woodbuck27
08-26-2006, 12:06 AM
Yesterday Thurs. 24 August 2006
Brett Favre led a touchdown drive in the lone two-minute drill on Thursday, the No. 1 offense up against the No. 1 defense.
With the offense on its own 24-yard line and trailing 10-9 with 2 minutes, 25 seconds left, Favre started by hitting Jennings on a short crossing route that Jennings turned into a 30-yard gain.
Just two plays later, the defense almost ended the drive when Aaron Kampman almost intercepted a quick slant. Kampman leaped and batted the ball with both hands, failing to corral it for the pick.
Favre then went into action. Brett converted third-and-10 with an 11-yard screen pass to Samkon Gado.
Moments later as Favre scrambled to his right, Donald Driver found an opening in the secondary, caught the pass waltzing after the reception into the end zone untouched... for a 32-yard TD.
Dave Rayner has difficulty with wind
Green Bay Packers kicker Dave Rayner got a taste of what it might be like kicking in Lambeau Field and the results weren't pretty.
Rayner, who last week was given the chance to win the job without competition, battled a crosswind that blew over Ray Nitschke Field Thursday afternoon. It was similar to the winds that blow through Lambeau in the winter months, which former kicker Ryan Longwell said many times were among the most unpredictable in the National Football League.
Rayner connected on field-goal attempts of 24, 30 and 30 yards but then pushed two attempts from 39 yards to the left.
Then in a hurry-up drill in which the field goal unit was rushed out onto the field, he missed again to the left from 39 yards.
In all, Rayner hit six of nine during practice, the longest from 44 yards.
GO PACKERS !!
Brett Favre led a touchdown drive in the lone two-minute drill on Thursday, the No. 1 offense up against the No. 1 defense.
With the offense on its own 24-yard line and trailing 10-9 with 2 minutes, 25 seconds left, Favre started by hitting Jennings on a short crossing route that Jennings turned into a 30-yard gain.
Just two plays later, the defense almost ended the drive when Aaron Kampman almost intercepted a quick slant. Kampman leaped and batted the ball with both hands, failing to corral it for the pick.
Favre then went into action. Brett converted third-and-10 with an 11-yard screen pass to Samkon Gado.
Moments later as Favre scrambled to his right, Donald Driver found an opening in the secondary, caught the pass waltzing after the reception into the end zone untouched... for a 32-yard TD.
Dave Rayner has difficulty with wind
Green Bay Packers kicker Dave Rayner got a taste of what it might be like kicking in Lambeau Field and the results weren't pretty.
Rayner, who last week was given the chance to win the job without competition, battled a crosswind that blew over Ray Nitschke Field Thursday afternoon. It was similar to the winds that blow through Lambeau in the winter months, which former kicker Ryan Longwell said many times were among the most unpredictable in the National Football League.
Rayner connected on field-goal attempts of 24, 30 and 30 yards but then pushed two attempts from 39 yards to the left.
Then in a hurry-up drill in which the field goal unit was rushed out onto the field, he missed again to the left from 39 yards.
In all, Rayner hit six of nine during practice, the longest from 44 yards.
GO PACKERS !!