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  • #1

    Training Camp Odds and Ends

    Darkhorse guys I'm pulling for to make the final roster...

    ANDY MULUMBA...ILB, 6'3", 260 lbs. Nonstop motor, cool name, mean streak, possible spy candidate for AP, hoping he can play special teams

    http://youtu.be/u3El89qfH_M



    ALEX GILLETT...WR, 6'1", 214 lbs. Can pass better than Graham Harrell, can catch better than James Jones, possible Wildcat phenom, same size (almost) as Paul Hornung

    http://youtu.be/rxqBNmxVyPI



    Of course, I'm the guy that thought Jordan Shipley would be the next Wes Welker.
    One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
    John Maxymuk, Packers By The Numbers
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    The big training camp position battles:

    RB: probably Lacy's to lose, but Franklin, Harris and Green will get chances. Starks is probably gone.

    Safety: Jennings vs. McMillian. I'm rooting for McMillian

    RT: Not sure how they're going to divide up reps here. Sherrod, Newhouse, Barclay and Bakhtiari will battle it out.
    I can't run no more
    With that lawless crowd
    While the killers in high places
    Say their prayers out loud
    But they've summoned, they've summoned up
    A thundercloud
    They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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    • #3
      I just read somewhere that Alex Green is out of mix, that TT will try to trade him. Green has always seemed a bust to me. Same article claims Starks will be released outright. This makes sense to me too.
      One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
      John Maxymuk, Packers By The Numbers

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Maxie the Taxi View Post
        I just read somewhere that Alex Green is out of mix, that TT will try to trade him. Green has always seemed a bust to me. Same article claims Starks will be released outright. This makes sense to me too.
        Green has a chance to stick if they keep 4 RB's. I think there's a good chance of that happening, because Franklin may be returning kicks.
        I can't run no more
        With that lawless crowd
        While the killers in high places
        Say their prayers out loud
        But they've summoned, they've summoned up
        A thundercloud
        They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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        • #5
          Secondary Camp Battles:

          QB: Harrell or Coleman? Coleman has the physical talent, but he was not close to being ready last year.

          TE: Will anyone step up and position themselves as a potential future starter in the event Finley is not resigned? Quarless, Williams and Bostick will all have a shot. Does a blocker like Mulligan have a shot to make the team?

          LT: Can Datko claim the backup spot. If not, then who?

          ILB: Is this the year someone pushes A.J. Hawk? A lot of eyes will be on Manning this year.

          CB: If Tramon is healthy, a really good player (Tramon, House, Hayward, Shields) is going to struggle to get playing time.

          DL: Can Johhny Jolly get his job back?

          K: Is there a real competition here, or is Tavecchio a camp body there just to push Crosby?
          I can't run no more
          With that lawless crowd
          While the killers in high places
          Say their prayers out loud
          But they've summoned, they've summoned up
          A thundercloud
          They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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          • #6
            Do you have a link to the Green out of the mix? Because he took the majority of #1 snaps all offseason. Dunne just yesterday considered him to possibly be the coaches favorite heading into camp.

            Dunne here: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/216347021.html

            McGinn (perhaps Maxie's source here): http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...216313541.html

            McGinn has already shoved Green and Starks behind the other four (Harris, Lacy, Franklin, Peace) and he has an AFC Scout telling him Green can be traded at the end of camp. I am not yet convinced trade bait gets the #1 snaps in the offseason. Now, offseason work hasn't always translated to starting material (Barbre, MacDonald) but the coaches seem to see something in him they like.

            All else equal trade value might be the deciding factor, but rarely does everything else stand still. If Lacy outright wins the job, then perhaps Green is the odd man out.
            Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.

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            • #7
              I think the news item was at Rotoworld which referenced JSOnline. So McGinn is likely the source.

              I don't understand Pease being in the mix. I watched video of him and he runs like his feet are stuck in molasses. Starks seems quicker than him. Since his injury, it just doesn't seem Green has much more than straight ahead ability (not that he had much of anything else before).
              One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
              John Maxymuk, Packers By The Numbers

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              • #8
                Plus...the difference might be in pass catching ability and pass blocking.
                One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
                John Maxymuk, Packers By The Numbers

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Maxie the Taxi View Post
                  Plus...the difference might be in pass catching ability and pass blocking.
                  I think Green is pretty good at catching the ball. The question is whether he can run effectively between the tackles. He couldn't last year, but we'll see if his injury was a major factor in that.
                  I can't run no more
                  With that lawless crowd
                  While the killers in high places
                  Say their prayers out loud
                  But they've summoned, they've summoned up
                  A thundercloud
                  They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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                  • #10
                    Regarding Tavecchio...remember in 1997 when a little known kicker from California was brought into camp to provide competition for a struggling high draft choice kicker named Brett Conway? That little known kicker was Ryan Longwell! You never know with kickers. Ironically, Tavecchio is from California as well.
                    One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
                    John Maxymuk, Packers By The Numbers

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                    • #11
                      Monte Ball is going to be really good
                      TERD Buckley over Troy Vincent, Robert Ferguson over Chris Chambers, Kevn King instead of TJ Watt, and now, RICH GANNON, over JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY LEONARD. Thank you FLOWER

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                      • #12
                        I think we keep Lacy, Franklin, Green, and Harris. Seriously what value does Green really have after the season he just had? Hes cheap and he could have the potential to be a key player for us being fully healthy coming off the ACL injury. I don't even know why they haven't cut James Starks yet, hes gone for sure. If they do only keep 3 RBs I sure hope they use that extra roster spot with a blocking FB.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Bretsky View Post
                          Monte Ball is going to be really good
                          Yeah, like all those other Badger RB's.
                          I can't run no more
                          With that lawless crowd
                          While the killers in high places
                          Say their prayers out loud
                          But they've summoned, they've summoned up
                          A thundercloud
                          They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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                          • #14
                            I am rooting for Datko & Jolly.
                            Who Knows? The Shadow knows!

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                            • #15
                              4th and 5th WR spots should be interesting to watch.

                              Starting safety opposite Burnett should be good too. McMillan should unseat M.D. Jennings just from a pure athletic standpoint. McMillan was only a rookie last year. With a year under his belt, I'm thinking he takes it.

                              Pulling for Datko to either start at RT or be the top backup tackle for both sides. If he's healed 100%, he's a steal.

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