It looks as if Nick Collins may not be able to go Sunday for the Packers, another blow for the D:
The Green Bay Packers’ defensive demise Sunday coincided with the loss of safety Nick Collins, making the prospects for marked improvement this week against St. Louis a bit sketchy. Other than calling it a clavicle [...]
The Journal Sentinel reports today that the Pack seem in no hurry to sign Kampman, Collins and Bigby:
GM Ted Thompson and negotiator Russ Ball have spent the better part of six months trying to deal with unhappy agents representing the large number of Green Bay Packers players with contracts set to expire after the [...]
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 [...]
Nick Collins, who has not missed any mandatory team activities, skipped out on all of the optional OTA’s this off season. Apparently, his 3.045 million dollar contract for 2009 is not enough for him. While the rest of his team was implementing a new defensive scheme at optional OTA sessions, Collins worked out alone.
To his [...]
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Pro Bowl safety Nick Collins still may be an unhappy camper, and he skipped a recent workout with the club:
Packers Pro Bowl safety Nick Collins attended practice Wednesday but did not fully participate and it is not yet clear if his contract is still an issue. Collins [...]
Packers starting safeties Nick Collins and Atari Bigby didn’t attend Wednesday’s voluntary practice, according to Greg A. Bedard of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Collins, a Pro Bowl selection last season who has requested a new deal as he enters the final year of his contract, is contending with a “serious family issue.” Bigby is reportedly recovering [...]
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Nick Collins does not want to return to the Pack until he gets a new deal done. Here is the report from today’s edition:
Nick Collins doesn’t want a new deal before reporting to the Green Bay Packers’ offseason strength and conditioning program. But the Pro Bowl safety would [...]
From the Wisconsin State Journal:
Health watch
Mike McCarthy isn’t sure how many safeties he’ll have at his disposal Sunday, but he’s hoping out of Aaron Rouse (ankle, questionable), Charlie Peprah (calf, probable) and Atari Bigby (ankle, probable), two of the three will be able to join Nick Collins (knee, probable) in the starting lineup.
“We have all [...]
Cornerback — Green Bay’s defense was very solid in 2007, but clearly the CB position needs some fresh legs. Both Charles Woodson and Al Harris still have ability, but their skills are diminishing. The aggressive, press-up scheme the Packers play on the outside puts enormous pressure on the cornerback position, and both players were somewhat [...]
