Tuesday Training Camp Roundup
The Green Bay Packers had two practices on Tuesday and no practices scheduled for Wednesday. Some players are getting banged up (such as RB Brandon Jackson and C Duke Preston), but no major injuries. The Tuesday live blogs from the Journal-Sentinel are here and here, and from the Press-Gazette are here and here. Here's my general recap of what has been going on in training camp so far:
- The defense is way ahead of the offense. That might surprise, since the team has an new defensive coaching staff and scheme this season, but it's typical that the defense is ahead of the offense early in the season.
- The defensive line is killing the offensive line. DE Cullen Jenkins has been great, but I've read tweets about good plays from backups DE Justin Harrell, DE Jarius Wynn, and DE Dean Muhtadi. It doesn't seem like the projected offensive line starters are the problem, instead it's the backups like C Duke Preston, OT Dane Randolph, OT Jamon Meredith, OL Tony Moll, and RT Allen Barbre who are struggling.
- All the quarterbacks are struggling, but many receivers are dropping balls and the offensive line isn't providing a lot of help.
- Nearly all the linebackers are making plays. Surprisingly, backup LB Desmond Bishop might be playing the best.
- The secondary might be struggling. It's hard to tell from live blogs, but I keep reading CB Al Harris name (not in a good way). There have been a few tweets about wide open receivers and blown coverage.
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Tweet based journalism.
I’m not sure how I feel about that…
But anyways…
I think that I’m happy with the news from camp so far. If the defense is looking great and the front 7 are being playmakers, than that takes care of my biggest worries. If a big time playmaker like Harris is having possible troubles, that’s good news (sort of). I’d rather read about that than about how ‘the front 7 is looking sluggish, but Harris and Woodson still dominate.’ Harris and Woodson will make this adjustment because they are tough, smart corners who know how to play the game. If our Quarterbacks are all having a hard time, that seems like hopeful news also because we need a stroung pass rush so badly. Kampman can’t do it all, like last year.
The Jackson injury (our Jackson, not the purple Jackson), is interesting. I hope that it’s nothing that might nag him for any extended time. But I am interested to see what our other backup RBs have to offer. I’ve been curious about how Sutton is doing, and people are talking about Wynn.
I’m so damn excited for this season…
by StephanL on Aug 5, 2009 10:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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second your excitement for the season and the defense! But is the front 7 that good or our Oline that crappy? I hope its the first one rather than the latter
by bizzle4 on Aug 5, 2009 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Take these reports for what they are worth.
But is the front 7 that good or our Oline that crappy?
That is exactly the problem with reports of this type from training camp.
They don’t really mean all that much (except when an individual player is repeatedly standing out, one way or the other) and should always be taken with a grain of salt.
The glass is more than half-full.
by NorthStarr on Aug 7, 2009 1:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
regarding tweet based journalism.
I’ve been high on Desmond Bishop ever since he signed with GB. It’s nice to see him getting some publicity here. I think he could be a capable starter in the NFL, unfortunately I doubt it will be in Brown County. If you ask me, he shoulda started for Hawk last year.
by Wade V on Aug 5, 2009 4:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I somewhat agree
Bishop is a heck of a player! He has a ton of ability but he lacks experience. When he got in last year he seemed lost a bit at times. hopefully some more reps during training camp and during the preseason can fix the problem
by bizzle4 on Aug 7, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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