Originally Posted by Boris:
Jeez us that's why Bakh seemed so slow protecting the edge.
Makes sense now
Makes sense now
It also qualifies as maybe our first "ruh roh" of the preseason.
Mike Neal is doing everything and is lining up as the starter at ROLB. Perry remains sidelined.
Originally Posted by Goalline:
Why? Was Gilbert Brown a bad pick, because he looked so bad early that he got cut?
Different calculation because of the difference in investment. My point is simply that TT's willingness to expose a relatively high pick to waivers is an indication he's basically thrown in the towel on the pick. The best example is probably Brian Brohm.
howzabout we wait till the end of preseason and see what we gots?
@RobDemovsky: #Packers injury update:
Casey Hayward (quad)Bruce Gaston (illness)
Really don't know about Hayward. I'm concerned about his ability to play outside, but my bigger concern is he seems to always be hurt. Wouldn't be surprised to see Randall (or Rollins) starting opposite Shields. Availability is important to MM and Hayward isn't passing that test.
Packers have to be quietly pretty excited about what they've seen early...
Packers rookie QB #7 Brett Hundley was challenged to perform the 2- minute offense in camp practice. 65 yards away. Must score a TD to win. Hundley threw a 57 - yard bomb, then a quick slant for the touchdown.
"I'll be able to sort of show everything I've been taught," Hundley said about the preseason games. "To be able to make the throws in the pocket, but now in the game-time situations I can really show what I can do with my legs. You can't do that in practice. There's no way. Nobody knows if you're tackled or not. It's always a, 'Were you tackled? Would you have been tackled? Now, you get an opportunity in a game to really show how you can use your legs to make things happen" - MIKE CLEMENS
Originally Posted by michiganjoe:
Originally Posted by Goalline:
Why? Was Gilbert Brown a bad pick, because he looked so bad early that he got cut?
Different calculation because of the difference in investment. My point is simply that TT's willingness to expose a relatively high pick to waivers is an indication he's basically thrown in the towel on the pick. The best example is probably Brian Brohm.
Big Gilbert was also a 3rd round pick.
I would agree with your amended statement. If TT let's any draft pick go, he has decided he can do better with another player.
Originally Posted by Henry:
Originally Posted by michiganjoe:
Might as well just expand the roster.
A legitimate farm system.
Could you imagine a farm system, even just one team per organization, where teams could develop and trade talent while running a spring league?
But we can't actually have educational institutions be about education. All that money lost . . . that goes right back in to athletics.
Or we could do http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/s...=2015-08-17-09-57-40 that
@RobDemovsky: The #Packers have released rookie WR Adrian Coxson, who has been out with a concussion. Likely an injury settlement.
2015 Green Bay Packers Training Camp Day 18 #PackersCamp #Packers https://t.co/L0OBfT8eQS pic.twitter.com/ZoDwGwGqeA
— noway yahrite (@nothncks) August 18, 2015
Who says these boys don't bust their shi* in a practice?
A look inside today's fast-paced #PackersCamp practice.
Sounds like Damarious Randall, Mike Neal was back in action at TC yesterday. Hubbard seems to have done some good things too. I like that a lot.
■ Linebacker Mike Neal, who missed the exhibition against New England as a precaution, performed well in the half-line drill Monday. Neal took on 300-pound tackle Jeremy Vujnovich and shoved him into the path of the tailback, who was dropped for a loss.
■ Joining Neal with solid play in the half-line drill was linebacker Adrian Hubbard, who was the first outside backer off the bench against New England. Hubbard darted around the corner and unleashed a big hit on tailback James Starks.
I would think Ripkowski is on his way to cementing a position on the 53 man roster, and it is early:
■ Ty Montgomery (return man) and Aaron Ripkowski (wedge blocker) were the only rookies working on the Packers’ No. 1 kickoff return team Monday.
http://www.packersnews.com/sto...y-injuries/31889579/
Casey Hayward is bumming out with another injury, this time to his quad. Man, tough to make a move up the depth chart into a starting position if you are not on the field practicing. Every year the guy battles one injury after another. Not good. I'm thinking one of Rollins or Randall takes that #2 CB position and runs with it this year.
Think of how fortunate we are to have 3 (add Gunter) very serious contenders vying for that position opposite Shields, after releasing both Williams and House, with Hayward down again. That is some really nice work by Ted and his staff.
Looks like Randall gets it, and he's out there competing again, which is great:
“They say the game’s a lot different from practice, so as many reps as I can get in the preseason to help the team and to help me move forward as quickly as possible,” said Randall, taking a break from studying film on his laptop in the locker room.
Before the injury, Randall was the No. 4 cornerback, meaning significant snaps in the dime package. On Monday, with Casey Hayward out with an injured quad, it was second-round pick Quinten Rollins who joined Sam Shields as the cornerbacks in the base defense. Based on Rollins’ performance at New England, Randall vs. Rollins looks like it will be a key battleground for the rest of the preseason.
“We’re just kind of going out there and we’re just helping each other out,” Randall said. “Anytime we get out there, we’re just making us better, just giving us a lot more depth.” http://www.scout.com/nfl/packe...f776299d2602cc4d2241
Also, Barclay getting more reps. They seem to be giving him every opportunity to stick on the 53. He has been a valuable backup at a number of spots in the past, and coming off injury, this makes a lot of sense. Good to see Pennel making some noise on DL. We need more of that from other players:
With Bakhtiari missing a second consecutive day, Don Barclay again worked with the first unit at left tackle. “I think you really have to look at where we are,” McCarthy said. “We’re entering our second preseason week of training camp. You want to continue to create opportunities for players to increase their value. You do that by giving guys opportunities. That’s not different for Donnie Barclay. I know Bryan Bulaga can play left tackle. That’s something that we practice all the time. This is an opportunity for players to increase their value.” Before practice, McCarthy pointed to defensive tackle Mike Pennel as taking a “big jump.” Pennel then impressed during the half-line drill, including dumping guard Lane Taylor 3 yards in the backfield.
Trouble is, Barclay is at LT with Bak out. Man, I hope Don can bring it there. 2nd most important position on the team, protecting the franchise.
Barclay is the backup LT only on the depth chart; if Bak goes down (knock on wood), guarantee Bulaga moves over.
And Hayward is falling into Perry/Neal/Jones territory. It’s just hard for young players to improve if they never practice. I think injuries is the biggest reason why those three guys never made the “leap” you’d hope 1st/2nd round picks should eventually make.
Originally Posted by CUPackFan:
I think injuries is the biggest reason why those three guys never made the “leap” you’d hope 1st/2nd round picks should eventually make.
I never fully appreciated the time/age factor, but the clock is always ticking on their development and career. Those injury setbacks really hurt their development and long term prospects. ( ceiling)
I always thought they'd just pick up where they left off and its full speed ahead
But NFL doesn't work that way; the window closes, the biological clock runs out and the team moves on...with many never reaching their ootball apex
Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.'
Every minute of every day Doc Robert.........
McCartney stated: "The song was a joke about this fellow who cured everyone of everything with all these pills and tranquilizers." "Doctor Robert," he added, "just kept New York high."
Weds practice upcoming.
Bakhtiari is on a program that will "keep him out all week," per McCarthy. Clay Matthews has an "elbow issue" and won't practice today.
— Michael Cohen (@Michael_Cohen13) August 19, 2015
MM on #Packers TEs: "I think Richard Rodgers has really jumped to the front of the class. ... Everybody else is just kind of banging away."
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) August 19, 2015
One pawsitive on the Bak front- the Packers are just plugging Barclay and others into the spot.
If/when they move Bulaga over, then its time to worry
#Packers coach Mike McCarthy: "Run defense is my primary focus, focal point for the defense this year."
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) August 19, 2015
Originally Posted by cuqui:
Weds practice upcoming.
Clay Matthews has an "elbow issue" and won't practice today.
— Michael Cohen (@Michael_Cohen13) August 19, 2015
Clay is a puss. At least his vagina healed.
Nope, just comparing Clay to a girl. Something is always hurt with this dude. I like Clay, but he needs to practice considering he is still new to playing inside linebacker.
Clay and some china dolls reading x4 again.
Matthews is in pads, which would indicate he is practicing. But we will see. They're just stretching now. McCarthy said he has elbow issue.
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) August 19, 2015
Welcome to #Packers practice. Two significant returns from injury: OLB Nick Perry and CB Casey Hayward.
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) August 19, 2015
Clay Matthews and Nick Perry in pads #Packers pic.twitter.com/yZyw8xf2p4
— Weston Hodkiewicz (@WesHod) August 19, 2015
Full list not practicing: Blue Glover-Wright Goodson Sebetic Burnett Bakhtiari Daniels Perillo Abbrederis
— Pete Dougherty (@PeteDougherty) August 19, 2015
Originally Posted by Hungry5:
I'm on volume XIX.
I'm deep into chapter LIX
DH13, we all know you are the one who posted that, you don't have to say "I" after it. (me)
Satori, LXIX is one you'll want to review again, and again, and again... it has that something extra that you don't get from LIX.
Buncha fuLXXXVIIIing juveniles 's whatcha are!
I'm stuck on V
I C what you did there, but it's been done a hundred times.
Veteran savvy.
From @jsitton71 on why there hasn't been a big fight in #Packers camp this year: "We’ve kind of learned that fighting makes you tired."
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) August 19, 2015
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— noway yahrite (@nothncks) August 20, 2015
Go Barclay...
Looking like he gets the start at LT on Sunday
http://www.packersnews.com/sto...nKey=&autologin=
“When somebody goes down, you always want to have one moving part — you don’t want two,” Sitton said. “Any time you have two, you’re going to have two people not necessarily playing out of position, but two guys who maybe didn’t get a lot of reps at that position. Anytime it’s just one guy, it’s going to be a lot better.”
If Barclay is starting at LT on Sunday, I hope Rodgers doesn't get a single rep.
I hope Don and Aaron both start and have a great game. You don't play football scared.