WEBVTT - #308 Packers Unscripted: Debut review

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, everybody, Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>I am Mike Spofford, joined by my trusted colleague West Hodkowitz,

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<v Speaker 1>were coming to you here from our studios at lambeau

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<v Speaker 1>Field and West we have the preseason opener for the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers to talk about. Took place last Thursday at lambeau

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<v Speaker 1>Field against the Tennessee Titans. And I think when you

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<v Speaker 1>start evaluating analyzing this game, a game in which Aaron

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<v Speaker 1>Rodgers did not play, I think it starts with the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that all three of the Packers backup quarterbacks were productive,

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<v Speaker 1>got things done, moved the ball, scored points all three

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<v Speaker 1>of them. Now, there were some opportunities that were missed,

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<v Speaker 1>some opportunities left out there on the field, but the

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<v Speaker 1>Packers have to feel pretty good about where their quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>at suation sits right now. Yeah, the passing game wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>an issue at all in this contest. Three seventy two

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<v Speaker 1>total yards of offense by the three backup quarterbacks combined.

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<v Speaker 1>And I mean you look at those passer ratings. Tim

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<v Speaker 1>Boyle walks away with a hundred sixteen point seven Brett

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<v Speaker 1>Hunley uh and economical eighty one point one. All told,

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<v Speaker 1>they were ninety eight and some big plays. I think

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<v Speaker 1>all three of them made big plays throughout the course

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<v Speaker 1>of that game. Each one had a passive at least

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<v Speaker 1>forty eight yards. The completion at the beginning of the

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<v Speaker 1>game from Brett Hunley down to Davante Adams, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you could make a case that that might be the

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<v Speaker 1>finest throw he's made in in three four four camps. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>so that was an impressive play. And that was against

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<v Speaker 1>Malcolm Butler, not mistaken. Yeah, so your margin for air

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<v Speaker 1>was really small on that plane, yet he still put

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<v Speaker 1>it in the right spot. Davante Adams, as I mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>are one of our videos we did for three things

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<v Speaker 1>this week. He looks like he's in mid season fom

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<v Speaker 1>already to Sean Kaiser comes in fifty one yard completion

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<v Speaker 1>down to Marquez Veldez scantling, and then Tim Boyle, not

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<v Speaker 1>being one up to all, not to be outdone, finishes

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<v Speaker 1>the night with a fifty two yard pass uh to

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<v Speaker 1>Jake kumarout. So a really good solid performance, and I

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<v Speaker 1>thought we got to see a lot from those young

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<v Speaker 1>receivers on this roster as well. Yeah, I think when

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<v Speaker 1>you look at where things are at the backup quarterback position.

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<v Speaker 1>Brett Hunley, he was going against the ones for the

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<v Speaker 1>Tennessee Titans. I think he's clearly ahead of Deshaun Kaiser

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<v Speaker 1>right now, and just in terms of his efficiency and

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<v Speaker 1>everything with the offense, that's to be expected. This was

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<v Speaker 1>Deshaun Kaiser's first game essentially running this offense against another opponent.

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<v Speaker 1>So we will watch that as the preseason goes along.

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<v Speaker 1>But you mentioned a couple of those young receivers Valdez, Scantling,

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<v Speaker 1>Kumar making some big place eq St. Brown I believe

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<v Speaker 1>had four was a four catches for sixty one yards UM. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>this was coming on the heels of those comments from

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers about some of the young receivers making too

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<v Speaker 1>many mental mistakes, not really finishing through when they're tired

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<v Speaker 1>after a long practice, that kind of thing. A couple

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys really stepped up and answered the bell.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was most interesting. Valdi Scantling had a

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<v Speaker 1>really good comment after the game saying and that, well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's your quarterback, that's a Hall of Fame type player. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>that's telling you you need to rise your game, need

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<v Speaker 1>to rise your level play. H that's gonna, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>light a fire under everybody. And both Valdes Scantling and

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<v Speaker 1>Jake Kumro said after those comments were made last week,

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<v Speaker 1>the wide receivers came together, they had a meeting about that.

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<v Speaker 1>They agree they were not gonna have a practice like

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<v Speaker 1>that again. They were gonna rise their um you know,

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<v Speaker 1>raise their level of urgency if you will, um and

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<v Speaker 1>and really not let that moment be lost on them

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<v Speaker 1>that you only get a month here to show what

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<v Speaker 1>you have to offer trying to make that fifty three

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<v Speaker 1>man roster, and ultimately everybody this is a full time job.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's just trying to make a living. But if you

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<v Speaker 1>do make the fifty three, I think one of the

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<v Speaker 1>things that everybody understands is you have to be relied on,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to be counted upon, you have to be

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<v Speaker 1>trusted by Aaron Rodgers. So while for them, I'm with them,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you got impressed, you gotta show your skills

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<v Speaker 1>and you need to make that roster for this in

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<v Speaker 1>of this to be meaningful. Aaron Rodgers is looking in

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<v Speaker 1>the long game to make sure that he has guys

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<v Speaker 1>that he can count on. Because Davante Adams and Randall

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<v Speaker 1>Cobb drama Allison. That's the start there. But as we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen the last few seasons, you're always going to need

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<v Speaker 1>those young guys to step up and play some meaningful

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<v Speaker 1>snaps at some point in the season. Yeah, you're definitely

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<v Speaker 1>gonna need him. Valde Scantling was really the star of

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<v Speaker 1>the show. I guess you might say with the five

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<v Speaker 1>catches for one one yards. You mentioned the big play

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<v Speaker 1>down the field from Deshaun Kaizer, but really I thought

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<v Speaker 1>his best catch was that touchdown catch in the back

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<v Speaker 1>of the end zone fifteen yard grab. Because we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>this in practice, you know, the contested catches. Those are

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<v Speaker 1>the ones that that catch the quarterbacks high and they

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<v Speaker 1>catch the coach's eye when it's you know, as they say,

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<v Speaker 1>like a fifty ball, when that defender has just to

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<v Speaker 1>get a shot at it as the receiver and the

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<v Speaker 1>receiver can not only prevent a potential interception but make

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<v Speaker 1>the play and turn it into a positive play. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what that play in the in the back of the

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<v Speaker 1>end zone look like. Because that was not an easy grab,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, footwork wise, he still managed to to stay

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<v Speaker 1>in bounds and and catch the touchdown. And we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>We've seen these young receivers have their rough moments in practice.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw Jamon more This guy was getting open a

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<v Speaker 1>lot on Thursday night, but then his best chance for

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<v Speaker 1>the big play could have been a sixty five yard touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>Really nice throw from Tim Boyle, can't quite bring it in,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, off the fingertips there. Those are the plays

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta make. I think Jamon Moore is going to

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<v Speaker 1>start making those this. Like I said, this guy is

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<v Speaker 1>getting open, he's getting opportunities. Once he starts cashing in,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's another guy we're gonna be talking about. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>And I was talking to Tim Boyle a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>about this after the game too, because he's worked with

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<v Speaker 1>these guys pretty much since the beginning. All three of

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<v Speaker 1>those rookie receivers when they came in, you know, in

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<v Speaker 1>that rookie camp, Tim Boyle was the guy that they

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<v Speaker 1>were catching passes from. And for him to you know

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<v Speaker 1>what his his impression has been is that all three

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<v Speaker 1>of those guys can make plays. And and you've seen

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<v Speaker 1>all three of them really step up. The biggest key

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<v Speaker 1>for them is going to be the consistency factor. The

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<v Speaker 1>big playability is there with all of them. They wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>be in Green Bay if it wasn't. I mean, you look,

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<v Speaker 1>it felled this scantling again, I mentioned over and over again,

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<v Speaker 1>but four point three seven forty time six ft four

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<v Speaker 1>you just don't coach that. That's just something either you

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<v Speaker 1>got it or you don't. So for him and Jamon Moore,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, trying to improve his hands, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>eq St Brown showing that, you know, leaving early from

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<v Speaker 1>Notre Dame, it's not that big of a jump for

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<v Speaker 1>him to come into the pros. I think that's pushing

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<v Speaker 1>all those guys, to be honest with you, and I

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<v Speaker 1>know there were some mistakes there and things they want

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<v Speaker 1>to clean up, but I thought, in my opinion, it

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<v Speaker 1>was exactly what you wanted to see coming off of

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<v Speaker 1>Tuesday's practice. A lot of those guys stepping up and

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<v Speaker 1>when those big play opportunities came, they capitalized one shifting

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<v Speaker 1>gears for the moment to look at things on the

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<v Speaker 1>defensive side of the ball. I think it's safe to

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<v Speaker 1>say that, and Mike McCarthy essentially confirmed this. The Packers

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<v Speaker 1>came in with a very basic game plan defensively, not

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of scheme, not a lot of crazy stunts

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<v Speaker 1>and different things, different packages. It wasn't that type of game.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a game of let's line up and play

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<v Speaker 1>and let's see what we have a lot of guys,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of read others. On defense, we're sitting out,

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<v Speaker 1>um not participating, some just for rest, some because of

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<v Speaker 1>of some minor injuries they're dealing with. But if you

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<v Speaker 1>had to pick two guys in my opinion anyway that

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<v Speaker 1>that stood out a little bit on on the game

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<v Speaker 1>field Thursday night against Tennessee, I would say Reggie Gilbert

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<v Speaker 1>and Josh Jackson, two young players. Gilbert obviously a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of years on the practice squad. As we talked about

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<v Speaker 1>leading into the game, somebody needs to be that next

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<v Speaker 1>guy at outside linebacker that the coaches are going to

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<v Speaker 1>call upon when you need somebody aside from Clay Matthews

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<v Speaker 1>and Nick Perry to make a play. Reggie Gilbert right

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<v Speaker 1>now is the guy who's raising his hand in the classroom.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's what I've always loved about the way, and this

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<v Speaker 1>goes back to Dom Caper's two and his defenses, and

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<v Speaker 1>and Caper's definitely blitz more in preseason than what then

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<v Speaker 1>what Petton did in this game, but with the when

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<v Speaker 1>it is getting vanilla, when there isn't a lot of scheme.

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<v Speaker 1>And I wrote about this an insider in box this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>This is where it's on the player to make a play,

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<v Speaker 1>show your work, make a play, and make progress in

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<v Speaker 1>those apps. And Reggie Gilbert, you go back and look

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<v Speaker 1>at all three of these years that he's been in

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<v Speaker 1>Packers training camp, he's done that. The first year was

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more of an uphill climb because he

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<v Speaker 1>was making that switch from a defensive lineman to playing

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<v Speaker 1>an outside, stand up two point outside linebacker. Last year,

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<v Speaker 1>as he even said he thought he'd made the roster,

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<v Speaker 1>he was shocked. He was blindsided when he found out

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't talked with his agents. And and i'll tell

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<v Speaker 1>you this right now, Mike, I remember I won't name names,

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<v Speaker 1>but I remember dealing when I was at the Press

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<v Speaker 1>Gazette with cutdown day, and how many agents will get

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<v Speaker 1>upset that their guy didn't make a roster. So they

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<v Speaker 1>had that that window between when the final cuts are

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<v Speaker 1>made and then whatever it was the next sixteen hours,

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<v Speaker 1>twelve hours, whatever it was before they had to sign.

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<v Speaker 1>You can start signing teams on players on the practice squad,

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<v Speaker 1>and I can't tell you how many times I remember

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<v Speaker 1>agents being upset that their guy didn't make it, and

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<v Speaker 1>then they go and sign somewhere else and they don't

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<v Speaker 1>make it there either. I think Reggie Gilbert understood that,

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<v Speaker 1>even though there was that disappointment that he didn't get

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<v Speaker 1>on the fifty three, that this still the best place

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<v Speaker 1>for him, and Mike McCarthy even admitted this too. He

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<v Speaker 1>probably should have been elevated earlier with what he showed

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of last season, but that isn't what

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<v Speaker 1>motivates Reggie Gilbert. What motivates Reggie Gilbert is the idea

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<v Speaker 1>that you know what, I'm confident what I can do

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<v Speaker 1>as a football player, I want to show it. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't need any chips on my shoulder or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to play football and in this game,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know it ended up only being what two

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<v Speaker 1>tackles and a quarterback hit, But you need to consistently

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<v Speaker 1>watch Gilbert in those two final regular season games and

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<v Speaker 1>in this contest, the guy affects the football game, and

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he did it again, and now he's putting

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<v Speaker 1>himself in a position to not only make the fifty

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<v Speaker 1>three this year. But to go into the regular season

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<v Speaker 1>and have an actual role on that defense. Yeah, And

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's putting himself in position to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>And and we'll see how things shake out. We saw

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of training camp last year one of

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<v Speaker 1>the decisions the Packers made was they thought, Okay, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>bring Reggie Gilbert back on the practice squad, will sign

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<v Speaker 1>a Mod Brooks, a veteran outside linebacker. That was the

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<v Speaker 1>decision that was made. Then, Reggie Gilbert, if you're in

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<v Speaker 1>his shoes, you're looking at it now going I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want them to be looking outside the organization for that

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<v Speaker 1>next outside linebacker. I want them to believe that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>the guy. So but with that throw one more thought

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<v Speaker 1>in there too. I thought it was really interesting. David

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<v Speaker 1>Botry was asked about him in the locker room on Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>and he even went out of his way to mention him.

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<v Speaker 1>And Brian Blaga have been big Reggie Gilbert ban since

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<v Speaker 1>day one, not just because of what he does on

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<v Speaker 1>a football field, but the way he handles himself, the

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<v Speaker 1>way he conducts his business, in the way everything with

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<v Speaker 1>him is a first class approach. He's a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>knows he came from nothing and knows what it's like

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<v Speaker 1>to have nothing when it comes to the NFL, and

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<v Speaker 1>with that in the back of his mind, every success

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<v Speaker 1>he has is always humbled. At that moment, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>that was really important for a veteran and two time

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<v Speaker 1>All Pro like Box try to go out of his

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<v Speaker 1>way to really commend a former undrafted free agent like

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<v Speaker 1>Gilbert on his approach. Yeah, no doubt about it. Looking

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<v Speaker 1>at the secondary, a handful of guys not playing in

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<v Speaker 1>this first game. Tremont Williams rested if I recall um

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin King dealing with an injury to his non surgically

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<v Speaker 1>repaired shoulder, JayR Alexander a little bit of a groin tweak,

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<v Speaker 1>so he was on the sideline. Josh Jackson, we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about it late last week, getting a chance to play

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<v Speaker 1>on the boundary, play in the slot line up in

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<v Speaker 1>some different places. Now, you didn't have any much like

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<v Speaker 1>Gilbert didn't have any splash plays. You know, there weren't

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a sack or an interception, a big turnover, a

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<v Speaker 1>runback or anything like that. But but I thought Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Jackson acquitted himself pretty well for a rookie making essentially

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<v Speaker 1>playing in his first NFL game, in a preseason game.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he looked pretty good. It's funny you mentioned that, because, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>if Gilbert doesn't make any splash plays, he's an outside linebacker.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're a cornerback, you might not make any splash plays,

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<v Speaker 1>but it might be very easy for someone to make

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<v Speaker 1>a splash play against you. Josh Jackson did not allow that.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a really solid, just steady handed game, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Packers need that in that secondary. They need guys

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<v Speaker 1>like that this season that can even you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>even if it isn't the big interception, at times, the

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<v Speaker 1>game is a lot more than that. It's also being

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<v Speaker 1>able to contain. And I thought Jack's and stood up

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<v Speaker 1>to that challenge. I thought he's really head first dove into,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, work in the slot when he's been asked

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<v Speaker 1>to and what that's required of him. But at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day, here the thing I like the

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<v Speaker 1>most about him. He's a guy since the offseason program,

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<v Speaker 1>since training camp even started, every practice you can see

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<v Speaker 1>him getting better. You can see him with that mental

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<v Speaker 1>mindset of what he knows what to do in this game.

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<v Speaker 1>And now mentioned that with more experience, more reps, more

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<v Speaker 1>work with Joe Jr. This guy started one year in Iowa,

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<v Speaker 1>had a heck of a year. But I mean he

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<v Speaker 1>is he's He's not a guy that got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of reps in college. So, um, this time is really valuable.

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<v Speaker 1>And it was interesting talking to Alexander in the locker

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<v Speaker 1>room earlier this week. He even mentioned too, he's like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, seeing him out there, It's like, oh cool,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to do that now. And he's hopeful Thursday

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<v Speaker 1>night against the Pittsburgh Steelers he'll be out there as well. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>And one thing I always look at with regards to rookies,

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<v Speaker 1>especially these guys who are just starting to find their way.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, the promise, you know, the potential is there. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Jackson had a pretty good game. I'm sure there

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<v Speaker 1>were some nice plays on film that they looked at

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<v Speaker 1>in the film study with the other defenders. You've got

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<v Speaker 1>another game, so now go out and do it again,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, don't rest on your Laurel said, Okay, I

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<v Speaker 1>got this preseason thing licked. You know, let's get the

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<v Speaker 1>regular season here. No, go out and do it again

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<v Speaker 1>in another preseason game, have another game, maybe make that

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<v Speaker 1>splash play, um continue it, don't you know, don't don't

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<v Speaker 1>be riding you know the the young player roller coaster

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<v Speaker 1>where it's like, you know, a good game and then

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<v Speaker 1>you relax too much and then you got to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of crank yourself up again. Josh Jackson strikes me from

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<v Speaker 1>a personality standpoint as a guy who's pretty even keel.

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<v Speaker 1>He doesn't talk a lot, uh, you know, unlike Alexander

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<v Speaker 1>who likes to, you know, talk a little trash out

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<v Speaker 1>there in the field. And that's fine too, but Jackson

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<v Speaker 1>is is a steady eddie in a sense, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I like, I like that approach, especially for a young guy,

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm interested to see how he looks now. As

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<v Speaker 1>the preseason continued, he almost see hearing him talk and

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<v Speaker 1>listen to him in the locker room. He sort of

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<v Speaker 1>reminds me a little bit of Casey Hayward. I can

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<v Speaker 1>see that. I've always made that point that case he

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<v Speaker 1>was really quiet his first year. Yeah, not off putting

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<v Speaker 1>at all, but just really was was quiet. And as

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<v Speaker 1>the years went on, he always had that swagger on

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<v Speaker 1>the field and the confidence, but as years went on,

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<v Speaker 1>you can see him get more and more comfortable. Jackson

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<v Speaker 1>are really nice, seems like a really good, humble guy. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>And it'll be interesting to see him grow now in

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<v Speaker 1>these years to come, because because the personality is definitely there,

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<v Speaker 1>you see it with his teammates. It's just that, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's not quite as gregarious as as j Alexander,

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<v Speaker 1>but few are. Yeah, that's a good way. That's a

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<v Speaker 1>good way to put it. Um. But the Packers then

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<v Speaker 1>returned to the practice field on Sunday after Thursday's Thursday's game,

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<v Speaker 1>their first on field work. And we've mentioned a few

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys, Kevin King Jr. Alexander, David Baktry. These

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<v Speaker 1>guys are getting back on the practice field now, um

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<v Speaker 1>in a limited capacity. At this point, some of these

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<v Speaker 1>guys have been cleared for all the eleven on eleven,

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<v Speaker 1>all the full context stuff. But bat was back in practice.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw Brian Bulaga doing some eleven getting eleven on

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<v Speaker 1>eleven reps. Randall Cobb was back in practice, Lane Taylor Um,

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<v Speaker 1>Alexander and King and Mike Daniels was back in practice

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<v Speaker 1>with the pads on. So granted three preseason games left

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<v Speaker 1>to go, not everybody fully cleared by the medical staff,

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<v Speaker 1>but a good sign that this Packers team on both

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<v Speaker 1>sides of the ball is starting to mend a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>There were there were basically ten players that came back

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<v Speaker 1>that they were sitting out of that game against the

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<v Speaker 1>Titans just for Nix and bruises and that. But the

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<v Speaker 1>three that stood out to me the most for different reasons.

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<v Speaker 1>One Aaron Jones being able to come back from the

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<v Speaker 1>hamstring injury. On seeing him out, there's gonna be big

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<v Speaker 1>for this team. He needs to work. We know what's

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<v Speaker 1>going to happen at the beginning of the season. He's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna miss the first two games, so he needs to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to get some snaps now when he can

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<v Speaker 1>get them. As a young player, Bolaga, because he has

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<v Speaker 1>progressed to the eleven on love and work. That's really

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<v Speaker 1>a big step for him. And absolutely he said he

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<v Speaker 1>estimated he probably took seven or eight reps. All good

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<v Speaker 1>work for him, because he said it's not really so

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<v Speaker 1>much trying to regain like confidence in the knee, it's

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<v Speaker 1>more making sure that his technique his techniqu because right

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<v Speaker 1>and he's getting in his stance comfortably. Wants to make

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<v Speaker 1>sure that Okay, when I am playing, I'm gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>the player that I've always been. And then lastly, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean David bak tr When you see your starting again,

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<v Speaker 1>two time All Pro left tackle get carded off the

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<v Speaker 1>field during family Night, there's a lot of Packer fans

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<v Speaker 1>there that we're holding their breath. And then now you

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<v Speaker 1>see him being able to get back on the practice field,

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<v Speaker 1>as he said last week just kind of equated it

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<v Speaker 1>to your typical basketball ankle sprain. So having him on

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<v Speaker 1>the field is going to be so important, especially if

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<v Speaker 1>you can get in these games when Aaron Rodgers is

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<v Speaker 1>going to get a little bit of work this preseason. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll see. We won't really know, probably up until

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<v Speaker 1>game time on Thursday, how many of these guys are

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<v Speaker 1>going to potentially play on Thursday night or if they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be held out from game action until that

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<v Speaker 1>third preseason game in Oakland. So we'll have to see

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<v Speaker 1>how that shakes out. But for now, I say we

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<v Speaker 1>call it a wrap on this edition of Packers Unscripted.

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