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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 162302" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><strong>Official Training Camp Thread4</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=649588" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=649588</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Notes: Doing the safety dance. Bigby displaces Manuel as starter alongside Collins</strong></p><p></p><p>The Green Bay Packers didn't just hand Marquand Manuel's position to Atari Bigby. But clearly the strong safety job now is Bigby's to lose....Cornerback Jarrett Bush also was moved ahead of Patrick Dendy as the nickel back in the 4-2-5 defense. Dendy has held that job since Week 5 last season but Bush is a faster and seemingly more dynamic player. <strong>Manuel, who signed a five-year, $10 million deal in March 2006 to leave Seattle as an unrestricted free agent, worked with rookie Aaron Rouse on the No. 2 defense</strong>. The <strong>Packers are expected to keep four safeties. Rouse, a third-round pick, is expected to be one of the backups, and Manuel easily could lose his roster spot</strong> to either Culver or Peprah. <strong>A source close to the situation said cornerbacks Al Harris and Charles Woodson had been lobbying the coaches for Bigby to replace Manuel</strong>, a player whom they apparently no longer trusted In the nickel defense. The dependable Dendy, however, probably isn't out of the picture. Will Blackmon also has a chance for the job. "For as good as (Bush) played on defense I thought he played better on special teams," McCarthy said. "He's a very physical football player. He's only going to get better...."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 162302, member: 781"] [b]Official Training Camp Thread4[/b] [url]http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=649588[/url] [b]Notes: Doing the safety dance. Bigby displaces Manuel as starter alongside Collins[/b] The Green Bay Packers didn't just hand Marquand Manuel's position to Atari Bigby. But clearly the strong safety job now is Bigby's to lose....Cornerback Jarrett Bush also was moved ahead of Patrick Dendy as the nickel back in the 4-2-5 defense. Dendy has held that job since Week 5 last season but Bush is a faster and seemingly more dynamic player. [b]Manuel, who signed a five-year, $10 million deal in March 2006 to leave Seattle as an unrestricted free agent, worked with rookie Aaron Rouse on the No. 2 defense[/b]. The [b]Packers are expected to keep four safeties. Rouse, a third-round pick, is expected to be one of the backups, and Manuel easily could lose his roster spot[/b] to either Culver or Peprah. [b]A source close to the situation said cornerbacks Al Harris and Charles Woodson had been lobbying the coaches for Bigby to replace Manuel[/b], a player whom they apparently no longer trusted In the nickel defense. The dependable Dendy, however, probably isn't out of the picture. Will Blackmon also has a chance for the job. "For as good as (Bush) played on defense I thought he played better on special teams," McCarthy said. "He's a very physical football player. He's only going to get better...." [/QUOTE]
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