Official 2018 Training Camp Thread

[mraynrand]

Courtney Cronin
ESPN Staff Writer
Rule 12, Article 9 under "player conduct" in the 2018 NFL rule book is about roughing the passer. Here's the point of emphasis explained in full: "A rushing defender is prohibited from committing such intimidating and punishing acts as "stuffing" a passer into the ground or unnecessarily wrestling or driving him down after the passer has thrown the ball, even if the rusher makes his initial contact with the passer within the one-step limitation provided for in (a) above. When tackling a passer who is in a defenseless posture (e.g., during or just after throwing a pass), a defensive player must not unnecessarily or violently throw him down or land on top of him with all or most of the defender's weight. Instead, the defensive player must strive to wrap up the passer with the defensive player's arms and not land on the passer with all or most of his body weight."

Sounds like NFL doesn't want any more star QB's with broken collarbones.

That's not new though, right. It sounds like Stubby wrote that watching tape of Rodgers getting injured by Barr.

Is this still OK?

It should be....lol

[KYPack]

"I know the legacy of drafting kickers around here," Said Scott. "I know that I have to prove myself, but that people will always compare me to failed kickers like Brett Conway and B.J. Sander. At the very least, I want to be known as 'B.J. Sander, but with talent'" "At least they didn't trade up into the third round for me."

Nice quote Rand. Where'd you dig that up?
I live in the Cincinnati area, home of B.J. Sander (part of the Cincinnati area is in KY). When I'd go to the gym in Cincinnati during BJ Sander "era", his uncle would accost me. I usually wear some old Packer T to the gym & this guy would see it. He'd bump up and extol the virtues of BJ and what a great ass punter that nephew would be for the Pack. Once would be OK, but this guy would keep it up. He only recognized me when I was wearing a GBP T. Anything else, he'd go right by me. Things got worse when we finally cut 'ol Beej. Now he would accost me about how stupid GBP mgt was. So I went back to wearing generic T's until the guy calmed down/went away.

Scott showed me something by shooting his mouth off. That takes balls and shows confidence. But no Packer punter should talk shit until he's punted in the cold. Let's see ya in December when it's cold and that wind blows in off the Bay.

[KYPack]

The Pack's air corp had a rough day today. And Rodgers is pissed.

Quote on

It’s not a good start for us on the carded period for the young guys. I think [DeAngelo] Yancey has really progressed, [Geronimo Allison], obviously 16 [Jake Kumerow]. But everybody else was piss poor.”

Quote off

+ ARod's deal ain't done and he is chapped about that.

+ Jordy's gettin' his mail in Oakland & that pissed him off also.

Bad Air day

[mraynrand]

Nice quote Rand. Where'd you dig that up?
I live in the Cincinnati area, home of B.J. Sander (part of the Cincinnati area is in KY). When I'd go to the gym in Cincinnati during BJ Sander "era", his uncle would accost me. I usually wear some old Packer T to the gym & this guy would see it. He'd bump up and extol the virtues of BJ and what a great ass punter that nephew would be for the Pack. Once would be OK, but this guy would keep it up. He only recognized me when I was wearing a GBP T. Anything else, he'd go right by me. Things got worse when we finally cut 'ol Beej. Now he would accost me about how stupid GBP mgt was. So I went back to wearing generic T's until the guy calmed down/went away.

Scott showed me something by shooting his mouth off. That takes balls and shows confidence. But no Packer punter should talk shit until he's punted in the cold. Let's see ya in December when it's cold and that wind blows in off the Bay.

The punting numbers were accurate, and but the quote was fake news. Just having some fun with the fellow inmates. Sorry to mislead...

I always hope these guys have moxie but don't think their excrement smells like roses. Obviously Sander's uncle bought in! A little humility goes a long way.

[mraynrand]

The Pack's air corp had a rough day today. And Rodgers is pissed.

Quote on

It’s not a good start for us on the carded period for the young guys. I think [DeAngelo] Yancey has really progressed, [Geronimo Allison], obviously 16 [Jake Kumerow]. But everybody else was piss poor.”

Quote off

+ ARod's deal ain't done and he is chapped about that.

+ Jordy's gettin' his mail in Oakland & that pissed him off also.

Bad Air day

Pissed off Rodgers is best Rodgers.

[Joemailman]

Some of what he said:

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"I know the legacy of drafting kickers around here," Said Scott. "I know that I have to prove myself, but that people will always compare me to failed kickers like Brett Conway and B.J. Sander. At the very least, I want to be known as 'B.J. Sander, but with talent'" "At least they didn't trade up into the third round for me."

I would love it if it was, but this cannot be an actual quote.

/nevermind

[pbmax]

Rodgers was running the scout team to prep for the preseason game. He was working with the scrubs. And he just set their chair on fire. Good for him.

https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2018/08/07/packers-qb-aaron-rodgers-vents-sloppy-play-young-receivers/928385002/

It was the seventh day of August, 48 hours before a preseason opener in which Rodgers won’t play, but the two-time MVP quarterback wasn’t about to accept lackadaisical. Running a scout-team play is a rather simple endeavor: Each player’s assignment is drawn on a card, which is shown in the huddle immediately before the snap. To run a wrong route, then, is difficult.

It’s even harder to excuse. Rodgers remained exasperated at his locker afterward, intent on sending a message.

“It was one of the worst card sessions we’ve had,” Rodgers said. “I don’t know how you can make it any simpler. You literally have what the play would be in our terminology on the card, and the effort level was very low. Especially with what I’m accustomed to. I’ve been running that period for a number of years.

“So it’s not a good start for us on the card period for the young guys.”

[mraynrand]

^^^^^ These rookies/young guys are used to automated card/chip readers. Probably need remedial card reading.

[pbmax]

^^^^^ These rookies/young guys are used to automated card/chip readers. Probably need remedial card reading.

If the Packers had any imagination, they would have a magnetic stripe on that play card, swipe it on the iPad and then the play would display heads up on the players visor.

~Byron Donzis

[pbmax]

“When you’re on the sideline,” Pettine said, “you’re usually limited to kind of what you’re carrying, and I don’t want to be that guy that looks like he’s flipping through a Cheesecake Factory menu while I’m looking for stuff on defense. So I spread out a lot of stuff.”

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Pettine said he chose to coach from the sideline when he was defensive coordinator in Buffalo during the 2013 season because offenses were going up-tempo, forcing him to make quicker calls. Once the NFL allowed one defensive player to wear a communication helmet, Pettine said it “cinched” his preference to be in the booth.

So that is what they have printed on those cards.

https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2018/08/07/packers-notes-rookie-punter-jk-scott-looking-worth-risk/924901002/

[pbmax]

Nice overview of players and camp so far from Spoon: https://www.packersnews.com/story/sp...ity/924487002/

Highlights:
- Josh Jackson getting reps as #1 slot while Jaire has a groin injury. JJ kept close to Adams
- Quentin Rollins getting a look at safety after being dime LB and slot guy earlier in camp. Probably due to Brice injury
- Kendricks suffering from dropsies. Spoon theorizes that if Packers keep 3 TE, might be Graham, Lewis and young guy
- E.S. Brown was off to slow start but has come on in last two practices, getting some reps with the ones
- McCray doing better in pass pro, though the competition cited was Connor Sheehy, a UDFA I think

[mraynrand]

So that is what they have printed on those cards.

https://www.packersnews.com/story/sp...isk/924901002/

That explains a lot. Stubby probably is selecting his cheesecake from the menu and Rodgers is left to ad-lib.

[pbmax]

@TomSilverstein
Traditionally: No. 1 defense practicing against cards = playing vs. Titans. Rodgers playing scout team = not playing vs. Titans.

@TomSilverstein
Mike Pettine said he will map out how much playing time his defense needs in preseason and adjust based on the readiness of individuals. There will be targets, but they could change as the preseason goes on.

@TomSilverstein
Pettine said of busted coverages in camp: "Probably the norm, maybe a little less. We're very vertical conscious." Said If it's going to happen they're going to make sure it happens underneath and not over the top.

@TomSilverstein
OL James Campen said T Jason Spriggs is still getting used to the 20 pounds he put on during the off-season and that it is affecting the way he's moving around. He said after a week and a half, Spriggs should start catching up with the added weight and play better.

[Cheesehead Craig]

@TomSilverstein
OL James Campen said T Jason Spriggs is still getting used to the 20 pounds he put on during the off-season and that it is affecting the way he's moving around. He said after a week and a half, Spriggs should start catching up with the added weight and play better.

Spriggs should get some advice from Stubby on how to handle this given he does this every year.