|
Rouse works his way up
2007-08-17 16:59:00 It appears as if the Green Bay Packers are going to give everyone a fair shot to win the starting strong safety job with the Packers. Earlier in the week, Atari Bigby got his chance, and now it's Aaron Rouse's turn."Rookie safety Aaron Rouse saw some time with the No. 1 defense for one of the first times all summer," reports Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel speaking of the Packers' Thursday training camp practice.Rouse had been further down the depth chart earlier during camp."Earlier in the week, coach Mike McCarthy indicated that Atari Bigby would get a chance with the starters Saturday night against Seattle," writes McGinn. "Bigby has been paired with Marviel Underwood. Rouse and Tyrone Culver generally have been the third pair, followed by Charlie Peprah and Alvin Nnabuife."A little competition never hurt anybody.Welcome to the Railbird feed. Eat up.
Rouse and Ferguson drop out of practice
2007-08-10 19:00:00 According to Tom Silvestein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Safety Aaron Rouse (ankle) dropped out of the night practice after getting hurt during kickoff return and receiver Robert Ferguson had a bag of ice on his right hip at the end of practice."No other mention of their injuries has been made in the mainstream media, so it's unlikely that they're serious. But there is still no word whether they'll play in Satuday's preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.If I were a betting man, I would think they'll be playing tomorrow. They have jobs to win.Welcome to the Railbird feed. Eat up.
Manuel grabs starting job
2007-08-08 16:04:00 Packer fans everywhere might groan at another season of Marquand Manuel starting at strong safety, but they may have no other choice."It's halfway through the second week of training camp, none of the young safeties has mounted a serious challenge and Manuel looks entrenched as the No. 1 strong safety, the position that he played so poorly a year ago," writes Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.There aren't many options at the moment. Marviel Underwood is still recovering from a season-ending knee injury, Aaron Rouse is prone to rookie mistakes, Atari Bigby is still a work in progress, and Tyrone Culver and company are still inexperienced.Underwood appears as if he's coming back nicely from injury, though. Today's Green Bay Press-Gazette has a feature article on Underwood and his progress."He's just trying to prove he belongs on an NFL roster," writes Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. "Perhaps it's to be expected, but he's off to a slow start this year. He...
Little talk about safety
2007-08-03 15:38:00 One of this year's most intriguing training camp battles is at the safety position where the job is up for grabs.It's likely that Nick Collins has a starting spot all wrapped up, but the job opposite him is open. Maquand Manuel, Marviel Underwood and Aaron Rouse all appear to be in the running for the available spot.What's interesting is that very little has been made of the safety battle in the mainstream media. But that should change very soon. Our prediction is that you'll start seeing articles in the Green Bay Press-Gazette and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the safeties as early as tomorrow.So let's beat them to the punch, folks. Many of you have been to the practices. What have you seen? What is everyone's general impression? Leave a comment down below.Of the little bit I've heard, it seems like Rouse is generally doing good, Manuel is generally doing bad, and Underwood is recovering nicely from his knee injury last year.It's hard to tell if that's the truth or that...
Jones gets the press on his side
2007-08-01 16:08:00 We've reported all about the great play of Green Bay Packers rookie wide receiver James Jones. He's turning heads left and right all throughout training camp thus far.The Wisconsin daily newspapers got on board today with feature articles on Jones."But the Packers saw in his 70 catches in his final season at San Jose State a player similar to Arizona's Anquan Boldin," writes Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. "Boldin is only slightly bigger than Jones (6-05/8 but 216 pounds) and ran a 4.73-second 40 coming out of Florida State, but as a second-round draft pick caught 101 passes as a rookie and has 342 receptions in four seasons in the NFL."That's some heady praise, folks.As for his play on the field, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel takes over."On Tuesday morning, Jones scored two touchdowns in an extended red-zone team segment," reports Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "The Packers ranked 31st in red-zone efficiency a year ago. At 6 feet ½ inch and 209 po...
Franks doesn't help himself
2007-07-29 00:17:00 Tight end Bubba Franks is surely looking to redeem himself after a disappointing 2006.The first day of training camp did little to help his cause."Rookie safety Aaron Rouse stripped the ball from tight end Bubba Franks during a ball-protection drill," reports Mike Vandermause of the Green Bay Press-Gazette.Rouse certainly helped his chances, though.
Packers Sign Aaron Rouse and David Clowney; Nego With Justin Harrell
2007-07-17 20:38:00 Even with this, the NFL teams are showing a good record of signings at this time. It's typical that the higher dollar draftees take longer to sign. Packers aim to get rookies under contractBy Rob Demovsky rdemovsk@greenbaypressgazette.c-omWith organized team activities completed, the Green Bay Packers have one main objective before training camp begins in less than six weeks: Get the rest of their rookies under contract.The Packers have signed two of their 11 draft picks, third-round pick Aaron Rouse and fifth-rounder David Clowney. The more difficult negotiations, however, have not yet begun in earnest.General Manager Ted Thompson and vice president of player finance Andrew Brandt have a tight rookie salary pool of $4.907 million, which is the maximum amount of salary cap space the Packers can use to sign their draft picks and undrafted rookie free agents. That's about $630,000 more than the NFL rookie pool average for 2007, but no team had more draft picks than the Packers.The P...
Special teams becomes offseason priority
2007-06-29 16:50:00 If you're a regular reader of Railbird Central, you may have heard this before but it bears repeating. It is amazing how much emphasis the Green Bay Packers put on special teams during the 2007 draft.As early as the second day of the draft, Railbird Central noted how general manager Ted Thompson's drafting of special teams standouts was becoming a common thread.Special teams always seems to be the oft-ignored yet crucial aspect of football that people just take for granted.The Green Bay Packers have finished dead last in the NFL in special teams the past two seasons according to the Dallas Morning News's special teams rankings, which factor in 22 categories including all aspects of kick returns, kick coveage, punt returns, punt coverage, field goals, and extra points.Is it any wonder the Packers haven't made the playoffs the past two seasons?In the 2007 draft, the Packers first two draft choices were spent on defensive tackle Justin Harrell and running Brandon Jackson. Obviously... |
|
 |
|
 |
