Cheese Curds, 7/13: On Rodgers under pressure & the WR roster battle

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Today will be wide receiver day at APC, and it's only appropriate that we kick off the curds with a look at one player at that position who appears to be on the bubble.

Two weeks from today, we will be looking back at the Green Bay Packers' first practice of the team's 2016 training camp. Two weeks from today, we'll know which of the players who ended last season injured and who missed the entire offseason program will have taken the field and which landed on the Physically Unable to Perform list for the start of camp.

However, it will still be almost two months from now until we know the results of the Packers' final roster cuts, which will take place on September 3rd. Among those who will be working hard over the six-week camp are wide receiver Jared Abbrederis and running back John Crockett, both of whom are fighting for their NFL lives once again this summer. Both of those players are profiled in today's Cheese Curds.

Also in today's curds is a look at how quarterbacks performed under pressure in 2015. In that article, we find that despite the Packers' offensive line, which is generally considered to be one of the better pass-blocking units in the NFL, Aaron Rodgers faced a lot of pressure last season. Of course, he did have to deal with some injuries to the players in front of him, and that certainly affected the numbers - as did his high number of pass attempts.

The Rock Report: Abby-cadabra | Packers.com
It's funny, if you combined Abbrederis' route-running skills with Jeff Janis' size and speed, you would probably have a second Jordy Nelson. Don't sleep on Abby this summer if he can stay healthy. Will Abby's natural ability as a receiver be enough to make up the difference between him and some of the other players in the athleticism department and keep him on the roster?

Crockett's Roster Spot isn't Going Anywhere | Cheesehead TV
We predicted yesterday that Crockett would indeed make the team out of camp, and this writer agrees. He also compares Crockett's running style to that of a recent Packers starting running back.

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | Quarterbacks and Pressure, 2015
Which quarterback faced the most total passing plays under pressure, according to Football Outsiders? Aaron Rodgers did, though I'd bet that the pressure rate was quite a bit higher in the last few games of the year than when he had a fully healthy offensive line.

James Harrison denies PED allegations in sworn affidavit - NFL.com
Harison submitted this document in an effort to avoid holding an interview with the NFL as they demanded. We will be curious to see if Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers will follow Harrison's lead here and submit a similar document in the coming days.

Stadium Entertainment District seeks public input | Packersnews.com
For those interested in participating in the public meeting that will help guide the developments around Lambeau Field, block off the evening of July 27th.

Jerome Bettis, Darren Woodson predict Packers will win NFC North | 247sports.com
It should be no surprise that analysts are expecting a bounce-back from the Packers in the division this year, but it's always nice to see Green Bay at the top of the list.

‘All or Nothing’ pulls back the curtain on the inner workings of an NFL team - SBNation.com
There have been some fascinating revelations on the show, which has given fans an unprecedented look inside an NFL locker room. It has been confirmed for a second season, but no team has been announced yet.

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[diesel]

Abby's a player Ill be watching closely during camp. Bright future, Imo

 

[GBP4EVER]

Abby's a player Ill be watching closely during camp. Bright future, Imo

Don't know he has had several concussions so one more could likely end his career. Also because of draft status and talent Abby might be on the outside looking in at WR if all the WR's stay healthy. So if he does have a future it might now be in GB. When Abby was drafted one of the plans was to have him help return kicks. Since then it seems Janis has moved into that role and the Packers have also drafted Montgomery and Davis who can be return men. That leaves Abby to just play WR pretty much and right now he's buried on the depth chart at best he might be the 4th WR. So he's going to have to have a great camp to make sure the Packers cant' get rid of him. He gets hurt again in TC this year it could be the end of his career at least in GB. I like the guy and he has talent he just might fall to the numbers game right now. Same with Ed Williams who was on the PS last year. You hear good things about him it's just that he has so many people ahead of him to beat out it is unlikely that he can earn a spot on the 53 man roster.

 

[diesel]

I didnt realize that about the concussions

 

[realitybytes]

speaking of concussions, aaron rodgers has had his share also:

``When you're competitive the last thing you want to do is come out of game, regardless of what kind of injury it is,'' Rodgers said. ``You know the head injury is obviously more dangerous, but it's the mindset of wanting to play through these things, but until that mindset changes you're going to have guys like Calvin who came out and say, `Yeah, I played through a lot of concussions.''

Rodgers described two concussions sustained in 2010 that were completely different in nature and feel.

On one, Rodgers said he could see out of his right eye, while the left one was ``like silver metallic.''
On another, Rodgers said he was briefly knocked unconscious, was asked if he was OK by referee Gene Steratore, then stubbornly remained in the game and then couldn't remember if the next play was a run or a pass.

``It's kind of just what's built into you,'' Rodgers said. ``I went back out for a couple of plays, couldn't remember the plays and they got me out of there.''

When asked if the concussion problem can ever be solved, Rodgers steered the conversation toward the need to deal with players who have suffered multiple concussions.

``We need to deal with the back end of (player's lives) and how we're taking care of guys who are moving on who've dealt with a lot of head injuries,'' Rodgers said.