Official 2012 Training Camp Discussion Thread

[Guiness]

Newhouse not at practice tonight. Still no word as to why.

I find it funny, that in today's age of technology, no one knows or at least info on Newhouse hasn't been released or at the very least, leaked out.

The Packers have always been one of the better teams at being closed lipped about going ons. Since there are no games, they don't have to release an injury report (do they?) so there's not much of a way for the info to get out.

[pittstang5]

The Packers have always been one of the better teams at being closed lipped about going ons. Since there are no games, they don't have to release an injury report (do they?) so there's not much of a way for the info to get out.

The Packers Office peeps - yes, I see that. But with Twitter, facebook and everything else the Players have access to, I'm just surprised that Newhouse himself or one of the Packer Players didn't leak anything out. Maybe McCarthy has a "no tweet" policy when it comes to these types of things. Sometimes you know a player's injury before it's even officially released due to the social media outlets we have today.

[Guiness]

pb, I know you want Sherrod in there. . . . . I really think it's going to be tough for him. He has very little game experience. He hasn't been able to work his lower body since December (7 months.) I don't know if you've done much weight lifting, but 7 months is a really long time. A lot of strength is lost in that time. He has to be at less than 50% right now of where he should be. He was a rookie coming in. He was already below the strength he should be been at. That's a big setback for him. Also, technique and muscle memory are paramount for OL. It's going to take him some time, to get that down too.

I'm going to chalk up that '50%' number to the Bureau of made up Statistics. (http://bomus.org/) Yes, you lose some strength, but the muscles don't go away. He can regain any lost strength a lot quicker than someone who's never been at an elite level.

[RashanGary]

Real nice fluff piece on Mike Neal (GBPG)

He'd be a perfect fit in the base defense. I'd actually like to see Pickett inside on base defense with Neal and Wilson. I'd like to save raji's snaps for the nickle/dime. He's a beast 3-tech.

Could be a real good year if Neal is a good player.

[Lurker64]

Real nice fluff piece on Mike Neal (GBPG)

He'd be a perfect fit in the base defense. I'd actually like to see Pickett inside on base defense with Neal and Wilson. I'd like to save raji's snaps for the nickle/dime. He's a beast 3-tech.

Could be a real good year if Neal is a good player.

In that Washington game his rookie year, before he got hurt he was basically living in the offensive backfield. It would be awesome if we could get that guy back for the last 12 weeks and the playoffs this year.

[Joemailman]

In that Washington game his rookie year, before he got hurt he was basically living in the offensive backfield. It would be awesome if we could get that guy back for the last 12 weeks and the playoffs this year.

Yep. Pickett, Raji, Neal, Worthy, Daniels and Wilson would look a lot different than what the Pack had last year.

[Joemailman]

Sounds like Bishop had a great practice Monday night. Didn't take him long.

Ryan Taylor with a concussion. Seems like a lot of these.

Sam Shields with an elbow injury.

Neither Bishop or Hawk played much in nickel.

[swede]

Sounds like Bishop had a great practice Monday night. Didn't take him long.

Ryan Taylor with a concussion. Seems like a lot of these.

Sam Shields with an elbow injury.

Neither Bishop or Hawk played much in nickel.

One wonders if the definition of "concussion" has ratcheted downward for the protection of players. The neurological threshold for sitting a player may trigger more quickly now. I don't see how a player can return in anything less than five or six days once identified as having sustained a concussion, even if it is considered minor. The real danger to the players lies in re-injuring a brain that hasn't healed.

[Lurker64]

One wonders if the definition of "concussion" has ratcheted downward for the protection of players. The neurological threshold for sitting a player may trigger more quickly now. I don't see how a player can return in anything less than five or six days once identified as having sustained a concussion, even if it is considered minor. The real danger to the players lies in re-injuring a brain that hasn't healed.

I'm almost entirely certain that the NFL currently sits guys down (especially in camp) for things that as little as 10 years ago would fall into the "rub some dirt on it"/"walk it off" category. It's both an issue of being more medically aware of this sort of thing, and an issue of liability (the NFL has a huge concussion lawsuit leveled at them right now.)

[rbaloha1]

In that Washington game his rookie year, before he got hurt he was basically living in the offensive backfield. It would be awesome if we could get that guy back for the last 12 weeks and the playoffs this year.

This small sample of success was supposed to make us forget Cullen Jenkins. Neal needs to cut it loose.

[pbmax]

House out for 2-3 weeks. Bullet dodged. EDIT: Reevaluate in 2-3 weeks and see if healing.. Unclear where it goes from there. Deeper in Tweets, sound more like rehab for 3 weeks and then harness or surgery.

Bishop needs hammy surgery. Bullet lodged. Surgery will reveal degree of severity and rehab schedule. Possible for new IR, but impossible to know now.

Starks has turf toe and is week to week.

[pittstang5]

Bishop needs hammy surgery. Bullet lodged.

Damn, he got shot too. That's one hell of a bad day.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

IMO, Surgery = Bishop done for year.

[RashanGary]

House is young. That tends to help when it comes to healing quickly. I'm really hoping we have him. Williams, House, Shields and Hayward seem like good depth. Take one of those guys out for the season before it even starts and it doesn't look nearly so good.

Bishops injury doesn't bother me. Everything coming from the Packers (players and coaches) is that DJ Smith is a player.

Starks turf toe is a real injury. Those things linger and slow a guy down. I'm not a Starks fan though, so that doesn't bother me.

House is potentially the biggest injury to me. He was playing really well.



So far, nothing horrible, but hopefully we can stop the bleeding and go into the season without any more injuries.

[RashanGary]

Is it just me or does Sharron look like a who down in Whoville?

[pbmax]

21 players were on the sidelines at tonight's practice, including 4 on PUP. That according to Demovsky and Wilde.