OTAs 2013 Edition

[QBME]

Thanks for the feeds PB. Great stuff, keep 'em coming!!

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http://vine.co/v/b9dij3xgUwn

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Nixons nickname should be "Mojo". This pic from Packer Twitter.

[Guiness]

Wilde can't find Tretter either.

Shields still unsigned.

Shields didn't sign his tender? He got a 2nd round one, IIRC?

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Shields didn't sign his tender? He got a 2nd round one, IIRC?

Yep. I think he and his agent are waiting on a longer term deal. The Packers were discussing it with them but they haven't arrived at a number obviously.

[Cleft Crusty]

Assume Perry's cast is for protection?

[Cleft Crusty]

Where Mike McCathy changes the schedule again. Could it be that the CBA changes hurt the Packers more than most teams, given QB school and (un)draft and development?

If you think it through, it hurts the players the most. These opportunities are all non-contact, learning heavy experiences. The CBA should have had the purpose of reducing injuries from contact, etc. not limiting the access the players have to environment(s) that can make them better players. Reminds Clefty of the work hour restrictions on Medical Residents - the idea was to have better rested, alert physicians in training to improve their training and patient safety - ultimately it resulted in turning physicians into shift workers and clock watchers, who are not as well trained, especially in the fields that require severely steep learning curves. The best laid schemes of mice and men...

[3irty1]

If you think it through, it hurts the players the most. These opportunities are all non-contact, learning heavy experiences. The CBA should have had the purpose of reducing injuries from contact, etc. not limiting the access the players have to environment(s) that can make them better players. Reminds Clefty of the work hour restrictions on Medical Residents - the idea was to have better rested, alert physicians in training to improve their training and patient safety - ultimately it resulted in turning physicians into shift workers and clock watchers, who are not as well trained, especially in the fields that require severely steep learning curves. The best laid schemes of mice and men...

It hurts rookie players the most. So did the pay scale.

[Joemailman]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/208376401.html

Mike Neal with reps at OLB. Maybe they are trying to get bigger on defense. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/208376401.html

[Brandon494]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/208376401.html

Mike Neal with reps at OLB. Maybe they are trying to get bigger on defense. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/208376401.html

Didn't they do this with Jenkins early in camp back in 2010? I don't see anyway he stays there, dude is nearly 300 pounds.

[Joemailman]

Didn't they do this with Jenkins early in camp back in 2010? I don't see anyway he stays there, dude is nearly 300 pounds.

Maybe they figure he'll weigh less if they ever approve testing for HGH.

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If you think it through, it hurts the players the most. These opportunities are all non-contact, learning heavy experiences. The CBA should have had the purpose of reducing injuries from contact, etc. not limiting the access the players have to environment(s) that can make them better players. Reminds Clefty of the work hour restrictions on Medical Residents - the idea was to have better rested, alert physicians in training to improve their training and patient safety - ultimately it resulted in turning physicians into shift workers and clock watchers, who are not as well trained, especially in the fields that require severely steep learning curves. The best laid schemes of mice and men...

I would agree it would be better to concentrate on contact but I think the lesson of the previous CBAs was that enforcement was tough and required players to rat out the team which they were reluctant to do. So enforcement was lax and somewhat arbitrary.

What they could have done instead was use one of the few dozen former players at the NFL or NFLPA and review ALL practice tapes and then fine teams based on that.

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Assume Perry's cast is for protection?

Could be but its the same thing he was wearing in the picture from around Christmas that we saw from Wilde on Twitter. Might be just a protective cover and the cast underneath is more of a sleeve, where before underneath was more a traditional cast. Not sure.

[Cleft Crusty]

I would agree it would be better to concentrate on contact but I think the lesson of the previous CBAs was that enforcement was tough and required players to rat out the team which they were reluctant to do. So enforcement was lax and somewhat arbitrary.

What they could have done instead was use one of the few dozen former players at the NFL or NFLPA and review ALL practice tapes and then fine teams based on that.

CBA will probably be looking to ban fumble drills next

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Fumble drills are fun but probably stupid overall. Had a coach who only ran it when it rained. Was very fun that way, in the mud.

Only thing to learn about a fumble is when to dive on it and when to pick it up and run. Never practiced that.