Official 2019 Workout/OTA/Minicamp Thread

[mraynrand]

Gary’s a young guy with a shoulder. The FA selections were an admission that the pass rush sucked and needed fixing. Gary is a pick for the future. It would be total gravy (not Jackson) if he forced their hand to increase his expected snaps this year.

[Iron Mike]

If you look over Coach LaFleur's right shoulder, at the traffic going by on Oneida Street.....at about 2:30 a yellow school bus goes by. At about 2:34 a Packer player gives Iron Mike a fist bump.

[Iron Mike]

Surprise music at Tuesday's OTA: Kiss--Rock and Roll All Night. Only about 15 seconds worth, though. Practice was over.

[pbmax]

Surprise music at Tuesday's OTA: Kiss--Rock and Roll All Night. Only about 15 seconds worth, though. Practice was over.

Should have played Beth at the end of practice.

[pbmax]

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13
Aaron Rodgers seam ball to Jimmy Graham for a huge gain. Preston Smith couldn’t stay with Graham down the middle. #Packers

Coaches mentioned Trevor Davis making some plays last week. Sure enough, he’s getting some reps with the 1s today and just made a great sideline grab on a pass from Rodgers. #Packers

[mraynrand]

Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13
Aaron Rodgers seam ball to Jimmy Graham for a huge gain. Preston Smith couldn’t stay with Graham down the middle. #Packers

Coaches mentioned Trevor Davis making some plays last week. Sure enough, he’s getting some reps with the 1s today and just made a great sideline grab on a pass from Rodgers. #Packers

What are the odds these are season highlights?

[run pMc]

https://www.packersnews.com/story/sp...on/1330120001/

A draft writer pegs Rashan Gary as a poor first round pick, not due to talent or bust potential, but because of numbers. Accounting for the snaps available from Matthews and Perry with The Smiths acquisitions, leaves less playing time among Fackrell, Gilbert and Gary.

Except Fackrell was essentially a starter for long stretches last year and barring that noted fourth year jump, I am not certain he approaches those snap numbers this year.

And except for the likelihood that Dr. Zaius and Gary taking some inside pass rush snaps from Lowry and Clark this year. Dr. Zaius has rushed inside on obvious passing downs in this defense before. And Gary has already been practicing at that inside spot.

I would not be surprised on long 3rd downs to see Preston-Dr. Zaius-Gary-Fackrell/Gilbert out there on the LOS.

I think it only gets interesting if Mt. Adams or the Northwestern kid suddenly play well enough in pass rush situations to force their hand.

Agree. My uninformed guess is Fackrell is their #3, with Gary overtaking him by week 4. Also, the way they will use them (and are using in OTA's) indicates they all might be on the field at once. I don't know that any of them will top Clay's 71% last year; rotating them will keep them fresher, and possibly healthier.

It's a make or break year for Montravenous Adams; I think they like Lancaster as a run stopper, and Fadol or Keke will push them.

Re: the link, the writer lost me here:

Although Mike Pettine's 3-4 base system is constructed to deploy large, long defensive ends and smaller, quicker, more versatile rush linebackers on the edge

Is it Pettine's base? If it is, why are they swapping 6-3 OLBs Clay and Perry for 6-5 Fackrell & Gary and 6-6 P.Smith? (Z.Smith is 6-4)

I'm not worried about Gary from a playing-time concern. If he's healthy enough and good enough Pettine will put him on the field. (And if he's not, well lots of players play hurt or get snaps they shouldn't because of draft status.)

[run pMc]

What are the odds these are season highlights?

LOL I have little faith in Davis; he's in year 4 now? Not sure if I should be encouraged by Graham or worried about Smith... nice to hear Rodgers is throwing the seam.

[Radagast]

Does LaFleur and his Staff pay for all of that Packer gear that they wear or is it furnished for free? Per their contracts are they required to wear Packer gear for all practices /games?
I like the yellow Polo shirts best of all.

[MadScientist]

Does LaFleur and his Staff pay for all of that Packer gear that they wear or is it furnished for free? Per their contracts are they required to wear Packer gear for all practices /games?
I like the yellow Polo shirts best of all.

I think per NFL licensing they are required to wear Nike (or whoever owns the NFL clothing contract) gear, so they have to wear it. It's probably provided for them.

[MadScientist]

Rodgers sounds like he is having fun again:
https://packerswire.usatoday.com/201...gging-nfl-qbs/

Rodgers then mocked the situation by reading off a pre-written script: “I want to say Matt LaFleur is a highly athletic former athlete who had an unfortunate accident in the gym but because of his exceptional diet and work ethic he’ll be back sooner rather than later.”

That's got to be the best news from training camp.

[Joemailman]

LOL I have little faith in Davis; he's in year 4 now? Not sure if I should be encouraged by Graham or worried about Smith... nice to hear Rodgers is throwing the seam.

Davis is one of my darkhorses this year as a guy who might surprise. Easy to forget he was one of the top kickoff and punt returners in 2017. He never got much playing time on offense, but a new offensive system might give him a new lease on life. He might be that quick slot receiver Packers haven't had since Randall Cobb slowed down.

[Joemailman]

LOL I have little faith in Davis; he's in year 4 now? Not sure if I should be encouraged by Graham or worried about Smith... nice to hear Rodgers is throwing the seam.

I would hope that the NFL's top paid TE can beat a 270 lb. OLB down the seam.

[Radagast]

At this point in time, fundamentals should be the order of the day. Learning the playbook, especially for the offense, is the primary off field concern. However, until they are ready to practice those plays, the fundamentals of blocking, tackling, and running simple pass routes seems the natural course of action.

Weight training, wind sprints, and good footwork/handwork help to build the foundations of a team. You can't say they don't earn their pay.

[run pMc]

Davis is one of my darkhorses this year as a guy who might surprise. Easy to forget he was one of the top kickoff and punt returners in 2017. He never got much playing time on offense, but a new offensive system might give him a new lease on life. He might be that quick slot receiver Packers haven't had since Randall Cobb slowed down.

I wonder if this is just pumping up Davis to trade him...they tried that last year. If he's actually made some strides in his play, that would be very good news. He's a good athlete and should push J'Mon and Kumerow for a roster spot.