Thompson defends Packers defense
Posted by on July 30, 2012 – 2:26 pmNews and notes from Monday:
–General Manager Ted Thompson commented on the pre-camp release of safety Charlie Peprah: “Charlie’s a great guy. He’s one of us. He helped us win a Super Bowl. We just felt it was time to move on.”
–Thompson defended a Packers defense that came under a lot of fire last season: “Our offense was clicking every week last year. When you’re playing an offense like we had last year, you have to up the ante a little bit. I think we were a little better defensively than the numbers project.”
–Rookie quarterback B.J. Coleman is getting a full dose of coaching from the trio of Head Coach Mike McCarthy, Offensive Coordinator Tom Clements and Quarterbacks Coach Ben McAdoo, and Coleman is already showing signs of improvement.
“They’re unbelievable at developing the quarterback position. The other piece of it is Aaron (Rodgers), watching him and how he goes about his business, how he operates this offense. I feel very confident when the ball comes out of my hand. I’m just getting there. The biggest thing is making sure you’re like a sponge.”
–Packers wide receiver Tori Gurley was a teammate of O.J. Murdock’s at South Carolina. It was reported on Monday that Murdock, a wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans, had died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
“Coming out of high school, he was ‘The Man.’ He was one of (Steve) Spurrier’s first highly touted guys to come to South Carolina,” Gurley said of Murdock, who Gurley described as a “laid back guy.”
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By Barlowmaker on Jul 30, 2012 | Reply
The Packers spent a lot of time last year with a lead of 10 points or more. The Packers Defense wasn’t as bad as its ranking in yardage allowed.
By Bears Year Ahead on Jul 30, 2012 | Reply
No it wasn’t “bad”…….IT SUCKED! The 2011 Peckers were completely undone by it! AS a result, they were arguably the worst 15-1 team the league has ever seen!
By Barlowmaker on Jul 30, 2012 | Reply
Packers gave up 18 more points than your Bears did, twerp. While scoring 207 more points than the Bears did.
Packers beat your team FOUR times in 2011. LOL. Seven straight overall and 8 of the last 9. In the last 20 seasons, the Packers are 30-11 against your dismal team. Choke on it.
By PackerBacker on Jul 30, 2012 | Reply
I guarantee the Pack has a top 12 defense this season.
By Fish on Jul 31, 2012 | Reply
Pack “squeaked by and won 10-3″ over the Bears??? lol More like the Bears eeking out only one meager FG to squeak by that almightly looming zero there Offense is always up against. 3 points in an entire game? What heart! Soccer teams score more.
By populationplusone on Jul 31, 2012 | Reply
What really matters is who won the last league mvp….And the last division championship….And the last superbowl…and the last 7 games. And who doesn’t have a sissy qb that quits on his team when they need him most. I rest my case.
By populationplusone on Jul 31, 2012 | Reply
So think about that a little bit. Little Brother.
By Name Required on Jul 31, 2012 | Reply
So tell me something Bears Years Behind – if that Packers defense was soooooo bad last year, what does that say for your team’s crappy offense in that it could only muster 291 yards, 12 first downs and just 13 yards rushing in the first meeting in Chicago?
Moronic hypocrite, that’s what you are – “only the next game matters” because you have no comeback for the previous arguments regarding Green Bay’s recent domination of the Bears – so then using your stupid logic, then nothing the Packers defense did last year, which has been the basis for all of your idiotic posts, should matter. Why don’t you at least wait until the season starts and see what THIS season’s teams shape up like before you troll.
By Ro on Jul 31, 2012 | Reply
bears year ahead ,
the game we ‘squeaked’ by and won 10-3, doesnt that make it even more depressing that had jay butler not thrown horrible passes and managed to muster more than 3 points than MAYBE it wouldnt have hurt so bad when we came to your house in the nfc championship and out hustled, out played, out classed your bears… when all ya had to do was beat us the last game and you could have kept us out…. its like doing your wife right in front of you and you still couldnt stop it…… i hope all bears fans remember BJ Raji intercepting and returning the go ahead touchdown and watching your season go down the drain as green bay went on the win an nfl record 13th title…. lmao bears fan *smh*
By airpacker12 on Jul 31, 2012 | Reply
NO WAY CAN ANYONE SAY GB D WASNT TERRIABLE LAST YEAR ! THE ONLY REDEEMING QUALITY IT EVER HAD WAS THEY FORCE TURNOVERS . AND THAT IS FUELED BY A-ROD ! JUST A FEW QUESTIONS ,IF TT WAS SUCH A GREAT DRAFTER WHY DID HE NOT MOVE UP TO TAKE PLAYERS LIKE A-ROD AND BULGA ?????? A-ROD IS THE BEST QB IVE EVER SEEN PLAY THE GAME ….. AND IF YOU READ THE PRE DRAFT ARTICAL I HAD HIM AS THE 1 PLAYER IN THAT DRAFT !( PAT ON BACK LOL) ANYWAY WITHOUT A-ROD I THINK TED , MM WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOWN THE DOOR ALREADY. IF HE GETS HURT ESPICALLY FROM OVER USE (SEE NO RUN GM )DOM CAPERS WILL BE EXPOSED ! THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR LAST PLACE WITH THAT ROSTER ! THAT ASIDE I WILL ALWAYS BE THANKFUL FOR RIDING OUT OF TOWN THE PERVERT AND HIS BIGGEST FAN MIKE SHERMAN ! THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE IS WHEN THE GM STARTS MAKING EXCUSES FOR COACHES OR PLAYERS ! NO-WAY A 2 MAN D-LINE WORKS ON ANY LEVAL OF FOOTBALL ! I HOPE YOU GUYS FIGURE THINGS OUT FAST BEFORE A-ROD CAREER ENDS WITH JUST 1 SUPERBOWL; AND A QB WHO HAS THE WEIGHT OF THE ENTIRE O ON HIS SHOULDERS FOR SUCH A LONG SEASON, BECAUSE OF NO RUN GAME ! HE WONT LAST LONG !
By airpacker12 on Jul 31, 2012 | Reply
OKAY NOW THE SOLUTION FOR GB……..MAKE DOM CAPERS SIMPLFY HIS DEFENSE OR AS A-ROD SAYS TRICKY DOM LOL ! JUST GONNA THROW THIS OUT THERE IF BULGA ,SITTON AND WELLS WERE ALL BORDERLINE PROBOWL PLAYERS WHY COULDNT GB RUN TO SAVE THAIR LIFE ? WHY HASNT SOME OF THESE PAST ATHLETICLY GIFTED LINEMEN EVER BEEN DEVLOPED INTO DECENT LINEMEN ? SOME SAY LOOK AT LANG OR NEWHOUSE ….. THEN I WOULD SAY OKAY NOW THEN YOU HAVE 5 GOOD LINEMEN ACROSS THE BOARD HOW IS IT THEN YOU CANT RUN THE BALL? THE FACTS DONT LIE BUT LIERS FIGURE……. I KNOW IM BEING HARD WITH MY CRITISM AND IM SURE CAMPMEN AND CAPERS ARE TOP NOTCH GUYS’ HOW EVER ITS OUR MONEY AND SPPORT THAT MAKES GB GO ! SO I DONT FEEL A HEAD COACHES LOALTY OR GM TO A PLAYER OR COACH SHOULD PREVAIL OVER BESTMAN FOR THE JOB (SEE RB EDGAR BENNETTE COAHING THE WR )
By Cali Packers Fan on Aug 1, 2012 | Reply
I love this team, but with this D? I’m almost a little scared that the window is closing, all because of this defense.
By packer kev on Aug 1, 2012 | Reply
Bears, Defense, no it’s our running game y’all!! The D will improve, with Perry, Worthy, Heyward, moving Wood to Safety, but when you don’t have a stout defense, in the NFL and mostly in PLAYOFFS, you must run the ball in critical times of the game. We trade for a STUD RB, the Pack will be Back to the SBOWL again, c’mon Ted we’ve been begging you for a run game to go with A-Rod and Co. for years????? Even a guy that can pick up 1200 yards would blow away the Giants, Pats, 49ers, Texans, etc.
HELP!!!!
By Michael Hughes on Aug 1, 2012 | Reply
People seem to forget that the packers had the top ranked defense in 2009 and a top 5 defense in our superbowl run, we still have basically all the same players except collins and cullen. For the most part the packers have kept the core of the defense, it’s all on our pass rush, now that we have a compliment to clay, we should reach those rankings again. Oh and last year the packers defense led in takeaways by a big margin, they actually set the franchise record. We have all the pieces, Mark my words packers D will be a top 5 defense this year, you heard it here first…spread the word Packer faithful..GO PACK GO!!!!
By airpacker12 on Aug 2, 2012 | Reply
IM WITH PACK KEV ON RUNNING THE BALL THING. NOT JUST BECAUSE IN A TIGHT GAME WITH SAY 3 MINS ON THE CLOCK … BUT KEEPS PEOPLE FROM TEEING OFF ON RODGERS WHO IS ONLY A FEW MORE CUNCUSSIONS AWAWY FROM THE MANDITORY HAS TO SIT OUT A YEAR RULE…..ALSO SEE MARINO NO RUN GAME ELWAY BEFORE TERREL DAVIS ON AND ON….BUT THE BIG REASON HOW IN THE WORLD CAN YOU WIN IN JAN …IN GB WITHOUT ONE ? EVEN FAVRE HAD ONE WHICH IF YOU WATCH THE SAN F. PLAYOFF GAME AT HOME IT WAS VITAL TO THAT WIN ! A ROD SAYS DO WE REALLY NEED ONE DURING CAMP, BUT AS THE SEASON NEARS THE LAST 4 GAMES HIS NUMBERS AND HIS SWAGGER ARE NOT THERE !HES THE BEST IVE EVER SEEN AND I HAVE AN EXTENSIVE FB BACK GROUND ! A COACHES SON STARTED ON THE A NUMBER 1 NATONALY RANKED JUCO COLLEGE TEAM ,EVEN WAS A FINAL CUT IN ARENA BALL !COAHED HS AS WELL …. SO I HOPE OLD TT AND MM GO BACKWARDS A LITTLE TO THE BASICS RATHER THAN GOING OVER BOARD WITH THE GAME HAS CHANGED THING ! GIANTS DONT THINK SO ANYWAY……. GO PACK GO