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Jclombardi reviews Packers headlines & training camp reports.
Guest senior writer jclombardi @ http://lombardiave.com
Training camp reports: Training Camp Day 2 (morning session)–The Roundup.  Sunday morning training camp day 2 practice summary. Training Camp Photo Gallery.  Training Camp Photo Gallery.  Sunday training camp report.  Evening Training Camp Report.  Photos: Sunday night training camp practice.
Focus on Players: Bishop is a man on [...]

Jclombardi previews Packers training camp.
Guest senior writer jclombardi @ http://lombardiave.com
NFL.com took  a preview at the Packers training camp  and examines three major questions about areas needing to show improvements:
1. Was Packers’ second-ranked defense misleading?  Training camp will be a critical time to see an increased pass rush from someone other than Matthews and better coverage from the secondary.  Third-round pick Burnett [...]

There’s talk about the Packers secondary and how things are going to play out, and today Pro Football Weekly reported that Pat Lee and Anthony Smith could be moving up the charts:
Regarding Green Bay’s secondary, daily team observers believe 2008 second-round pick Pat Lee has probably pulled ahead of Will Blackmon as the [...]

From: Pro Football Weekly
Word is Packers third-year CB Will Blackmon might miss the start of training camp because of his chronic foot injury, whereas veteran DE Kabeer-Gbaja Biamila has a much better shot at being fully recovered from his offseason knee surgery.

From: Pro Football Weekly
With Koren Robinson having been shown the door in Green Bay, we hear as many as five different players — Will Blackmon, Tramon Williams, Brandon Jackson, DeShawn Wynn and Shaun Bodiford — will be in the mix for the team’s return duties later this summer.

It appears as if the Packers have solved their punt return position, as 4th round draft choice Will Blackmon appears to have the inside trak on the spot. Charles Woodson, who returned punts with the Packers in 2006, says he has no problem with the rookie taking that position from him. “I had [...]