Simpkins signed from the PS

[mission]

I thought Simpkins looked pretty good in the preseason... but the preseason is a far cry from the regular season.

Still, a player worth looking at.

Agreed. I kept asking myself "wait, who is the LB with the dreads?" (cant see the name) since he seemed to be in on every tackle. I do remember him looking lost at times but he definitely has a nose for the football and a lot of intensity.

Great story too. If only this former computer programmer could have ended up in the NFL.

[mmmdk]

The Packers signed linebacker Johnny Williams to their practice squad to replace Simpkins. Williams (6-2, 244) was an undrafted rookie out of Kentucky in 2009 who went to training camp with Jacksonville but was cut, and then late in the year spent time on Pittsburgh’s practice squad. He was with Denver this offseason but was released in training camp.

Williams played outside linebacker in Pittsburgh’s 3-4 defense and inside linebacker in Denver’s 3-4 scheme.

[retailguy]

I remember him in the preseason. He looked REALLY slow. I think it was the Chiefs when I saw him in.

I remember him from preseason. he was running all over the place.

Guess we remember things differently, huh? :P

If I merge these two comments, then, I get - "He was running slowly all over the place in the preseason".

Hopefully the kid can play, we need him right now.

[MadtownPacker]

If he was white all of you would be proclaiming him the next great thing. Of course you are all nothing but a bunch of closet racist so you say he is slow and complain about his hair.

As my long deceased friend Harlan would say....

[AtlPackFan]

If he was white all of you would be proclaiming him the next great thing. Of course you are all nothing but a bunch of closet racist so you say he is slow and complain about his hair.

As my long deceased friend Harlan would say....

"Sign Sign everywhere a sign
Blocking out the scenery breaking my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign"


Sorry...couldn't resist.

[MadtownPacker]

Yeah!! Thats the song!

[mraynrand]

I remember him in the preseason. He looked REALLY slow. I think it was the Chiefs when I saw him in.

I remember him from preseason. he was running all over the place.

Guess we remember things differently, huh? :P

If I merge these two comments, then, I get - "He was running slowly all over the place in the preseason".

And maybe that's accurate. I didn't evaluate his speed. By running all over the place, I just remember he had a lot of hustle and didn't give up on plays. Looked at times like he was late in reacting (Raw). I think he had a 4.8 40, which is pretty slow.

[mission]

I remember him in the preseason. He looked REALLY slow. I think it was the Chiefs when I saw him in.

I remember him from preseason. he was running all over the place.

Guess we remember things differently, huh? :P

If I merge these two comments, then, I get - "He was running slowly all over the place in the preseason".

And maybe that's accurate. I didn't evaluate his speed. By running all over the place, I just remember he had a lot of hustle and didn't give up on plays. Looked at times like he was late in reacting (Raw). I think he had a 4.8 40, which is pretty slow.

That's pretty much how I remembered his play fwiw. You gotta think the biggest knock on him is size. At 6' 230lbs, he has the height to make teams almost instant-disqualify him even though that weight (* height) probably means he's built like a brick shit house. More stout than some of our starters.

He kind of has that Zach Thomas thing going on in general. (Even compared a white guy to a black guy. Trying to chill Mad out a bit. )

[Fritz]

He's back up stuff. But I hope he's competent back up stuff.