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NFL training camps are always full of competition for roster spots and backup positions. It's the nature of the business.
But in 2009, for the first time in the Mike McCarthy era in Green Bay, there are more than just a couple of starting jobs and other legitimate contributing roles up for grabs. In a two-part series, Packers.com will take a look at several competitions to keep an eye on as training camp unfolds.
Today's part one looks at a handful of offensive spots that could be a long ways from settled.
Fullback
Veterans Korey Hall and John Kuhn combined to give the Packers a valuable option around the goal line last season, as the pair combined for four touchdowns.
But fifth-round draft pick Quinn Johnson of LSU now enters the mix with a reputation as a smashmouth lead blocker, perhaps capable of helping to improve Ryan Grant's 3.9-yard rushing average last year, more than a full yard below his 2007 average of 5.1 and a half-y..
Source: Packers.com
