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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 162306" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><strong>TUESDAY SESSION: LBS</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=650412" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=650412</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Tuesday camp report</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>THUMBS UP</strong></p><p></p><p>Give safety Charlie Peprah a lot of credit. All summer long he has languished on the fourth team, waiting for any kind of opportunity to prove himself as a position player. A starter on the kickoff coverage unit and second-string on three other special teams units, Peprah looked to be a long shot to make the team. But against Seattle Saturday night, Peprah picked off a pass late in the game and had another interception Tuesday in practice. It would help if he could elevate himself onto the first team of several other special teams units. Then there would be no reason to keep Manuel around.</p><p></p><p><strong>THUMBS DOWN</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Wide receiver Donald Driver still is quarterback Brett Favre's best option but he has had a case of the drops during training camp and needs to clean that up before the regular season starts</strong>. Driver was at it again this week in practice, dropping a pass Monday in practice and then letting a perfectly thrown deep ball from Favre bounce off his hands during a full pads practice Tuesday. Driver also had a drop on a slant route in the first quarter of the Seattle exhibition game Saturday night....Driver can't do it all alone and the more the ball is spread around, the less reliance there is on one player making every catch. <strong>Jennings has seen a few more balls in the past week but he needs to be used some as the primary receiver so he can establish himself as a big part of the offense.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>INJURY REPORT</strong></p><p></p><p>Defensive Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (knee) missed practice. <strong>Running back DeShawn Wynn (thigh) was not cleared to practice and won't play against Jacksonville.</strong> <strong>Coach Mike McCarthy said running back Vernand Morency (knee) might be back for the Tennessee game Aug. 30 and definitely would be ready for the season opener against Philadelphia Sept. 9.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>ODDS AND ENDS</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Jennings might not be getting the ball a lot but it hasn't affected his catching ability. When Favre threw him a post route into the end zone, Jennings reached out and snared the ball cleanly with two hands.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>First-round pick Justin Harrell had a forgettable day </strong>in one-on-one pass rush drills. He lost to guard Allen Barbre and centers Tyson Walter, Jason Spitz and C.J. Blomvall.</p><p></p><p><strong>Manuel received a couple of repetitions with the No. 1 defense, but Atari Bigby and Nick Collins handled most of the work together. Manuel was paired mostly with rookie Aaron Rouse.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 162306, member: 781"] [b]TUESDAY SESSION: LBS[/b] [url]http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=650412[/url] [b]Tuesday camp report[/b] [b]THUMBS UP[/b] Give safety Charlie Peprah a lot of credit. All summer long he has languished on the fourth team, waiting for any kind of opportunity to prove himself as a position player. A starter on the kickoff coverage unit and second-string on three other special teams units, Peprah looked to be a long shot to make the team. But against Seattle Saturday night, Peprah picked off a pass late in the game and had another interception Tuesday in practice. It would help if he could elevate himself onto the first team of several other special teams units. Then there would be no reason to keep Manuel around. [b]THUMBS DOWN[/b] [b]Wide receiver Donald Driver still is quarterback Brett Favre's best option but he has had a case of the drops during training camp and needs to clean that up before the regular season starts[/b]. Driver was at it again this week in practice, dropping a pass Monday in practice and then letting a perfectly thrown deep ball from Favre bounce off his hands during a full pads practice Tuesday. Driver also had a drop on a slant route in the first quarter of the Seattle exhibition game Saturday night....Driver can't do it all alone and the more the ball is spread around, the less reliance there is on one player making every catch. [b]Jennings has seen a few more balls in the past week but he needs to be used some as the primary receiver so he can establish himself as a big part of the offense.[/b] [b]INJURY REPORT[/b] Defensive Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (knee) missed practice. [b]Running back DeShawn Wynn (thigh) was not cleared to practice and won't play against Jacksonville.[/b] [b]Coach Mike McCarthy said running back Vernand Morency (knee) might be back for the Tennessee game Aug. 30 and definitely would be ready for the season opener against Philadelphia Sept. 9.[/b] [b]ODDS AND ENDS[/b] [b]Jennings might not be getting the ball a lot but it hasn't affected his catching ability. When Favre threw him a post route into the end zone, Jennings reached out and snared the ball cleanly with two hands.[/b] [b]First-round pick Justin Harrell had a forgettable day [/b]in one-on-one pass rush drills. He lost to guard Allen Barbre and centers Tyson Walter, Jason Spitz and C.J. Blomvall. [b]Manuel received a couple of repetitions with the No. 1 defense, but Atari Bigby and Nick Collins handled most of the work together. Manuel was paired mostly with rookie Aaron Rouse.[/b] [/QUOTE]
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