Jeff from Indian Lake, NY<\/p>\n
Tucker Kraft<\/a> has got to give some of the more thoughtful interviews from recent memory. Not a lot cliches, just raw honesty. Could he go for 1,000 yards and 10 TDs? Who was the last tight end to hit those numbers?<\/p>\n Robert Tonyan had 11 TD catches in 2020. He was the most recent with double-digit scores. The Packers have never had a tight end reach 1,000 yards in a season. Paul Coffman’s 813 yards in 1983 is the franchise record for the position.<\/p>\n Tallon from Castle Rock, CO<\/p>\n Out of the receivers who have been on our roster for at least a year, which one were you highest on going into their draft year and which one (not taking into account injuries) are you highest on now?<\/p>\n I really liked Christian Watson<\/a> in the ’22 draft and was not surprised the Packers targeted him. I remain very bullish on where his career is headed.<\/p>\n Kyle from St. Charles, MO<\/p>\n If the “Mike” LB is incorrectly identified by the center is it relatively easy for the offensive players to quickly adjust to their actual assignments or does it often prevent a play from being effective? Is this something we’d even be able to discern or would we have to ask the center and\/or defensive players akin to knowing whether a throw was missed or a route was run improperly.<\/p>\n I probably should’ve explained this better initially. It’s less about being right or wrong on the “Mike,” and more about everybody on the offense working off the “Mike” being the same person, regardless of the defensive call. If everybody’s on the same page, then assignments are clear, no matter what the defense is showing, bluffing, disguising, etc.<\/p>\n II, I often see references to the players’ union continuing to try to soften up and reduce practices, etc., as a bargaining chip for an 18th regular-season game. What I don’t understand is why is the union continuing to try to negotiate less preparation and thus a poorer product for the field? Everyone certainly has to know that at a certain point in time there hasn’t been enough practice for the players to be able to perform well. Performing well is in the player’s best interest too.<\/p>\n The players prioritize limiting wear and tear on their bodies, with an eye toward their long-term health, over preparation making for a better product, and I don’t blame them. If everyone has to follow the same rules, the product is the product.<\/p>\n II, I have a few questions about the playbook. Are players allowed to use their own tablets, or are they issued tablets by the team? (I assume tablets are issued.) Naturally, if a player is released or traded, the playback is returned. What happens to the notes taken by the player in meetings: Do players keep them, or do they have to be shredded? Can players modify their playbooks (additions or deletions)? What happens if a playbook is lost?<\/p>\n Any content on a playbook tablet can be wiped remotely if\/when the need ever arises.<\/p>\n Good morning, Mike. How surprised would you be if the Packers opening day O-line is L-to-R: Rasheed Walker<\/a>, Jordan Morgan<\/a>, Elgton Jenkins<\/a>, Sean Rhyan<\/a> and Zach Tom<\/a>?<\/p>\n If Aaron Banks<\/a> isn’t healthy for Week 1, that’s the lineup I would expect. If Banks is good to go, he’s playing left guard, and then I think it becomes a question of whether Morgan is playing left tackle or right guard.<\/p>\n Good morning, men. Which position (offense or defense) do you see as the weak link in this team?<\/p>\n I’m not labeling it a weak link, because I’d call it more an unknown. But the biggest question mark for me remains depth at corner, because it’s still so largely unproven. After Keisean Nixon<\/a>, Nate Hobbs<\/a> and Carrington Valentine<\/a>, we’ll see amongst Bo Melton<\/a>, King, Micah Robinson<\/a>, Hadden, Corey Ballentine<\/a>, et al, who makes the squad. But with the exception of Ballentine, it’ll be trial by fire for anyone called upon to step up.<\/p>\n “The story of this camp to me, though, has been Bo Melton. I think he’s going to make the 53 . . .” I didn’t think you guys made predictions.<\/p>\n This being training camp No. 20 for me with packers.com, that should tell you how I feel about what I’ve witnessed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jeff from Indian Lake, NY Tucker Kraft has got to give some of the more thoughtful interviews from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":109070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[11977,15716,349,99],"class_list":["post-109069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-homepage-cp","tag-news-insider-inbox","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}