Michael from Alameda, CA
Earlier this week you made a comment something like "the juice not being worth the squeeze," and today it was "it's baked in with the cake." Looking forward to your next food/sports metaphor...
Wes was even talking about taking bites out of elephants yesterday. I've left his lunch alone for a long time now, honest.
Zach from Delavan, WI
Besides Za'Darius Smith, who on the current roster seems to have the most demonstrative personality?
Jaire Alexander and Jamaal Williams immediately come to mind.
Al from Green Bay, WI
With just a couple practices to go before the roster gets cut to 53, can you articulate what goes through the mind of "bubble players"? Regardless of how the cut line falls, they certainly know their lives will never be the same.
There's plenty of understandable anxiety. I think most guys can be at peace with however it shakes out if they felt they gave it their best and were provided a legitimate shot. This year is very different because there isn't preseason film to attract another team to make a waiver claim. But there are also more spots on the practice squad. Even the ones that make the initial 53 must possess the right perspective – that their fortunes can change in a heartbeat. It's a one-week-at-a-time business.
Ryan from Colfax, WI
In your guys' time with the Packers, who was the biggest surprise cut during or after camp to get to the 53-man roster? For example, a veteran like Mike Daniels or Josh Sitton. Or a standout young guy like Taysom Hill.
I've been doing this long enough that very little surprises me. But the Sitton decision in 2016 more so than any other caught me totally off guard, no pun intended.
Josh from Oshkosh, WI
Statistical achievements Aaron Rodgers *could* reach this season. Easiest is reaching top 10 in career pass completions, which requires 211 (but needs 763 attempts to be top 10 in attempts). He's already top 10 in pass touchdowns but could join the elite 400 club with 36. Passing yards, 4,529 would place him in the top 10. And finally, a measly 164 interceptions would get him to the top 10 in that category. Do you see turnovers being a bigger issue at the start of this season than in years past?
That's an incredibly roundabout way to ask your question, but the stats are noteworthy to be sure. Starters play so little in the preseason these days that I don't think veteran QBs, running backs or receivers will be any more susceptible to ball-security issues early in the season. But I guess we'll find out.
Justin from Los Angeles, CA
One possible bonus if Lane Taylor wins RG: It makes me feel better about backup tackle, too, since whoever doesn't win the job between Rick Wagner and Billy Turner would be a real asset in reserve. Has either played LT? Could they be insurance for David Bakhtiari too? And how crazy is it that one of the moves no one was excited about (keeping Taylor) might be the savviest of the offseason?
Turner has one start at left tackle in his pro career. Both Turner and Wagner were multi-year starters at left tackle in college, which was a while ago, but the position wouldn't be totally foreign to either of them. Sometimes quiet offseason moves can wind up being highly effective.
Karen from Kaukauna, WI
Is it at all likely that a running back might be moved to the WR room, something like the reverse of what Montgomery did? I'm thinking Jamaal Williams in particular. That would be a way to keep him on the 53, as well as expand the experienced WR list. I ask this because I read somewhere J Williams was learning WR routes.
Williams is a smooth and reliable pass catcher, but I don't see that move being made. Tyler Ervin is the more likely candidate to be truly multi-positional.
September 02, 2020 at 08:32PM
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