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GREEN BAY, Wis. In the Green Bay Packers quest to reinvent their pa sing game following the trade of Davante Adams, Samori Toure has always played fourth fiddle.Hes not the former fourth overall pick of the draft, like veteran Sammy Watkins.Hes not the receiver with the freakish physical toolbox, like second-round pick Christian Watson.Hes not the receiver who made a bunch of big plays to start training camp, like fourth-round pick Romeo Doubs.Rather, Toure was a seventh-round pick. Not only was he the last of the Packers 11 draft picks but he was the last of 28 receivers selected overall.From Day 1, though, Toure has shown up, made plays and caught just about everything in sight. He scored a touchdown on Family Night, caught three pa ses for 42 yards against the 49ers in the preseason opener on Friday night and closed Day 2 of joint practices against the Saints with a bang on Wednesday.Im just really trying to get into my rhythm and get a feel for Darius Miller Jersey how the NFL works, Toure said after Wednesdays practice. I feel like Ive been doing a pretty good JJ Redick Jersey job but I still have a lot of stuff I need to improve on.Toure opened his career at Montana. After redshirting in 2016, he caught 155 pa ses for 2,488 yards and 20 touchdowns the next three seasons. When COVID wiped out the 2020 FCS season, Toure decided to take his game up a level by transferring to Nebraska. Playing a lot in the slot and running more deep routes than most receivers, Toure caught 46 pa ses for 898 yards (19.5 average) and five touchdowns.Toure wasnt invited to the Scouting Combine, ran a 4.48 in the 40 at pro day and took a predraft visit to Green Bay, which made him the fifth-to-last pick in the draft. Scroll to ContinueAt Nebraska, Toure ranked third in the nation with four caches of 60-plus yards. That long-ball prowe s has shown up periodically at training camp, including a two-minute drill to conclude Wednesdays practice against the Saints. On first-and-10 at midfield, Toure lined up in the right slow and ran a post. He got past the secondary and caught Jordan Loves bomb for a touchdown. Thats something I prided myself on, being a deep threat, stretch the field, Toure said. Im glad I was able to do that today.The celebration was short-lived. The offense stayed on the field for a two-point conversion and the win.Thats a game situation. We want to win the game, Toure said. That touchdown doesnt matter if we dont get the two-point conversion. Got to stay locked in, got to stay focused.At the snap, Love sprinted out to the right and fired a ball to Toure against tight coverage for the conversion. It was a big-time play and, while maybe not as flashy, much more difficult. I really just ran an out route, Toure said. I think the dude kind of grabbed my hand and tipped the ball but I New Orleans Pelicans Jersey ended up catching it off the tip.After a strong finish to Wednesdays practice, Toure is going to need a strong finish to training camp. The veteran trio of Allen Lazard, Randall Cobb and Watkins, 2021 third-round pick Amari Rodgers and the rookie duo of Watson and Doubs figure to command six spots on the roster. That could be it on the final 53. Or, they could keep seven. In that case, it would Toure vs. Juwann Winfree for that last spot.Toures big day came one day after Aaron Rodgers challenged the teams young receivers and hours after Rodgers and the receivers met to discu s the need for them to . Rodgers public challenge Lonzo Ball Jersey on Tuesday and meeting-room reminder on Wednesday about all the legends that have played receiver for the Packers didnt add any pre sure, Toure said. I feel pre sure just because this is the highest level of football, he said. At the same time, I dont let the pre sure get to my head and neither do the other receivers. We just kind of look at it as a challenge.Related Stories

10 Oct

Packers Could Spend on Re-Signings Rathe

GREEN BAY, Wis. on Friday, the Green Bay Packers suddenly have a bit more than $22 million at their disposal to round out their roster.They cant spend it all. Theyve got to tuck away some money to handle the draft cla s, which got more expensive with the first- and second-round picks sent from Las Vegas, and money is required for in-season transactions. Still, general manager Brian Gutekunst has the money to make at least a couple moves.Given his history of signing his own players rather than looking to the outside thats all he did last offseason and all hes done this offseason reunions with cornerback Rasul Douglas and receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling might be the most prominent names on his shopping lists.While a bit of a one-trick pony as a deep threat, Valdes-Scantling might be the best of whats left of what had been a weak cla s of free-agent receivers. Odell Beckham Jr. is coming off a torn ACL, Julio Jones has played in only 19 of a po sible 33 games the past two seasons, Jarvis Landry is coming off a pair of down seasons and Will Fullers availability is always in question.Valdes-Scantling, meanwhile, is only 27 and coming off a down season after mi sing six games due to injuries the first time he had been sidelined in his four seasons.After leading the NFL with a 20.9-yard average in 2020 and a big-time training camp this past summer, expectations were high entering the 2021 season. However, he caught 26-of-55 pa ses (47.3 percent) for 430 yards (16.5 average) and three touchdowns. According to PFF, he had zero drops but also didnt break Jimmie Foxx Jersey any tackles.With elite size and speed, Valdes-Scantlings niche is as a deep threat. On pa ses thrown 20-plus yards downfield, he caught only 6-of-22 (27.3 percent) with one touchdown compared to 9-of-30 (30.0 percent) and five touchdowns in 2020, according to PFF. For whatever reason, Aaron Rodgers never quite got dialed in to MVSs game-breaking speed. But that speed must be accounted for at all times, which would open room for Allen Lazard and whoever else is running routes.What hes able to do with his size and speed, the pre sure he can put on defenses, if they dont want to respect it, you can see he can make you pay for it down the field vertically, Adams said in November. Hes a guy that may slip between the cracks because hes not getting 10 targets a game or he may go a couple games every few weeks with just like one catch or two catches, but you can see he definitely has it. If you want to disrespect it, you can go right ahead and hell just run by you and make plays like what he did last week.Douglas changed the story of his NFL career with a sensational two-thirds of a season. Having gone unsigned after 14 games (11 starts) in Carolina and failing to make the rosters in Las Vegas and Houston during training camp, Luis Tiant Jersey Douglas signed to Arizonas practice squad. His career was admittedly going nowhere when the Packers needing cornerback help after Jaire Alexanders shoulder injury signed him on Oct. 6.Douglas wound up with five interceptions to rank among the league leaders. Four of them were huge. His end-zone interception saved a victory at Arizona. His pick-sixes helped power home victories over Los Angeles and Chicago. And his late interception thwarted Clevelands potential game-winning drive on Christmas.Ble sed. Ble sed. Ble sed, man, Douglas said after the Arizona game. Youre in a crazy mental state being in the league five years, never been on a practice squad before. And then one day, youre just on a practice squad, you feel like youre working for nothing, and then you get a call and youre somewhere else, and youre playing. So, Im just thankful.Scroll to ContinueSo were the Packers, who finished ninth in opponent pa ser rating en route to earning the No. 1 seed.What a great story, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said after the Arizona game. How special is this game? Guys on the street, comes in, starts for us, finishes the game out for us. Amazing.A potential cornerback trio of Alexander, Douglas and Eric Stokes, combined with the safety duo of Adrian Amos and Darnell Savage, could be as good as it gets in the NFL. The Packers had that group available for only a smattering snaps in the playoff game.Rasul, one of the hardest workers Ive ever seen, Stokes said after the season. Out of him, Ja, those are two of the hardest workers as a DB that Ive ever seen. Having Sul, having his knowledge, having his everything that he goes through and everything that he sees and all that stuff, just having that this year was tremendous. Thats what a lot of people don Mitch Moreland Jersey t know is his off-the-field stuff, his leadership, all that stuff that people dont see, hes the real deal, true competitor. Hes got the dog. A lot of people dont have dog, and hes one of those guys that got dog in him. Its completely different. I absolutely commend him for everything that he did for us and all that stuff. Beyond proud of everything that Sul done did this year.More on Trade of Davante AdamsHere's a look at Davante Adams and Aaron Rodgers, who were brilliant Rusney Castillo Jersey together the past eight seasons, through the lenses of USA Today's Imagn photo service.Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) celebrates a touchdown connection with Davante Adams (17) late in the first quarter of their game against San Francisco on Oct. 15, 2018, at Lambeau Field. Adams finished the season with 111 receptions for 1,386 yards and 13 touchdowns. Those all set career highs, and it was his first season of 100 receptions and 1,000 yards. (Dan Powers/USA TODAY)Nov 25, 2018; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Adams and Rodgers celebrate a touchdown at the Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 25, 2018. Adams' 13 touchdowns are the most against the Vikings in their history. (Brad Rempel/USA TODAY)Rodgers and Adams celebrate a touchdown pa s together on Dec. 6, 2020, at Lambeau Field. Rodgers became the seventh quarterback in NFL history to throw 400 career touchdown pa ses. (Dan Powers/USA TODAY)Those are fun milestones, Rodgers said. Im not sure how long Im going to be able to hold on to the second one. Theres some really good young quarterbacks who Im gue sing are ama sing some numbers in that vicinity.(Benny Sieu/USA TODAY)It marked the seventh consecutive game with a touchdown catch for Adams, tying Hall of Famer Don Hutsons franchise record. To be breaking or tying records that have been around for 60-70 years, its special, man, Adams said. Im just trying to play ball. Im just trying to do whatever it takes to win these games. (Benny Sieu/USA TODAY)Rodgers and Adams celebrate a touchdown during a victory at Detroit on Dec. 13, 2020. Adams led the NFL with 18 touchdown catches in 2020. (Raj Mehta/USA TODAY)Arm-in-arm, Rodgers and Adams walk off the field after a fourth-quarter touchdown

GREEN BAY, Wis. on Friday, the Green Bay Packers suddenly have a bit more than $22 million at their disposal to round out their roster.They cant spend it all. Theyve got to tuck away some money to handle the draft cla s, which got more expensive with the first- and second-round picks sent from Las Vegas, and money is required for in-season transactions. Still, general manager Brian Gutekunst has the money to make at least a couple moves.Given his history of signing his own players rather than looking to the outside thats all he did last offseason and all hes done this offseason reunions with cornerback Rasul Douglas and receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling might be the most prominent names on his shopping lists.While a bit of a one-trick pony as a deep threat, Valdes-Scantling might be the best of whats left of what had been a weak cla s of free-agent receivers. Odell Beckham Jr. is coming off a torn ACL, Julio Jones has played in only 19 of a po sible 33 games the past two seasons, Jarvis Landry is coming off a pair of down seasons and Will Fullers availability is always in question.Valdes-Scantling, meanwhile, is only 27 and coming off a down season after mi sing six games due to injuries the first time he had been sidelined in his four seasons.After leading the NFL with a 20.9-yard average in 2020 and a big-time training camp this past summer, expectations were high entering the 2021 season. However, he caught 26-of-55 pa ses (47.3 percent) for 430 yards (16.5 average) and three touchdowns. According to PFF, he had zero drops but also didnt break Jimmie Foxx Jersey any tackles.With elite size and speed, Valdes-Scantlings niche is as a deep threat. On pa ses thrown 20-plus yards downfield, he caught only 6-of-22 (27.3 percent) with one touchdown compared to 9-of-30 (30.0 percent) and five touchdowns in 2020, according to PFF. For whatever reason, Aaron Rodgers never quite got dialed in to MVSs game-breaking speed. But that speed must be accounted for at all times, which would open room for Allen Lazard and whoever else is running routes.What hes able to do with his size and speed, the pre sure he can put on defenses, if they dont want to respect it, you can see he can make you pay for it down the field vertically, Adams said in November. Hes a guy that may slip between the cracks because hes not getting 10 targets a game or he may go a couple games every few weeks with just like one catch or two catches, but you can see he definitely has it. If you want to disrespect it, you can go right ahead and hell just run by you and make plays like what he did last week.Douglas changed the story of his NFL career with a sensational two-thirds of a season. Having gone unsigned after 14 games (11 starts) in Carolina and failing to make the rosters in Las Vegas and Houston during training camp, Luis Tiant Jersey Douglas signed to Arizonas practice squad. His career was admittedly going nowhere when the Packers needing cornerback help after Jaire Alexanders shoulder injury signed him on Oct. 6.Douglas wound up with five interceptions to rank among the league leaders. Four of them were huge. His end-zone interception saved a victory at Arizona. His pick-sixes helped power home victories over Los Angeles and Chicago. And his late interception thwarted Clevelands potential game-winning drive on Christmas.Ble sed. Ble sed. Ble sed, man, Douglas said after the Arizona game. Youre in a crazy mental state being in the league five years, never been on a practice squad before. And then one day, youre just on a practice squad, you feel like youre working for nothing, and then you get a call and youre somewhere else, and youre playing. So, Im just thankful.Scroll to ContinueSo were the Packers, who finished ninth in opponent pa ser rating en route to earning the No. 1 seed.What a great story, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said after the Arizona game. How special is this game? Guys on the street, comes in, starts for us, finishes the game out for us. Amazing.A potential cornerback trio of Alexander, Douglas and Eric Stokes, combined with the safety duo of Adrian Amos and Darnell Savage, could be as good as it gets in the NFL. The Packers had that group available for only a smattering snaps in the playoff game.Rasul, one of the hardest workers Ive ever seen, Stokes said after the season. Out of him, Ja, those are two of the hardest workers as a DB that Ive ever seen. Having Sul, having his knowledge, having his everything that he goes through and everything that he sees and all that stuff, just having that this year was tremendous. Thats what a lot of people don Mitch Moreland Jersey t know is his off-the-field stuff, his leadership, all that stuff that people dont see, hes the real deal, true competitor. Hes got the dog. A lot of people dont have dog, and hes one of those guys that got dog in him. Its completely different. I absolutely commend him for everything that he did for us and all that stuff. Beyond proud of everything that Sul done did this year.More on Trade of Davante AdamsHere’s a look at Davante Adams and Aaron Rodgers, who were brilliant Rusney Castillo Jersey together the past eight seasons, through the lenses of USA Today’s Imagn photo service.Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) celebrates a touchdown connection with Davante Adams (17) late in the first quarter of their game against San Francisco on Oct. 15, 2018, at Lambeau Field. Adams finished the season with 111 receptions for 1,386 yards and 13 touchdowns. Those all set career highs, and it was his first season of 100 receptions and 1,000 yards. (Dan Powers/USA TODAY)Nov 25, 2018; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Adams and Rodgers celebrate a touchdown at the Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 25, 2018. Adams’ 13 touchdowns are the most against the Vikings in their history. (Brad Rempel/USA TODAY)Rodgers and Adams celebrate a touchdown pa s together on Dec. 6, 2020, at Lambeau Field. Rodgers became the seventh quarterback in NFL history to throw 400 career touchdown pa ses. (Dan Powers/USA TODAY)Those are fun milestones, Rodgers said. Im not sure how long Im going to be able to hold on to the second one. Theres some really good young quarterbacks who Im gue sing are ama sing some numbers in that vicinity.(Benny Sieu/USA TODAY)It marked the seventh consecutive game with a touchdown catch for Adams, tying Hall of Famer Don Hutsons franchise record. To be breaking or tying records that have been around for 60-70 years, its special, man, Adams said. Im just trying to play ball. Im just trying to do whatever it takes to win these games. (Benny Sieu/USA TODAY)Rodgers and Adams celebrate a touchdown during a victory at Detroit on Dec. 13, 2020. Adams led the NFL with 18 touchdown catches in 2020. (Raj Mehta/USA TODAY)Arm-in-arm, Rodgers and Adams walk off the field after a fourth-quarter touchdown…

08 Oct

Green Bay Packers Roster Projection 2.0

GREEN BAY, Wis. A suming everybody is healthy, the Green Bay Packers have one of the best collections of front-line players in the NFL.Health, however, is a major question mark as the Packers set their sights on Fridays preseason opener at the San Francisco 49ers.Can the Packers po sibly survive the first month of the season if neither David Bakhtiari nor Elgton Jenkins are in the starting lineup? The Packers are fortunate to have Yosh Nijman poised to start at one of the offensive tackle positions, but will general manager Brian Gutekunst have to find a veteran for the other spot?Thats not the only position where Gutekunst might be shopping over the next few weeks. The depth charts are thin at outside linebacker behind starters Rashan Gary and Preston Smith, at cornerback behind Jaire Alexander, Eric Stokes and Rasul Douglas, and at safety behind Adrian Amos and Darnell Savage. He might need to find a long snapper, too. None of the young players have really emerged at those four positions. Scroll to ContinueSo, Jason Terry Jersey even with perhaps the best defense since the Super Bowl season of 2010, the fate of the Packers will be placed on the shoulders of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who might have to navigate around a makeshift offensive line and an unproven group of receivers.We like to throw a lot on his shoulders because hes a really good player and hes certainly done that, Gutekunst said last week. What this teams going to be as we move forward, we have a lot of work to do. On paper, I think theres a reason to be excited and I like the way the guys are working. But we have a long way to get to that first game. Were going to need some luck to kind of stay healthy and get to where we need to be. But I do think and Ive talked about this before you want to try to have a team that can win in multiple ways whether its offense, defense, special teams. I think this team has the potential to do that. So, well see where it goes but I like the way theyre pushing right now. , here is our second shot at predicting the 53-man roster that emerges from training camp. Remember, rosters will be cut on three consecutive Tuesdays: to 85 on Aug. 16, to 80 on Aug. 23 and to 53 on Aug. 30. Quarterbacks (2)On the 53: Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love.Changes: None.Toughest cut: None.Injury concern: None.Analysis: Only an injury is going to upset this apple cart. Rodgers, the four-time MVP, is going to have his work cut out for him unle s the offensive line gets healthy and solidified in time for Week 1. Loves up-and-down Family Night was sort of like his up-and-down training camp, though hes also playing behind a young offensive line and a mish-mash of receivers. Danny Etlings lack of a big-time arm was evident on Family Night; his pa s to the sideline to Ishmael Hyman took forever to reach its destination and was almost snared by Donte Vaughn. Running Backs (3) On the 53: Aaron Jones, AJ Dillon, Patrick Taylor.Changes: None.Toughest cut: None.Injury concern: Kylin Hill (ACL) remains on the physically unable to perform list. That opens the door to him OJ Mayo Jersey starting the regular season on PUP, though hes looked explosive in his rehab workouts.Analysis: In the race to be the No. 3 back behind the elite combo of Jones and Dillon, Taylor entered training camp with a huge lead over undrafted rookies B.J. Baylor and Tyler Goodson. With Taylor sidelined by a groin injury, the rookies have a chance to close the gap. Goodson had a strong practice on Thursday but neither distinguished himself on Family Night. Receivers (6) On the 53: Allen Lazard, Sammy Watkins, Randall Cobb, Amari Rodgers, Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson.Changes: Samori Toure (out).Toughest cuts: Toure, a seventh-round pick, has had a quiet training camp but scored two touchdowns on Family Night. He made a great adjustment on an underthrown pa s on the first and ran past the defensive backs on the second. Juwann Winfree had a strong offseason and opened training camp running with the No. 1 offense. He seems John Henson Jersey to have been pushed aside by the coaches, though, with Lazard, Watkins, Cobb and Doubs getting the first-team focus. Injury concern: Watson (knee).Analysis: The gue s on Watson is based purely on the calendar. Theres more than one month until the regular season begins. Even if hes not 100 percent ready for Week 1 at the Vikings, keeping him on the active roster would allow him to take his training camp into the early weeks of the regular season. But who knows? While his injured teammates have been going through on-the-field workouts during practice, any work Watson has done has been kept being closed doors. Tight Ends (4) On the 53: Marcedes Lewis, Tyler Davis, Josiah Deguara, Dominque Dafney.Changes: Sal Cannella (out), Dafney (in).Toughest cut: None.Injury concern: Robert Tonyan (ACL) remains on PUP.Analysis: Tonyan was injured on Oct. 28. If hes not ready for Week 1 at the Vikings on Sept. 11, its going to be close. Given his importance (and upcoming free agency), a conservative approach makes sense from both perspectives. Lewis continues to block his butt off and Deguara has had a really good camp. If Tonyan can return to form, this would be a high-quality group with a receiver (Tonyan), blocker (Lewis) and fullback-type (Deguara). Offensive line (9) On the 53: LT Yosh Nijman, LG Jon Runyan Jr, C Josh Myers, RG Royce Newman, RT Zach Tom, G/T Sean Rhyan, T/G Cole Van Lanen, G/C Jake Hanson, Veteran Tackle TBA.Changes: Hanson (in), LT David Bakhtiari (out), T Rasheed Walker (out).Toughest cut: None.Injury concern: Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins are on PUP as they battle back from torn ACL. Bakhtiaris concern runs much deeper than the start of this season, obviously. Will he play again? If he does, will he return to his All-Pro form?Analysis: Khris Middleton Jersey The fate of the season will hinge on a pair of reconstructed anterior cruciate ligaments. Typically, an ACL is a nine- or 10-month injury. Bakhtiari has doubled that timeline and still hasnt practiced this summer. Its not his fault, obviously. Would the Packers have reached the Super Bowl in 2020 had Bakhtiari not suffered his knee injury at practice? Would the Packers have reached the Super Bowl in 2021 with Bakhtiari and Jenkins on the field? Regardle s, Vikings pa s rushers ZaDarius Smith and Danielle Hunter have to be drooling at the po sibility of facing Newman or Tom at right tackle. The gue s here is the Packers will be ultra-conversative with Bakhtiari given how many detours his comeback took last s

27 Sep

Highlights From Packers Family Night

GREEN BAY, Wis. After Day 1 of Green Bay Packers training camp, Aaron Rodgers jokingly called the defense chumps. If that unit keeps playing like it did on Family Night and most other days during camp, maybe the Packers will be champs.The story through nine days of training camp is the power of the defense. Cornelius Lucas Jersey That continued on Friday night at Lambeau Field, a performance encapsulated by a red-zone drill. Rodgers and Co. had seven chances from inside the 10-yard line. It scored one touchdown and it barely scored that one, with Rodgers pa s to tight end Marcedes Lewis almost broken up by quick-reacting linebacker Quay Walker. After that, it was almost as if the defense was offended. Safety Adrian Amos broke up a pa s to Randall Cobb, linebacker DeVondre Campbell showed incredible range to thwart Aaron Jones on a jet-sweep-style to s from Rodgers, safety Shawn Davis almost intercepted a pa s to Allen Lazard and defensive tackle Dean Lowry dropped Jones on a run from the 2.So, is the defense great? Or is the offense really struggling to find its footing without All-Pro receiver Davante Adams and injured offensive linemen David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins?Scroll to ContinueIts a double-edged sword, coach Matt LaFleur said afterward. I hope it's our defense is really stout and they're going to be very tough to deal with. I think the one area that we have to improve is just the consistency up front. Now, granted, I think we have a pretty good defensive front. Our front seven can be pretty salty, so I hope they're making our offense that much better. But, at the end of the day, it really doesn't matter who's out there. Theyve got to get the job done and we've got to see improvement over the course of the next week and into the preseason games.At the start of camp, Rodgers predicted the offense was going to get our butts kicked most days. Thats been the case. Its a juggernaut unit without a weak link in the starting lineup.I think there's some things we're doing a great job with and there's a lot of areas for improvement, LaFleur said. One thing that we've kind of challenged our defense on is the consistency with stopping the run, and then I think they've done a pretty nice job defending the pa s and, in particular, the deep balls and not giving up a ton of big plays down the field. Player of the DayDiscu sing the unimportance of the preseason earlier this week, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said, When the lights go on, there are some players who rise to the occasion, and some players who shrink.Family Night wasnt a preseason game. But the lights were on at Lambeau Field, and more than 50,000 butts were in the seats for what backup quarterback Jordan Love called a glorified practice. Defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt, the second of the teams first-round picks, had meandered through eight quiet practices at training camp. On Friday, he rose to the occasion.Wyatt was a whirling dervish in a series of matchups against third-round guard Sean Rhyan. He might have killed Love on Loves touchdown pa s to Samori Toure. (More on that later.) He exploded down the line of scrimmage to stop running back Sean Taylor Jersey B.J. Baylor. He drew a couple holding penalties.Rather than unleashing winning spin moves, Wyatt had been spinning his wheels as the teams fifth-best defensive tackle, lagging well behind Kenny Clark, Jarran Reed, Dean Lowry and T.J. Slaton. Whenever coach Matt LaFleur splits his team into two groups, with the starters and key backups squaring off on one end of the field and the bottom-of-the-depth-chart players battling on the other end, Wyatt has been with those other players while fellow Georgia products Eric Stokes and Quay Walker work with the starters.I be watching them because Im second team out there, Wyatt said recently. Watching them go out there before me and seeing how hard they work. When I go out there, Ive got to go harder because my guys are doing all they can. It just motivates me to get better too so Carson Wentz T Shirts I can be out there with them.Fridays performance isnt suddenly going to have Wyatt joining Walker in the starting lineup. But it was a huge step for a player who had been having a disappointing camp. Play of the DayJordan Loves 54-yard touchdown pa s to Samori Toure had a little something for everyone. First-round defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt used a nasty spin move to blow past rookie guard Sean Rhyan and get in the face of Love. And Love, as he did earlier in the week, held firm against the pre sure and delivered a strike for the score.Hes definitely going to get a hit on me, Love said. Its going to be one Ill have to try to find a way to get off. Yeah, hes definitely going to get a hit on me.Coach Matt LaFleur said it would have been a bang-bang play.Its whether or not you can get it off cleanly and take a hit or you get hit as youre throwing it and that balls fluttering in the air, LaFleur continued. Its really tough to tell. Weve stre sed it so much to our defense of staying away from the quarterback. A lot of times, as those guys are going through the line of scrimmage, they start to pull up or start to pull away. We never want a guy to stop right in front of the quarterback so, when he follows through, they bang their hand or whatnot.Completing pa ses under pre sure is the secret sauce to quality quarterbacking play. Its a skill that cant be perfectly simulated. While drill work can improve a quarterback in that phase, really, its something a quarterback has or he lacks.Last season, Love was a woeful 6-of-19 when pre sured, according to Pro Football Focus. and did it again on the touchdown. Its something Ive got to improve on, Love said. Going back to the Lions game last year at the end, the two-minute drive, I had a throw with a guy in my face that I mi sed and it could have been a big play. Thats something that I looked at during the offseason and thinking about how I have to get better at being able to stay in the pocket and take those hits and still be able to make those throws. Packers Depth Chart Notes- Vernon Scott, not Shawn Davis, replaced Darnell Savage at safety with the No. 1 defense.- DeAndre Carter Jersey The No. 1 offense started every series with Yosh Nijman at left tackle, Jon Runyan at left guard, Josh Myers at center, Jake Hanson and right guard and Royce Newman at right tackle. By the end of each series, Newman moved back home to right guard and rookie Zach Tom stepped in at right tackle. - The No. 2 tandem at outside linebacker was Tipa Galeai and Jonathan Garvin. LaDarius Hamilton had spent most of the summer with the second unit.- Players who are No. 1s on three or four phases of special teams include Shemar Jean-Charles, Tipa Galeai, Isaiah McDuffie, Tyler Davis, Rico Gafford and Dallin Leavitt.- If the Packers keep a sixth defensive linemen, seventh-round pick Jonathan Ford has mo

GREEN BAY, Wis. After Day 1 of Green Bay Packers training camp, Aaron Rodgers jokingly called the defense chumps. If that unit keeps playing like it did on Family Night and most other days during camp, maybe the Packers will be champs.The story through nine days of training camp is the power of the defense. Cornelius Lucas Jersey That continued on Friday night at Lambeau Field, a performance encapsulated by a red-zone drill. Rodgers and Co. had seven chances from inside the 10-yard line. It scored one touchdown and it barely scored that one, with Rodgers pa s to tight end Marcedes Lewis almost broken up by quick-reacting linebacker Quay Walker. After that, it was almost as if the defense was offended. Safety Adrian Amos broke up a pa s to Randall Cobb, linebacker DeVondre Campbell showed incredible range to thwart Aaron Jones on a jet-sweep-style to s from Rodgers, safety Shawn Davis almost intercepted a pa s to Allen Lazard and defensive tackle Dean Lowry dropped Jones on a run from the 2.So, is the defense great? Or is the offense really struggling to find its footing without All-Pro receiver Davante Adams and injured offensive linemen David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins?Scroll to ContinueIts a double-edged sword, coach Matt LaFleur said afterward. I hope it’s our defense is really stout and they’re going to be very tough to deal with. I think the one area that we have to improve is just the consistency up front. Now, granted, I think we have a pretty good defensive front. Our front seven can be pretty salty, so I hope they’re making our offense that much better. But, at the end of the day, it really doesn’t matter who’s out there. Theyve got to get the job done and we’ve got to see improvement over the course of the next week and into the preseason games.At the start of camp, Rodgers predicted the offense was going to get our butts kicked most days. Thats been the case. Its a juggernaut unit without a weak link in the starting lineup.I think there’s some things we’re doing a great job with and there’s a lot of areas for improvement, LaFleur said. One thing that we’ve kind of challenged our defense on is the consistency with stopping the run, and then I think they’ve done a pretty nice job defending the pa s and, in particular, the deep balls and not giving up a ton of big plays down the field. Player of the DayDiscu sing the unimportance of the preseason earlier this week, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said, When the lights go on, there are some players who rise to the occasion, and some players who shrink.Family Night wasnt a preseason game. But the lights were on at Lambeau Field, and more than 50,000 butts were in the seats for what backup quarterback Jordan Love called a glorified practice. Defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt, the second of the teams first-round picks, had meandered through eight quiet practices at training camp. On Friday, he rose to the occasion.Wyatt was a whirling dervish in a series of matchups against third-round guard Sean Rhyan. He might have killed Love on Loves touchdown pa s to Samori Toure. (More on that later.) He exploded down the line of scrimmage to stop running back Sean Taylor Jersey B.J. Baylor. He drew a couple holding penalties.Rather than unleashing winning spin moves, Wyatt had been spinning his wheels as the teams fifth-best defensive tackle, lagging well behind Kenny Clark, Jarran Reed, Dean Lowry and T.J. Slaton. Whenever coach Matt LaFleur splits his team into two groups, with the starters and key backups squaring off on one end of the field and the bottom-of-the-depth-chart players battling on the other end, Wyatt has been with those other players while fellow Georgia products Eric Stokes and Quay Walker work with the starters.I be watching them because Im second team out there, Wyatt said recently. Watching them go out there before me and seeing how hard they work. When I go out there, Ive got to go harder because my guys are doing all they can. It just motivates me to get better too so Carson Wentz T Shirts I can be out there with them.Fridays performance isnt suddenly going to have Wyatt joining Walker in the starting lineup. But it was a huge step for a player who had been having a disappointing camp. Play of the DayJordan Loves 54-yard touchdown pa s to Samori Toure had a little something for everyone. First-round defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt used a nasty spin move to blow past rookie guard Sean Rhyan and get in the face of Love. And Love, as he did earlier in the week, held firm against the pre sure and delivered a strike for the score.Hes definitely going to get a hit on me, Love said. Its going to be one Ill have to try to find a way to get off. Yeah, hes definitely going to get a hit on me.Coach Matt LaFleur said it would have been a bang-bang play.Its whether or not you can get it off cleanly and take a hit or you get hit as youre throwing it and that balls fluttering in the air, LaFleur continued. Its really tough to tell. Weve stre sed it so much to our defense of staying away from the quarterback. A lot of times, as those guys are going through the line of scrimmage, they start to pull up or start to pull away. We never want a guy to stop right in front of the quarterback so, when he follows through, they bang their hand or whatnot.Completing pa ses under pre sure is the secret sauce to quality quarterbacking play. Its a skill that cant be perfectly simulated. While drill work can improve a quarterback in that phase, really, its something a quarterback has or he lacks.Last season, Love was a woeful 6-of-19 when pre sured, according to Pro Football Focus. and did it again on the touchdown. Its something Ive got to improve on, Love said. Going back to the Lions game last year at the end, the two-minute drive, I had a throw with a guy in my face that I mi sed and it could have been a big play. Thats something that I looked at during the offseason and thinking about how I have to get better at being able to stay in the pocket and take those hits and still be able to make those throws. Packers Depth Chart Notes- Vernon Scott, not Shawn Davis, replaced Darnell Savage at safety with the No. 1 defense.- DeAndre Carter Jersey The No. 1 offense started every series with Yosh Nijman at left tackle, Jon Runyan at left guard, Josh Myers at center, Jake Hanson and right guard and Royce Newman at right tackle. By the end of each series, Newman moved back home to right guard and rookie Zach Tom stepped in at right tackle. – The No. 2 tandem at outside linebacker was Tipa Galeai and Jonathan Garvin. LaDarius Hamilton had spent most of the summer with the second unit.- Players who are No. 1s on three or four phases of special teams include Shemar Jean-Charles, Tipa Galeai, Isaiah McDuffie, Tyler Davis, Rico Gafford and Dallin Leavitt.- If the Packers keep a sixth defensive linemen, seventh-round pick Jonathan Ford has mo…

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GREEN BAY, Wis. The biggest week of training camp is here for the Green Bay Packers.On the heels of their preseason lo s at San Francisco on Friday night, the Packers will welcome the New Orleans Saints for joint practices on Tuesday and Wednesday before hosting them in a preseason game on Friday night.Theyre all big for evaluation purposes , but certainly going against a team that we got a lot of respect for, coach Matt LaFleur said. They put it on us pretty good last year and that's a talented roster, so it'll be a great test to see kind of where we stand.Scroll to ContinueWhile all that is going on, the Packers must trim their roster to 85 players by 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Packers held out almost all their top players for the San Francisco game. With high-intensity practices on Tuesday and Wednesday, that figures to be the Deebo Samuel T Shirts plan again this week. That means a lot of snaps on Friday night for players on the bottom of the depth chart to state their case.General manager Brian Gutekunst must cut the roster to 53 players on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Adding clarity to how the team will line up for the season-opening game at the Minnesota Vikings, the Packers activated offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins, tight end Robert Tonyan and receiver Christian Watson from the physically unable to perform list on Sunday.Following that big news, here is our updated third 53-man roster projection. For reference, . Quarterbacks (2)On the 53: Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love.Changes from Projection 2.0: None.Toughest cut: None.Injury concern: None.Analysis: This will be a big week for Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love and Danny Etling, with the three matchups against the Saints. Even if Rodgers plays a few series in the preseason finale at the Chiefs on Aug. 25, the practices on Tuesday and Wednesday will serve as his regular-season tune-up. Running Backs (3)On the 53: Aaron Jones, AJ Dillon, Tyler Goodson.Changes from Projection 2.0: Tyler Goodson (in), Patrick Taylor (out).Toughest cut: Patrick Taylor.Injury concern: The wild card might be Kylin Hill. He remains on the physically unable to perform list following last years knee injury, but his on-the-field rehab workouts have looked explosive. Being the No. 3 back, theres really no urgency to get Hill on the field so the gue s here is he stays on PUP.Analysis: The Packers put such a premium on pa s protection, so that would seem to give Patrick Taylor the edge over everybody else in the battle to be the third back. But Tyler Goodsons explosivene s continues to stand out. He might not be your choice on third-and-1 but his in a specialized role or on kickoff returns. Receivers (7)On the 53: Allen Lazard, Sammy Watkins, Randall Cobb, Amari Rodgers, Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Juwann Winfree.Changes from Projection 2.0: Juwann Winfree (in).Toughest cut: Fred Warner T Shirts Samori Toure.Injury concern: Christian Watson was activated off the physically unable to perform list on Sunday.Analysis: Sammy Watkins, the teams lone veteran addition, has had a quiet training camp but was one of the 1.2 million inactives for the preseason game at San Francisco. That would seem to signal hes got his place on the 53-man roster secured. Amari Rodgers had two explosive plays against the 49ers. In the slot, Randall Cobb is the reliable veteran but Rodgers is where theres upside. Juwann Winfree, who made an incredible catch while perhaps preventing an interception on Friday, has been a No. 1 on punt return and kickoff return. If the Packers keep seven, theyd be a man short somewhere else. Tight Ends (4)On the 53: Robert Tonyan, Marcedes Lewis, Tyler Davis, Josiah Deguara.Changes from Projection 2.0: Robert Tonyan (in), Dominique Dafney (out).Toughest cut: Dominique Dafney.Injury concern: Robert Tonyan (ACL) was activated from PUP on Sunday.Analysis: Robert Tonyan has been the obvious wild card here. Barring a setback, he will be in the Week 1 lineup. What does that mean for the rest of the depth chart? Will Tyler Davis be out of a job? Perhaps not the Packers really like his upside but he did not play well against the 49ers. Could Dominique Dafney be the odd man out because of some positional redundancy with Deguara? Or is that position too important? Alize Mack, a seventh-round pick by the Saints in 2019 who has not played in a regular-season game, blocked well against the Niners. Offensive Line (9)On the 53: LT Yosh Nijman, LG Jon Runyan Jr, C Josh Terrell Owens Jersey Myers, RG Royce Newman, RT Elgton Jenkins, C/G Jake Hanson, OL Zach Tom, G Sean Rhyan, T/G Cole Van Lanen.Changes from Projection 2.0: None.Toughest cut: None.Injury concern: David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins are coming off torn left ACLs.Analysis: When asked earlier in the week if he needed to find a veteran offensive tackle rather than rolling the dice on Royce Newman or Zach Tom, that David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins would be back early in the season. Sure enough, Jenkins was activated from the PUP list on Sunday. For the past week, it seemed Jenkins was ahead of Bakhtiari in their comebacks. So, Sunday was a big step for Jenkins. If you pencil in Jenkins at right tackle, who will start at left guard? Zach Tom got some first-team reps in place of Jon Runyan on Sunday. The No. 2 center is a guaranteed roster spot. Will that be Hanson or Tom? Defensive Line (5)On the 53: Kenny Clark, Dean Lowry, Jarran Reed, Devonte Wyatt, TJ Slaton.Changes from Projection 2.0: None.Toughest cuts: With four of the top five inactive for Fridays preseason opener, Chris Slayton and, especially, Jack Heflin took advantage of extended playing time. Plus, seventh-round rookie Jonathan Ford has shown plenty of promise, too. Injury concern: None.Analysis: Green Bays defensive line, undermanned for so long behind Kenny Clark and Dean Lowry, is incredibly strong. If your fifth man in the rotation is first-round pick Devonte Wyatt, life is good for position coach Jerry Montgomery. The question is whether the Packers will keep a sixth on the 53 or if that sixth man will be whoever they can stash on Javon Kinlaw Jersey the practice squad. Outside Linebackers (5)On the 53: Rashan Gary, Preston Smith, Jonathan Garvin, Tipa Galeai, Kingsley Enagbare.Changes from Projection 2.0: LaDarius Hamilton (out).Toughest cuts: Randy Ramsey was a key special teams player in 2020 and LaDarius Hamilton has had a productive training camp.Injury concern: Randy Ramsey mi sed last season wi

GREEN BAY, Wis. The biggest week of training camp is here for the Green Bay Packers.On the heels of their preseason lo s at San Francisco on Friday night, the Packers will welcome the New Orleans Saints for joint practices on Tuesday and Wednesday before hosting them in a preseason game on Friday night.Theyre all big for evaluation purposes , but certainly going against a team that we got a lot of respect for, coach Matt LaFleur said. They put it on us pretty good last year and that’s a talented roster, so it’ll be a great test to see kind of where we stand.Scroll to ContinueWhile all that is going on, the Packers must trim their roster to 85 players by 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Packers held out almost all their top players for the San Francisco game. With high-intensity practices on Tuesday and Wednesday, that figures to be the Deebo Samuel T Shirts plan again this week. That means a lot of snaps on Friday night for players on the bottom of the depth chart to state their case.General manager Brian Gutekunst must cut the roster to 53 players on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Adding clarity to how the team will line up for the season-opening game at the Minnesota Vikings, the Packers activated offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins, tight end Robert Tonyan and receiver Christian Watson from the physically unable to perform list on Sunday.Following that big news, here is our updated third 53-man roster projection. For reference, . Quarterbacks (2)On the 53: Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love.Changes from Projection 2.0: None.Toughest cut: None.Injury concern: None.Analysis: This will be a big week for Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love and Danny Etling, with the three matchups against the Saints. Even if Rodgers plays a few series in the preseason finale at the Chiefs on Aug. 25, the practices on Tuesday and Wednesday will serve as his regular-season tune-up. Running Backs (3)On the 53: Aaron Jones, AJ Dillon, Tyler Goodson.Changes from Projection 2.0: Tyler Goodson (in), Patrick Taylor (out).Toughest cut: Patrick Taylor.Injury concern: The wild card might be Kylin Hill. He remains on the physically unable to perform list following last years knee injury, but his on-the-field rehab workouts have looked explosive. Being the No. 3 back, theres really no urgency to get Hill on the field so the gue s here is he stays on PUP.Analysis: The Packers put such a premium on pa s protection, so that would seem to give Patrick Taylor the edge over everybody else in the battle to be the third back. But Tyler Goodsons explosivene s continues to stand out. He might not be your choice on third-and-1 but his in a specialized role or on kickoff returns. Receivers (7)On the 53: Allen Lazard, Sammy Watkins, Randall Cobb, Amari Rodgers, Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Juwann Winfree.Changes from Projection 2.0: Juwann Winfree (in).Toughest cut: Fred Warner T Shirts Samori Toure.Injury concern: Christian Watson was activated off the physically unable to perform list on Sunday.Analysis: Sammy Watkins, the teams lone veteran addition, has had a quiet training camp but was one of the 1.2 million inactives for the preseason game at San Francisco. That would seem to signal hes got his place on the 53-man roster secured. Amari Rodgers had two explosive plays against the 49ers. In the slot, Randall Cobb is the reliable veteran but Rodgers is where theres upside. Juwann Winfree, who made an incredible catch while perhaps preventing an interception on Friday, has been a No. 1 on punt return and kickoff return. If the Packers keep seven, theyd be a man short somewhere else. Tight Ends (4)On the 53: Robert Tonyan, Marcedes Lewis, Tyler Davis, Josiah Deguara.Changes from Projection 2.0: Robert Tonyan (in), Dominique Dafney (out).Toughest cut: Dominique Dafney.Injury concern: Robert Tonyan (ACL) was activated from PUP on Sunday.Analysis: Robert Tonyan has been the obvious wild card here. Barring a setback, he will be in the Week 1 lineup. What does that mean for the rest of the depth chart? Will Tyler Davis be out of a job? Perhaps not the Packers really like his upside but he did not play well against the 49ers. Could Dominique Dafney be the odd man out because of some positional redundancy with Deguara? Or is that position too important? Alize Mack, a seventh-round pick by the Saints in 2019 who has not played in a regular-season game, blocked well against the Niners. Offensive Line (9)On the 53: LT Yosh Nijman, LG Jon Runyan Jr, C Josh Terrell Owens Jersey Myers, RG Royce Newman, RT Elgton Jenkins, C/G Jake Hanson, OL Zach Tom, G Sean Rhyan, T/G Cole Van Lanen.Changes from Projection 2.0: None.Toughest cut: None.Injury concern: David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins are coming off torn left ACLs.Analysis: When asked earlier in the week if he needed to find a veteran offensive tackle rather than rolling the dice on Royce Newman or Zach Tom, that David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins would be back early in the season. Sure enough, Jenkins was activated from the PUP list on Sunday. For the past week, it seemed Jenkins was ahead of Bakhtiari in their comebacks. So, Sunday was a big step for Jenkins. If you pencil in Jenkins at right tackle, who will start at left guard? Zach Tom got some first-team reps in place of Jon Runyan on Sunday. The No. 2 center is a guaranteed roster spot. Will that be Hanson or Tom? Defensive Line (5)On the 53: Kenny Clark, Dean Lowry, Jarran Reed, Devonte Wyatt, TJ Slaton.Changes from Projection 2.0: None.Toughest cuts: With four of the top five inactive for Fridays preseason opener, Chris Slayton and, especially, Jack Heflin took advantage of extended playing time. Plus, seventh-round rookie Jonathan Ford has shown plenty of promise, too. Injury concern: None.Analysis: Green Bays defensive line, undermanned for so long behind Kenny Clark and Dean Lowry, is incredibly strong. If your fifth man in the rotation is first-round pick Devonte Wyatt, life is good for position coach Jerry Montgomery. The question is whether the Packers will keep a sixth on the 53 or if that sixth man will be whoever they can stash on Javon Kinlaw Jersey the practice squad. Outside Linebackers (5)On the 53: Rashan Gary, Preston Smith, Jonathan Garvin, Tipa Galeai, Kingsley Enagbare.Changes from Projection 2.0: LaDarius Hamilton (out).Toughest cuts: Randy Ramsey was a key special teams player in 2020 and LaDarius Hamilton has had a productive training camp.Injury concern: Randy Ramsey mi sed last season wi…

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