Archive for July, 2009

Pro Football Weekly reports that the Pack has signed first-round pick LB Clay Matthews:
The Packers made some headway on the signing front with training camp imminent, agreeing to terms Thursday with OLB Clay Matthews, the second of the team’s two first-round draft choices. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the 26th pick overall in [...]

Get ready Packer fans.  It’s that time of year again. Training camp is right around the corner. Some NFL teams have started camp already and the Packers report on Friday.  We can almost taste it.  We’re excited.  We’ve been waiting for this since the end of last year’s disappointing finish.  We’re hungry for some real [...]

Everyone knows by now that Brett Favre has told the purple that he is NOT going to play for them in 2009 – at least today. But, it seems that there is still a shot for Favre to come back for a contender in 09:
There’s speculation that Brett Favre could decide to return during [...]

After another off season of soul searching, Brett Favre informed the Vikings that he will not join them this season.  According to Favre, the decision was very difficult and emotional. “It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made,” Favre told ESPN. “I didn’t feel like physically I could play at a level that was [...]

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Look for TE Jermichael Finley to have a bigger role in the Packers offense this year. Today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports:

Tight end Jermichael Finley was a roll of the dice, another in a long list of Ted Thompson’s athletic draft choices with tons of potential but not much production. Finley’s first season with the [...]

The Packers official site reports that there are some tickets left for the Packers two 2009 Preseason games at Lambeau Field:
A limited number of tickets are available for the Packers’ preseason games Aug. 15, vs. the Cleveland Browns, and Aug. 22, vs. the Buffalo Bills, the team announced today.
A few hundred tickets were not needed [...]

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Website Amarillo.com today has thrown up their 10 NFL questions as camps open, and their number 7 question has to do with the Packers:
7.How will Aaron Kampman adjust to outside linebacker? The Green Bay Packers hired Dom Capers to revamp their defense, turning them from a 4-3 team to a 3-4. The NFC North / [...]

Saturday
August 1
• 2:00 p.m. – full pads

Sunday
August 2
• 8:45 a.m. – full pads
• 6:30 p.m. – full pads

Monday
August 3
• 2:00 p.m. – full pads

Tuesday
August 4
• 8:45 a.m. – shells
• 6:30 p.m. – full pads

Wednesday
August 5
• no practice

Thursday
August 6
• 8:45 a.m. – full pads
• 6:30 p.m. – full pads

Friday
August 7
• 2:00 p.m. – full pads

Saturday
August 8
• [...]

Preparation vs. instincts as a safety… How I approach it is just learning all of the formations, and once I go out there, I already know most of the tendencies. I would say it’s 60/40 preparation vs. kind of taking a chance. I’m always studying other safeties and looking for things to add to my [...]

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