Official 2018 Training Camp Thread

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Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
McCarthy says he doesn't think there's a threat for Nick Perry (ankle) and Bryan Bulaga (knee) to miss the start of the season.

MM on O-line: It's all part of the big picture (having Bulaga). You keep working to get your numbers where you think you're healthy. Bryan from early in rehab has been ahead of the game.

MM on Michael Clark retiring: Did surprise me. Young talented football player. Like everything in life and business, there's a personal side. He contacted us about two weeks ago. It was just a personal decision.

MM on Cole Madison not reporting: Situation is personal. Took us by surprise Wednesday. In respect to Cole, I'm going to leave it at that. I don't have a timeline for him.

MM on Clay Matthews: Injury we're focused on is more about the knee (more than his nose). We just have to be smart about his reps.

MM on No. 2 QB reps: Competition is good. QB is no different. We just want those guys to compete.

McCarthy did not say how he's going to split the reps between Brett Hundley and DeShone Kizer.

That's it for McCarthy. Practice starts at 11:30 a.m.

[mraynrand]

Hundley can be gunner on punts, Kizer on KOs.

[Joemailman]

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/201...ctice-of-2018/

Randall Cobb didn’t appear limited at all after an offseason ankle injury. Elsewhere at receiver, third-year pro Trevor Davis and rookie J’Mon Moore were the early standouts of the first day. Davis was on the field often with the first-team offense and made several big plays, while Moore more than held his own during his first camp practice:

The Packers will be happy with the first day of work from rookie punter JK Scott, who, according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, averaged almost 54 yards per punt over seven punts against the rush, including a 60-yarder. Competition won’t be required if Scott can keep those numbers up throughout camp.

Nice hang time.

[mraynrand]

Nice hang nail.

FIFY

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Apparently Rob doesn't time anything on Sunday. Odd, for a football reporter.

[Fritz]

JK Scott's punts are like John Holmes: well-hung.

[Joemailman]

Michael Cohen
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@Michael_Cohen13
#Packers OLB Nick Perry is still on PUP, but he’s out here with the other edge rushers helping them through drills. A third coach of sorts alongside Winston Moss and Nick Barnett.

11:54 AM - Jul 27, 2018

Aaron Nagler
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Adams just highpointed over House on a deep ball from Rodgers. Gorgeous play.

12:12 PM - Jul 27, 2018

Aaron Nagler
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@AaronNagler
Yancey gets a chance to run with the 1s and takes advantage of the opportunity when Rodgers rockets one to him on an out. Nice job getting open, securing the catch and getting upfield.

12:28 PM - Jul 27, 2018

Wes Hodkiewicz
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Good sign for Lane Taylor. He’s back in team drills #Packers

12:10 PM - Jul 27, 2018

Aaron Nagler
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Brice gets the call opposite Clinton-Dix again today.

1:12 PM - Jul 27, 2018

Aaron Nagler
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Ugly end to that 2 min drill as Rodgers holds the ball then floats one to Graham in the middle of the field. Martinez picks it off.

1:20 PM - Jul 27, 2018

Michael Cohen
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DeShone Kizer’s series ends with a beautiful touchdown pass to TE Robert Tonyan, who made a great catch over safety Raven Greene in the back of the end zone. #Packers

1:32 PM - Jul 27, 2018

Michael Cohen
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As with Jared Cook and Martellus Bennett before him, Jimmy Graham is catching a lot of passes in team periods from Aaron Rodgers. Extrapolate that out as you wish. #Packers

1:17 PM - Jul 27, 2018

Michael Cohen
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True to form, Mike Pettine is really mixing up the pre-snap defensive alignments. Linebackers and linemen being used in many different capacities. #Packers

12:18 PM - Jul 27, 2018

Wes Hodkiewicz
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Ahmad Thomas breaks up a pass intended for Robert Tonyan to end second team two minute #Packers

1:25 PM - Jul 27, 2018

Ryan Wood
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#Packers QB battle heating up a little bit. After Kizer’s TD in 2 minute, Brett Hundley drops ball between CB and S to Jake Kumerow down right sideline.

1:46 PM - Jul 27, 2018

Jason Wilde
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I’ll tell you what, ex-@WarhawkFootball WR Jake Kumerow is having himself a day. Fantastic leaping sideline catch from Hundley in pass-under-pressure. Was just asked by @ZachHeilprin if I’m ready to put Kumerow on the #Packers 53. Not quite yet. But he has been impressive today.

1:46 PM - Jul 27, 2018 · Ashwaubenon, WI

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/201...r-packers-wrs/

“(Davante Adams and Randall Cobb) had a lot of change for themselves as far as what we’re doing,” McCarthy said, via Packers.com. “We’ve changed things schematically this year, particularly in that room, and obviously they have a new coach, a new pass-game coordinator.”

It’ll be interesting to see if the changes are noticeable during training camp. The Packers have been criticized at times in the recent past for relying too much on isolation routes and the improvisational ability of Aaron Rodgers in the passing game. As more and more college concepts have bled into the NFL, innovative teams have benefited from clever route schemes and combinations to create easy plays for the quarterback.

The Packers took a scrub brush approach to the playbook this offseason, with McCarthy, Philbin and the offensive staff reviewing everything in the offense, including play calls, game plans, formations and even the language used to call the plays.

[Teamcheez1]

Yeah! Nice to see someone post something about training camp rather than some of this other useless drivel.

[mraynrand]

Yeah! Nice to see someone post something about training camp rather than some of this other useless drivel.

I have to get back into shape

[mraynrand]

Kumerow is making people forget All Pro Jeff Janis

[mraynrand]

Mike McCarthy: "Jamall Williams is first team camp boilerplate."

Jamall Williams: "I just try to go out there and do the best I can with my abilities and do what I can to help the team win.”

Stubby: "I appreciate that, like me, Jamaal knows how to give a statement that really says nothing, yet conveys the total commitment that everyone on the team and the organization has to achieving our goal of winning the Super Bowl."

Jamall Williams: " I’m glad they feel comfortable with me and have trust."

Stubby: "See what I mean? What a team player! He gives 110%. How could we not trust this guy? Not only is he a tremendous, improving player, he also knows all the team boilerplate phrases we gave them to learn in our off-season boilerplate training opportunities."

Williams: "I’m grateful for it"

Stubby: "Every off season we have a new emphasis on particular boilerplate phrases. This year's off-season was focused on gratitude and deflection of any praise back onto the team. Despite what people say about my role in this effort, I feel blessed that the players have been the ones to really make it happen."

Williams: "I appreciate how they put me in there with the first team with Aaron and everybody."

Stubby: "See? see?? Man I love these guys. Well, time for my press conference..."

[texaspackerbacker]

Sometimes even sarcasm rings true. You're on a roll today, Rand.

[Radagast]

Each year Green Bay and St. Norbert College host the Packer's annual Training Camp. We read about riding bicycles, injuries, who stood out at a practice and who is being paid what. What I'd like to read about is what a typical day at TC is like. Things like what time are they awakened each day, what are they served at mealtimes, how is weight training scheduled, what happens in the team and group meetings, and when is lights out?

[mraynrand]

Sometimes even sarcasm rings true. You're on a roll today, Rand.

The Williams quotes are verbatim - the rest is fake news.

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Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
Just saw what TE Marcedes Lewis can add. Drove Jake Ryan into the ground on a running play.

Soft 'n small!