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Illegal Pants Downfield
Footballguy
I would expect that BJax will be activated - he's been a healthy scratch for the past couple weeks, I believe.With Wynn shelved for the year, the Packers don't have anyone else who's very appealing, so BJax will be activated by default...I don't expect him to see much time, though. Grant will likely handle all of the 1st & 2nd down stuff while Morency comes in to spell him and on 3rd down...DogEDog said:
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
Switz here to say Jackson sucks in 4.....3.....2.....
The Redbeard
Footballguy
Bump to see if Jackson was running with 2nd team or Scout in practice today?
Fla\/\/ed
Footballguy
He hasn't been good.
I wouldn't say that they have given up on him. The fact remains, however, that they need to teach him how to block before they put him in and end up getting Favre killed.
Once Ryan Grant fumbles again, Brandon Jackson will get his shot.
However, I really wish one of these guys would just step up and take the job. The offense in Green Bay has talent. There is no reason for the Packer running game to not be able to do what they did vs Denver each week.
However, I really wish one of these guys would just step up and take the job. The offense in Green Bay has talent. There is no reason for the Packer running game to not be able to do what they did vs Denver each week.
Sabertooth
Footballguy
Jackson's problem is his weakness in blocking. He is a liability out there and this team needs the best blockers to have any chance in the playoffs.
PatrickT
Footballguy
Weren't they having some O-Line issues as well? Thought I read that in pre-season.Wynn going to IR does open a door for Jackson to get another shot at showing what he's got. He didn't do anything with his first one, that's for sure. Still, it's Grant's job to lose at this point. I've already dumped Jackson long ago in redrafts, but still hanging on in dynasty. His redraft value is only as a very deep flier.
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dmac37
Footballguy
Don't count Brandon Jackson out just yet, looks like he will be back in the mix.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=681288
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=681288
sho nuff
Footballguy
Coaches have been saying his blocking has been better.With Wynn running ok before getting hurt, there was not a need for Jackson to be in there.Grant is the starter.Jackson will get some looks and on 3rd downs I read (with Morency being Grant's backup) as they like Jackson's ability to catch passes.
sho nuff
Footballguy
Oline is dinged up.Wells has pneumonia and probably out again this week.Coston is banged up. And the zone blocking has kind of gone to crap without Jags around.
dwashington
Footballguy
Aaronstory
Footballguy
mdog1967
Footballguy
Dont have to wait, Im in the Switz camp of Jackson sucks.
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
Switz has groupies now?mdog1967 said:Dont have to wait, Im in the Switz camp of Jackson sucks.Aaronstory said:
switz
Footballguy
Jealous?Switz has groupies now?mdog1967 said:Dont have to wait, Im in the Switz camp of Jackson sucks.Aaronstory said:
mr. furley
Footballguy
yes. and they've been forced to shuffle around the center and right guard spots due to injury.http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=679458
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"For a year and a half, McCarthy and his coaches have preached how wonderful the zone scheme would be. But it didn't work last year with Green and it hasn't come close to working this year with much lesser backs.
The linemen basically were the same last year and this year. Also the same is their unacceptable performance as run blockers.
"Everyone on the line is just OK," Campen said. "None of us are executing it the way we want it to be done. You have to do your techniques and execute it and win and finish."
As was the case in 2005, the major problem has been at guard. Daryn Colledge has been responsible for a team-high 10 "bad" runs, and Junius Coston is next with seven. Clifton has four. Tauscher and center Scott Wells, rated by Campen as the club's most consistent blocker, have 2½ each.
The Packers are so bad on third and 1 that McCarthy has called passes on six of 10 attempts. Three of the four carries by running backs have failed, each time because guards broke down.
Clifton, 31, continues to be a liability on back-side cut blocks. Despite Clifton's bad knees, Philbin says there's nothing wrong with his quickness or flexibility, and Campen insists he's stronger than ever before.
"I think it's more a mental thing than lack of quickness to get from A to B," Philbin said. "It's a little bit of confidence. Then sometimes you don't like to work on your weaknesses."
Clifton has been blessed with amazing physical gifts. No one ever described him as passionate or physical.
"I've been here five years and I don't know that Chad has lost any ability to generate movement at the point of attack," Philbin said. "Has Chad been a bulldozer in the five years I've been here? I wouldn't say that's accurate, either, at any time in his career.
"One of the things that has plagued our running game, not just Chad, is the overall inability to finish blocks and finish runs. We're still searching for an identity in the run game."
In a direct comparison with Clifton, Tauscher probably has been the more effective run blocker over the years. But Tauscher also plays the more heavy-duty of the two positions and pales in comparison to some of the mammoth right tackles who can engulf defenders.
Although Tauscher is 30, Campen said he detected no slippage in his strength, horsepower or flexibility.
"He can (get push) at times," Philbin said. "He's physically big enough. If you examined his career in the last five years, he's a guy that stays on his feet well and kind of covers guys up. You've never going to say he's a guy who can take his guy and move him 10 yards down the field."
After a shaky opener, Tauscher said he had played "fairly well."
"As far as point of attack, I feel like I cover people up and don't allow a lot of penetration," he said. "Am I the most dominant run blocker in the world? No. But I do feel like I do my job."
It's just that the job, at least as far as the run game, changed for Tauscher and Clifton with the arrival of McCarthy.
That meant that, in their seventh seasons, the tackles had to learn the art of cutting a defender's legs out from underneath him. It also meant that the Packers' only two proven linemen entering '06 weren't cut from the classic linear mold of the master, Alex Gibbs.
"It's something that's definitely acquired," Tauscher said. "It's not just a one step and cut. You need to get around him and read it. A lot of times, if a guy plays it soft, it's going to be very difficult to cut him."
Despite the Packers' 5-1 record, McCarthy and his coaches have been stung, if not embarrassed, by their rushing numbers of 65.67 yards per game and 3.26 yards per carry. Maybe their No. 1 objective during the bye was doing something about it.
Denver, with the NFL's worst run defense, couldn't appear on the schedule at a more opportune time."
mr. furley
Footballguy
http://blogs.jsonline.com/packers/
Chiefs week: Wednesday practice report
By Greg A. Bedard
Wednesday, Oct 31 2007, 04:16 PM
"RB Brandon Jackson was working as Ryan Grant's backup. Vernand Morency was still filling the third-down back spot."
Chiefs week: Wednesday practice report
By Greg A. Bedard
Wednesday, Oct 31 2007, 04:16 PM
"RB Brandon Jackson was working as Ryan Grant's backup. Vernand Morency was still filling the third-down back spot."
switz
Footballguy
Well it's not like they have anyone else... and Morency doesn't look like he'll ever heal until the offseason.
mr. furley
Footballguy
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switz
Footballguy
I was just pointing out that the "news" is what's to be expected. With Wynn gone, BJax is going to fill his backup role.Morency is limited on third down duty because he can't handle the full load, as we've seen so far this season, due to his injury.
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
Well yes, I wish I could blindly convince others that an early entry RB who started one season of college ball is a bust by week 9 of his rookie season.Jealous?Switz has groupies now?mdog1967 said:Dont have to wait, Im in the Switz camp of Jackson sucks.Aaronstory said:
mr. furley
Footballguy
as far as i'm aware he's 100%.I was just pointing out that the "news" is what's to be expected. With Wynn gone, BJax is going to fill his backup role.Morency is limited on third down duty because he can't handle the full load, as we've seen so far this season, due to his injury.
switz
Footballguy
Oh, I was trying to convince people of that before he was even drafted.Well yes, I wish I could blindly convince others that an early entry RB who started one season of college ball is a bust by week 9 of his rookie season.Jealous?Switz has groupies now?mdog1967 said:Dont have to wait, Im in the Switz camp of Jackson sucks.Aaronstory said:
switz
Footballguy
Hmmm... last I'd heard he still wasn't practicing 100%, and though he wasn't on the injury report he was still experiencing soreness in the knee. I'll have to look up something recent to see if that's changed. I had understood though that his injury was why he was limited to third downs mostly.Wednesday, October 31, 2007as far as i'm aware he's 100%.I was just pointing out that the "news" is what's to be expected. With Wynn gone, BJax is going to fill his backup role.Morency is limited on third down duty because he can't handle the full load, as we've seen so far this season, due to his injury.
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mr. furley
Footballguy
last notes that jsonline has for injury is Oct. 11 where he was limited in practice because of soreness.i'd guess that most guys are playing with soreness/injury right now. he's as 100% as he, or most anyone else, is at this point.Hmmm... last I'd heard he still wasn't practicing 100%, and though he wasn't on the injury report he was still experiencing soreness in the knee. I'll have to look up something recent to see if that's changed. I had understood though that his injury was why he was limited to third downs mostly.as far as i'm aware he's 100%.I was just pointing out that the "news" is what's to be expected. With Wynn gone, BJax is going to fill his backup role.Morency is limited on third down duty because he can't handle the full load, as we've seen so far this season, due to his injury.
