PACKERS STILL HOPING SPRIGGS TRADE/DRAFT PICK WILL PAN OUT

[pbmax]

Murphy had spent time with the #1 group in camp when they rested Bulaga as well.

Be interesting to see the first Game Day active list. If 7 lineman are active, likely that only one of Spriggs/Murphy are active with a Guard unless they activate 8.

[mraynrand]

Murphy had spent time with the #1 group in camp when they rested Bulaga as well.

Be interesting to see the first Game Day active list. If 7 lineman are active, likely that only one of Spriggs/Murphy are active with a Guard unless they activate 8.

If Spriggs is inactive, who is their backup LT? Slide Bulaga and plug Murphy in at RT?

[mraynrand]

Like PB, you make it difficult for me to enjoy my thoughtless, panicked, knee-jerk reactions. What else is one to do during this difficult stretch of training camp? How am I to get into mid-season form if I don't get enough panic reps in now?

Forget the panic, just get blindingly angry at TT for screwing everything up. BP is the same but you feel more righteously powerful than pathetically powerless. Just ask Rutnstrut.

[Rutnstrut]

Forget the panic, just get blindingly angry at TT for screwing everything up. BP is the same but you feel more righteously powerful than pathetically powerless. Just ask Rutnstrut.

Hey I was being upbeat and optimistic on the Bulaga injury. I can't help it that since Red left I have be the only realist on a board full of kool-aid oholics.

[texaspackerbacker]

How many years, make that how many decades of the Kool-Aid being justified by the record does it take to be convincing? There's a LOT I tend to dislike about Thompson and McCarthy, but the team just keeps rolling on - thank you Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, so they can't be all that bad.

Most self-proclaimed "realists" in general could better be called "negativists". Never was that more true than about the Packers.

[wist43]

I'm surprised at how bad Spriggs has been this year... I thought his main problem was strength - and that would be corrected with an entire year in an NFL conditioning and strength program - but, alas, no.

He looked completely overmatched in the game last weekend. He was getting ragdolled and pushed around on almost every play... for whatever reason, he seems not to have the ability to get stronger.

[wist43]

I'm surprised at how bad Spriggs has been this year... I thought his main problem was strength - and that would be corrected with an entire year in an NFL conditioning and strength program - but, alas, no.

He looked completely overmatched in the game last weekend. He was getting ragdolled and pushed around on almost every play... for whatever reason, he seems not to have the ability to get stronger.

[pbmax]

I'm surprised at how bad Spriggs has been this year... I thought his main problem was strength - and that would be corrected with an entire year in an NFL conditioning and strength program - but, alas, no.

He looked completely overmatched in the game last weekend. He was getting ragdolled and pushed around on almost every play... for whatever reason, he seems not to have the ability to get stronger.

He's not getting rag dolled, he is getting WAY out of position and reaching. He is Schroedinger's Tackle, doesn't know whether to punch or move.

One of those earlier replays someone linked to he took the flattest set I have ever seen on a non screen pass and STILL got too deep to cut off the inside move. Part of that was the Guard was way inside so there was a huge gap to truck through, but he has to get coordinated between hands and feet and decide where he is going to make his stand.

His drop steps and his feet looked OK, but his target depth/spot was terrible given the rest of the line and/or the play call. My guess is that this is the terrible awkward phase of trying to adapt his style to the Packers coaching emphasis. And he is doing neither right. Going to take some time the clear his head and stop thinking about it, just reacting to player.

[Pugger]

They both did, but Murphy was first. But that makes sense, Murphy has been the backup RT all camp.

Perhaps they consider Spriggs Bak's backup?

[Fritz]

If Spriggs is still struggling next August 25th, then we can all panic.

[Harlan Huckleby]

If Spriggs is still struggling next August 25th, then we can all panic.

I don't know. Player years are now like dog years. Every season they have to contribute and potentially start. In just a couple years, Ted will be admiring the butts of younger offensive linemen.

[call_me_ishmael]

Wow, what an awful game for Spriggs.

[Bretsky]

he looks worse than Sherrod; we used our 2nd and 4th to get him last yr to boot

[pbmax]

he looks worse than Sherrod; we used our 2nd and 4th to get him last yr to boot

He did. Sherrod never struggled in pass pro like this.

He looks very much like Colledge.

Red might be right, his future might have to be at Guard.

[bobblehead]

Good post. I agree with all of this except 'tieing'

spelling aside, it would be more plausible if we still had EDS on the team.