Speaking of Tight Ends

Satori"...going where the climate suits my clothes"

There has been quite a bit written lately about the increased use of tight ends, something that the high powered Psckers,Patriots, and Saints have taken advantage of on offense

Here's a couple of interesting articles talking about the schemes and breaking down the different roles they play in GB and elsewhere

Will be very interesting to see which of the 5 TEs makes the squad in 2012 and DJ Williams is finally making some noise on the field

http://packerpedia.com/two-tight-end-set.html

http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/...king-modern-defenses

"Why are tight ends so important to modern football? Because defenses don't know what they are going to do. Wide receivers almost always run patterns; wide receiver behavior is predictable. Tight end behavior is not. Assume a tight end is blocking on the play and you could end up with an uncovered receiver when it turns out that he was simulating a block, then running a pattern."

http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/s...ly-changing-the-game

I also think its going to force defenses to look at different body types at LB and Safety to cover these guys; maybe that's an opening for a guy like Sean Richardson to contribute. Tough to find defenders big enough to jostle with the TEs and fast enough to cover them. And as noted by Easterbrook- it creates doubt in the defenders mind as to what they'll do on each play

7/27/1212:31 PM

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H5Keyboard Warrior, troll hunter

They're goofy for sure.

@TomSilverstein
Never heard this before: #Packers TE D.J. Williams told reporters he got in shape in the off-season wrestling cows in Arkansas.

7/27/121:11 PM

Shoeless JoeMember

quote:
wrestling cows in Arkansas.

Isn't that what the locals call dating?

7/27/121:12 PM

H5Keyboard Warrior, troll hunter

I think Arkansas is more about your sisters cousins brother.

7/27/121:17 PM

IowacheeseKeen Insight

quote:
Originally posted by Shoeless Joe:
quote:
wrestling cows in Arkansas.

Isn't that what the locals call dating?

fedyaya would call that foreplay

7/27/121:27 PM

H5Keyboard Warrior, troll hunter

More on the cow thing

quote:

"I wrestle cows everyday," he said. "Back home in Arkansas, we don't have anything else to do."

How do you wrestle a cow?

"You just try not to get hurt or die," he said. "Do whatever you can to stay alive."

7/27/121:39 PM

Rusty42 inch pythons brother!

7/27/121:41 PM

RatPackMember

Arkansas wrestles Cows
Florida-Gators
Iowa-Sheep
Wisconsin-Our women

7/27/121:42 PM

H5Keyboard Warrior, troll hunter

Sorry about the derail on your thread...

quote:
Originally posted by Satori:
I also think its going to force defenses to look at different body types at LB and Safety to cover these guys; maybe that's an opening for a guy like Sean Richardson to contribute.

This is a good point, and Thompson is just the guy to find the right players for Capers to employ a 1-10 (DL-DB) scheme.

7/27/122:03 PM

ChilliJonI hate the Vikings!

Based on Williams showing the first two days of camp. Someone better march Finley's ass out to the nearest pasture, find a guernsey and tell that loud mouth to throw down!

7/27/122:07 PM

trumpMember

Better yet, a Holstein bull ... those SOB's are crazy.

I still get the yips when I think about being around those M'Effers ...

7/27/122:35 PM

turnip bloodMember

The Bulls my Grandpa had were sure mean. Cow wrestling that takes little brains and a lot of muscle. Heck everything about dairy farming is hard work, from milking the cows to shoveling the Vikings fans (i.e. poop and pee which is the same thing) out from behind the cows.

7/27/123:02 PM

titmfatiedNo Code

Video of DJ. talking about cow tipping.

7/27/123:35 PM

ChilliJonI hate the Vikings!

quote:
Originally posted by Satori:

I also think its going to force defenses to look at different body types at LB and Safety to cover these guys; maybe that's an opening for a guy like Sean Richardson to contribute. Tough to find defenders big enough to jostle with the TEs and fast enough to cover them. And as noted by Easterbrook- it creates doubt in the defenders mind as to what they'll do on each play

Kind of a tough break for Richardson to be drafted this year by GB. Peprah fails his physical so the coaches have to spend more time evaluating MD, McMillian, Levine, and Woodson.

I haven't heard his name mentioned at all the first two days. Hope the kid get's some added reps once they get into pads.

7/27/124:49 PM

Blair KielGOOD OL' FAKE BLAIR KIEL - My Hood? nice Henry. Fuck You!

quote:
Originally posted by titmfatied:
Video of DJ. talking about cow tipping.

Funny dude.

PETA probably just put out a death pool bet on him.

7/27/125:10 PM

Dr._BobMember

How much does one tip a cow? Anything over 20% seems excessive.

7/27/126:50 PM

Blair KielGOOD OL' FAKE BLAIR KIEL - My Hood? nice Henry. Fuck You!

7/27/129:20 PM

ChilliJonI hate the Vikings!

Good DJ article here.

quote:
Back then, he was "Gas Station Boy." The school bus would drop him off at an abandoned gas station, and he would walk from there to the temporary shelter where his mother and two sisters would call home while they were trying to get their lives together. The other kids would make fun of him, and of the old hand-me-down clothes he would wear to school. Amidst the jeers, Williams learned to keep to himself. He was was quiet and withdrawn, and wrote all of his thoughts in a journal. He rarely smiled.

quote:
Williams eventually found some measure of solace on the basketball court, where he excelled. Little did he know back then that it would be a Green Bay Packers tight end that would play a small role in his development. He received a new pair of shoes through a program for at-risk kids that was launched by Keith Jackson, who was also from Little Rock.

The Youtube Video linked to the article of DJ and a few of his teamates on the drums is long but worth a peek.

7/30/128:36 AM

Grave DiggerMember

Sounds like DJ is having a really solid camp so far. He's showing his skills as a receiver, something he only showed in flashes last year. I wasn't confident he would make the squad unless he showed some serious Special Teams skill, but if he's proving himself useful and dependable as a receiver then I think he has a really good chance.

I thought Crabtree might have been close to a lock, with his blocking ability, but I'm thinking, with Williams showing improvement, he's going to have to show more as a receiver to lock down a spot. Same for Ryan Taylor.

Quarless may be too far behind because of his injury. If everyone (Crabtree, Williams, Taylor) keep improving, the competition may come down to Quarless and Tori Gurley for that final spot on the roster. They will either keep 5 TEs or 6 WRs, not both. I'm predicting Gurley gets the spot, but you never know.

7/30/129:14 AM

YATittleMember

I favor leaving Quarless on PUP till midseason. Someone's bound to be injured by then...

7/30/1210:56 AM

CUPackFanMember

I think they keep 4 TE's (Finley, Williams, Crabtree and Taylor) and 6 WR's (Jennings, Nelson, Jones, Cobb, Driver and Gurley). Borel is likely gone (maybe traded for 7th?) and Quarless starts the season on PUP.

7/30/1211:46 AM

Satori"...going where the climate suits my clothes"

Thompson just commented in his press conference that

"McCarthy likes his tight ends and would probably like to keep all of them"

And just for fun Ted signed another one today

"The Green Bay Packers have signed TE DeMarco Cosby"

7/30/121:23 PM

trumpMember

quote:
Originally posted by ChilliJon:
Good DJ article here.

quote:
Back then, he was "Gas Station Boy." The school bus would drop him off at an abandoned gas station, and he would walk from there to the temporary shelter where his mother and two sisters would call home while they were trying to get their lives together. The other kids would make fun of him, and of the old hand-me-down clothes he would wear to school. Amidst the jeers, Williams learned to keep to himself. He was was quiet and withdrawn, and wrote all of his thoughts in a journal. He rarely smiled.

quote:
Williams eventually found some measure of solace on the basketball court, where he excelled. Little did he know back then that it would be a Green Bay Packers tight end that would play a small role in his development. He received a new pair of shoes through a program for at-risk kids that was launched by Keith Jackson, who was also from Little Rock.

The Youtube Video linked to the article of DJ and a few of his teamates on the drums is long but worth a peek.

Michael Leckrone would of been very proud of that drumline Jam.

7/30/125:55 PM

RoyalWulffMember

and we just signed another tight end!

7/30/128:12 PM

RoyalWulffMember

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/...=10&sort=newestfirst

DeMarco Cosby. Anybody know anything about him? Holy Cow, do we like TE's or what?
I still am disappointed by Quarless, and someone else must feel that way, too I'm thinking.

7/30/128:13 PM

JJSDSitzpinkler Schadenfreude

Quarless' knee completely exploded last year. There's no reason to be disappointed in him. He'll probably spend this year on IR. His was the kind of injury that may not allow him to come back at all.

7/30/128:54 PM

ilcuquiTHE F*** WITH FASHION

quote:
There's no reason to be disappointed in him.

Absolutely. He was perhaps the most improved player on the team last year. Still pissed off about his injury, a late hit/clip on a KO in the Giants game.

7/30/129:07 PM

packerboiI lick rainbows

Quarless was really improving as a blocker too. In fact, he was better in that regard IMO then Finley. Shame as hell about his injury. Like JJSD said, wondering if he'll ever be the same player again.

7/30/129:13 PM

H5Keyboard Warrior, troll hunter

7/31/1211:33 AM

ChilliJonI hate the Vikings!

Not sure how Finley's wife earns money is germaine to the conversation.

7/31/1211:38 AM

danhandyMember

quote:
Originally posted by Hungry5:
I think Arkansas is more about your sisters cousins brother.

You must be getting Arkansas mixed up with West Virginia!

7/31/1212:04 PM

BrainDedMember

quote:
Originally posted by packerboi:
Quarless was really improving as a blocker too. In fact, he was better in that regard IMO then Finley. Shame as hell about his injury. Like JJSD said, wondering if he'll ever be the same player again.

I would say he was by far the best of the group. Partly because Crabtree fell off in that department and partly because of his improvement.

7/31/121:26 PM

H5Keyboard Warrior, troll hunter

Finley back

quote:

“It wasn’t nowhere near like this. The one I had in college, I didn’t know nothing. This was pretty mild,” he said. “I don’t know if it was (really) a concussion. I appreciate the Packers and the training staff looking out for me and pulling me out.”

Finley went through all the testing and spent Friday and Saturday’s practices resting. He also joked about how hard some of the post-concussion tests were.

“I told the guys, ‘If I was sober right now I couldn’t do this. What kind of test is this?’ he said.

7/31/122:58 PM

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