New coach, new drills

[Patler]

It's nice to see a new, young coach changing things to make practice interesting:

As the Packers paused for a water break Thursday, the wide receivers gathered off to the side of Ray Nitschke Field and dived into a veritable goody bag.

Out came tennis balls and footballs, which were to be juggled, and a number of red bricks, which were to be dropped and caught before hitting the ground. A collection of NERF balls surfaced, and players were instructed to catch and squeeze those, too.

What looked like the aftermath of a confused piñata was in reality a coaching tool for a newly promoted member of the coaching staff. Luke Getsy, elevated to wide receivers coach during the offseason, created the drills in an attempt to improve hand-eye coordination for his players. The early returns were positive: smiles, laughter and, of course, work.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/...hods/85316572/

[Cheesehead Craig]

Well, that explains the video of Montgomery juggling footballs that made the rounds.

[Pugger]

Well, that explains the video of Montgomery juggling footballs that made the rounds.

If these drills help keep the guys from dropping passes I'm all for it.

[Carolina_Packer]

I also saw one on my FB feed from Packers.com showing Randall and Devante juggling tennis balls back and forth to each other.

[Patler]

We saw receivers do that all last year in games, with the same result at the end.

[pbmax]

This workout if famous for causing foot injuries.

[gbgary]

bricks?! they should get andre drummond out there and let the guys fight for his errant free-throws. if he's too busy maybe dwight howard or deandre jordan.

[Patler]

This workout if famous for causing foot injuries.

With as easily and seriously as Rollins injured his finger in a relatively innocent OTA drill, messing around with bricks might be a bit risky for all digits!