Packers 2015 Offseason News and Notes non Draft non FA Edition

[Smidgeon]

Kampman was always a solid run defender. He had about a two year window during which he was very good rushing the passer, but I think linemen figured him out, because he didn't generate as consistent pressure his last season at DE for the Packers as he had previous years. I actually thought his one year as a LB for the Packers resulted in more consistent pressure than the previous year, even though he didn't get home for sacks.

If I remember correctly, his pressure statistics that LB year backed that up. He was getting close a lot, but not getting home. Like Clay in his third or fourth year.

[pbmax]

I remember that, a little like Perry, Kampman's best pass rushing move that one year was his bull rush, which is what Capers and Greene teach/taught first.

Perry has struggled to master a second move, Kampman might have with more time. But he had little interest in doing so.

[3irty1]

Perry's issue was that his style didn't match his best physical traits. He was a KGB-style speed rusher in college but was built like a brick shithouse. You'd like to see him be able to go through a guy with all that size and strength. I think they drafted him hoping they could turn him into Shawne Merriman. Obviously he's not elite like that but has transformed himself a bit into that mold. He's stout as hell against the run and a lot more physical in his pass rush. I think he's a better rusher than his sack numbers would indicate. I hope they find a way to resign him.

[pbmax]

Perry's issue was that his style didn't match his best physical traits. He was a KGB-style speed rusher in college but was built like a brick shithouse. You'd like to see him be able to go through a guy with all that size and strength. I think they drafted him hoping they could turn him into Shawne Merriman. Obviously he's not elite like that but has transformed himself a bit into that mold. He's stout as hell against the run and a lot more physical in his pass rush. I think he's a better rusher than his sack numbers would indicate. I hope they find a way to resign him.

One of the fan blogs actually wrote that his problem is that he is assignment unsound and then cannot recover due to issues with lateral quickness.

I have rarely seen him out of position but his lateral quickness does come into play when changing direction or pursuit.

[3irty1]

One of the fan blogs actually wrote that his problem is that he is assignment unsound and then cannot recover due to issues with lateral quickness.

I have rarely seen him out of position but his lateral quickness does come into play when changing direction or pursuit.

When a guy runs a 4.5 at 270 lbs, benches 35 reps, jumps 38 inches, and gets drafted in the 1st round what he does in coverage or pursuit is icing on the cake. That man's only path to being considered a success should be what he does one-on-one rushing the passer and all I'm saying is that if you can do that you're a fit anywhere. Perry's game is only worth picking apart because he hasn't become the elite pass rusher you hoped for when you drafted him in the first round. If he was good in pursuit he'd be Shea McClellan and still not worth a first round pick. That said Perry's not a full-blown bust either. He is way more useful on a football field than McClellan.

[Bossman641]

Yep. Perry hasn't reached the heights I hoped he would but he hasn't been a bust either. And of course we always have this...even if it was taken away by a garbage flag.

[mraynrand]

That said Perry's not a full-blown bust either. He is way more useful on a football field than McClellan.

So is my dead Grandmother.

Never draft a McClellan - those guys just don't have the desire to throw their full weight into the battle.

[Fritz]

I posted elsewhere that I wonder if Perry has any more ceiling to rise to, or if he is what he is. he is, as 3rty 1 said, a useful player. He seems pretty stout against the run and he can bull rush a pass blocker into a QB, but he doesn't get many sacks and he can't cover his privates.

I wonder if he's working on a second move. I sometimes wonder if that Reggie swim move would suit him.

[mraynrand]

I wonder if he's working on a second move. I sometimes wonder if that Reggie swim move would suit him.

[Fritz]

Sex has been selling for a long, long time.

[pbmax]

That said Perry's not a full-blown bust either. He is way more useful on a football field than McClellan.

Agree with that. I think Perry is actually more sound against the run than Clay and I would not be stunned if Perry/Neal in the lineup helped the run defense as much as Clay in the middle.

[pbmax]

That clip is his career in a nutshell. Unblocked, great hit on the QB and a forced fumble. All called back on a penalty.

[smuggler]

Wasn't that in a preseason game anyway?

[pbmax]

Wasn't that in a preseason game anyway?

Perry's hit on Luck? Nope, week 5, 2012.

[pbmax]

OTAs and Minicamp Dates, some available to public: all via packers.com

Offseason workouts for the Packers will begin on April 22, with OTAs slated for May 28-30, June 3-5 and June 10-13. Teams are allowed to conduct a total of 10 OTAs. The mandatory minicamp, which will conclude the offseason program and lead into the final break before training camp, will be from June 17-19. Training camp starts July 26, players report on the 25th.

Open to the public:
OTAs on May 29, June 3 and June 10, slated for 11:30 a.m. each day, will be held at Ray Nitschke Field and be open to the public, weather permitting. The three-day mandatory minicamp, slated for June 17-19, also will be at Nitschke Field and open to the public, though the exact schedule for the minicamp has not been announced.