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NCF wrote: ↑

09 Aug 2023 15:01

Kick his ass, Elgton!!

BF004 wrote: ↑

09 Aug 2023 15:02

NCF wrote: ↑

09 Aug 2023 15:01

Kick his ass, Elgton!!

Agree. Love it!

The media was able to record the seven-on-seven portion of practice in Cincinnati, a change from the Packers’ regulations, which allowed for a few more glimpses at what quarterback Jordan Love was capable of. Based on the counts from practice, Love went 3-of-5 (for one touchdown) in the first team period, 4-of-8 (two touchdowns and one interception) in the red zone period and 4-of-6 (excluding a spike) in a two-minute drill.

In total, that means that Love was 11-of-19 against the Bengals’ first-team defense during team drills today. For reference, Love’s single interception on the day came on a screen throw in the red zone.

Rookie seventh-round cornerback Carrington Valentine, though, did continue to build momentum today. Valentine is the leading candidate for the Packers’ “out of nowhere” break out of the summer and had two pass breakups as an outside cornerback with the first-team defense, per Packers.com’s Wes Hodkiewicz. On Monday, Green Bay’s only practice between Family Night and this joint practice session, Valentine saw a few snaps as an outside cornerback that pushed Rasul Douglas into the slot. If Valentine continues to play well enough, Keisean Nixon might be freed up to play more special teams (or even offense) instead of having to also eat up the team’s slotback reps while Eric Stokes (ankle) is on the PUP list.

Rookie kicker Anders Carlson continues to battle with consistency issues. Based on distances, there seems to be no rhyme or reason for which kicks Carlson has missed this camp. Coming into the day, Carlson was 28 of 41 for training camp and he managed to hit 7 of 10 against the Bengals. One miss was long, a 56-yarder, but another, a PAT, was a chip shot. Kicker remains the lone position where the Packers only have one player on their 91-man roster.

...but the Packers had to settle for a monster 58-yard field goal by Anders Carlson, which fell short.

That ended what had been a good stretch for the rookie kicker, who began the day by missing a PAT from 33 yards out but then hit seven field goals in a row from 37, 39, 40, 44, 46, 48 and 51 yards. Then he missed from 56 before the 58-yard try to conclude two-minute, making him 7-for-10 on the day.

That's what Tom got from Hubbard, and the 2022 fourth-round pick from Wake Forest was up to the task, winning his share of snaps and continuing to state his case he's one of the Packers' five best offensive linemen. Whether he ends up playing right tackle or center, the two spots he's repped throughout camp, is to be determined. But it's getting harder and harder to not see Tom as a starter on this unit.

"Zach Tom's been doing a really great job at right tackle," Love said. "He's smart, he knows what he's doing. Just keeps building those days and being consistent."

DJ Reader on Elgton Jenkins: "Man, he’s a jag, man. I don’t know that guy. No idea who he is. I mean, I see he made two Pro Bowls, so good for him but he blocked for Aaron Rodgers. That don’t make you nobody."

Crazylegs Starks wrote: ↑

10 Aug 2023 13:17

Some more on the Jenkins fight:

DJ Reader on Elgton Jenkins: "Man, he’s a jag, man. I don’t know that guy. No idea who he is. I mean, I see he made two Pro Bowls, so good for him but he blocked for Aaron Rodgers. That don’t make you nobody."

Reader sure knows how to stir the pot