1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody. Welcome to a Mini Camp edition of Packers 2 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: Unscripted from Packers dot Com. I am Mike Spofford, joined 3 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 1: as always by my partner and Crime West Hodkowitz. We're 4 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: coming to you here from our studios at lambeau Field West. 5 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: Two of the three mini Camp practices are in the books. 6 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: Shortly after we get done recording this episode, we will 7 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 1: head out to Clark hinkle Field for practice number three. 8 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 1: But the biggest happening of the week, and we have 9 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: a few of them to talk about here on the show, 10 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: but the biggest one was definitely that performance by Jordan's 11 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 1: Love in practice on Wednesday. First, I'll get your thoughts, 12 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: and of course we can go back and forth on 13 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: this a little bit because we both we both walked 14 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: away pretty impressed. Well, my first thought would be, if 15 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: this is actually mini camp and it's supposed to be 16 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: preparing for training camp, I'm in nowhere in the shape 17 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: I need to be in for training camp right now. 18 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: I was as wiped out as a think I've ever 19 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: been by the time I left the office on Wednesday. Well, 20 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: usually mini camp is not ninety degrees in early to 21 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 1: mid June, so we are we are dealing with that, 22 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: but I know no one has any sympathy for us. 23 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: That's okay, it is it does feel a little bit 24 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: different out there. It does feel a little different out 25 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: there these days. To your point, Jordan's love, man, I 26 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: mean again, Matt Lafleur, Jordan's love. Everybody cushioned this and said, okay, 27 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: it's it's one day. There's gonna be highs and they're 28 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: gonna be lows. But I mean, Mike, I said it 29 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: after practice, Larry McCarron said, after we got done shooting 30 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: three things, that was his best practice as a pro. 31 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: It just was at least in the sessions that we're 32 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: able to attend and see because last year, Mike, we 33 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: didn't see much. I mean, he did the young guys 34 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: periods and that was a growing process. But to go 35 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 1: and have as he mentioned, it's as Love talked about 36 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: two to have the practice on Tuesday that wasn't really 37 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: what he wanted. Um, you know, left leaving some plays 38 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: out there, kind of struggling to find his accuracy. It 39 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: seemed like he was in a little bit better rhythm. 40 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: Something clicked on Wednesday, though, and whether it was that 41 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: wheel route to a j Dillon, which I think you 42 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: could really sense the swagger developed with him after he 43 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: hit that pass. He comes back and he hits Aaron 44 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: Jones on a nice pattern down the sideline, and Aaron 45 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: I saw like my my tweet too. I mean, it 46 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: was a spectacular catch by Aaron Jones, as good as 47 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: the chast was. But then it was just running the 48 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: offense man, I mean Juwan Winfrey coming free and and 49 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: him hitting him wide open again. As Darnell Savage said afterwards, 50 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: they thought it was an offside situation. So the defense 51 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: isn't really sure what to do. But in those breaking, 52 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: those broke down situations, the receivers there the quarterback has 53 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: to hit him. And Love did his job there. His 54 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: out routes looked good. He just seemed like he had 55 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: a lot of zip on his ball on it on 56 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: his passes. I was really impressed with what Jordan's Love 57 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: put together in that practice. Yeah, I think the thing 58 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: that impressed me the most was it wasn't it wasn't 59 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: just the end routes, or it wasn't just the wheel 60 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: routes of the running backs you know, out of the backfield. 61 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 1: It was the variety of passes he was hitting through 62 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: the course of different eleven on eleven periods, which also 63 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:12,119 Speaker 1: included a two minute drill where he hit a deep 64 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,239 Speaker 1: corner route to eq St. Brown and a slant to St. 65 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: Brown and a screen passed to a J. Dilan. You know, 66 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: and as you mentioned before, there were there, there were 67 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: the corner routes. It was the variety of it that 68 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: really impressed me. It wasn't like, Okay, he's got this 69 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: one down, so bang bang bang, he keeps hitting the 70 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: same one the other thing. And this is how I 71 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: described it in our three Things video and also in 72 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: the story that I wrote after practice on on packers 73 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: dot com. We saw the first two weeks of O 74 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: T s. We got to see one practice each time, 75 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: and I think we we saw a young quarterback who 76 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: he was very methodical, very hesitant in working through his 77 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: progressions in the eleven on eleven and most of the 78 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: time taking the checkdown throws to the running backs, the 79 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: safety valve, whoever it might be. We saw that for 80 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks. Then Tuesday, in the first day 81 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: of mini camp practice, we saw more timing, and we 82 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: saw more rhythm, and we saw the ball coming out. 83 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: We saw some you know, more of the throws down 84 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: the field, except the accuracy wasn't there. He was missing 85 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: some guys who were open, you know, the balls a 86 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: few feet too high, it's a few feet too far 87 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: outside on the out route, those those kinds of things. 88 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: Then on Wednesday, it was another step in the progress 89 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: where the timing and the rhythm was there, then the 90 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,919 Speaker 1: accuracy was there. And once that started to click, you 91 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: could see the confidence just grew. And then he had 92 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: no problem making those challenges, you know, taking the challenge 93 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: of the downfield throws, and he wasn't as concerned about 94 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 1: the check down or you know, I mean you could 95 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: just you could see the growth in the progress. And 96 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: yes it's only one day now. His biggest challenge with 97 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: today's mini camp practice which is shortly after this session 98 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: right here, and then with one more we of o 99 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: T as next week, does he establish another a level 100 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: of consistency, like where what is going to be his 101 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: level that he takes into training camp because Wednesday's practice 102 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: will be hard for him to replicate. Quite frankly, but 103 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: what you don't want to see is suddenly a reversion 104 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: back to what we were seeing in the O T 105 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: A S with the hesitancy and the and the you know, 106 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 1: the methodic way he was going about his progression. So 107 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: that's what we're going to be watching now in these 108 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: last couple of practices that we get to witness. And 109 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: this is what's exciting for me too, because this is 110 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: the first time ever watched a quarterback kind of grow 111 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: in front of my eyes. Now that's not to say 112 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 1: that Tim Boyle didn't and these other guys that have 113 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: come through, but they did it with very limited reps. Uh, 114 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,359 Speaker 1: in these team periods. The way it's working out is 115 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: he's taking, as I wrote an insider inbox, he's basically 116 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: taking the first and second team reps and then the 117 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: rest of the quarterbacks are handling like those number three ones. 118 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: The team run period that it started with, he got 119 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: the first ten reps and then Blake Bortles came in 120 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: for two. He got ten more, and then it was 121 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: Kurt Ben Kurt, Kurt Ben Kurt, Sorry, Kurt, Uh. But 122 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: the thing that I impressed me and I'm curious, see 123 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:10,799 Speaker 1: what you think about this. They started off very basic 124 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: with that team run period. You know, it was I think, 125 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: what was it a quick out? I'm trying to remember 126 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: what the first pass was to, like Malik Taylor or 127 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: something like that. The first the first the first pass 128 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: I remember, which actually I thought was a pretty good throw. 129 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: It was MVS on a comes MBS on a comeback 130 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: route and Boomy hit it and and MBS actually kind 131 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: of escaped the defense and it turned into a little 132 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 1: bit of a big play and then you kind of 133 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: go okay, and then you know, then it was the 134 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: the the play action, quick little rollout to the tight 135 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: end to tune in, which is what we've seen in 136 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: this offense. You know, time and time again and the 137 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: timing and everything that was just right, and you could 138 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:49,919 Speaker 1: just you as we talked about, you could see the 139 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: confidence building with a couple of those on time, you know, 140 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: rhythm type of plays and uh and the rest of 141 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: the practice just went off from there. You're right, it 142 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: was MBS. I didn't have my notes in front of me, 143 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: but it was those two plays that after that, it 144 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: just seemed like that's when he started completing pass after 145 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: pass and you know, to go. I think it was 146 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 1: twenty thirty one and a couple of those were throwaways 147 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: in the red zone period during two minutes the guy 148 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: I I really thought showed up. I thought he looked good. 149 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: And you can't discount this, Mike. I know DeVante Adams 150 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: isn't out there, but having a guy like Alan Lazard, 151 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: you know, leaping to make an end zone grab, you know, 152 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: an eight yard touchdown at the end of two minutes. 153 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: I know there was some debate with the defense. The 154 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: defense wasn't sure about that toe tap in the back 155 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: of the end zone there. They didn't want to give 156 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: Love and Lazard that touchdown. But that's a six ft 157 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: five guy with a massive catch radius in Love put 158 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: it where Lazard was going to be able to make 159 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: a play on the ball. Those are the moments that 160 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: I think are really important here, now that he has 161 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: some of these receivers back and being able to get 162 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: a little bit better semblance of what this offense is 163 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: going to look like. Yeah, and I don't want to 164 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: be too misleading here. As I also said in Three Things, 165 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: I don't want to give the impression that Jordan's Love 166 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: just you know, owned everybody on the practice field. He 167 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: did miss a cup of throws. There were a couple 168 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: of throws that were almost picked off. Darnell Savage almost 169 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: had to pick Josh Jackson almost had a pick on 170 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: the ball that he deflected, uh deep down the sideline. 171 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: So it wasn't uh, it wasn't perfect by any means, 172 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: but it was impressive and it was and it was 173 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: certainly the best that we've that we've seen Jordan's love. 174 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: Now with regard to the wide receivers, they the top 175 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: five wide receivers Adams, Functious, Mvs. Lazard and Eq. They 176 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: were not at the first two weeks of O T 177 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 1: A S, but they are here at the mandatory minicamp. 178 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: Adams is not taking the eleven on eleven reps, but 179 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: the other guys have been. And uh, and this is 180 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: the first time we've gotten to see Devin Funcious in 181 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: a Packers uniform out there, and um, my first impression, 182 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: a physically imposing presence on the practice field. This guy's 183 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: this guy's got some size. I mean, Davante Adams is 184 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: no small potatoes when it comes to being, you know, 185 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: a big physical receiver. And and even he said, this 186 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: guy is big man. He is. And I know we 187 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 1: have him listed on Think on the website at six four. 188 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 1: I mean we're talking, we're talking a couple of hair 189 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: follicles away from six fives. I think so. And I again, 190 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: I always cushing all this by saying that I make 191 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: everybody look really big. I mean, you can put me 192 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: next to Mercedes Lewis and you'd think he was Andre 193 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:27,320 Speaker 1: the Giant. I mean it's that kind of deal. But 194 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: I mean when I watch Funches, I mean I read everything. 195 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: I've talked to people that have covered him in the 196 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: league and just seeing his size and the speed of 197 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: which he plays. He even mentioned during his media Zoom 198 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:41,839 Speaker 1: call on Tuesday, he still feels like he has some 199 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: of the best feet in the NFL. Uh. This is 200 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: a guy that you can see why he was a 201 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: second round pick. You can see why Carolina was as 202 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: high on him as they were, and you can see 203 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: why this guy started in Super Bowl fifty. I mean, 204 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: there there are a lot of intangibles that you can't 205 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: coach with Devin Funches. The question is going to be now, 206 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: when he stepped on the field on Tuesday, that was 207 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 1: twenty one months exactly from the last NFL game he 208 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: played in. He missed most of that year because of 209 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: a broken collar bone. That was his one year with Indie. 210 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: The one year with Indie and then last year, to 211 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: his credits, stepped away from the game. As he said, 212 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: he had to make a sacrifice. He had to give 213 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: up the paycheck because he had to take care of 214 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: his own situation at home with some family members that 215 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: were impacted by COVID nineteen. All that being said, he's 216 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: back now. He's still twenty seven, soon to be twenty eight, 217 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: but still you know, he feels in the prime of 218 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: his career and he's excited to compete with these guys. 219 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: He said it even in a zoom call. He's not 220 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: here to take anything away from anybody. He's here to 221 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: add to an already talented room. Davante Adams mentions he's 222 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: talked to him six seven times this offseason alone over FaceTime. 223 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: Packers feel like they know this guy pretty well and 224 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: now he's finally here. Yeah. Well, the bottom line is, 225 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: you know, as we know, the Packers had the number 226 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: one offense, the top scoring offense in the league last year. Yes, 227 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: there there is still an unresolved issue with the quarterback. 228 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: We get that. We will be I'm sure talking about 229 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: it come the end of July. But you add Devin 230 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: Funcious and a Marie Rogers a third round draft pick 231 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: at receiver. You add those two guys to a receiver 232 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: group that was pretty darn productive despite all of the 233 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: criticism of the Packers not drafting a wide receiver the 234 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: previous year. Um, it's going to be there's going to 235 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: be some interesting competition here in training camp in terms of, 236 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: you know, maybe what the pecking order exactly is going 237 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 1: to be when the regular season rolls around. When you're 238 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: adding a veteran like Functious and then um a draft 239 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: pick whom the Packers traded up to select with a 240 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 1: Marie Rogers. Yeah, and you can see the wheels kind 241 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: of turning in Nathaniel Hacket and Matt Lafleur's head because 242 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: certainly there's gonna be jobs won and loss. That's what 243 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: training camp always comes down to. We've got to see 244 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 1: how this depth chart is gonna look like. But once 245 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: they settle these depth charts at running back, receiver, and 246 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: tight end, the multitude of packages and personnel groupings that 247 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,080 Speaker 1: they can come up with is extraordinary. Mike, I don't 248 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: know if I've ever seen anything like it, because, yeah, 249 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: they've gone some of these taller receivers before, you know, 250 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: e q mvs and um Lazard obviously all fit that 251 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 1: and certainly, as we just talked, both punches. But now 252 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: you've got somebody like a Mari Rodgers, and we saw 253 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: some of the jet motion concepts with him and where 254 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 1: he could fit in there. You got a j Dillon 255 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,559 Speaker 1: catching wheel routes and those type of things. And you've 256 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: got all these tight ends, you know, with Josiah Deguire 257 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: potentially being back here at some point, Robert Touny in 258 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: coming back off the eleven touchdown season, and obviously the 259 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: old war horse in Mercedes Lewis. There are just you 260 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,719 Speaker 1: think about the five, you know, skill position players you 261 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 1: can put on the field at any given time. Obviously 262 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: Davante Adams is gonna be a big one of those, 263 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,319 Speaker 1: but those other four man there's just so many different 264 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: ways that the Packers could roll with that. Yeah, I 265 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:45,319 Speaker 1: want to talk about a couple of guys on defense here, 266 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: But first West Serious x M NFL Radio delivers hard 267 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: hitting analysis and up to the minute NFL news that 268 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: true football fanatics need seven three sixty five all right 269 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball. He was not 270 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: here during the first couple of weeks of O t 271 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: S when we were watching practice. But we have now 272 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:10,719 Speaker 1: seen JayR Alexander back on the practice field. And I'll 273 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: tell you what I mean. If Week one were this 274 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: Sunday year, Alexander would be ready to play. Yeah, and 275 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: you look at him like the way he's built. Larry 276 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 1: McCarron was the first one that mentioned this. I think 277 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: you and I could see it, but Larry actually put 278 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 1: words to it. Jayer came back in fantastic shape. What 279 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: you know, he wasn't here during the O t A s. 280 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: But again, this wasn't a guy sitting on his coach 281 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: eating potato chips. And he he looks like you talk about, 282 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: looks like he's never eating a potato chip life at 283 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: this point exactly. But he he looks like a year 284 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 1: old all pro cornerback. That's and he understands the opportunity 285 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: in front of him here these next two years to 286 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: you know, really change his life and his family's life. 287 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: So I you know, he's one of the hungriest players 288 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: I've ever met, one of the most motivated players I've 289 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: ever met. And just watching some of these plays, man, 290 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 1: you talk about Jordan's love, he he may he put 291 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: some nice passes out there to MVS the last you know, 292 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: two practices and there's JR. Alexander with a freaking Superman 293 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: cape on flying out of nowhere to break it up. 294 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: I mean, Sam Shields had really elite closing speed. That's 295 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 1: what allowed him to kind of make up for some 296 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: deficiencies in his game. He just was incredibly talented and 297 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: gifted athletically. Jaire is almost picture perfect from a technique standpoint, 298 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: and then you add in all those athletic intangibles. Uh, 299 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: this guy is on the precipice and becoming a really 300 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: special special quarnerback in this league. Yeah. Absolutely. I think 301 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 1: the thing that impressed me the most and you're you're 302 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: reminded of it, uh in practice when you see him 303 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: matched up against MVS, for example, is this is this 304 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: is a cornerback who's you know, five ten, five eleven. 305 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: I'm not sure exactly where he is there he's against 306 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: He's going up against a six three wide receiver. You know, 307 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: forget about the speed thing too, which MBS is obviously fast, 308 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: but JR. Alexander is no slow poke. He's giving up 309 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: multiple inches to plenty of wide receivers that he covers. 310 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: But yet when you watch it. It's like you wouldn't 311 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: you wouldn't know that. I mean, it's not just it's 312 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: not just that he doesn't It's not just that he 313 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: doesn't back down from the challenge. It's that you don't 314 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: even notice the size difference that you know that he 315 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: has to deal with on the field, um in certain matchups. 316 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: And and that's a luxury for Joe Berry, for Jerry Gray. 317 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: When you're talking about going into game planning and whatnot, 318 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: it's not like, oh, you know, Jayre has to be 319 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: matched up against like they can put them against whoever 320 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: they want. And that's what I think we're going to 321 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: continue to see. I can't wait to see what Joe 322 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: Berry comes up with with jyr Alexander. It will be fun. 323 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: Alexander excelled in Mike Petton system too. But you talk 324 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: about a new defensive coordinator coming in and having, you know, 325 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 1: one of the brightest toys to be able to play 326 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: with in a defensive scheme. That's Jayre to a t. 327 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: And the other thing too. You and I were walking 328 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 1: back up from practice getting ready for the Zoom calls 329 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: on Thursday on Wednesday, and I even remarked it to you. 330 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: I mean, The thing that impresses me the most about 331 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: Alexander at this point is in this this point in 332 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: time and history of the NFL, and referees are just 333 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: looking for a reason to throw a flag on a 334 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: cornerback these days, especially if nothing has happened for the 335 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: previous three and a half quarters and then Kevin King 336 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: holds onto a jersey for too long and a guy decides, Okay, 337 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: now is the time to go. But but but I digress. No, 338 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: but they're they're looking for any reason to to to 339 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: blow their whistle. And jay ere the way he plays 340 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: this game, his technique standpoint, all that stuff. I can't 341 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: remember the last time he's been flagged for a defensive 342 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: holding or past interference. Again, it goes back to the 343 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: fact that he's so technically proficient that his game man 344 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: just rises to another level. Yeah, I said you have 345 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: to practice yesterday. We we've we've talked to countless numbers 346 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: of players over the course of our careers, and you know, 347 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: Alexander has a very very distinct personality to him and 348 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: from plenty of guys, plenty of highly touted players, highly 349 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 1: successful players in this league who always talk about wanting 350 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 1: wanting to be the best. They want to be the 351 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,719 Speaker 1: best at what they do. Alexander is one of those 352 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 1: one of those guys who actually means it. It's not 353 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 1: it's not just some kind of thing to say to 354 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,439 Speaker 1: the media, so to speak. He he really means it. 355 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 1: He goes he goes about his he goes about his 356 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: job that way, and it's really really impressed. I'll continue 357 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 1: to say this. I mean, he has one of the 358 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: most inspiring backstories. He doesn't really like talking about it, 359 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: but he has one of the most inspiring backstories of 360 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: anyone I've ever covered. And this is a guy that 361 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: he came from nothing and people told him he was nothing. 362 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: And the only time that I think he ever really 363 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: you know, he never questioned himself and it was like, 364 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 1: I know, I'm better than a two or three star 365 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: recruit wherever he was. I know, I'm better than all 366 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,080 Speaker 1: these other guys out of Charlotte that the newspaper and 367 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: in different you know, scouting agencies are putting up over me. 368 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: I know it. But he just needed to be able 369 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: to have the opportunity to prove it, and he eventually 370 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: did that. So there's nothing stopping that guy. He's he's 371 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 1: ready to go. Yeah, one of the thing I want 372 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: to get to on defense before we wrap up today. 373 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: We talked on a previous show about the pending competition 374 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,400 Speaker 1: at inside linebacker that we were seeing the reps being 375 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 1: divvied up in the O T A s. When you're 376 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: looking at Chris Barnes and Kamal Martin and Ty Summers 377 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: and or In Burkes and you have a rookie sixth 378 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:22,360 Speaker 1: round pick Isaiah McDuffie in that mix. Well, now there's 379 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: another veteran thrown in there, because the Packers have signed 380 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:29,959 Speaker 1: Devandre Campbell, who is entering his sixth year in the NFL, 381 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: IS first four years with the Atlanta Falcons and then 382 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:37,960 Speaker 1: a fifth year last season with the Arizona Cardinals. And um, 383 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 1: you know we've been talking about how how that inside 384 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:45,160 Speaker 1: linebacker group is so young for Green Bay. Well they 385 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,439 Speaker 1: moved on from Christian Kirksey. They decided to bring in 386 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,199 Speaker 1: another veteran presence here in Campbell. And I'm interested to 387 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: see what what Joe Barry and his scheme has in 388 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 1: store for this guy. I wasn't kidding when I said this, Mike, 389 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 1: I didn't know Campbell was still a free agent. Um 390 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: you know, he he signed a nice little deal last 391 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 1: year or the Arizona and by all accounts played well there. 392 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: I mean, now Arizona has made some big changes with 393 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: their inside linebacker corpse, so I understand why he wasn't 394 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: back there, but started all sixteen games. He's averaged a 395 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: hundred and thirteen tackles or something like that over the 396 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 1: last four years. And he also gives you some flexibility 397 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: as a as a as a blitzer. As you know, 398 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 1: he's a sack artist too. I mean he's basically had 399 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: I think one and a a half or two and every 400 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,679 Speaker 1: year that he's been in the NFL, in addition to 401 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 1: what he did at Minnesota and and you know before that. 402 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: And the guy, much like Funches, just doesn't stop when 403 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:31,640 Speaker 1: you look at him, he just keeps going up. I mean, 404 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: he's just a massive dude six ft four two thirty 405 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: two pounds. Yeah, you don't see that kind of height 406 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: at inside linebacker very often. As you said, he has 407 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: played some outside linebacker, certainly in the NFL. Packers are 408 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: looking to add him to the inside linebacker group here 409 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,119 Speaker 1: and you don't see you don't see that height in 410 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: the middle of the field in this type of defense 411 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: very often. I'm interested to see how it plays out. Yeah, 412 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: I mean, and and being able to bring in a 413 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: guy that's played overfensive snaps in the NFL to a 414 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: really young room I think can be really beneficial for 415 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 1: that grouping. And and certainly the competition is there Chris 416 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: Barnes or In Burke's Kamal Martin Tye Summers. The list 417 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 1: goes on and on, and the young guys that they 418 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: have at that position that are all going to be 419 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: trying to grab roster spots and grab starting roles in 420 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,400 Speaker 1: this defense. Campbell, I think, is a guy that can 421 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,239 Speaker 1: really add a lot to that, not only from an 422 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 1: experienced standpoint, from a veteran standpoint, but just to kind 423 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: of bump up the competition level. I know, we don't 424 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 1: get into this type of stuff on our website. I'm 425 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: very curiously what the contract structure is like, because this 426 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: doesn't strike me as a guy that would have come 427 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: in on like a street free agent deal. Um right, 428 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,919 Speaker 1: he's credentialed, man. I mean again, when they when that 429 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: report came out, I think it was Rob Demowsky was 430 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 1: the first one I saw. I was like, wow, I 431 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 1: mean one I didn't realize he was a free agent 432 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:45,879 Speaker 1: in two UM to get a guy like this at 433 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: twenty seven years old, UM, that has been proficient and 434 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 1: a guy that Matt Lafleu was experienced with and played 435 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 1: with him in that Super Bowl team in two thousan sixteen. UM, 436 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: really really excited to see what he brings. Yeah, it's 437 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: interesting because a lot of guys in his position, when 438 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: they're free agents, they don't get signed in sort of that, 439 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 1: you know, the primary stages of free agency. A lot 440 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 1: of times they end up waiting until training camp. Somebody 441 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 1: gets an injury, you know, on their team or whatever, 442 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:15,120 Speaker 1: they have some depth chart issues, and then that's when 443 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,439 Speaker 1: a veteran like that gets signed and brought. And this 444 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: is a little unusual, you know, to be right in 445 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: the middle of June, the middle of mini camp and 446 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:23,360 Speaker 1: all of a sudden you're throwing the guy in there. 447 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: But now he's you know, he's got a week week 448 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: and a half here too, to get his taste of 449 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: of Joe Barry's playbook and then and then come to 450 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 1: training camp that much more prepared to to fight for 451 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 1: a roster spot and and for playing time and for 452 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: a role in in the new defensive coordinator system. Yeah, 453 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 1: and the game changes once you get past I think 454 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 1: this year wasn't May fourteen where the unrestricted free agency 455 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: window ended, so the Packers signing him that doesn't count 456 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:53,360 Speaker 1: towards the compensatory equation for next year. So that's one thing. 457 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: And again seeing what the considerations were, what kind of 458 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: contract he was looking for, what kind of opportunity he 459 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: was looking for. H to my eye again and I 460 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 1: see a guy that is twenty seven, six year in 461 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: the league, was in that same draft class with you know, 462 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 1: Blake Martinez and Kenny Clark and Dean Lawry. Young dudes 463 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: in this league is sending players so um. And again 464 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: it's a position where the Packers have had a lot 465 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: of turnover in recent years and they're trying to find 466 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: one or two guys that can really build a scheme around. Yeah. Well, 467 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: he'll definitely be a guy to watch, and that is 468 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,719 Speaker 1: a position to watch in a training camp when late 469 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: July rolls around. But with that, we're going to call 470 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: it a wrap on this edition of Packers Unscript. To 471 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,679 Speaker 1: be sure to follow all of our continuing coverage of 472 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 1: minicamp and O T A S and all of it 473 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: leading up to training camp later this summer on packers 474 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: dot Com for West, I'm Mike. Thank you for tuning in. Everybody. 475 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: We will see you next time.