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Mark Tauscher couldn't take anything for granted as a lowly seventh-round draft choice in 2000 and he surely isn't now as one of the most time-tested players on the Green Bay Packers' roster.
As the only starter due to become an unrestricted free agent in March, Tauscher's future in Green Bay might be considered somewhat uncertain.
But judging by his level of fitness and performance early in training camp, it'd be surprising if the Packers didn't come with an offer for another contract sooner than later.
"You just never know how things will work out," Tauscher said. "But you're not going to worry about me retiring. I'm going to play as long as you can... until nobody wants you, then you gracefully move on."
As the only starter due to become an unrestricted free agent in March, Tauscher's future in Green Bay might be considered somewhat uncertain.
But judging by his level of fitness and performance early in training camp, it'd be surprising if the Packers didn't come with an offer for another contract sooner than later.
"You just never know how things will work out," Tauscher said. "But you're not going to worry about me retiring. I'm going to play as long as you can... until nobody wants you, then you gracefully move on."
Tauscher spent much of March in San Diego working out with Mike Wahle, the former Packers guard now with Seattle. When the Packers' off-season program began for veterans in late March, Tauscher spent even more time than usual in Green Bay...
Tauscher's role in the zone-blocking scheme often requires him to cut defensive linemen on the back side or combo-block up to linebackers on the front side. His hope is less weight translates into superior quickness.
"When you're lighter there's just something to feeling like you're moving faster," Tauscher said. "I'm not sure you are. But I do feel I'm moving around pretty well."
When Campen called Tauscher "one of the better right tackles in football," he wasn't far off. In its annual off-season player rankings, Pro Football Weekly rated Tauscher No. 17 among all tackles but No. 3 among right tackles, trailing Cincinnati's Stacy Andrews and Chicago's John Tait.
Tauscher's role in the zone-blocking scheme often requires him to cut defensive linemen on the back side or combo-block up to linebackers on the front side. His hope is less weight translates into superior quickness.
"When you're lighter there's just something to feeling like you're moving faster," Tauscher said. "I'm not sure you are. But I do feel I'm moving around pretty well."
When Campen called Tauscher "one of the better right tackles in football," he wasn't far off. In its annual off-season player rankings, Pro Football Weekly rated Tauscher No. 17 among all tackles but No. 3 among right tackles, trailing Cincinnati's Stacy Andrews and Chicago's John Tait.
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