Gado, running backs to fill in for injured Henderson
McCarthy said that one of the Packers' most durable players, fullback William Henderson, could miss at least three weeks due to the knee injury he sustained in the Packers' preseason game against Atlanta, Saturday night.
"He had it scoped this morning, he just had it cleaned out," McCarthy said. "So we're expecting him back as soon as possible. If anybody can get back in a quick, timely fashion, it would be William. I'm hopeful for the opener."
In the meantime, the Packers will turn to some of their running backs for help.
"As far as our run schemes, the battering ram fullback is something that we don't do a lot of, so we can get that productivity from the halfback position," McCarthy said. "You'll see us training some of our halfbacks in that position and also some of our tight ends. We've always cross-trained those guys and we'll probably do a lot more of that the next couple of weeks getting ready for Chicago."
One player already preparing for an added role is Samkon Gado, who received reps at the fullback position, Monday.
"It was very different," said Gado, who last played fullback during his sophomore year in high school. "I'm not used to fullback, obviously, and I'm used to being in a two-point stance. But we're hurt right now at that position and we need to get ready for Chicago. If we're going to have any kind of season I think we need to have some depth there."
For Gado, the challenges lying in front of him may not sound difficult to those who haven't played the position.
"(The biggest challenge) is actually picking up the reads from a three-point stance," Gado said. "It's a little harder to see when you're in a three-point stance because your head is facing down and you need to be able to make the same cuts and the same reads that a running back does, but you have less time to do it."
But with a deep pool of talent at running back, Gado also sees this new position as an opportunity to add to his versatility.
"Coach (Edgar) Bennett told me that the more I could do, the better chance I have of being on the field," Gado said. "And obviously I would rather be on the field than on the bench with four running backs, so I think this is my best option.
"Football is football. So just being on the field is a lot better than being on the sideline, and with Ahman Green coming back, Coach told me he was going to be on the field a lot. It doesn't matter how good you are at running back, Ahman Green is going to play. So would you rather sit the bench at running back or play a little fullback? I think I would rather play fullback than sit the bench."
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McCarthy said that one of the Packers' most durable players, fullback William Henderson, could miss at least three weeks due to the knee injury he sustained in the Packers' preseason game against Atlanta, Saturday night.
"He had it scoped this morning, he just had it cleaned out," McCarthy said. "So we're expecting him back as soon as possible. If anybody can get back in a quick, timely fashion, it would be William. I'm hopeful for the opener."
In the meantime, the Packers will turn to some of their running backs for help.
"As far as our run schemes, the battering ram fullback is something that we don't do a lot of, so we can get that productivity from the halfback position," McCarthy said. "You'll see us training some of our halfbacks in that position and also some of our tight ends. We've always cross-trained those guys and we'll probably do a lot more of that the next couple of weeks getting ready for Chicago."
One player already preparing for an added role is Samkon Gado, who received reps at the fullback position, Monday.
"It was very different," said Gado, who last played fullback during his sophomore year in high school. "I'm not used to fullback, obviously, and I'm used to being in a two-point stance. But we're hurt right now at that position and we need to get ready for Chicago. If we're going to have any kind of season I think we need to have some depth there."
For Gado, the challenges lying in front of him may not sound difficult to those who haven't played the position.
"(The biggest challenge) is actually picking up the reads from a three-point stance," Gado said. "It's a little harder to see when you're in a three-point stance because your head is facing down and you need to be able to make the same cuts and the same reads that a running back does, but you have less time to do it."
But with a deep pool of talent at running back, Gado also sees this new position as an opportunity to add to his versatility.
"Coach (Edgar) Bennett told me that the more I could do, the better chance I have of being on the field," Gado said. "And obviously I would rather be on the field than on the bench with four running backs, so I think this is my best option.
"Football is football. So just being on the field is a lot better than being on the sideline, and with Ahman Green coming back, Coach told me he was going to be on the field a lot. It doesn't matter how good you are at running back, Ahman Green is going to play. So would you rather sit the bench at running back or play a little fullback? I think I would rather play fullback than sit the bench."
http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/08/21/2/
No biggie man. We all forget about search on occasion. I just put it up there as it had some interesting discussion. Some of it's moot, as we now know Gado isn't going to be playing much FB
Seriously, how many RBs that start a preseason game get cut?
Why do you think Thompson drafted Colledge, Spitz & Molls? Just for Chits & Grins?
