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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 161024" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><strong>TC REPORT DAY 17: EDITED REPORTS</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.packersnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070814/PKR01/708140492/1989" target="_blank">http://www.packersnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070814/PKR01/708140492/1989</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Notebook: No help coming for depleted backfield </strong></p><p></p><p>Coach Mike McCarthy said late last week the Packers wouldn't consider adding a running back until a day after Saturday's preseason opener. Sunday came and went, and the Packers took the field Monday afternoon with the same inexperienced group of five running backs and fullbacks that played at Pittsburgh — even though it's becoming increasingly clear would-be starter Vernand Morency will miss at least two more preseason games. "We're going to stay the course," McCarthy said. "We are young, but these guys will benefit from the extra reps." <strong>Morency and P.J. Pope still are "a couple weeks away," according to McCarthy</strong>, meaning neither is expected to play in the Packers' exhibition games Saturday against Seattle and Aug. 23 against Jacksonville. The preseason finale is Aug. 30 at Tennessee. <strong>Also sidelined are starting fullback Brandon Miree (shoulder stinger), who dressed but sat out team drills Monday, and seventh-round draft pick DeShawn Wynn (strained quadriceps). McCarthy reiterated Wynn "needs to get back out here" soon if he hopes to make the roster.</strong> </p><p></p><p><strong>On top picks</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>General Manager Ted Thompson expressed general satisfaction with the debuts of his top two draft picks Saturday....</strong>. </p><p></p><p><strong>Bush pleased with starting debut</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>The injury-induced absences of Charles Woodson and Al Harris gave second-year cornerbacks Jarrett Bush and Will Blackmon their first starting experiences Saturday night</strong>. <strong>Bush played cornerback opposite third-year pro Patrick Dendy and shifted to the slot (nickel) spot most of the time when Blackmon entered as a third cornerback</strong>...."I'd never played corner like that from the get-go (in the NFL), so I think some of that anxiety might be gone, because I know what to expect." Bush said his primary regret was failing to break up two passes while playing in the slot. He finished with four tackles. Woodson (hamstring) and Harris (back) practiced with the starters Monday, with Dendy as the No. 3 cornerback. </p><p></p><p><strong>Odds and ends</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>After reviewing film, McCarthy said six mental errors and seven "other negatives" in the first 13 plays contributed to the first-team offense's impotent performance at Pittsburgh. QB Brett Favre was 2-for-7 for 7 yards and was part of a fumbled center-quarterback exchange as the offense went three-and-out four times. … Reserve T Tony Moll (shoulder stinger) returned to practice, as did S Marviel Underwood (hamstring) and QB Ingle Martin (head), who were injured in Saturday's game</strong>. … WR Donald Driver limped off the field after Woodson went over him to intercept a Favre pass on the first team drill Monday. Driver was on the field with the starting offense minutes later and only appeared to sit out one-on-one passing drills. … Players suffered a severe case of the drops during a seven-on-seven drill. In a stretch of six plays, Carlton Brewster, Jackson, Carlyle Holiday and Driver each failed to handle a pass. TE Zac Alcorn also dropped one during the drill. … DT Cullen Jenkins practiced in shorts but said he had his football pants underneath. </p><p>______________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.packersnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070814/PKR01/708140495/1989" target="_blank">http://www.packersnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070814/PKR01/708140495/1989</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Insider: Woodson puts on show during practice</strong> </p><p></p><p><strong>Thumbs up</strong></p><p></p><p>Just when it looked like Charles Woodson was going to coast through another practice on Monday, the cornerback put on a show. The easy-going veteran doesn't always look like he's going at full speed in training camp, but he was all over the field for the entire 2½-hour, full-pads practice. The starting left cornerback, who didn't play in Saturday's preseason opener at Pittsburgh because of a sore hamstring, had an interception, two pass breakups in coverage and one tipped ball near the line of scrimmage during team periods. He picked off a Brett Favre pass during the first team (11-on-11) period when he jumped over receiver Donald Driver to take the ball away from him. He nearly had another pick on a Favre pass intended for Greg Jennings and later broke up a Favre pass to Donald Lee in the 2-minute drill. His batted down a pass by Aaron Rodgers when he came flying in a corner blitz. </p><p></p><p><strong>Thumbs down</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>If the coaches want to truly level the playing field in the kicking battle between incumbent Dave Rayner and rookie Mason Crosby, they're going to have to make some changes to their practice routine.</strong> ssential to a fair fight is the need for both kickers to work with the same holder and snapper....The difference in the holders is noticeable. Ryan, who held all of last season, gets the ball placed quicker and at a more consistent angle than Rodgers, who takes longer to get the ball down because he catches it farther away from his placement point. Rayner made all three of his kicks on Monday with Ryan as his holder, but went 6-for-7 with Rodgers. He missed wide right from 53 yards. Crosby had Ryan holding for him throughout practice and went 10-for-11. His lone miss was wide left from 44 yards early in practice. </p><p></p><p><strong>Did you notice?</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>The No. 1 offense couldn't finish off a 2-minute drill against the starting defense near the end of practice.</strong> Trailing 14-10 with 1:48 left and two timeouts remaining, Favre moved the offense from its own 30-yard line to near midfield but on second-and-10 from the 49-yard line threw an interception. Safety Atari Bigby picked off the pass that was intended for Jennings with 41 seconds left. In the same drill, the No. 2 offense fared better. Trailing 9-7 with 1:58 remaining and two timeouts, Rodgers moved the offense from its own 30 into field-goal range, where Crosby and Rayner both made 44-yard game-winners as time expired. The final two plays of practice were fourth-and-goal plays from the 5-yard line. <strong>On the first, cornerback Patrick Dendy had blanket coverage on James Jones, and Favre threw incomplete. On the second, cornerback Jarrett Bush picked off a Rodgers pass intended for Carlyle Holiday.</strong> </p><p>______________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.packersnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070814/PKR01/708140491/1989" target="_blank">http://www.packersnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070814/PKR01/708140491/1989</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Bigby on Manuel's starting heels</strong> </p><p></p><p>It was only three plays in a training camp practice, but the implication was undeniable: Strong safety Marquand Manuel's starting job is in peril, and second-year pro Atari Bigby poses the most imminent threat. Coaches rotated several safety pairings with members of the starting defense the first 16 days of camp. But no one except Manuel lined up opposite Nick Collins until Monday afternoon, when Bigby made a surprise appearance during a team period. Though Manuel replaced Bigby for the starters' last snap, coach Mike McCarthy said nothing after practice to dispel the notion it's an open competition....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 161024, member: 781"] [b]TC REPORT DAY 17: EDITED REPORTS[/b] [url]http://www.packersnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070814/PKR01/708140492/1989[/url] [b]Notebook: No help coming for depleted backfield [/b] Coach Mike McCarthy said late last week the Packers wouldn't consider adding a running back until a day after Saturday's preseason opener. Sunday came and went, and the Packers took the field Monday afternoon with the same inexperienced group of five running backs and fullbacks that played at Pittsburgh — even though it's becoming increasingly clear would-be starter Vernand Morency will miss at least two more preseason games. "We're going to stay the course," McCarthy said. "We are young, but these guys will benefit from the extra reps." [b]Morency and P.J. Pope still are "a couple weeks away," according to McCarthy[/b], meaning neither is expected to play in the Packers' exhibition games Saturday against Seattle and Aug. 23 against Jacksonville. The preseason finale is Aug. 30 at Tennessee. [b]Also sidelined are starting fullback Brandon Miree (shoulder stinger), who dressed but sat out team drills Monday, and seventh-round draft pick DeShawn Wynn (strained quadriceps). McCarthy reiterated Wynn "needs to get back out here" soon if he hopes to make the roster.[/b] [b]On top picks[/b] [b]General Manager Ted Thompson expressed general satisfaction with the debuts of his top two draft picks Saturday....[/b]. [b]Bush pleased with starting debut[/b] [b]The injury-induced absences of Charles Woodson and Al Harris gave second-year cornerbacks Jarrett Bush and Will Blackmon their first starting experiences Saturday night[/b]. [b]Bush played cornerback opposite third-year pro Patrick Dendy and shifted to the slot (nickel) spot most of the time when Blackmon entered as a third cornerback[/b]...."I'd never played corner like that from the get-go (in the NFL), so I think some of that anxiety might be gone, because I know what to expect." Bush said his primary regret was failing to break up two passes while playing in the slot. He finished with four tackles. Woodson (hamstring) and Harris (back) practiced with the starters Monday, with Dendy as the No. 3 cornerback. [b]Odds and ends[/b] [b]After reviewing film, McCarthy said six mental errors and seven "other negatives" in the first 13 plays contributed to the first-team offense's impotent performance at Pittsburgh. QB Brett Favre was 2-for-7 for 7 yards and was part of a fumbled center-quarterback exchange as the offense went three-and-out four times. … Reserve T Tony Moll (shoulder stinger) returned to practice, as did S Marviel Underwood (hamstring) and QB Ingle Martin (head), who were injured in Saturday's game[/b]. … WR Donald Driver limped off the field after Woodson went over him to intercept a Favre pass on the first team drill Monday. Driver was on the field with the starting offense minutes later and only appeared to sit out one-on-one passing drills. … Players suffered a severe case of the drops during a seven-on-seven drill. In a stretch of six plays, Carlton Brewster, Jackson, Carlyle Holiday and Driver each failed to handle a pass. TE Zac Alcorn also dropped one during the drill. … DT Cullen Jenkins practiced in shorts but said he had his football pants underneath. ______________________________________________________________ [url]http://www.packersnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070814/PKR01/708140495/1989[/url] [b]Insider: Woodson puts on show during practice[/b] [b]Thumbs up[/b] Just when it looked like Charles Woodson was going to coast through another practice on Monday, the cornerback put on a show. The easy-going veteran doesn't always look like he's going at full speed in training camp, but he was all over the field for the entire 2½-hour, full-pads practice. The starting left cornerback, who didn't play in Saturday's preseason opener at Pittsburgh because of a sore hamstring, had an interception, two pass breakups in coverage and one tipped ball near the line of scrimmage during team periods. He picked off a Brett Favre pass during the first team (11-on-11) period when he jumped over receiver Donald Driver to take the ball away from him. He nearly had another pick on a Favre pass intended for Greg Jennings and later broke up a Favre pass to Donald Lee in the 2-minute drill. His batted down a pass by Aaron Rodgers when he came flying in a corner blitz. [b]Thumbs down[/b] [b]If the coaches want to truly level the playing field in the kicking battle between incumbent Dave Rayner and rookie Mason Crosby, they're going to have to make some changes to their practice routine.[/b] ssential to a fair fight is the need for both kickers to work with the same holder and snapper....The difference in the holders is noticeable. Ryan, who held all of last season, gets the ball placed quicker and at a more consistent angle than Rodgers, who takes longer to get the ball down because he catches it farther away from his placement point. Rayner made all three of his kicks on Monday with Ryan as his holder, but went 6-for-7 with Rodgers. He missed wide right from 53 yards. Crosby had Ryan holding for him throughout practice and went 10-for-11. His lone miss was wide left from 44 yards early in practice. [b]Did you notice?[/b] [b]The No. 1 offense couldn't finish off a 2-minute drill against the starting defense near the end of practice.[/b] Trailing 14-10 with 1:48 left and two timeouts remaining, Favre moved the offense from its own 30-yard line to near midfield but on second-and-10 from the 49-yard line threw an interception. Safety Atari Bigby picked off the pass that was intended for Jennings with 41 seconds left. In the same drill, the No. 2 offense fared better. Trailing 9-7 with 1:58 remaining and two timeouts, Rodgers moved the offense from its own 30 into field-goal range, where Crosby and Rayner both made 44-yard game-winners as time expired. The final two plays of practice were fourth-and-goal plays from the 5-yard line. [b]On the first, cornerback Patrick Dendy had blanket coverage on James Jones, and Favre threw incomplete. On the second, cornerback Jarrett Bush picked off a Rodgers pass intended for Carlyle Holiday.[/b] ______________________________________________________________ [url]http://www.packersnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070814/PKR01/708140491/1989[/url] [b]Bigby on Manuel's starting heels[/b] It was only three plays in a training camp practice, but the implication was undeniable: Strong safety Marquand Manuel's starting job is in peril, and second-year pro Atari Bigby poses the most imminent threat. Coaches rotated several safety pairings with members of the starting defense the first 16 days of camp. But no one except Manuel lined up opposite Nick Collins until Monday afternoon, when Bigby made a surprise appearance during a team period. Though Manuel replaced Bigby for the starters' last snap, coach Mike McCarthy said nothing after practice to dispel the notion it's an open competition.... [/QUOTE]
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