1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to another edition of Packers Unscripted from 2 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford. He is my 3 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: partner in crime, Wes hod Kuwitz. We're coming to you 4 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: here from our studios at lambeau Field and West. The 5 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: Packers have established their initial fifty three man roster for 6 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: the season, as well as the bulk of the practice squad. 7 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: At this point, all of that was happening on Tuesday 8 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: and Wednesday. I'm just gonna throw you an open ended 9 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: question to begin here. What was your top observation or 10 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: thing that sort of caught your fancy with regard to 11 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: how this fifty three shook out? We are finally seeing 12 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: how the practice squad rules changing is starting to alter 13 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: the complexion of a fifty three man roster. I totally 14 00:00:56,760 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: agree with you. The first and foremost agreement Packers making 15 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,039 Speaker 1: the decision to keep two running backs to traditional running 16 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: backs on their fifty three man roster, and Aaron Jones 17 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: and a J. Dillon. You might have heard of them. 18 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: If you go back, and I always start in two 19 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: thousand nine because that you can go back farther if 20 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,559 Speaker 1: you want. But that's when the Packers made the switch 21 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: to the three four. I consider that to be kind 22 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: of the modern era underneath my own unofficial metric. Well, 23 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: going back to two thousand nine, there's only been two 24 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: instances where the Packers got through. The initial cut to 25 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: fifty three with only two running backs on the roster 26 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: was two thousand eighteen, and that's when Aaron Jones had 27 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: to be suspended for a week miss week one. They 28 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: signed Darius Jackson the following day. And then there's two 29 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: thousand and ten where James Starks started on PUP, So 30 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: you had Ryan Grant in Brandon Jackson, but they also 31 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: had three fullback three fullbacks that year. This particular year, 32 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: yes you have Kylan Hill on PUP, but there are 33 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: no more fullbacks and the Packers are just going with 34 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: Joe and Dylan. Brian Goodquin's mentioned yes, if worst case 35 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: scenario and you don't have somebody else elevated, you do 36 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: have a Mari Rodgers potentially being able to play that spot. 37 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: But the Packers have this little wild card now where 38 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: they can bring up up to three times elevate a player, 39 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: one specific player from the practice squad up to three times. 40 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: So Tyler Goodson squeaks through to the practice squad. Patrick Taylor, 41 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: who's been here for two years now, he's on the 42 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: practice squad. So you're gonna see this a lot, you know, 43 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: and I think even you know Joan Winfrey, the reports 44 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: out that he's going to be coming back, there's going 45 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: to be these guys that aren't on the fifty three 46 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: that are still going to collect a traditional game check 47 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: because of the ability now to call people up, and 48 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: that is altering the way we're seeing some of these 49 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: initial active rosters. Yeah, I I totally agree with you. 50 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: I think it's a I think it's a very it's 51 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: it's it's an obvious shift in the thinking, the process 52 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: how some of these final decisions are being made. Because 53 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: the Packers are not going to go into a regular 54 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: season game with just Aaron Jones and a J. Dillon 55 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: is the only active running backs for a game like, 56 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: because anything happens to either one of those guys, suddenly 57 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: you're taking a huge chunk of the game plan or 58 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: the playbook and throwing it in the garbage. I mean, 59 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: you can't, you can't take that risk. You have to 60 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: have a third running back. But as you said, West, 61 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: the rules, the practice squad rules, and the multiple elevations 62 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: mean that you don't necessarily have to have that third 63 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,119 Speaker 1: running back on the fifty three man roster. The Packers, 64 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: in in essence, I don't know if it's going to 65 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: play out this way. This is one way to look 66 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: at it. Dave in essence, bought themselves six more weeks, 67 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: the first six weeks of the regular season to decide 68 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: who really is the number three running back, because they 69 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: can elevate Patrick Taylor and or Tyler Goodson three times apiece, 70 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,119 Speaker 1: and then at that at that point one or both 71 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: of them needs to be on the fifty three or 72 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: then uh, you know, you would have to x bose 73 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: them again or they would end up having to stay 74 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: on the practice squad the remainder of the season and 75 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: getting no more elevation. So all of this, you know, 76 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: it's almost as though this battle for the number three 77 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: running back spot, maybe the coaches know who it is 78 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: and who's going to be the one elevated for Week one, 79 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: But in some senses, it's the competition is continuing. Right 80 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: there's still whether Patrick Taylor's in the lead or Tyler 81 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: Goodson's in the lead. Right now, there's still a chance 82 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 1: for that to shift because either or both could be 83 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: elevated on a on a game day coming up here 84 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: in September and coming up in a couple of weeks, 85 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: you know, they could theoretically also returned Kylan Hill to practice. 86 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: And now Kylin Hill is stating his claim after a 87 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: pretty impressive start with Green Bay last summer, right with 88 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: with the pup now the regular season pup being just 89 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: a four week minimum instead of the six week minimum 90 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: from previous years. Another change in the rules in terms 91 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: of the roster manipulation, and Rogers kind of talked about 92 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 1: that Aaron Rodgers that is at is Cokker on what 93 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 1: would be Wednesday. I'm trying to get my days down, Mike, 94 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: when you work like fourteen in a row and you 95 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: start losing track of which one it is. But you 96 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: know about how there's going to be some of these 97 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 1: changes now because conversely, the Packers kept all eleven of 98 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: their draft picks on this fifty three man roster. They 99 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: went with seven receivers for the third time in five years. 100 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: And then one other change that the NFL implemented that 101 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: I think you're always gonna see loaded offensive lines is 102 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 1: you need to have eight offensive lineman active on game day. 103 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: To be able to have forty eight players dressed for 104 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 1: the game. You don't do that. You only get forty seven. 105 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 1: So yeah, a lot of these teams now you're gonna 106 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 1: see nine ten offensive linemen making this roster. The Packers, 107 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: there were a lot of difficult decisions they had to 108 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: make during these final cuts. Danny Etling goes on the 109 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: practice squad, Caleb Jones goes on the practice squad. You 110 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: keep a guy like Rashid Walker on the fifty three, 111 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: who finished camp really strong, had a nice showing at 112 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: right tackle in Kansas City, had to come back from 113 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: an injury during training camp. Once he got out there 114 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: in the preseason, the film look pretty good. And that's 115 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: the that's the toughest part of this job for Brian 116 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: goodcuts in the scouts, they lost one guy to waivers. 117 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: That was Tye Summers. I think everybody kind of expected 118 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: that's what was going to happen once they decided to 119 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: release him ahead of time before the final cuts, and 120 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 1: you know, it worked out the way it worked out. 121 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: There was some great stories like Mica Abernathy making the 122 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: fifty three after only being here for twenty days. But 123 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: then there was also the reality of what the National 124 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: Football League is like where Rudy Ford was signed the 125 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: next day and Abernathy was released. So, uh, Mason Crosby's 126 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: back there. There's so many different scenarios and storylines that 127 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: came out of this cutdown day that I think one 128 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: it made for a huge day on our website numbers wise, 129 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: but too, I just think there were so many questions 130 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,559 Speaker 1: that people had that weren't going to be answered until 131 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: you know, Brian Goodacuins filled out that personnel report and 132 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: sent it to the league office by three pm on Tuesday. Yeah, 133 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: from a news perspective, Mason Crosby was activated off pup. 134 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: The Packers feeling very good about his progress. This Week 135 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: one still the target for him. We will see what 136 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: we will see what happens there. But the backup kicker 137 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: um Ahmed Ramis Ahmed Um He was released but did 138 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: clear waivers in his back on the practice squad. So 139 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: depending on what happens with Crosby again, because of these 140 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: elevation UM game day elevation rules, the Packers will have 141 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: another option there for Week one UM if they were 142 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: to need it. That you mentioned the ten offensive lineman 143 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: I think as training camp in the preseason developed, and 144 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: certainly with the remaining uncertainty with regard to David baktr 145 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: and Ellen Jenkins, I think, I think we saw the 146 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: ten offensive lineman coming and we're wondering if maybe even 147 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: they would go with eleven Um and Uh And as 148 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: it turned out, as you said, Caleb Jones, Um did 149 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: make it through waivers in his back on the practice squad. 150 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: And yeah, the cruel world of of NFL roster decisions 151 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: with Mica Abernathy, a great story shows up, gets signed 152 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: because of injuries at safety, gets signed two days before 153 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: the first preseason game. Um absolutely balls out in all three. 154 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: I mean he's on the field in a preseason game 155 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: two days after he arrives in Green Bay, which is 156 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: pretty remarkable in in and of itself. Then a week 157 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: later he gets an interception and a tackle for loss 158 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: in the preseason game at lambeau Field. Um makes the 159 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: initial fifty three. But then when a safety and special 160 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: teams stalwart from Jacksonville named Rudy Ford becomes available, the 161 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: Packers decided to sign him and Uh and Abernathy is 162 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 1: released one day after being this great Cinderella story that 163 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: had made the fifty three. But that leads me to 164 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: I think another very obvious observation with regard to how 165 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:56,719 Speaker 1: Bran gudacoonsten his staff Matt Lafleur, the coach, is how 166 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 1: they went about putting together this fifty three man roster. 167 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: And of course I'm talking about special teams because as 168 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: I pointed out on the three Things video that we 169 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: shot with Larry yesterday, this the mindset, the approach that 170 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: they want to take with special teams. This wasn't just 171 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: about changing the coaches. It's about changing the personnel, and 172 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: it's about having guys like Keyshaw Nixon and Dalen Levitt, who, yes, 173 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: they will be reserves in the defensive backfield, but the 174 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: the the top item on their job responsibility list is 175 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: going to be special teams because they've done it a lot, 176 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: they can be leaders in that area. Obviously, the Packers 177 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: also brought in a new punter, a new long snapper. 178 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: The undrafted rookie Jack Coco does make the team, and 179 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: then Rudy Ford ends up getting signed here just as 180 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: as the roster reductions are made, and then you can 181 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: you can potentially have some of these rookies from the 182 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: draft class we may see Romeo Dops on special teams. 183 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:02,479 Speaker 1: We may see Trek Carpenter the seventh round pick um 184 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: at at safety, kind of an oversized safety who might 185 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: be an interesting, intriguing prospect on special teams. The makeover 186 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 1: of the special teams has been months in the making 187 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:17,559 Speaker 1: here and uh, and now it's time for new coordinator 188 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 1: Rich Pisaccia. Byron store his that that that group of coaches, 189 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: they've got their guys now, this is this is who 190 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 1: they've got, so they're going to move forward and uh. 191 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: And the idea is obviously for the Packers to be 192 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: much much improved in that phase of things. Yeah, and 193 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,079 Speaker 1: that was one of the big reasons why I also 194 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: implored people not to get too over the top about 195 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: how the preseason looks. Yeah, I was. I was doing that. 196 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,199 Speaker 1: I was doing the same thing. It was a search 197 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,839 Speaker 1: for personnel. That's that's the way I looked at. Yeah, 198 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: and the way of which they're trying to augment those teams. 199 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: You know, there there's going to be a lot of 200 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: established veterans playing for Ritz Besaccia too. I think about 201 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: the field goal protection unit and the amount of starters 202 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: we saw on this um. This past summer. There were 203 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 1: times last season where I don't remember there being a 204 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,960 Speaker 1: quote unquote starter on field goal protection. It was a 205 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:09,319 Speaker 1: lot of backup offensive lineman. It was a lot of 206 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:12,760 Speaker 1: backup defensive linemen. But there's a huge emphasis there. I 207 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: never saw Corey Lindsley play on a special teams unit. 208 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: Josh Myers is playing as a wing right now on 209 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,839 Speaker 1: the field goal protection quay walker Adrian Amos. I think 210 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: the plan is to hopefully not have to use Amos, 211 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:26,839 Speaker 1: but when Daln Levitt went down with the shoulder in 212 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: San Francisco, Amos was the one feeling and his personal 213 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 1: protector on the punt team, Russell Douglas, Eric Stokes. There 214 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: was a line that really stood out to me during 215 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: Brian and Brian Goodicuns and Matt floor Ball talked about 216 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 1: this emphasis. But when Brian Goodicun said we had to 217 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: get out of our comfort zone a little bit with 218 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 1: how we're building these teams, that really I thought was 219 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: telling because he admitted we've not been good enough for 220 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: far too long. We need to be better in that area, 221 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: and I feel like the resources have been committed. Certainly, 222 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: you and I watched these practices having Rich Pisacchi as 223 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: that the general there I think has made a huge difference, 224 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: the tempo, how they get in and out of periods, 225 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: the urgency when they do have the special teams period. 226 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: You know, this goes back years. This isn't just about 227 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: you know, Modraton or or anybody's in specific, but you 228 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: know there there was a lot of years Mike where 229 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: I would cover these training camp practices and be like, Okay, 230 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: team periods are done, We're gonna do some special teams. 231 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: Al Right, everybody, ten minutes, we'll be back. We'll do 232 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 1: some more team periods. Now Man special teams. This year 233 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: that was a period in and of itself. When they 234 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: were doing their lineups, whether it be for kickoff return 235 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: or punt return. Even the way they integrated their their 236 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 1: field goals I thought was really interesting. There wasn't a 237 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: set Okay, we're just gonna kick eight field goals. No, 238 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: it was okay, we're gonna do a team period and 239 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna do two field goals. Quick, do another tum period, 240 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 1: go back a couple more yards and do some more 241 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: field goals. They're just the the urgency is there. You 242 00:12:57,559 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 1: need the execution, you need to be able to turn 243 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: the owner in the regular season, but certainly everybody from 244 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: the top down understands why that phase needs to improve 245 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: and really what happens if you don't get it to 246 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: where it needs to be. Yeah, and we actually got 247 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,199 Speaker 1: to look not that the Packers wanted to punt as 248 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: often as they did in Kansas City in that preseason finale, 249 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: but we gotta look at what Pat O'Donnell might be 250 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: able to do here as a as a veteran punter. 251 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: I thought he I thought in mixing and matching, you know, 252 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: the Aussee style, the swing away. I mean, he kind 253 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: of showed it all in in in Kansas City. Now 254 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: they get the personnel they want to cover those punts, 255 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,679 Speaker 1: and and you know, the the fifty five yard gross 256 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily just become a forty yard met because of 257 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 1: a fifteen yard return. You cover those better and uh, 258 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: and that net average on the punt gets to where 259 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: Rich Pisacci wants it to be. And it isn't interesting 260 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 1: after that game in Casey Mattlaflore talking about, Yeah, there 261 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: were some things going on there with the returns, and 262 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 1: then within five days here comes Rudy Ford was considered 263 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: one of the fastest best gunners in the National Football League. 264 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: When I go back to thinking about when special teams 265 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: appeared to be turning the corner of the first time, 266 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: for Green Bay, it was because I thought Jeff Janis 267 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,719 Speaker 1: was an excellent gunner, Dmitri Goodson. They had guys that 268 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 1: sort of stepped up in that Jared Bush roll, and 269 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: then they kind of fell off a little bit in 270 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: terms of the team that having a rudy for their 271 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: potentially using some starters. I think that's going to make 272 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: a big difference. Yeah, it's going to be interesting to 273 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: see how that evolves now with the with the regular 274 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: season right around the corner, and who is on the 275 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: field for those snaps um some sponsor business. 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An interesting final day, I I say final day, 283 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: last day of practice on Wednesday, but for the players 284 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: get kind of an extended break here through the weekend 285 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: and then they'll return after the weekend to begin the 286 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: full fledged preparation for the Minnesota Vikings in Week one. 287 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: A couple of visitors to practice. First off, Morgan Burnett, 288 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: former Packer safety who came back to Green Bay to 289 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: officially retire as a Packer, hasn't played in the NFL 290 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: for a couple of years, played his first he was 291 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: a third round draft pick in two thousand and ten, 292 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: played his first eight years in the NFL with Green Bay, 293 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: a couple of other years with with a pair of 294 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 1: a f C North teams. Um he officially retires as 295 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: a Packer and then newly enshrined Pro Football Hall of 296 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: Famer Leroy Butler also was at practice, and we found 297 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: out that both of those individuals, who happened to both 298 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: play the position of safety and played it quite well 299 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: here in Green Bay, both had a chance to talk 300 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: to the team give a little bit of an inspirational 301 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: message and message excuse me, and it sounded like, um, 302 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: it was both of both of those who were received 303 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: quite well. Yeah. Starting with Butler, Aaron Rodgers even mentioned 304 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: he felt like that was one of the best kind 305 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: of pre practice camp speeches they've had in his time, 306 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: at least over the last ten years, I think, is 307 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: what his quote was. Uh. And and Butler's message was 308 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: one that I can see why it hit home with 309 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: Rogers but definitely the entire football team, and that it 310 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: goes by fast, so enjoy it. You know, Leroy played 311 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: twelve years in the National Football League, took him a 312 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: couple of years to find his way, and then obviously 313 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: the shoulder injury ended his last season. But in between there, 314 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: I mean, what did a remarkable run he got on 315 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 1: And we talked at nauseum this summer about you know, 316 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: his Hall of Fame candidacy and finally getting in Trine 317 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: and Canton to be able to bring him back. I 318 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: thought was such an important thing because you know, we 319 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: talked about Leary being long winded, and he can be, 320 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: but I think, as he also showed in Canton, you know, 321 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: he can be really concise with his thoughts too, and 322 00:16:57,280 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: make a point, um, not just with his words, but 323 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 1: how he says things. And kind of reflecting on this 324 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: and and mentioning afterwards that Morgan Burnett spoke to the 325 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: team after practice. You know, that idea of being in 326 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 1: the present. I think the way Randall Cobb termed it was, 327 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: you know, standing in your shoes, you know, not worrying 328 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 1: about what's happened in the past, not trying to think 329 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 1: about the future, but literally just being present right now. Um, 330 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,399 Speaker 1: not just in the practices, not just in the games, 331 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 1: being in the cafeteria, being in the locker room, just 332 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 1: being able to to enjoy this with people around you, 333 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 1: um that are kind of living out their dreams as well. 334 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: And for the packers, I mean, you look at this 335 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: type of year, with the expectations being as high as 336 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 1: they are, it is important at times to actually step 337 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 1: back and reflect in and appreciate the opportunity that's in 338 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: front of them. And I feel like, without hearing the 339 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:53,919 Speaker 1: message ourselves, it definitely sounds like that's sort of the 340 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: thing that both Butler and Burnett hit home on. And 341 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: I'll be honest with you, Mike, I tweeted or I 342 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: put on my Instagram as I was getting ready for 343 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:05,200 Speaker 1: bed last night, the fact that Morgan Burnett is retired 344 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: from the National Football League, Um, you got to see 345 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: his entire career. I got most of it. That that 346 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,679 Speaker 1: kind of that hits even a guy like me a 347 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: little bit because now I'm thirty four years old. I 348 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:21,360 Speaker 1: think Morgan might be thirty three. You know, it reminds you, 349 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 1: you know, these guys come in at two years old 350 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 1: in the blanket, and I you're thirty and you're onund 351 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 1: to that next phase of your life. So you definitely 352 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,200 Speaker 1: do want to appreciate that moment when it's in front 353 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: of you. Yeah, no question about. Well, the other thing 354 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,679 Speaker 1: with regard to Wednesday's practice UM, Matt Law flew through 355 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: a changeup at the guys so to speak, because what 356 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: he ended up doing and again before giving them a 357 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 1: few days off, he set up practice UM with a 358 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 1: lot of eleven on eleven essentially like almost like four 359 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: quarters of eleven on eleven, you know, ones versus ones um, 360 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: and also some twos versus twos, And we didn't get 361 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: to see that. We're at the point, just so people understand, 362 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: we're at the point with regard to practice, where as 363 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: opposed to a regular training camp practice, when we get 364 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: to watch the entire thing. Now in regular season practice mode, 365 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: the media is allowed for the opening portion of practice 366 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: and some of the individual drills, but then once they 367 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: go to eleven on eleven, the media is dismissed and 368 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: it's a it's a closed private practice. But it sounded 369 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 1: like the eleven on eleven this four quarters and whatever 370 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 1: running clock that they put on, and it was there 371 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 1: were also some special teams snaps that were mixed in 372 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: sort of between quarters. Everything that we found out about 373 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,239 Speaker 1: this practice in the locker room afterward, it sounded like 374 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: it was pretty darn competitive and the guys really both 375 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: sides of the ball, really really got after it. And um, 376 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: the timing of it couldn't have been better because I 377 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: can see from a head coaches perspective, Alright, guys, we'll 378 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 1: go other than tackling to the ground, We're not going 379 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: to be you know, laying guys out and everything, but go, 380 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: We're gonna go really really hard today because now you've 381 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: got a few days off to recover. Like, let's make 382 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 1: this practice as game like as as we can. And 383 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,120 Speaker 1: it sounded like it was a hit with the players. Yeah, 384 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 1: for Aaron Rodgers, you asked the question for Rogers to 385 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: say right off the bat that it was the best 386 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: practice camp. I think it really reiterated, um how successful 387 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: it was and also the fact that Rogers the thing 388 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 1: that sit out to me the most him mentioning that 389 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: he kind of hopes that this is something that maybe 390 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 1: they'll integrate into the traditional train. Yeah, something something to consider, 391 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: something to consider in the future, sort of to to 392 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: break up maybe to break up the monotony of the 393 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:35,200 Speaker 1: installations or this or that of of you know, weeks 394 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: of training camp practices. Just one day go alright, guys, 395 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: we're going eleven on eleven for four quarters. Let's go, 396 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, it would be that that would 397 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: be a lot of fun. That would be a lot 398 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,439 Speaker 1: of fun for us and for the fans that the 399 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,120 Speaker 1: stands at Nichky Field. If that would be an open practice, 400 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:52,439 Speaker 1: that would be a blast for everybody to u to 401 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: watch and see what unfolds. Yeah. One of the two 402 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,360 Speaker 1: very subtle things that happened though, when Rogers was explaining 403 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,360 Speaker 1: it is one it sounds like Robert Tonyan is doing 404 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 1: really well. Um, this is a guy that was just 405 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: getting back into the team program last week, just getting 406 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: back into some of the individual periods and sound like 407 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 1: he had a couple of touchdown passes as well. Uh, 408 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 1: one I believe was from Rogers. Another one was in 409 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:15,239 Speaker 1: a two minute with George and you know, for for 410 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:18,640 Speaker 1: Tony in trying to get back into the swing of things. Uh, 411 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: it sounds like that first week has gone really well. 412 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 1: But Rogers again was effusive in his praise of Sammy 413 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: Watkins and just the corner that he turned after that 414 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: first practice against the Saints. I mean, Mike, you look 415 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,360 Speaker 1: at the stats. I talked about it frequently, but I mean, 416 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 1: this guy is in the conversation as being among the 417 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: best Week one receivers in the National Football League over 418 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: the last you know, eight years in which he's been here. 419 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,680 Speaker 1: I mean, he's just it's one big performance after another, 420 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,879 Speaker 1: and I don't think that's a coincidence. I think everybody 421 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:51,680 Speaker 1: appreciates and understands what this young man is still capable 422 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: of if he's healthy. And for him and Randall Cobb 423 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 1: and being able to get all these guys that are 424 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: figured to be important the list for this offense to 425 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 1: the start of the regular season without injury. I think 426 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: it's one of the things that Matt Lafleur did really 427 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 1: well in this camp, and a part of that is 428 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:10,919 Speaker 1: not playing in the preseason, and a part of it 429 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: is being really smart when you do decide to finally 430 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 1: push that button to to get guys ramping up a 431 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: little bit. Yeah, this and the players talked about how 432 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: this for the starters, the veteran starters in particular, because 433 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: we did see some of the younger starters on offense 434 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: and defense taking snaps in the preseason game. But for 435 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: the veteran starters, this was their preseason action. It was 436 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: it was the ones versus ones in an intense environment 437 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 1: on the practice field. Rogers did talk about Watkins. He 438 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: also talked about how the last week to ten days 439 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: that Randall Cobb has really come on UM. Somewhat quiet 440 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,360 Speaker 1: throughout training camp, just a veteran going about his business, 441 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: but but the last week or so, Randall Cobb has 442 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: gotten a lot more action in the eleven on eleven. 443 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 1: And you mentioned Robert tunn In very recently returned to 444 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: the eleven on eleven work um with with getting cleared 445 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:04,199 Speaker 1: through his A c L rehab, and it sounds like 446 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: he's showing up quite a bit as well, even though 447 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 1: we haven't had the opportunity to see it um as 448 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: members of the media. So a lot going on there. 449 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:15,679 Speaker 1: The team now on a little bit of a break 450 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: and uh, and then they'll come back and it will 451 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 1: be uh, it will be a big turn the page 452 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: moment because because the Minnesota Vikings will be right around 453 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: the corner, big division rival on the road. All that 454 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: and uh and an entire week to prepare. So it's 455 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: almost here, my friend. Yeah, the transition is so interesting 456 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 1: now with them making this switch to three preseason games, 457 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: and everybody mentioned that's for the positive. Brian Goodkin's even said, 458 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: as much as he would love the more evaluation opportunities, 459 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: that this is the best for the league and for 460 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 1: the players. But it does it creates this weird little 461 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 1: vacuum um where you really don't know what to make 462 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 1: of anything. You know, even those practices last weekend. We're 463 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: getting ready for final cuts, but you want to keep 464 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: the guys working. I felt like this was a perfect 465 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: way to to make it a little it more competitive, uh, 466 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: and and not just have it being okay, well, we're 467 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: all just kind of sitting around looking for something to 468 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 1: do this week now, I mean, get one more heavy 469 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: practice in and then Monday comes around and suddenly you're 470 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: game planning again. So, as you said, Mike, it's incredible. Um, 471 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 1: it seems like juicy. Yesterday I was sitting on that 472 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: bench waiting for Mark Murphy to come out at the 473 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: shareholders meeting and give his speech, and then suddenly we're 474 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 1: here and the Packers have a pretty pivotal division matchup 475 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: coming out right at the gate. Yeah, it's going to 476 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: be uh, it's it's going to be quite the start. 477 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,639 Speaker 1: Vikings Week one, bears in Week two and uh a 478 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: lot on a lot on the line in the NFC 479 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: North here in the early weeks. One last thing before 480 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 1: we go. Running short on time, but wanted to give 481 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 1: a quick shout out to two new members of the 482 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: Packers Hall of Fame being inducted UH this week talking 483 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: about Greg Jennings and Tim Harris. West and I will 484 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: have stories based from their press conferences their induction on 485 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: Packers dot com, so be sure to check those out. 486 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:02,160 Speaker 1: But congratulations to Greg Jennings and Tim Harris, very deserving 487 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 1: new members of the Packers Hall of Fame. And with 488 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: that we'll call it a rap on this edition of 489 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:11,440 Speaker 1: Packers Unscripted. We'll have everything for you on Packers dot com. 490 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 1: Be sure to continue to check it out as the 491 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 1: regular season rolls around. For Wes, I am Mike, thank 492 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: you for tuning in. Everybody, We'll see you next time.