Cheese Curds Green Bay Packers Womens Hoodie , 8/13: Undrafted Packers players are impressing early in camp For a long, long time, the Green Bay Packers have been a franchise that has received significant contributions from undrafted players. Ted Thompson preached the value of undrafted players, finding many starters (including several on the 2010 Super Bowl-winning defense) after the draft. This year, Brian Gutekunst tried his hand at that phase of player acquisition, and it appears that there are at least a handful of players who will compete for roster spots.Linebacker Greer Martini has had a few nice plays in practice and made a couple of tackles in the preseason opener. Wideout Jake Kumerow — not a rookie but an undrafted player and a recent acquisition — is pushing the rookie draft picks for a roster spot. And quarterback Tim Boyle had a good performance with a few nice deep throws on Thursday as well. And let’s not forget that Justin McCray is in line to start at right guard.However, the biggest undrafted star so far in camp has to be outside linebacker Reggie Gilbert. His nearly two year wait for a spot on the 53-man roster came to an end late last season, and he has picked up this summer where he left off last December. Gilbert is all but assured of a roster spot at this point, and he could be in line for significant playing time come September.Reggie Gilbert keeps finding his way to the quarterback | Packers.comGilbert is clearly OLB3 on this roster right now, both based on his snap count on Thursday and his level of play -- and it's not particularly close.Tim Boyle shaping up as another difficult decision | Packersnews.comI'll say this: Tim Boyle had some very Womens Customized Green Bay Packers Jerseys , very nice throws on Thursday. I'll also say that he has a long way to go before proving that he's worthy of a roster spot and that thinkpieces on that topic are about two weeks premature.Packers odds-on favorite to land Raiders OLB Khalil Mack | Packers WireThe Packers have the lowest odds (3:1) of any NFL team for employing Mack’s services this fall. His current contract is the first-round fifth-year option, but he has said he won’t report to camp until he gets a new deal -- perhaps that will be in Green Bay?Rookie Jaire Alexander sees game through eyes of a veteran | ESPNAlexander spent essentially the entire preseason opener beside veteran Davon House, taking mental reps on the sideline while sitting out with a groin injury.Huge fight erupts at joint Jets-Washington practice - SBNation.comI've struggled to understand the purpose of having scrimmages and/or practices with other teams, and this sort of situation is a prime example of why it doesn't make sense to me.Jaguars suspend Jalen Ramsey, Dante Fowler for week - NFL.comThe team has barred each player for this week's practices and preseason game for "violating team rules and conduct unbecoming of a Jaguars football player." There was a fight in Jags practice this weekend, but this may also involve Ramsey's chewing out of local media on Twitter for their reporting of the donnybrook.Mountain lion breaks into Colorado home, lounges on couch, eats cat | WIVB.comGood luck to Packers fans in the Boulder area -- there's a mountain lion in the area that apparently likes to crash on couches and eat family pets. After a six-sack performance, the Green Bay Packers suddenly find themselves in a strange position. The team has 31 sacks, which is tied for the most in the NFL www.packerscheapstore.com , and they lead the league in sack rate at just over 10 percent. That’s astounding for a team without a dominant edge rusher, and you can chalk these numbers up to a few specific reasons.First, the interior rush has been really good, particularly with Kenny Clark leading the way. Second, Mike Pettine is picking and choosing when he calls blitzes, taking that number down a notch from his predecessor, Dom Capers. But when he does blitz, it’s effective, as the Packers have sacks from practically everywhere on defense.Of course, the team has racked up big sack numbers against bad teams Green Bay Packers T-Shirt , young quarterbacks, and banged-up offensive lines. The true tests will be whether they can replicate those performances against healthy, veteran, mobile quarterbacks. But for now, there’s reason to feel optimistic that the sacks will keep coming.Creativity, depth powering Packers’ pass rush | Packers.comThe Packers have a whopping 15 different players with at least one sack this year, and you can thank Mike Pettine and his creative blitz packages for much of the success in that area.Kenny Clark's 'sledgehammer' helps Packers to surprising sack lead - ESPNClark has 9.5 sacks in his last 14 games, which puts him in rare territory -- especially for an interior lineman. The team also awards a literal sledgehammer as an honor to the team's most "dominant" player on the defensive front, and Clark has kept that trophy for most of this season.Packers GM Brian Gutekunst forcing his hand in personnel and it’s paying off | Packers WireHe's actually forcing Mike McCarthy's hand, making him adjust to vacancies by either getting creative (in the secondary) or simply giving the damn ball to the team's best running back.Jimmy Graham takes pride in run-blocking | Packersnews.comGraham was virtually a non-factor in the passing game on Sunday Green Bay Packers Hats , but he was talking up his performance in the run game this week, particularly helping Aaron Jones out on some big runs.Rashaad Penny prompts Seahawks to ride RB committee - NFL.comWith Penny's big game on Sunday, the Seahawks suddenly have three productive running backs, along with Chris Carson and Mike Davis. The Packers can expect to see some of each of them on Thursday, provided that Carson is healthy enough to play.Mystery pig lands in back of squad car after mad dash through streets | South Florida Sun SentinelThe pig, who escaped from his as-yet unidentified home, spent over an hour in the back of a police car after finally being captured. The police have re-homed him to a nearby cattle farm until his owner can be found. « he did come up with a catch in Sunday . JerseyAngels manager Mike Scioscia » Weitere Artikel der Kategorie Allgemein |
Weitere Informationen zu "Brian Gutekunst tried his hand at that . Jersey"
Immer auf dem Laufenden bleiben!
Neueste Artikel der Kategorie Allgemein
Beliebteste Beiträge des Autors
|
Kommentar zu "Brian Gutekunst tried his hand at that . Jersey" verfassen
Besucher
0 Mitglieder und 59 Gäste sind Online |
Forum Statistiken
Das Forum hat 1944
Themen
und
7092
Beiträge.
|