Official T-WILL Training Camp Thread

[boiga]

Thanks Guiness. Any educated guess on a recovery time?

[Guiness]

Can't really guess as they aren't revealing the extend or nature of the injury.

It's one of those 'soft tissue injuries' that are so nebulous. If it's a muscle bruise, some ice, then heat, then ice, then heat, then ice...will take care of it pretty quickly. If it's damage to the connective tissue, well...you know that dreaded 'high ankle sprain'? This is similar.

[mission]

its not a big deal.

those can linger -- not to the extent of a hammy, but they can last throughout a season. i had one my senior year. slowed me up in practice a bit but never felt it during the games.

[motife]

CBS sports is also high on Tramon Williams :

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10912106

Out of Nowhere Man
Cornerback Tramon Williams made the team last year as an undrafted rookie. He played some on the outside when injuries hit, but this year he has a good chance to be the team's nickel corner. That means sliding inside in coverage with Al Harris and Charles Woodson outside. If Williams can continue to develop the cover skills he showed last season, the Packers will have as good a threesome at corner as any team in the league.

[falco]

motife - t-will is an eventual starter, a probable pro-bowler, and a possible HOFer, but we're taking it one day at a time...

MORE PROOF OF HIS DOMINATION FROM GBPG:

Aaron Rodgers was 16-for-21 passing during team (11-on-11 drills),

AND

With Tramon Williams (hip flexor) sitting, Bush again worked as the No. 3 cornerback. Will Blackmon paired with Bush as the second team CBs.

coincidence??? i think not - Rodgers completion % went through the roof as soon as T-WILL sat out.

[falco]

GBPG reporting Williams out until family night

Tramon Williams, the Green Bay Packers’ top backup cornerback, is hoping his injured hip flexor will heal quickly enough to allow him to take part in the team’s Family Night scrimmage on Sunday night.

Williams injured his left hip flexor late in the Packers’ first practice of training camp Monday morning. He tried to take part in practice on Monday night but was too sore. It appears he likely will be out until at least Friday; the Packers don’t practice on Thursday.

“It was just slippery out there the first day of practice trying to get used to the grass again. A lot of people were out there slipping,” Williams said. “My hip flexor got tight. Didn’t pull anything. Just a lot sore right now.”

Williams had the best offseason of all the backup quarterbacks and, as long as he’s not out too long, is the front-runner to be the No. 3 cornerback. While he’s been out, Jarrett Bush has worked as the nickel cornerback in his place.

Meanwhile AROD is on a tear - demonstrating how important TWILL is to our def

[falco]

Mike Vandermause has some interesting predictions in his lastest chat at GBPG:

Al Harris will retain his starting job for one more season. Tramon Williams will be the nickel back and win a starting job in 2009.

my thoughts exactly....

[bobblehead]

Geezus, I had to sift thru 5 pages of mostly favre threads to find this just so I could copy/paste this for falco:

from the scrimmage blog on JSonline:

Tramon Williams came back strong from his injury and showed just how much better he is than the rest of the guys at nickel back.

[falco]

[billy_oliver880]

Its amazing how important he has become to the defense.

[vince]

You da man falco. What a great success story.

[green_bowl_packer]

Searching up a MM comment for a thread about playing Dallas in the parking lot back in 2007, I watched an MM press conference that occurred the Friday after the Detroit Thanksgiving game and before the Dallas game (Nov 25?, 2007). MM was talking up Tramon big time even back then, to the effect of "this kid gets it". It's been great to watch his and this whole teams progress.

I think this could be attributed to the Al Harris effect on the DB group. After the game on NFLN, Dieon attributed the revival of CW's career to the example that Al set for the group and the friendly competition and camaraderie that resulted. I thought that was pretty cool of prime time.

[gbgary]

what a way to end a half. the only thing better is ending a game that way...thanks al.

[Little Whiskey]

i read that was his first pick 6.........ever! never in the pros, college, high school, or pop warner. heres to a few more this coming weekend

[bobblehead]

i read that was his first pick 6.........ever! never in the pros, college, high school, or pop warner. heres to a few more this coming weekend

Knew I was better than him....I had a pick 6 in a high school game. TT SIGN ME UP!!