Cheese curds, 7/30: Packers QB Aaron Rodgers dishes details on diet plan

It wouldn’t have taken a rocket scientist to guess that the biggest Packers’ training camp storylines would be (in some order) Aaron Rodgers and his contract, Jimmy Graham joining the offense, and Mike Pettine’s work on defense.

But just because those things are obvious doesn’t mean they’re not important.

True to those very obvious predictions, the Packers and Aaron Rodgers have been working (albeit apparently ineffectively) on a contract while Rodgers sets himself up for the stretch run of his career with a little dietary restructuring. While all that is shaking out, Rodgers is building chemistry with his newest high-powered target and Mike Pettine is remaking the Packers’ defense.

But while those larger storylines may be predictable, their individual pieces are still interesting. How will a new contract affect the Packers’ ability to build around Aaron Rodgers into his late 30s? Will training camp chemistry lead to big things in the regular season for Rodgers and Graham? Which ascending players will help Mike Pettine put his stamp on the defense?

All of the smaller pieces of these bigger stories are what make the grind of training camp a fascinating process, and seeing who has already emerged just makes every storyline that much more intriguing.

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