You're not seeing ANY positives in Love launching 70+ yd bomb which dropped perfectly in Hardman's hands as he was 2 yds deeper than the coverage?
While I understand your point on not shooting too high. That’s really shooting too low. If it wasn’t helpful or important they’d just stay in a film room. I’d argue that even a QB working with a WR, TE or RB without any Defense is helpful. There’s still Route Concepts, Timing issues and confidence you build with your players to perform in live scenarios. While they don’t tackle the D still tries to INT, batt the pass down or touch the player to simulate you’ve caught him.
That was one of the things I really disliked about him. It was selfish. From his perspective, it wasn't necessary, because he's a 4-time MVP and feels he doesn't need the work. But it's not about him - it's about the other players (especially rookies, who need and deserve all the help they can get) learning how to work with him.
Good point. It would be ridiculous for him to say "We have a solid team capable of a deep playoff run. Well if it weren't for the gaps we see with CB, DL, and Edge." That wouldn't go over well.
I like Melton as well. If he's on a bubble with Heath, I'd keep Melton. Melton is even playing CB in the mini-camp, and the CB group is far from settled. And he's valued on STs.
Rodgers is gonna Rodgers. He did it early last year in NY, preaching that everyone in the building should be 100% about football from that point forward, nothing else. Then he missed what he knew was a mandatory mini-camp to go to Egypt.
Turns out I was in error; I was curious about his status, and googled "aaron rodgers", and google came back with an entire page of stories about him not being in camp. Every single return was about that. It never occurred to me to check the dates, and the articles were all a week old!
It was actually just a couple of weeks after the combine that he said it the first time. Mid to late March. I was surprised, but nevertheless glad to hear it. Hope he's right, but he sounded awfully confident, so that's encouraging.
So Melton is " cross training " at CB. This is interesting. I remember when Herb Adderley was drafted by the Packers back before the 1961 season. Lombardi immediately wanted him to be a CB without hesitation. He was convinced that Herb was a natural for it although that was not his primary role in college. And he became a HOFer. Good luck, Bo.
Tyni you’re a trip. But a good trip!
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It's practice man. We're talking about practice.
I think that ought to say something to everyone on the hate on Rodgers bandwagon. To so many of the aged, a lot of things are more about having control.imho
I don't know what you posted in error 13. NBD anyway. Rodgers does not like voluntary OTAs, or mandatory OTAs for that matter.
Not quite sure about your comment on many of "the aged" wanting "control". Both Tomlin and Rodgers are up there in years on the job and both like to control things, although Tomlin is the only one who can as far as football. I defer to Tomlin on this one. If he's ok with Rodgers, that's all Pittsburgh fans should need.
It happens. Not a lot of Deion Sanders around any longer. Montgomery started as a wideout and MM made him a RB because we were in dire straits. Dan Devine took a great lineman in Gale Gillingham and moved him to the D line. It could be Melton wants a shot in hopes of making the team.
I don't think it is a comment only on Pittsburgh. It talks to Rodgers' contention that those particular practices are not really important either physically for a player like Rodgers or necessary emotionally for team building. Or Tomlin would not agree to it. I tend to agree. Even though he hasn't run the playbook or been with the other players I don't believe it will affect their season.
Or are CBs are as bad as some fear.
Thanks gopkrs, got it.
This might be a year where the offense has to be counted on to win games. The D is still very good, and could be exceptional, but there are certainly a lot of legitimate questions about the CB group.
I think the CB's will be just fine. Valentine will pick up where he left off after taking over for Stokes at the end of 2024, and be our new #1 CB. Nixon played better outside than in the slot, after taking that spot when Jaire went down. Hobbs and Bullard can fight it out for the slot reps. My sleeper is I think Hadden will take a big leap, and push Nixon. KC drafted him and threw him in the slot, which makes no sense to me, since he thrived as an outside man CB in college at Tennessee.
What else can we talk about?
Good question.
