Official Training Camp Thread

[MadScientist]

Jake Hanson being out for the year would have been better injury news.

Somebody has to play in the 4th quarter of preseason games.

[run pMc]

Who wins the starting RT spot?
Who are the backup OL?

Does Grant Dubose make the roster, or does Malik Heath take his spot?
Have the Year 2 WRs made a jump? Can they beat press man coverage?

Who makes the roster at safety?

Can the DL improve after giving up 5 ypc against the run?

Anders Carlson has a strong leg, but can he kick a FG with accuracy?

With such a young roster, how much does MLF play his starters in the preseason?

[Joemailman]

I'm hoping Yosh and Runyan show enough that they can keep Tom as the backup at all positions.

I'm hoping Sean Rhyan can break the 3rd round pick jinx. If the 2nd year OL guys (Tom, Jones, Rhyan, Walker) can progress, Packers will have excellent depth on the OL

[MadScientist]

Packers working out another QB:
https://packerswire.usatoday.com/202...b-jacob-eason/

I know there some due diligence going on here, but with signing Mr. McGough and now working out another, I have to think the Packers aren't satisfied with their backup QB position.

[bobblehead]

Since this is the Summer of Jordan Love, the Great Arm of Butte, ironically, will be donning the 10 Green and Mustard Yellow and hosting a “Love-in” on July 29 at Lambeau Field, starting at 2 PM.

The Great Arm of Butte - featuring Harrell (guitar), Harlan (drums), Rastak (bass), and the burger flipping loser, Tank Elf Duke (keyboards, lead vocalist) - will be debuting our masterpiece, “A (Jordan) Love Song for Aaron Rodgers.”

Check out the lyrics:

Overhead the albatross
Hangs motionless upon the air
And deep beneath the rolling waves
In labyrinths of coral caves
The echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand
And everything is green and [mustard yellow]

(Actually, that’s Mailman’s favorite redcoat, the redcoat who named himself after two Black blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.)

Seriously, NO COWBELL!! Come on coach, put me in.

[run pMc]

Packers working out another QB:
https://packerswire.usatoday.com/202...b-jacob-eason/

I know there some due diligence going on here, but with signing Mr. McGough and now working out another, I have to think the Packers aren't satisfied with their backup QB position.

Danny Etling and Sean Clifford don't give me an abundance of confidence. If I were Gute, I'd at least bring in camp arms too. You might find someone who clicks with the system.

They did sign a WR who worked out for them; probably because Dubose and another WR were nicked up and they need players to throw to.

[texaspackerbacker]

I'd be just about as confident with Clifford or even Etling lining up at QB as with Love at this point. I wish they'd keep Etling around as a wildcat guy or like that. Ideally, Love will justify some confidence too, but it's far from proven at this point.

Hopefully, the Packers are so loaded everywhere else that whoever is the QB can get by with being on the mediocre side of things.

[MadScientist]

Caleb Jones on the non-football illness list:
https://packerswire.usatoday.com/202...-illness-list/
This begs the question as to what is a football illness.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Hopefully, the Packers are so loaded everywhere else that whoever is the QB can get by with being on the mediocre side of things.

Trent Dilfer winning a Superbowl only happens once a century. Come to think of it, I can't think of any teams advancing in playoffs in recent years without an elite QB. I guess SF won some games with a backup. Seems like NFL becomes more of a QB-centric league every year.

[call_me_ishmael]

The best time of the year. I LOVE trainign camp. I can't wait to see what JLove can do. I can't wait to see what Jerome Dubbs can do. He is going to be a playa.

[sharpe1027]

Caleb Jones on the non-football illness list:
https://packerswire.usatoday.com/202...-illness-list/
This begs the question as to what is a football illness.

Not having enough air in the ball.

[jklowan]

Trent Dilfer 2000 Joe Flacco 2012

Nick Foles in 2017

more common than we think I'd also include eli manning in 2007 & 2011 and maybe Brad Johnson in 2002

[Harlan Huckleby]

ya, guess those JAGs count. Except Nick Foles had a hot streak the year Eagles won.

[run pMc]

ya, guess those JAGs count. Except Nick Foles had a hot streak the year Eagles won.

also depends on what you mean by advancing in the playoffs. You mean to the SB or just the CC? Case Keenum has been a playoff winning QB. Brock Purdy. Kerry Collins, Rich Gannon, and Brad Johnson have made it to the Super Bowl. Donovan McNabb was good for a time I guess. Matt Stafford too. You can get there (or advance to a point) but you have to have something else that is elite - like a top 3 defense or offensive playmakers, or be on an extreme hot streak, but it's rare. The way the NFL is now, you need a very good offense and that generally means you have at least a good QB.

[Fritz]

So far the early story of camp seems to be that Zach Tom is beating out Yosh Nijman for the right tackle job. Nijman's been subbing in for Bakhtieri on the left side.

Hmmmm. Could it be the Packers are going to hang on to Bakh for training camp, then ship him off to, say, the New York Jets, and make Nijman the left tackle??

Glad to see Tariq Carpenter is back at practice, too. He's going to be a better inside linebacker than he was a safety.

Also, I see the Packers are giving Van Mess the Iowa treatment - first Hollins starts ahead of him, then the next day it's Engabare starting ahead of him.