn't sound right.

P.S. That's some Blago-quality hair.

I could see this happening. Other than his rookie year Hayward has been more miss than hit, IMO. He's got a lot to prove.

Attn Railbirds:

@BobMcGinn: #Packers announce practice time changes.

Mon: 12:15 p.m. to 10:45 a.m.;
Wed: 12:15 to 10:45;

Thur: 11:45 to 10:15.

No practice Sun-Tues-Fri.

On Saturday, reporters got a close-up view of a training device that Solari recommended and the Packers have been using in camp, though up to now it had been difficult to see because it had been stationed across Ray Nitschke Field: The Zone Chute. -Pete Dougherty's article in the Press Gazette

Damn those are loooooooong practices 

Or BBBM (Big bad bob mcginn) means 10:xx to 12:xx

Battle for Packers' 5th receiver spot heating up

Ryan Wood, Press-Gazette Media

11:16 p.m. EDT August 15, 2015

 

...His familiarity with the offense has helped. With a solid grasp of the playbook, White said, he's "attacking the ball" like never before. While Janis still is learning how to master press-coverage, White said his release off the line of scrimmage never has been better.

 

"I've been able to kind of shield a lot of defenders," White said.

 

...For Janis to be the kind of receiver he thinks he can be, he'll have to master press-coverage. He's still figuring out how to use his speed when a cornerback jams him at the line of scrimmage. It was never challenging at Saginaw Valley State, when he was the biggest, best player on the field.

In the NFL, Janis learned, he no longer can rely on his physical tools. He needs more polish.

 

"It's getting a lot better," Janis said. "I've been working on my releases and things like that, and reviewing everything in the meeting rooms, listening to the older guys and things like that. Them giving me pointers and stuff, it's getting better. continue

Whatever White is doing is nice, but I'm pretty certain it's Janis' job to lose. 

@JTWahlers

@BobMcGinn Practice times have NOT changed. You are looking at the press conference times.