Official 2016 Training Camp Thread

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MCCURLEY

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein 9m9 minutes ago
McCurley on ILBs: After one game, I like the way they competed in game. Top to bottom took challenge and competed hard. They know #s game.

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein 8m8 minutes ago
McCurley on Bradford: Lost weight, changed routine, change habits. He knows what he’s doing, ability to play fast. Seen at times before.

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13 9m9 minutes ago
Scott McCurley said Carl Bradford "put it together snap after snap" in the game against the Browns. "He made those plays across the board."

Packer Report @PackerReport 8m8 minutes ago
Bradford finally taking step, McCurley says. He's made a bunch of plays previous two camps. Just not the consistency to play on Sundays.

Packer Report @PackerReport 5m5 minutes ago
McCurley likes what he saw out of Martinez on Friday. Just wishes he would have played more than 11 snaps.

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I would sit Rodgers the entire preseason. Timing with receivers? You get that in practice. It's true that Rodgers needs to adjust to real game speed, but that will take all of a series or two in the first game, if that long.

i disagree, i thought one of the big reasons he was "off" last year was because he did next to nothing in preseason

timing with receivers in practice is nothing close to timing in a game time situation

and its more about the other players getting use to playing with a-rod, not the other way around
running the routes the 3rd string QB wants you to run are probably a bit different from what a-rod expects

[Joemailman]

i disagree, i thought one of the big reasons he was "off" last year was because he did next to nothing in preseason

He wasn't off the 1st 6 games. He had 15 TD passes and 2 INT's and was probably the early favorite for MVP. The offense started to struggle once teams figured out the Packers didn't have a receiver whose speed they had to respect. I don't think having played more in preseason games would have mattered.

[Radagast]

He wasn't off the 1st 6 games. He had 15 TD passes and 2 INT's and was probably the early favorite for MVP. The offense started to struggle once teams figured out the Packers didn't have a receiver whose speed they had to respect. I don't think having played more in preseason games would have mattered.

I must agree, no deep threat gave defenses an easier field to defend . What Deep Threat will the Packers serve up this season ?

[smuggler]

Basically a perfect response by Joe. I think the WR situation looks better than last season, but I am nervous about Jordy.

[Joemailman]

I must agree, no deep threat gave defenses an easier field to defend . What Deep Threat will the Packers serve up this season ?

The situation is a little unclear right now. Obviously the return of a healthy Jordy would help a lot. Both Janis and Davis have the potential to provide an occasional deep threat if they can get on the field. Cook has the ability to stretch the seams of a defense in a way that Richard Rodgers could not. The potential is there for a better situation than last year.

[Carolina_Packer]

Game opportunities. One of the assistant coaches (Getsy? Bennett?) even said as much. There are players who are "gamers". Players who in games out perform their practiced based expectations. I think Janis shows signs of that, not just from his playoff performance, but also from his limited regular season opportunities that included several long p.i. calls on defenders who couldn't stay with him.

If he can become a 20-30 receptions guy capable of distracting the defense deep, while continuing to perform on STs like he did last year, he will be around as long as Jarrett Bush.

I know you are just reflecting comments, so I'm just reacting to what the coach said. What took them so long to figure this out? Some people in school do all their homework assignments really well, but choke on tests because of pressure. Janis seems to not be great at process and better at product, which is part of the word production, which is what this receiving corp. needs. The threat of a vertical, take the top off, passing game would be welcome after last year's passing game fizzled midway to the end of the regular season, with few exceptions.

They have pass rush specialists who get a limited number of snaps and are just going like hell using their given abilities to get to the QB. They are not asked to stop the run, to set the edge, or to do any of the dirty work. They are paid dearly to go like hell and knock the QB off his spot, or better yet off his feet. Are they making a mistake to not get what they can out of Janis' current skill set? If he got 5-10 snaps a gvename and was able to take the top off the defense, that could even open up the middle of the field if they had to commit an extra safety over the top. Just the threat of what he could do might open things up.

[ThunderDan]

I know you are just reflecting comments, so I'm just reacting to what the coach said. What took them so long to figure this out? Some people in school do all their homework assignments really well, but choke on tests because of pressure. Janis seems to not be great at process and better at product, which is part of the word production, which is what this receiving corp. needs. The threat of a vertical, take the top off, passing game would be welcome after last year's passing game fizzled midway to the end of the regular season, with few exceptions.

They have pass rush specialists who get a limited number of snaps and are just going like hell using their given abilities to get to the QB. They are not asked to stop the run, to set the edge, or to do any of the dirty work. They are paid dearly to go like hell and knock the QB off his spot, or better yet off his feet. Are they making a mistake to not get what they can out of Janis' current skill set? If he got 5-10 snaps a gvename and was able to take the top off the defense, that could even open up the middle of the field if they had to commit an extra safety over the top. Just the threat of what he could do might open things up.

I don't think many NFL rosters have a spot for someone who is a specialist who will only play 5-10 snaps a game. If the starter gets hurt you have to put in the player who will be a liability the rest of the game.

Janis has the advantage that his special teams play last year was excellent. So that extends his usefulness to at least 20 plays a game.

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Janis' two main talents in games are getting interference called and competing for the ball in a crowd. That's hard to build an offense around.

He did demonstrate the ability to take short passes a long way in last year's preseason, something I am surprised they did not continue to use. So from that standpoint, they are putting a square peg in a round hole.

[texaspackerbacker]

A LOT of things about him they didn't use hahahaha.

I agree with what was said about defenses adjusting to his presence on the field alone. This reminds me of General Patton in WWII - just the enemy's regard for the threat of his being used arguably had a lot to do with the D-Day invasion being successful. The leadership inexplicably didn't make much use of Patton for a long while either, but he eventually became a superstar.

The hand injury is unfortunate. While he's not available for contact, they ought to have him running routes - over and over and over - with somebody critiquing every one of them.

[Pugger]

ZOOK

Jason Wilde @jasonjwilde 46m46 minutes ago
Ron Zook on @abbrecadabra's 34-yard free-kick return: "That was all him. I don't know if we blocked anybody ... that's what Jared can do."

Packer Report @PackerReport 46m46 minutes ago
Zook sees Perillo in the mold of Kuhn in that he can line up in a lot of places on special teams.

WELL PERILLO IS SET FOR A 10 YEAR CAREER THEN IF HE CAN BLOCK IN THE BACKFIELD AND RUN A FULLBACK DIVE

Green Bay Packers @packers 46m46 minutes ago
Zook on Jared Abbrederis on special teams: Heck of a returner. Great instincts & can catch the football.

Green Bay Packers @packers 45m45 minutes ago
Zook on Jeff Janis' injury: Feel bad for Jeff...He's got a great attitude. He'll get back as fast as he can & pick up where he left off.

Unless Abby gets hurt he is assured a roster spot.

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Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein 12m12 minutes ago
Crosby goes 4 of 6 on field goals. Hits from 33, 37, 43, 46. Wide right from 40, wide left from 50. Both misses with Masthay holding.

Would Crosby vote Masthay off the island? M3 likes him, but I don't think he trusts him that much.

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13 19m19 minutes ago
Randall getting checked by the medical staff and just went inside the Don Hutson center.

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13 20m20 minutes ago
Damarious Randall made a nice INT in 1-on-1 drill against Randall Cobb. But Randall fell hard on his face/head and is slow to get up.

UH-OH

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod 8m8 minutes ago
Damarious Randall back on the field in team

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein 8m8 minutes ago
Damarious Randall has returned to practice.

WHEW!

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Packer Report @PackerReport 3m3 minutes ago
Rodgers in red zone. Five touchdowns in six attempts

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod 2m2 minutes ago
The scout team ends with Jamel Johnson pulling touchdown away from Shields. Rodgers was on #PackersCamp

SHOULD JUST ROLL THE SCRUBS OUT THERE EACH WEEK.

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13 10m10 minutes ago
Geronimo Allison with great TD catch on perfect back-shoulder throw from Hundley in red zone. Dorleant in coverage. Fist pump by Allison.

[Fritz]

I wonder what's going on with Nelson's knees. Will he ever be the bee's knees again?

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Mike Spofford @mikespofford 15m15 minutes ago
Crazy. Rodgers scrambles left, throws back right to back of end zone, and RB Brandon Burks makes leaping TD grab. Only at #PackersCamp

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein 16m16 minutes ago
Rodgers lofts another one, this time rolling to left, over the D on other side. Brandon Burks with a nice leaping catch behind Gunter for TD

THE OCTOPUS HAS BEEN STRUGGLING A BIT. I WONDER IF SOMEONE POKED HIM IN HIS EYE.

Packer Report @PackerReport 19m19 minutes ago
Brandon Burks caught a boatload of passes at Troy. Best play of camp on leaping grab on back of end zone vs. Gunter

Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod 19m19 minutes ago
Now Mitch Henry makes a nice contested catch from Rodgers