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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 163271" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><strong>TC DAY 32: Tuesday</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://blogs.jsonline.com/packers/default.aspx" target="_blank">http://blogs.jsonline.com/packers/default.aspx</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Coach Mike McCarthy ran what is essentially a regular Friday practice. I <strong>know that doesn't make too much sense, but think of it this way</strong>: Thursday (the day of the Tennessee game) is a Sunday during the regular season. Wednesday is a Saturday when the team travels. Tuesday is a Friday when the team wraps up its practice schedule. As I'm writing this I'm wondering to myself what day it is. When I woke up this morning I had to ask that very question. Can you tell camp is a grind?</p><p></p><p> Here are the highlights from practice:</p><p></p><p>Running back Brandon Jackson was in attendance but did not practice due to the concussion he suffered in practice Sunday. He stood around in his jersey and shorts. After practice he was able to do interviews at his locker. <strong>There's no way the Packers are going to let him play Thursday, so his goal will be to get ready for the opener</strong>. By the way, the players all take a written neurological test on a computer at the start of camp and it serves as a baseline for the season. Before they can be cleared to practice following a concussion they have to show the same clarity as they did on the baseline exam. It's not the only prerequisite for returning but it is a significant one.\</p><p>The only other injury news was that tight end Donald Lee (knee) returned to practice. Mostly he took yesterday off to rest his body. He gets so many snaps during practice because of the limited amount of tight ends in camp that McCarthy gives him days off.</p><p></p><p>It doesn't look like either Charles Woodson or Al Harris are going to play against the Titans. They spent the entire week playing on the scout team so younger corners like Jarrett Bush, Will Blackmon, Patrick Dendy, Frank Walker and Tramon Williams could compete for the backup jobs. Harris laughed when I asked him the last time he played on the scout team. "Probably 1998," he said. That would have been his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles. Harris said he likes playing scout team "because you can do whatever you want." He is expected to run Tennessee's defense, but he's free to take gambles he's normally not allowed to take. What are his thoughts on the Titans' defensive scheme? "I hate it," Harris said. "You're always playing off (the receiver)."</p><p></p><p><strong>With Woodson and Harris out, the Packers are expected to line up with Blackmon at left corner and Bush at right corner. Dendy is the nickel back</strong>. It's also questionable whether Aaron Kampman and Cullen Jenkins will play. Expect Jason Hunter and Larry Birdine, two guys who are probably competing for one spot to play the majority of time at end. Those two are having a serious battle, but I'd give the edge to Hunter.</p><p></p><p>After practice, I got a chance to talk to kickers Mason Crosby and Dave Rayner about their kicking battle. Both have no idea how the thing is going to turn out. Neither one said he has any regrets. The Packers have had discussions with the New York Giants and other teams about trading for a kicker, but Crosby and Rayner both said they're not thinking about where they might end up. <strong>If you had to handicap it right now, you'd figure it's going to be Crosby who stays because he's been slightly more consistent and Rayner would be more attractive in a trade because of his experience</strong>. Incidentally, the Falcons had punter Michael Koenen kick both of their long field goals last night. He missed both. Billy Cundiff hit his only attempt, a 37-yarder. His long this season is 46 yards. Cundiff doesn't have near the leg Rayner and Crosby do and the Falcons have to be wondering whether one of those two would be a major upgrade.</p><p></p><p>Third-string quarterback Paul Thompson is doing nothing to help his cause. Though he's often playing on the scout team against the No. 1 defense, the rookie from Oklahoma keeps throwing interception after interception. Mostly the coaches don't mind too much if you force the ball into coverage as a scout team quarterback, but throwing all those interceptions is going to become a habit. He had three more today after throwing three on Monday and two on Sunday. Is it any wonder he threw one in just five attempts in his only exhibition game action last Thursday?</p><p></p><p>Running back Noah Herron had a pretty solid day. OK, the players were in shells (modified shoulder pads) and it was just a practice, but there were a number of runs in which he made nice cuts into the hole and wound up in the secondary before nearing a defender. There's no question he wants to use his start Thursday night against the Titans to show he's worthy of being more than just a third-down back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 163271, member: 781"] [b]TC DAY 32: Tuesday[/b] [url]http://blogs.jsonline.com/packers/default.aspx[/url] Coach Mike McCarthy ran what is essentially a regular Friday practice. I [b]know that doesn't make too much sense, but think of it this way[/b]: Thursday (the day of the Tennessee game) is a Sunday during the regular season. Wednesday is a Saturday when the team travels. Tuesday is a Friday when the team wraps up its practice schedule. As I'm writing this I'm wondering to myself what day it is. When I woke up this morning I had to ask that very question. Can you tell camp is a grind? Here are the highlights from practice: Running back Brandon Jackson was in attendance but did not practice due to the concussion he suffered in practice Sunday. He stood around in his jersey and shorts. After practice he was able to do interviews at his locker. [b]There's no way the Packers are going to let him play Thursday, so his goal will be to get ready for the opener[/b]. By the way, the players all take a written neurological test on a computer at the start of camp and it serves as a baseline for the season. Before they can be cleared to practice following a concussion they have to show the same clarity as they did on the baseline exam. It's not the only prerequisite for returning but it is a significant one.\ The only other injury news was that tight end Donald Lee (knee) returned to practice. Mostly he took yesterday off to rest his body. He gets so many snaps during practice because of the limited amount of tight ends in camp that McCarthy gives him days off. It doesn't look like either Charles Woodson or Al Harris are going to play against the Titans. They spent the entire week playing on the scout team so younger corners like Jarrett Bush, Will Blackmon, Patrick Dendy, Frank Walker and Tramon Williams could compete for the backup jobs. Harris laughed when I asked him the last time he played on the scout team. "Probably 1998," he said. That would have been his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles. Harris said he likes playing scout team "because you can do whatever you want." He is expected to run Tennessee's defense, but he's free to take gambles he's normally not allowed to take. What are his thoughts on the Titans' defensive scheme? "I hate it," Harris said. "You're always playing off (the receiver)." [b]With Woodson and Harris out, the Packers are expected to line up with Blackmon at left corner and Bush at right corner. Dendy is the nickel back[/b]. It's also questionable whether Aaron Kampman and Cullen Jenkins will play. Expect Jason Hunter and Larry Birdine, two guys who are probably competing for one spot to play the majority of time at end. Those two are having a serious battle, but I'd give the edge to Hunter. After practice, I got a chance to talk to kickers Mason Crosby and Dave Rayner about their kicking battle. Both have no idea how the thing is going to turn out. Neither one said he has any regrets. The Packers have had discussions with the New York Giants and other teams about trading for a kicker, but Crosby and Rayner both said they're not thinking about where they might end up. [b]If you had to handicap it right now, you'd figure it's going to be Crosby who stays because he's been slightly more consistent and Rayner would be more attractive in a trade because of his experience[/b]. Incidentally, the Falcons had punter Michael Koenen kick both of their long field goals last night. He missed both. Billy Cundiff hit his only attempt, a 37-yarder. His long this season is 46 yards. Cundiff doesn't have near the leg Rayner and Crosby do and the Falcons have to be wondering whether one of those two would be a major upgrade. Third-string quarterback Paul Thompson is doing nothing to help his cause. Though he's often playing on the scout team against the No. 1 defense, the rookie from Oklahoma keeps throwing interception after interception. Mostly the coaches don't mind too much if you force the ball into coverage as a scout team quarterback, but throwing all those interceptions is going to become a habit. He had three more today after throwing three on Monday and two on Sunday. Is it any wonder he threw one in just five attempts in his only exhibition game action last Thursday? Running back Noah Herron had a pretty solid day. OK, the players were in shells (modified shoulder pads) and it was just a practice, but there were a number of runs in which he made nice cuts into the hole and wound up in the secondary before nearing a defender. There's no question he wants to use his start Thursday night against the Titans to show he's worthy of being more than just a third-down back.[b][/b] [/QUOTE]
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