Training Camp Thread

[Patler]

Saturday was always a headscratching move. Very un Ted like imo. Not cheap.

In retrospect it was, because Saturdays tank was completely on empty. The pro scouting group is paid to know those things. Obviously, they gave better reports on him than they should have. He had been a very good player for a very long time. I think the Packers kind got caught that year and threw a Hail Mary to Saturday.

[RashanGary]

In Mcginns scouting reports from NFL personnel guys, when Lindsey has to play, the scouts said something like “they spent a 4th round pick on a bleeping center. He better work out.” Or something to that affect. NFL personnel guys seem to think they’re the easiest piece to find and not worth even a 4th round pick for the most part and if you spend one that high, it better be a sure thing.

Soooooo. Yeah, centers are easier to find according to personnel guys. But what do they know about football, right.

[RashanGary]

And centers are the lowest paid position in football too. So there’s that

[RashanGary]

Pace, complexity, tempo.... center is probably a more important position in an Aaron Rodgers lead offense tho.

[texaspackerbacker]

I'll bite on that last one. Why? A lot of the time, it seems that Rodgers gets flushed out of the pocket, and it ends up being like back yard football - scramble and hit the open man. Whatever complexity there is, it seems like, comes from the running game, so you could say it happens whether Rodgers is QB or anybody else. The quick sets and free plays from catching opponents with too many men on the field? Yeah, I suppose the Center is a large part of that, but it seems like it could be pretty quickly learned too.

[texaspackerbacker]

In Mcginns scouting reports from NFL personnel guys, when Lindsey has to play, the scouts said something like “they spent a 4th round pick on a bleeping center. He better work out.” Or something to that affect. NFL personnel guys seem to think they’re the easiest piece to find and not worth even a 4th round pick for the most part and if you spend one that high, it better be a sure thing.

Soooooo. Yeah, centers are easier to find according to personnel guys. But what do they know about football, right.

Actually, Tretter was the 4th round pick. Linsley was kinda a 6th round after thought. Just the same, I really really really hope they keep him, and if he ends of a casualty of re-signing damn Bakhtiari, I will be really really pissed off.

And I say again, McGinn stands out even among other media pukes as somebody I don't like.

[bobblehead]

I try not to get excited about physical appearance, cuz otherwise you end up drafting Rashaan Gary or that OLB from years ago, but Yosh is a man among boys.

[GB-Brandon]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29793803/source-packers-rookie-kamal-martin-surgery-knee-miss-least-six-weeks

That hurts. Was having the best camp of any rookie.

[RashanGary]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...east-six-weeks

That hurts. Was having the best camp of any rookie.

Eh, rookies don’t mean much. He woulda made more problems than he helped

[texaspackerbacker]

If he's really any good, that may have something to do with why he was still there in the fifth round.

[Freak Out]

Lots of injuries with the ILB group.

[GB-Brandon]

Eh, rookies don’t mean much. He woulda made more problems than he helped

He was pressing to crack the starting lineup. Was having an amazing camp.

[GB-Brandon]

http://bleacherreport.com/post/green-bay-packers/68381993-42b2-44c4-8778-0d5909398bf4

[GB-Brandon]

Martin was making big play after big play in camp on a daily basis. Making several tackles or plays on the opposing side of LOS. Also coming up and taking on lead blockers and showing he had the power to anchor himself. On one play he came up and knocked Deguara completely on his ass blowing the play up.

Tough Break for a defense that needed help in this area.

[GB-Brandon]

Looks like Turner might be out for awhile too.

http://twitter.com/RobDemovsky/status/1301239630927364097