Archive for August, 2007
Podcast #3 On Its Way
Corey and I will have a new Packer Transplants Podcast for you all before the Jacksonville game on Thursday night. Just stay by your computers hitting ‘refresh’…. Tweet
In Praise of C. J. Blomvall
Lombardi would be proud. A true throwback who will most likely not make the team, but should if only because of the following: First-year offensive lineman C.J. Blomvall, stepped outside the Huston Center to vomit and jumped back onto the field for the next play. Tweet
Ferguson? He\’s dead to me…
Of COURSE he signs with the Vikings. It all makes too much sense. He knows the West Coast Offense, and the Vikings are desperate for wide receiver help. Ferguson will be a nice addition, right up until the Vikings figure out that he has no heart. Oh, and he gets hurt all the time. Should [...]
Woodson and Harris Get Their Wish
It’s one sentence buried in an article in today’s Journal-Sentinel, about Atari Bigby taking over the starting strong safety job from Marquad Manuel, but it is telling. A source close to the situation said cornerbacks Al Harris and Charles Woodson had been lobbying the coaches for Bigby to replace Manuel, a player whom they apparently [...]
Marviel Moves On
In a suprise move (at least to me) the Packers are cutting Marviel Underwood tomorrow. The kid who was turning heads in camp a year ago, and who many thought would have suplanted Marquad Manuel if he hadn’t blown out his knee in the first preseason game last year, will now be out of work. [...]
Danger Lurks In the (Lack Of) Depth
While the defense did indeed look dominant, albeit against a less-than full strength Seattle offense, one major concern leaps out. Both the defensive end and linebacker positions are great at the top spots of the depth chart. But after backup defensive end Michael Montgomery’s injury and after watching Nick Barnett’s backup Desmond Bishop and what [...]
Safety Concerns
The Packer defense could be an elite unit this year. The one area that could potentially hold it back is the play of its starting safeties. This was on display for all to see on Saturday night, when Seattle quarterback Seneca Wallace broke the pocket and rolled to his right to avoid pressure. Spotting a [...]
Top 5 Seattle Game Thoughts
Some thoughts after a second viewing of the Seattle preseason game: 1. Will Blackmon locked down the return job. 2. Brandon Jackson looked improved in blitz-pickup (of course, that only means he’s moved from ‘horrible’ up to ‘not horrible’ – he was still lunging at guys and not getting low with his pads – but [...]
Return Game Roulette
It’s been a train wreck since Allen Rossum left town but Will Blackmon looks like a keeper as the teams punt returner. McCarthy and Thompson said today that they don’t plan on keeping any ‘specialists’ on the roster (um, Rob Davis anyone? I know, I know, I’m just saying…) This is, in my humble estimation, [...]
Ferguson Done
He never seized even one of his many opportunities, and now Robert Ferguson is done. Robert Ferguson was a decent receiver, nothing special, maddeningly inconsistent, who was a special teams demon for one full season. He could never stay healthy and he could never keep the starting job. And Mike Sherman took him over Chris [...]
Bigby Goes Up
Despite a less-than-stellar showing in the pre-season opener, Atari Bigby has started to work his way into the starting lineup, and will battle Marquand Manuel for the starting strong safety job. I think replacing Manuel is a must. Is Bigby the answer? He scares me in coverage, which is Manuel’s weakness as well, so I [...]
Podcast On Hold For One Week
For the two people who care: Corey’s in North Carolina this week. He and I will return with Episode Three of ‘Packer Transplants’ next week after the Seattle game. Cheers. Tweet
Favre: The New Dilfer?
This just makes me sick. The idea that the Green Bay Packers organization is asking Brett freekin’ Favre to play the game not-to-lose, to manage the game, is atrocious. Favre addressed the media yesterday and seemed crestfallen by all reports, and who can blame him if the above is true. He doesn’t need a superstar [...]
Further Thoughts
1. Everyone needs to calm down about the first team offense. Two of their four offensive series ended on very dubious non-calls when Packer receivers had someone draped all over them (indeed, the replay on the 3rd down ‘stop’ of Donald Driver makes it blindingly obvious that pass interference should have been called) If the [...]
Defense In Good Shape. Next Up, Offense?
As bad as things looked on offense, they looked the exact opposite on defense, in particular on the defensive line. While Justin Harrell looked over matched a few times, he more than held his own in his professional debut. But the star of the night was Cullen Jenkins. Ted Thompson gets a lot of grief, [...]
Rush To Judgement?
I’m as guilty as anyone of tearing apart Ted Thompson’s decisions in regards to assembling players on the offensive side of the ball. And I realize everyone loves having something to criticize. But today’s Mike Vandermuase column in the Green Bay Press Gazette in response to last night’s horrific showing by the starting offense is [...]
One To Watch
I’m not a college football fan, far from it. But I’ll admit that last seasons Fiesta Bowl between Oklahoma and Boise State was one of the most thrilling football games I’ve ever seen. And now one of the quarterbacks that played in that game is making some noise in Packer camp. Paul Thompson seems to [...]
Packer Transplants episode 2 now online
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16th Overall vs. 183rd Overall
First, he sat out 11-on-11 drills during the OTAs. Fine. Then, he claimed he had developed some bad habits due to not playing for so long, but that it should take no time at all to get back into playing shape. Fine. But now here we are, over a week into camp, and first round [...]
A Correction, Of Sorts
After going back and watching Saturday night’s scrimmage again, I need to amend my earlier post about Shaun Bodiford. Bodiford did indeed make a couple of plays from scrimmage on Saturday night, albeit with the 4th string offense, but nonetheless, he looked to be more than serviceable and, more importantly, very, very fast. As talented [...]
Running Backs Running Out
With PJ Pope possibly missing extended time, it would seem inevitable that the Packers would have to bring in a running back, if only to lighten the load on the backs currently upright in camp, right? Apparently not. And, to make things more intriguing, we have this little blurb from today’s Journal Sentinel, which is, [...]
Packer Transplants podcast on itunes
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