PR Outsider: Training Camp Report AM day 2 (7-29-07)

[MJZiggy]

—Brett Favre, Aaron Kampman, Donald Driver, Ryan Pickett and John Jolly didn't practice.

—I got a close look at the linebackers today and Brady Poppinga, AJ Hawk and Nick Barnett go everywhere together. They are always the first three to go through a drill, they always together talking. They all looked ripped and ready to play. Barnett actually looked... Read more!

[MJZiggy]

Could someone please sticky this?

[Scott Campbell]

Written by JustinHarrell
Sunday, 29 July 2007

These are some observations from Saturday morning practice.

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[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Thanks for these reports JH. Nice to hear that the LB's are playing good, I expect big things from our D this year.

[BananaMan]

Thanks for the report. I like how fast you write them.

[RashanGary]

We try to get them out quick bannanaman. Everyone is looking for stuff after practice and since I'm there anyway, I figure I might as well share it with the people I talk football with.

[MadtownPacker]

Some good stuff JH. I like how the LBs are running around like some gang. I bet they are gonna kick some ass this year.

[retailguy]

Some good stuff JH. I like how the LBs are running around like some gang. I bet they are gonna kick some ass this year.

Listening to you, it sounds like it could be during some kind of drive by...

[RashanGary]

Oh yeah, they practiced really hard too. Corey Williams has sort of stood out IMO. I've been paying attn to the DT's because of Harrell but Williams has really made an impression on me. He is big but not at all fat. He's looked really quick. I think he's going to be a very important piece to our defense this year.

I'm looking forward to this Thursday after their day off. Everyone is probably a little sore right now from the workload. They'll have Wednesday off. They'll have a shells practice Thurday morning to run through whatever they are teaching and then I think Thursday night is going to be a spirited practice. I'm hoping Harrell breaks out a little bit once he gets his football legs back.

[retailguy]

Oh yeah, they practiced really hard too. Corey Williams has sort of stood out IMO. I've been paying attn to the DT's because of Harrell but Williams has really made an impression on me. He is big but not at all fat. He's looked really quick. I think he's going to be a very important piece to our defense this year.

I'm looking forward to this Thursday after their day off. Everyone is probably a little sore right now from the workload. They'll have Wednesday off. They'll have a shells practice Thurday morning to run through whatever they are teaching and then I think Thursday night is going to be a spirited practice. I'm hoping Harrell breaks out a little bit once he gets his football legs back.

Don't ignore the possibility that Williams could get traded for draft choices. We only have 7 next season!

[retailguy]

Justin said (in the article):

The number one offensive line opened up a couple big holes on a few runs. They also had times where they clearly lost. It was nice to see holes open for a change though.

Did you see overall improvement or overall no improvement in the short time you saw them?

Was very distressed to hear that the still looked lost at times. That's not going to work.

[MadtownPacker]

Was very distressed to hear that the still looked lost at times. That's not going to work.

They probably say that every year. The roster is almost all players from last season+ and a bunch of newbies. Don't flip the panic switch yet. Maybe I mean turn if OFF because you have had it ON for a while. :P

[retailguy]

Was very distressed to hear that the still looked lost at times. That's not going to work.

They probably say that every year. The roster is almost all players from last season+ and a bunch of newbies. Don't flip the panic switch yet. Maybe I mean turn if OFF because you have had it ON for a while. :P

Well, "THEY" was JH the poster not anyone from the team. Since he's got his green/gold skirt on with the pom pom's, I didn't expect him to actually criticize anyone. The fact that he mentioned the line looks lost concerned me because of WHO it came from.

I'm not panicked. I gave THAT up about a week after Green signed with Houston. I have NO expectations on this season. Whatever wins we get will be treasured in this household....

[RashanGary]

It’s hard to tell because they don’t do a lot of full out tackling on the RB’s. Also, it’s hard to tell if 1 yard was gained or five. The only time I could clearly see one way or the other was when big gaping holes opened and the RB ran through untouched. That happened twice. Once with Herron and once with Jackson I believe.

It was nice to see them open up a couple big, glaring holes. The defense made some plays too though, I know Poppinga blew up a big one yesterday. I’m still going to focus on the run game, but I think the only clear view we’ll get is preseason.

The best positives I saw was that Spitz looked leaner and about the same size as Colledge. Colledge looked fit and defined and Moll looked a lot like Clifton. Moll had thicker legs and Clifton had wider shoulders but they were the same height and about the same size.

[retailguy]

It’s hard to tell because they don’t do a lot of full out tackling on the RB’s. Also, it’s hard to tell if 1 yard was gained or five. The only time I could clearly see one way or the other was when big gaping holes opened and the RB ran through untouched. That happened twice. Once with Herron and once with Jackson I believe.

It was nice to see them open up a couple big, glaring holes. The defense made some plays too though, I know Poppinga blew up a big one yesterday. I’m still going to focus on the run game, but I think the only clear view we’ll get is preseason.

The best positives I saw was that Spitz looked leaner and about the same size as Colledge. Colledge looked fit and defined and Moll looked a lot like Clifton. Moll had thicker legs and Clifton had wider shoulders but they were the same height and about the same size.

Thanks. A lot.

edit - clarifying I'm meant this seriously and positively. I do appreciate it.