1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: Hi, everyone, Welcome to Packers Unscripted from Packers dot Com. 2 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: I am Mike Spofford, joined by my trusted colleague West Hodkoits. 3 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: We're coming to you here from our studios at lambeau 4 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: Field West. This will be our final show for a while. 5 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: The Packers offseason program has wrapped up. In fact, it's 6 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: wrapping up today as we are taping this show. The 7 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 1: team is on a team building activity after two days 8 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,239 Speaker 1: of mini camp practices. We will have some photos and 9 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: potentially some video of that team activity on Packers dot 10 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: com later on, so be sure to check that out. 11 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: But with the offseason program wrapping up, training camp is 12 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: roughly six weeks away. I'm not sure. Yeah, I'm not 13 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: counting down the days yet, but I think it's I 14 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: think it's six weeks away. Matt la Flour kind of 15 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: wrap things up with his final comments to the media 16 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: after Wednesday's practice, and I wrote a story about this 17 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: on the website, kind of characterizing it as he's pleased 18 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: with how the off season program is gone, but like 19 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: any coach, he's not satisfied. Um implementing a new offensive 20 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: system and everything that goes into that. You're not going 21 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: to get everything done that you need to in one 22 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: offseason program with the limitations you have with the c 23 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: B A and all that. But he's fired up, in 24 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: eager and ready to get these guys back for training camp. 25 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: They neither break, so do the coaches. But but there's 26 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of excitement here when training camp 27 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: rolls around. Yeah, absolutely, Mike, and I really liked this 28 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: last day of practice and availability. Just hearing some of 29 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: the guys and obviously also Matt Lafleur discussing sort of 30 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: their impressions of that nine week ten week program with 31 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: the extra week this year, with the new coach and 32 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: where they are coming out of it. I think everyone 33 00:01:57,960 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: was pretty much in agreement. And you touched on it 34 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: as all the fact that the defense is ahead of 35 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: the offense at this point. I certainly saw it in 36 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: the two minute drills. Yeah, she has definitely had some 37 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: good performances there. But to be quite honest with you, 38 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: I really liked what Brian Balagas said standing by his 39 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: locker on Wednesday, saying that, yeah, there's a little bit 40 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: of talking. You know, there'll be some time for the 41 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: offense to come back. But to be quite honest, with you. 42 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 1: He was actually kind of pleased to see the defense 43 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: playing as well as it is right now and coming 44 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: together the way it is, because, Yeah, the offense wants 45 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: to win these drills, there's no doubt about it. And 46 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: if they can win every single one of them in 47 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: training camp, they'll have smiles on their faces. But the 48 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: fact that the defense has appeared to have taken a 49 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: step forward this offseason with some of the new additions, 50 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: with some of the young players taking the next step, 51 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: and also Mike Petton just having an extra offseason to 52 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: implement his program, whereas Matt Lafleur's in his first offseason 53 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 1: trying to get his offense. And this is that's why 54 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 1: Mike Petton came back. It's why they made the decisions 55 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: they did to put themselves in this spot. That being said, 56 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: the Packers offense knows it has work to do. Matt 57 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: Lafleur said, it wasn't as crisp as he wanted to 58 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: wants it to be, but they're gonna have a chance 59 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: now coming back in training camp when they start to 60 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: put some pads on to really get going on this thing. Yeah, 61 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: I think when you hear Matt la Fleur say things 62 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: like the defense is ahead of the offense, there's a 63 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: little bit of sloppiness, and some things we need to 64 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: clean up look a little crisper, as he said, not 65 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: surprising observations at all given the circumstances here. And I 66 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: think you know, as you and I have talked to 67 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: a lot of defensive players around the locker room, they 68 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,639 Speaker 1: were all saying, yeah, like last year at this time, 69 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: we were just trying to make sure we're lined up 70 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: in the right place and we know what to do, 71 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: and we're processing a lot more of the details of 72 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: Mike Petton scheme now in year two, while the offense 73 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: now is where the defense was a year ago and 74 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: they're piecing things together. Training camp obviously will be huge, 75 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: and part of training camp two is going to be 76 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: to Matt Lafleur confirmed there will be two joint practices 77 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: here in Green Bay with the Houston Texans leading up 78 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: to the preseason openers. So those two joint practices will 79 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: be between Family Night and the opening preseason game. That's 80 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: going to be an interesting atmosphere, not only from the 81 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: standpoint of the competition amongst the players, and when you 82 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: have the Packers offense working against the Texans defense and 83 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: vice versa. But that could be a big evaluation tool 84 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: as well, because then the practice film includes stuff against 85 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: an actual opponent, not just stuff against your own team. Absolutely, 86 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: and I want to ask you this now, two thousand 87 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: nine was the last was that the last time they 88 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: actually brought in another opponent? Was that when they played 89 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: or they went against Buffalo before Okay? There wasn't a 90 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: Family Night one in there too, No, well, buff Buffalo 91 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: was the was part of Family Night. Yeah, so that 92 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 1: would have preceded you in your time here. That was 93 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: that was the year before I got here. I actually 94 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: remember taking my kids to that Family Night with the 95 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills at LAMB before Okay, because what my question 96 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: was going to be, as someone asked us an insider inbox, 97 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: and it got me thinking, like they wouldn't all be 98 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: on Ray niche Gy. I'm guessing they're either going to 99 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: have to use Clark Hankel as well, and the Don 100 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: Hudson or maybe the Hudson Center have some people in 101 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: the Hudson because you have a hundred and eight players 102 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,919 Speaker 1: you and I see it, Mike, when you have ninety 103 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: on there, when you have ninety on Ray Nitchkey for 104 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: training camp that that's a pretty cluttered field to begin with, 105 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: so um that the logistics of it, I'm gonna be 106 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: fascinated to watch. But as Matt Lafleur said, and he 107 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: said it going back to when we're when I was 108 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: talking with him at the NFL Owners meetings, this is 109 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: a really unique opportunity and he's seen it before. He's 110 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: been involved with teams that bring in opponents, um that 111 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: that take on other guy, you know, teams in practice. 112 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: There's just a different level that guys get to when 113 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: it isn't a friendly face so to speaks. Yeah, and 114 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: the phrase he used I thought was interesting. He called 115 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: it competitive spirit. And there definitely is another notch to 116 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: the level of competition. It's still not a game, it's 117 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,119 Speaker 1: still not even to the level of a preseason game, 118 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: per se, but it's still different than lining up in 119 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 1: a practice across from your teammate. It's gonna be fun too, 120 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: because then, you know, training camp preseason can get kind 121 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:55,679 Speaker 1: of monotonous, just sort of the same sort of routine 122 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: every year. I remember some off seasons I got excited 123 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: when I saw, oh cool, there's gonna be some night 124 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 1: practices something to mix it up a little bit. The 125 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: fact that you're going to have this thing going on 126 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: against the Texans in the first preseason game, the fact 127 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: that Winnipeg is going to be around the corner right 128 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: after that, it's gonna be a lot different. And Matt 129 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: la Floor also mentioned in that same thing that they're 130 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: still exploring the options of potentially having more night practices 131 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: considering they will open up against the Chicago Bears. All 132 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: those things are on the table, but I think more 133 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 1: than anything, the fact of being able to start to 134 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: condition this football team for what it's going to expect offense, defense, 135 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: and special teams. This process, the offseason program is important. 136 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: It's getting the installs in, It's making sure guys know 137 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: what's going to be asked of them once training hamp 138 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: camp hits. You're trying to hit the ground running. You've 139 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: got to make every single one of those practices count. Yeah, 140 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: no question about it. 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I think 157 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: this is going to be extremely interesting because, and again, 158 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: as we've talked about all along, you take everything in 159 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: O T A S with a little bit of a 160 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: grain of salt, because nobody's put on pads. Everybody's just 161 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: in shorts and helmets. But based on what we've seen, 162 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: I think there's a couple of things we can fairly 163 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:57,119 Speaker 1: confidently say heading into training camp. One, the number two 164 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: job is shaping up as behind Davante Adams. I'm saying 165 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: is shaping up as a potentially very interesting competition between 166 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: Geronimo Allison and Marquez Valdez Scandling based on the reps 167 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: that we saw, the way they were being divvied up 168 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: during O t S and mini camp. But the other 169 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: thing is after that, it's not just about the draft 170 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: picks from last year, and I'm talking about e q 171 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: st Brown and Jamond More. Eyes will certainly be on them, 172 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: no question about it, But Trevor Davis and Jake Kumero, 173 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: they made a little bit of a statement here over 174 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: the last few weeks in terms of where they are 175 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 1: in the mix at this receiver position and in this competition. 176 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: Um and boy, I'm really really interested to see just 177 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: how this shakes out through the month of August. Yeah, 178 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: that statement is worth still here. And they aren't just 179 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: here to make a roster spot there to make a 180 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: run at playing time in this offense. Yeah, there's a 181 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: couple of things I want to touch on here because 182 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: you brought up some excellent points. The first one being 183 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: is that the offseason program. You're right, you take everything 184 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: with a grain of salt, but at the same time, 185 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: We've covered enough of these things that you can also 186 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: tell when guys can't play, When guys just aren't going 187 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: to work, they aren't going to fit in. The thing 188 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: I really like about this receiving corps the same reason 189 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: why the Green Bay Packers didn't go out and find 190 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: another veteran receiver to bring in after Randall Copp departed. 191 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: You want to let these guys spread their wings, and 192 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: I thought there was a lot of them that did 193 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: so this offseason. Well, the Packers didn't draft or receiver either. 194 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: That not only not bringing in another veteran, but they 195 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: use their draft picks in other places. So starting off 196 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: with what you said with Trevor Davis and Jake Kumarro. 197 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: First off, with Kumaro, he has I think one of 198 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: the greatest compliments you could ever give a receiver is 199 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: the one that Aaron Rodgers gave to him this past 200 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: week and saying that he does all the little things 201 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: right the way he practices. Now, that isn't a statement 202 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:46,599 Speaker 1: that Rogers gave for the first time. He's given that 203 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: a few times even before I want to say, uh, 204 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: Kumarro is even activated to the roster last year when 205 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 1: he was on injured reserve. He has been incredibly complimentary 206 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: of how he carries himself, and to some extent, you 207 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,439 Speaker 1: expect that from him. Kumaro, that is, he is a veteran. 208 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,319 Speaker 1: He is seven years old. I think he's the second 209 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: oldest or maybe even the oldest receiver on this roster. 210 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,559 Speaker 1: You want to see him have that mentality. But it's 211 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: also telling those young guys on the roster, the draft picks, 212 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: the guys that maybe were a little bit more heralded 213 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 1: a year ago, of where the bar is. He said 214 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: that really nicely, and then from Trevor Davis's perspective, Matt 215 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: Lafleur hit it right on the head when he stepped 216 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 1: to the group and was talking to the media after 217 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: a practice. I believe on Tuesday, Trevor Davis is sort 218 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: of the forgotten man in this equation. But if you've 219 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: watched these practices, and I know there's three of them 220 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: available to the public and not everybody can get to them, 221 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 1: but Trevor Davis looks good, and he looks like he's 222 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,559 Speaker 1: put the hamstring injury behind him. He looks like a 223 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: guy who's going into his fourth NFL season, and quite honestly, 224 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,840 Speaker 1: Mike with his speed, there's some people asking an inbox 225 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: when you pair him with an MVS. Those kind of 226 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: type of place. The this receiving corps looks different than 227 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: it did three or four years ago. There's a different 228 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: caliber of athlete right now. And that's saying something because 229 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:59,079 Speaker 1: the Packers had some good ones. So watching Davis, watching MVS, 230 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 1: watching Kumar, watch all these guys sort of, as I said, 231 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: spread their wings a little bit, it just tells you that, 232 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: in my opinion, the Packers made the right move investing 233 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 1: in the young guys on this roster and not going 234 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: out and finding a veteran that might just end up 235 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:13,559 Speaker 1: log jamming that whole depth chart. Yeah, and what I 236 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: was reminded of in watching Trevor Davis in the handful 237 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 1: of practices we got to see over the last month 238 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: is that when this guy is healthy, he's fast. I mean, 239 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: you could see the raw speed that he has out there. 240 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: And you mentioned the different types of athletes now that 241 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,320 Speaker 1: the Packers have at wide receiver, obviously there's a lot 242 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: of unproven ability. You know, a couple of those guys 243 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: MVS and EQ, they only have their rookie seasons under 244 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: their belt. You know a handful of catches, so to speak, 245 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: relative to what a guy like Davante Adams has accomplished. 246 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: But when you're talking about the different skill sets, the 247 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: different levels of athleticism that these guys have, it does 248 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: give the entire receiver group a different feel. And Rogers 249 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: made the comment also at his locker with regards to 250 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: Valdes Scantling and the progress that he is making from 251 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: year one to year two. As partly why I say, 252 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: based on the reps that we saw, it's looking like 253 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,079 Speaker 1: it'll be a neck and neck type of race between Valdes, 254 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: Scantling and Allison for the number two job when the 255 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: offense is in a two receiver set. But Rogers said 256 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: that MVS is starting to play more to his timed speed. 257 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: This is a guy who ran a four three seven 258 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: or four three eight forty in the combine coming out 259 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: in the draft, and the Packers drafted him in the 260 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 1: fifth round and we've seen that speed on display, and 261 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 1: Rogers from the quarterback position is starting to see in 262 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: the live action in the eleven on eleven stuff, he's 263 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,719 Speaker 1: playing more to that timed speed and sometimes it can 264 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: take guys a while to get there. Some guys never 265 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: necessarily get there. They're always just a speed burner. But 266 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: then you know, when they have to make the decisions 267 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: and and make adjustments on the fly, they never quite 268 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: play that fast. And for Rogers Rogers to say that 269 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: about MVS, I thought was really interesting because to me 270 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: then that that makes him a top top candidate to 271 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: watch here during training camp when we get to see 272 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: a lot more eleven on eleven and full speed work. 273 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: You know, I was actually sitting by my desk after 274 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: you know, practice and everything got done, locker room got 275 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: done on Wednesday, and I was thinking about this little 276 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: bit with Velvis Scantling. Aaron Rodgers has had a lot 277 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: of talented receivers, Jordy Nelson's future Packers Hall of Famer, 278 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: Greg Jennings, Donald's driver, Randall Cobb, James Jones, the list 279 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: goes on and on and on. To me, though he's 280 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:34,319 Speaker 1: never had a four, three, four or four type guy. Uh, 281 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 1: you know, Cobb was really good and short, short area quickness. 282 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: Those other guys really master their footwork. I'm just really 283 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 1: intrigued that if if MVS can put his whole game together, 284 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: if he can get on that quote unquote same page 285 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 1: that we talk about time and time again. He adds 286 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: a level to this offense that I don't think we've 287 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: quite seen before during the Aaron Rodgers era. And then again, 288 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: you you factor in the Trevor Davis is the Davante Adams, 289 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: all these other guys with these different skill sets. There 290 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: isn't one of the same player on that depth chart 291 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: right now. So when you look at MVS and the 292 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: way he's positioned himself, and I think he has right now, 293 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,839 Speaker 1: I'm not going to, you know, annoint him as a starter, 294 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: but I think he's established himself as one of those 295 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: leading guys that will be going out with the ones 296 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: when we get back on July six. Whatever, it is 297 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: the fact that he took it as seriously as he 298 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: did this offseason. Remember this is a guy that last 299 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: year was drawing the playbook up over and over again, 300 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: doing everything he could to get everything down. Is that 301 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: game starts to slow down and his speed starts to 302 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: catch up. That's a really dangerous combination. Yeah, And he 303 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: had an interesting comment too when I was at his 304 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: locker after Wednesday's practice and I asked him about learning 305 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: an NFL playbook for the second time, and is that 306 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: any different, you know, as opposed to learning an NFL 307 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: playbook as a rookie, and you know how he is. 308 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: He just kind of shrugged and smiled and laughed it off, 309 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: and he's like, I've been learning a new offense every 310 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 1: year for every year that I can remember, going back 311 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: to a player who transferred in college and played for 312 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: a number of different offensive coordinators and coaching staffs and 313 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: everything like that. So this whole thing about learning a 314 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: new system, it's nothing new to him. He has his 315 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: his own system, like you say, of kind of drawing 316 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: the plays himself to help commit him to memory and 317 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 1: and stuff like that. And just getting back for a 318 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: minute to Geronimo Allison as well in this mix, Davante 319 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: Adams had an interesting comment in that, um, he really 320 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: sees Alison. Now, Davante Adams is not the wide receiver's 321 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: coach and he's not the offensive coordinator at head coach, 322 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: but he really likes what he sees from Geronimo Allison 323 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: in the slot when they're in the three receiver set. 324 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: Just his experience. And if there's one thing we always 325 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: heard about Allison before he got hurt last year from 326 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: coach Mike McCarthy and the guys on his staff was 327 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: toughness when it comes to Geronimo Allison, and that seems 328 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: to be at least a piece of what the Packers 329 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: maybe are looking for at that slot position. Absolutely, and 330 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: I think the more that the off season program went on, 331 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: I think at the beginning of the off season, I 332 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: wasn't quite sure how that position was going to settle out. 333 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: It does seem like that is where Alison is sort 334 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: of settling in now. That being said, Larry mccarren pointed 335 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: out on one of the three things that we did 336 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 1: after a practice this week, packers are using a lot 337 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: more bunch formations. They're they're they're doing more to mix 338 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: and match their personnel. We saw plenty of Davante Adams 339 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: lining up inside, so there's gonna be a lot of 340 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: positional flexibility there. They're not the reason they didn't go 341 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: and get a five ten slot receivers because I don't 342 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: think there's really gonna just be one slot receiver in 343 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: this offense. Yeah, we've talked about that before. But that 344 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: being said, I think Geronimo Allison looks natural inside and 345 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be intriguing to watch how 346 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: he further further develops in that role, and talking to 347 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: him after practice, I believe on Tuesday to this guy 348 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: just wants to be healthy. He just wants to be 349 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: able to go out there. He felt like he was 350 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: on the right trajectory. He didn't care what the stats 351 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: were last year. He didn't care that he was on 352 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: pace for a thousand yards. He just liked the way 353 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: he was playing and how he felt in the offense. 354 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 1: He can come back now and pick up where he 355 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: left off there again, this Packers offense is gonna be 356 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: positioned really well. Yeah. Well, to touch on the defense 357 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:05,199 Speaker 1: here quickly was before we go. I don't know about you, 358 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: but if there were two guys defensively that I probably 359 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: had my eye on more than anybody else, it was 360 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,919 Speaker 1: those two first round draft picks for Shawn Gary and 361 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,880 Speaker 1: Darnell Savage. You have to like what you see out 362 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:19,879 Speaker 1: of Rashaan Gary, just in terms of the athleticism that 363 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 1: the guy can run. I know they're not necessarily going 364 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: to ask him to drop back into coverage a lot, 365 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: but from an athletic standpoint, he's certainly capable of doing that. 366 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: And uh, then with regard to Darnell Savage, the number 367 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: twenty one overall pick the Packers traded up for the 368 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: safety out of Maryland. Davantae Adams made it pretty clear 369 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 1: at his locker and you know, I I take the 370 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: comments from the players in the locker room pretty seriously 371 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,120 Speaker 1: because they know when they say things about their teammates 372 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,120 Speaker 1: that it's going to get some traction and it can 373 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 1: potentially put pressure on guys, especially young guys. Davantae Adams 374 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: made no bones about it. He said, Darnell Savage is 375 00:17:56,080 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: going to be that guy. He's you know, the expectations 376 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:04,199 Speaker 1: here for Savage are high. That's been evident from the 377 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,439 Speaker 1: very beginning. They slotted him in there as a starter 378 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: in this defense from day one, from the day he 379 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: first put on that number twenty six jersey. But he 380 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: has not disappointed so far. His athleticism has been on display, 381 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 1: and when the pads go on, he gets in those 382 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 1: preseason games and I'm I'm really interested to watch him 383 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: from above, like our view from the press box where 384 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:28,199 Speaker 1: during the preseason games we get to see how the 385 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: secondary is lined up in the way those guys move. 386 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take at least a few series in the preseason, 387 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: and just watch how he plays and how he moves 388 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 1: in the back end. Boy, can that guy really cover 389 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 1: some ground from where he can get to point A 390 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: to point B in his acceleration. To be quite honest 391 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: with you, not to compare a safety to an outside linebacker, 392 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: but that was the number one thing that stood out 393 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,880 Speaker 1: to me with both Gary and Savage this offseason, how 394 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 1: explosive they are. I don't care about the forties, although 395 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: both of them have impressive forties, but whatever their ten 396 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 1: yards splits must be must be pretty impressive. Ye from 397 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: Savage's perspective, you like what you're seeing there because quite honestly, 398 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,639 Speaker 1: that's a position where the Packers don't have a lot 399 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:09,120 Speaker 1: of depth right now, with Josh Jones first being here 400 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 1: in the mini camp and then obviously not practicing. UH 401 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: you have Raven Green, but Raven Green looks like he 402 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: could potentially be a dime player right now with the 403 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: way that things are situated. N Trelle Jamerson, the the 404 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: guy that was with UH Wisconsin previously in with the 405 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: Houston Texans, looks like he's transitioning more to a safety role, 406 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,679 Speaker 1: so they need there. There isn't like there's a direct 407 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,119 Speaker 1: competition right now for Savage to be with the ones. 408 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: But I like what he's done since he's gotten there, 409 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 1: and then as far as with Shaan, Gary, Mike and 410 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: I am not one for Hyperbill, you know that, but 411 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 1: that he is about as impressive as a rookie as 412 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: i've seen come in here. Now, I don't know how 413 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,640 Speaker 1: he is doing with the playbook. I don't know how 414 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: he's gonna do its own dropping. I don't know if 415 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: he's going to be able to master the outside linebacker 416 00:19:53,800 --> 00:20:00,080 Speaker 1: position this offseason, in this summer. But athletically he he 417 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:03,439 Speaker 1: comes as advertised, no question about it. His ability Now 418 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to see a lot of times there's 419 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:07,359 Speaker 1: no pads, so it is just, hey, how quickly can 420 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,360 Speaker 1: you get around the tackle? He is giving David bak 421 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: Tari a run for his money. He's given Alex Light 422 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 1: a run for his money. This guy needs to be 423 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,120 Speaker 1: able to harness those skills to be an every down 424 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: player because there's always going to be a CounterPunch. But 425 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 1: in terms of looking for a first round pick, a 426 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: twelfth overall pick to come into an off season program 427 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: and look like the number twelve overall pick. I really 428 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: thought Rashan Gary did that. Yeah. And the other thing 429 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 1: I will say about this defense too, because we weren't 430 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: sure all the talk about Petton a year two and 431 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:38,640 Speaker 1: all the progress that can be made, and the guys 432 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: who were here last year are definitely feeling better about 433 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: the Petting system and where they fit. But you're talking 434 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: about adding Preston Smith, Zadarius Smith, Adrian Amos all into 435 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: the starting lineup in this defense, plus adding in a 436 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: couple of rookie draft picks into significant roles. I don't 437 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,159 Speaker 1: know about us, but from what I've heard, it doesn't 438 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: sound to me like Petton held anything back in terms 439 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: of trying to work these guys in He's especially with 440 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,640 Speaker 1: the veteran free agent signings. It's like, hey, these guys 441 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: have played in the NFL. They've all played in the 442 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 1: league for four years, um, and there's no need to 443 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: hold anything back. Let's give it to him. Let's uh, 444 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,479 Speaker 1: you know, let's pound it into him and let him 445 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:19,679 Speaker 1: learn it as quickly as possible. And it seems that 446 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,640 Speaker 1: the progress that Patton wanted to make with this defense 447 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: is being made, even though he did have to incorporate 448 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: a bunch of new players. Well, the thing that's nice 449 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: too is with the Smith's Preston Smith, I expected him 450 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: to have a really seamless transition, just based on what 451 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: he did in Washington and how how well rounded his 452 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 1: skill set is for that position in the three or 453 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: four defense. I expected that to go well. In Zadarius, 454 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 1: I mean, the thing that's gonna be really fun to 455 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: watch with him is just how he marries his natural 456 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 1: pass rushing instincts and his his versatility into Mike Petton scheme. 457 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 1: I think is the season plays out, if he stays healthy, 458 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: that's gonna be the number one telltale sign of the 459 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: success with that pass rush. If he can pick up 460 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: where he left off in Baltimore and Petton scheme, it's 461 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 1: gonna be really good for that upfront. Yeah. Maybe one 462 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,160 Speaker 1: of my favorite comments of the entire offseason was Mike 463 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 1: Petton at the podium talking about Zadarius Smith and all 464 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: of the different responsibilities of an outside linebacker, and he said, well, 465 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 1: Zadarius getting paid to go that way, not that way. 466 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: All the stuff about pass coverage for outside linebackers not 467 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: going to be high on the priority list for Zadarius Smith. 468 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 1: Just a very funny comment from from Mike Petton, who 469 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 1: is always entertaining I think at the podium. I liken 470 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 1: it to a picture, Michael. I mean, obviously you need 471 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 1: to have your changeups, you need to have your curve balls. 472 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:37,360 Speaker 1: But if a guy throws ninety eight miles an hour, 473 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 1: you want the guy throwing nine. And zaire Darius Smith 474 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:45,159 Speaker 1: throws Yeah, he's a pass rusher, no doubt about it. 475 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,119 Speaker 1: With that, we're going to call it a wrap on 476 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: this edition of Packers Unscripted. Be sure to follow all 477 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 1: of our coverage of the team on Packers dot Com. 478 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: Will have a lot of player features and whatnot between 479 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: now and the start of training camp. 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