some tweets from day 1:
One thing you don’t need pads to observe: A.J. Dillon (28) is a big dude.
Ryan Wood
Andy Herman:
Deguara getting early reps with the starters in team drills. He looks to be taking Danny Vitale’s role.
Of note today: Tyler Ervin is working with the receivers and not the RBs. He also lined up at WR on the first walkthrough rep with the starters in team drills. A full time position change in the works?
There is nobody on the team built like AJ Dillon. Something you just have to see in person to believe. His thighs are insane.
AJ Dillon just showed off some BURST too. Passes the eye test with flying colors.
Tim Boyle just hit MVS deep in team drills. MVS beat Josh Jackson deep. Beautiful throw by Boyle.
Kenny Clark broke through the line for a pressure. Rodgers just gets it off but Adams with a rare drop. Sullivan in coverage.
MVS on a crosser and guess who is right there again - Kirksey. He looks in total command of this defense early.
Ervin with a catch out of the slot. Z doing a lot of roaming standing up at linebacker.
Boyle with an absolute dime to Begelton who is having a hell of a start. Touchdown for Reggie. K’Dar beat on the play.
Good lord what a one handed touchdown catch on third down by Lazard. That was beyond sick.
Love hits Kumerow for a touchdown in team. Kumerow found space and Love hit him. Good sequence for the offense.
It’s not an understatement to say that the offense looks light years ahead of where they looked a season ago with new head coach Matt LaFleur. Those year two gains are real.
Preston Smith with fantastic coverage on a wheel route by Jamaal Williams. Rodgers forced to throw it away. Such an underrated skill by Preston that he’s damn good at.
Kirksey absolutely knifes through the line for a “tfl” on Jamaal. Kirksey standing out early.
DeShaun Amos with perfect coverage on Darius Shepherd.
Big Dog with a touchdown from 12. Pass was a bit behind but Lewis made a great adjustment.
Reggie Begelton with his 3rd really impressive play to start practice. Not annointing anyone yet but he looks the part.
Randy Ramsey now with great coverage on AJ Dillon on a wheel route. It looked like he broke up the pass but tough to tell. It fell incomplete either way.
Wes Hodkiewicz:
No pads today but Dillon looks so smooth through traffic, powerful and decisive.
Jordan Loves first pass in team is an underneath completion to Travis Fulgham.
You can tell
#Packers have plans for Rashan Gary and Josiah Deguara, getting both involved early
Boyle doing exactly what you wanna see from a third year QB. Standing tall, strong delivery, hitting receivers in stride
So many years where it was Cobb, Adams, Nelson, TE and RB. Everyone wants a set depth chart but the makeup of this offense can attack in so many ways. Doesn’t look like a team practicing for first time after quarantine
Long way to go but you can tell why GB liked Begelton. He’s smaller than Boldin but similar tool box. Shifty
Rob Demovsky:
Tim Boyle doesn't wait long. On his second team rep of camp, he hit Marquez Valdes-Scantling for about 45 yards in the air versus Josh Jackson in coverage. That's how a backup QB who's competing with a first-round pick announces his presence
And Jake Kumerow catches Love’s first TD pass. About a 20-yarder through traffic and Aaron Rodgers threw up his hands to signify and celebrate the score.
Jason Wilde:
If you’re a Marquez Valdes-Scantling fan, the
#Packers third-year WR just caught a deep ball down the middle of the field from No. 2 QB Tim Boyle. Great throw (more of a rainbow than laser) but an important first catch for a guy who struggled during the second half of 2019.
defense opens first 11-on-11 period thusly:
31 26
42 58
23 52 55 91 20
97 94
Of note: • Burks (42) with Kirksey (58) at ILB. • Smith Bros. (55, 91) AND Gary (52).
Bill Huber:
Might be first day of camp but Rodgers with a gem of a TD to Lazard. Jackson with excellent coverage but didn’t matter.
