5 Packers Players Who Need To Step It Up

Aaron gives you his Top 5* guys who need to step it up heading into Week 2 of the preseason.

 

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mbpacker's picture

August 19, 2021 at 10:45 am

Nags- Your background music was light and airy! GPG!

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splitpea1's picture

August 19, 2021 at 11:17 am

Burks: Needs to keep it up and show that he's more than a one-game wonder; it's a bonus if he can contribute on ST and defense during the course of the season.

Scott: I'm disappointed they let Winslow go so quickly; I think he should have been given a fair shot at winning the job.

Yiadom: I'm not expecting much since he just arrived, but let's see what we got here.

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Packers0808's picture

August 19, 2021 at 11:33 am

Yup thought Winslow got a bit of a screw job. Is it his fault he out kicks the ST because they can't cover a bed!

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4thand10's picture

August 19, 2021 at 05:21 pm

I have not ever been sold on Burks. He’s a core special teamer. I wouldn’t even be remotely excited to see him as a regular inside LB. The splash plays were just that…a lot of fluff with no substance. Texans ran the ball at will.

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Thegreatreynoldo's picture

August 19, 2021 at 10:17 pm

Winslow had a problem with hang time. He had a terrible time with it in the practice I attended, and again in the Houston game.

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Fubared's picture

August 19, 2021 at 11:55 am

Ya Dum is probably a dump guy: Get rid of the bigger salary of a player who cant cut it, take a guy will less money that probably wont make the team and if not, your ahead of the game.
I mean Ya Dum has done nothing, he is half the player Jackson was so it has to be a money swap.

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marpag1's picture

August 19, 2021 at 12:34 pm

He's going to make the team of course, but we need to see something much better from Amari Rodgers. I know he's a rookie in his first game action, but he looked borderline overwhelmed. Not what I was hoping for....

And this has to be Benkert's game to show that he deserves a spot. Otherwise, we send him to the PS.

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porupack's picture

August 19, 2021 at 12:43 pm

Perhaps all of them need to step it up, starting with a practice more than an hour and half each day. I do that just shooting hoops in front of my garage. I'd start my list with coaches, Barry, and that unspecial teams coach.

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Spock's picture

August 19, 2021 at 04:00 pm

Disappointed that Nags included a traded player in his "five Packer players who need to step it up". Uh, Josh is gone, couldn't he have picked another player who's actually around?

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Rhiller's picture

August 19, 2021 at 04:04 pm

Kevin King needs to step it up by stepping on the field. Even though he has struggled mightily at times the Packers need him and he needs to stay healthy.

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scourge's picture

August 19, 2021 at 05:09 pm

No question. If we get 10 healthy games from King this year, I think our Defense will be much better. And if he's actually HEALTHY in the post-season, all the better. When healthy, he's a guy who can be a ball-hawk and can play pretty good coverage. And of course is just a freak athlete with length.

Obviously you added several players at the position because you know you can't trust his health, but when(if) he is out there, it's usually a good thing for the Packers(unless you have a DC who plays Cover1 with a single high Safety which effectively turns it into Cover 0 because the ONE place you want them to throw the ball is over the middle).

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Esquetoi's picture

August 19, 2021 at 07:26 pm

AaronN, you forgot Hunter Bradley. Based on YOUR descriptions, his performance doesn't warrant a roster spot. Would you please find out if his great uncle is NOT Allen?

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