***NFC North Thread***

[capable_keL]

The new Percy

[an-also]

Maybe a gif of him not getting tackled by a kicker might add more to your statement...

[ric]

saw that cordarelle return. shit was fly. dude is sick. never saw him in college but when the dude has the ball in his hands its all magical and shit

[capable_keL]

Maybe a gif of him not getting tackled by a kicker might add more to your statement...

[Roy Johnson]

Bears rookie RG Kyle Long has the highest Pro Football Focus grade of all NFL offensive linemen at this point in the preseason.
Long played well in Chicago's exhibition opener and legitimately dominated in Thursday night's preseason game against San Diego, earning a +5.7 grade from PFF, which is an outstanding mark in only 33 snaps worth of action. Rookie RT Jordan Mills also held his own versus the Chargers, possibly giving the Bears some hope on their offensive line. It's been a rag-tag/mash unit for years.

Source: Pete Damilatis on Twitter

[an-also]

Adrian Peterson picked Lacy as the best rookie running back.

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1 ... me/cbroqzp

[capable_keL]

Adrian Peterson picked Lacy as the best rookie running back.

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1 ... me/cbroqzp

yes... Lacy was his pick in the worst RB draft in the modern era. no RB went in the first round

[capable_keL]

Packers’ DuJuan Harris out for season with knee injury

Posted by Michael David Smith on August 27, 2013, 1:42 PM EDT

Packers running back DuJuan Harris got a second opinion on his knee injury today, and it wasn’t good.

Harris will miss the entire season, Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy announced.

Last season Harris went from unemployed in September to the Packers’ practice squad in October to the active roster in December. He began to emerge as an important part of the Packers’ offense, starting both playoff games. He’s also listed as the starter on the team’s unofficial depth chart for this season.

With Harris out, the Packers will rely even more on rookies Eddie Lacy and Jonathan Franklin, and veterans Alex Green and James Starks become much more likely to make the 53-man roster.

Packers placed DE Jerel Worthy (knee) on reserve/PUP.
Worthy tore his left ACL during Week 17 of last season. As expected, he'll start on PUP which means the earliest he'll play is Week 7. Worthy had 2.5 sacks during his rookie year as a rotational end.
Aug 27 - 5:37

[capable_keL]

ruh roh... trouble in chicago is already afoot

David Haugh
In the Wake of the News
August 29, 2013



Frustrated by the pace of rehabilitation after his third career hip surgery, Brandon Marshall returned from Florida before training camp last month and sought the counsel of Mark Turner, a chiropractor who runs the Turner Pain and Wellness Center in Aurora.

"Brandon just said to me, 'How could this be? What's going on?''' Turner said Wednesday in a phone interview. "He had worked his butt off but just didn't have all the information he needed. It's not that the surgeon didn't do a good job. But any time a joint has surgery done to it, you have to have the appropriate rehab to stabilize that joint.''

Marshall trusted Turner based on regular meetings at the facility since the men met at the beginning of the 2012 season. They quickly developed such a good rapport that Turner routinely saw Marshall late Sunday nights after Bears games, home and away, either receiving treatment or picking up food the center's nutritionists prepared.

A former college football teammate of John Harbaugh at Miami (Ohio), Turner recently started Injury Armored, a high-tech testing company he claims arms athletes with information to aid in preventing injury or hastening recovery. According to Turner, a 45-minute risk-assessment test combines traditional static and orthopedic exams for atrophy or flexibility with computerized muscle measurements of body-strength ratio and symmetry. If one leg is significantly weaker than the other, for example, detecting the imbalance can put the athlete on a quicker course back to the field. The procedure focuses on causes rather than symptoms.

"We identify the potential risk of injury and give athletes appropriate exercise to fill in deficits or gaps,'' said Turner, whose growing client list includes Olympians and the Illinois football program. "So Brandon came to me and asked, 'Can you Injury Armor me?' It would have been better sooner, but later is better than never. We were able to identify why he had the issues and now we're trying to fill the gaps in.''

Citing Marshall's privacy, Turner declined to discuss specifically what the tests revealed other than confirm Marshall was correct in saying something didn't seem right about his hip. Even Marshall conceded in a brief phone conversation Wednesday with a Tribune reporter that, "My hip is not recovered the way I need it.''

"Hip is structurally great,'' Marshall tweeted Wednesday. "All about recovery.''

Marshall had returned to South Florida in June after the Bears' minicamp to train at Fit Speed, the company he invested in with Matt Gates, where another source said the elite athlete privately wondered if he had pushed his hip too hard. Too much training can be worse for a rehabilitating player than too little.

"Brandon didn't know he had a deficit because nobody is computer-muscle testing,'' Turner said. "It's such a new thing. Training staffs do a great job but we're able to do more with the approach we have patented to identify that risk.''

Upon Marshall's return to Chicago, his desire to seek the latest, cutting-edge data led him back to Turner's center in Aurora, where he has recruited several Bears teammates, including Jay Cutler. They typically seek either testing, treatment or nutritional advice and Turner estimated the center's dietitian regularly ships special-order food to 18 Bears players.

"The new regime of Bears coach (Marc) Trestman is really trying to elongate these players' careers and find different ways to do it,'' Turner said. "If you can save Brandon Marshall from (missing) one game, not only can it help him financially but he's a big difference. Brandon needs to do well mentally too. He does better the better he is. It's important to keep him at the top of his game.''

A convenient narrative emerged Wednesday when the Bears oddly excused Marshall for the weekend, a day after the wide receiver's cryptic comments about the condition of his hip and his role in the offense. Marshall worrying about whether he will see the ball a lot is like a lifeguard wondering if he will get enough sun. Marshall always can ask Jerry Rice how he fared with the 49ers in 1995, the first season using Trestman's scheme in San Francisco: Rice set an NFL record with 1,848 reception yards.

Both the Bears and Marshall insisted his time off had been pre-arranged but, given Marshall's tumultuous history, neither explanation passed the smell test. In the end, concerns about a snit are moot. The Bears would love to enter the weekend worried more about Marshall mentally than physically. If healthy for 16 games, Marshall will make the diva act the Bears knew they were getting worth every emotional ebb and flow.

But suddenly that looks like a big if — and what's going on with Marshall's hip warrants more worry than what's going on in his head.

[capable_keL]

Green Bay is in Mid Season Form

[capable_keL]

Vince Young’s quest to become the Packers’ No. 2 quarterback has fallen short.

Young confirmed on Twitter on Saturday that he has been released by Green Bay.

“Thanks to the Packers for the opportunity. Great organization, great team, wonderful fans. Good luck this season,” Young wrote.

When the Packers released backup quarterback Graham Harrell, it looked like Young had an excellent opportunity to make Green Bay’s 53-man roster. But it appears that the Packers will go with just two quarterbacks, with B.J. Coleman backing up Aaron Rodgers.

[capable_keL]

Things starting to fall apart in Green Bay

The Packers will start the regular season with a pair of largely untested offensive tackles, which has generated some concern about how well quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be protected this season.



General Manager Ted Thompson is not among those concerned about how things are going to play out. During an interview with Mike Vandermause of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Thompson said that he feels good about the offensive line with the start of the regular season a little more than a week away and he has a message for those who don’t share his confidence.

“It would probably depend on who the people were,” Thompson said. “Go on with their life, everything else will be fine.”

It’s not the cuddliest answer in the world since people interested in the Packers offense may also be consumers of the myriad products that the Packers sell to generate revenue, but Thompson’s confidence has a strong base. The Packers offensive line has dealt with injuries and underperforming players for several years without causing them too many problems when it comes to putting points on the board. With Rodgers at quarterback, that will likely be the case again this year.

[capable_keL]

the pack works out youtube phenom kickalicious

Mason Crosby’s hold on the kicking job in Green Bay may not be secure: Havard Rugland, the Norwegian YouTube sensation known as Kickalicious, worked out for the Packers today.

Rugland wrote on Twitter that he thought the workout went well.


“Had a great workout with Green bay this morning. Thankful for the opportunity,” Rugland wrote.

After his self-made trick-shot kicking video went viral, the Lions invited Rugland to training camp. He performed well there and also performed well in live preseason action — games that were the first football games of his life. But the Lions decided to go with veteran David Akers as their kicker this season.

Now the Lions could have to face Rugland twice this year. The Packers, who have been searching unsuccessfully for someone to replace the shaky Crosby, may be the team to give Rugland a shot

[DLG]

wish the browns snapped him up. I want duke to play for a team I can root for.

[capable_keL]

roy, can I get a home boy scouting report on Webb?

Vikings claim J’Marcus Webb off waivers from Bears
Posted by Darin Gantt on September 1, 2013, 1:30 PM EDT
J'Marcus Webb AP

The Bears didn’t need J’Marcus Webb any longer, but he didn’t have to wait long or move far for his next chance.

According to multiple reports, Webb was claimed off waivers by the Vikings today.

Webb had started 44 games the last three years for Chicago, but was replaced in a makeover up front there.

With the Vikings, he’s a solid swing tackle behind starters Matt Kalil and Phil Loadholt.

[peanut butter]

Vikes lockin down all J Webbs in the League



PEACE

[capable_keL]

..i'm such a fucking geek i was wondering how the respective J Webb fitteds would be displayed

[Roy Johnson]

roy, can I get a home boy scouting report on Webb?

Remember when you asked me about Zack Bowman? Same answer.

But more specifically, his feets is too god damn slow.

[capable_keL]

roy, can I get a home boy scouting report on Webb?

Remember when you asked me about Zack Bowman? Same answer.

But more specifically, his feets is too god damn slow.

Is Webb the guy Cutler was yelling at when the camera was on him?

[Roy Johnson]

Is Webb the guy Cutler was yelling at when the camera was on him?

Yeah. Cutler shoved him too.

[DLG]

[capable_keL]

Looks like the Packers will go into the season with a black quarterback for the first time since 1972


seneca wallace signed after being tossed in the trash by San Fran

[peanut butter]

seneca wallace signed after being tossed in the trash by San Fran

Fuck that. He quit. On a game day. ON A GAME DAY.




PEACE

[capable_keL]

we talkin' about preseason?

[ric]

kickalicious>>>>>>>

[peanut butter]

we talkin' about preseason?

He violated The Code! He not only quit the team, he did it on a game day. On. A. Game. Day. And you, of all people...you out here tryin to argue semantics? As if his violation of The Code (one a game day, mind you) is some sort of a lesser sin because he did it before the season's inauguration? Fuck man...I don't even know.....



PEACE

[capable_keL]

[an-also]

we talkin' about preseason?

He violated The Code! He not only quit the team, he did it on a game day. On. A. Game. Day. And you, of all people...you out here tryin to argue semantics? As if his violation of The Code (one a game day, mind you) is some sort of a lesser sin because he did it before the season's inauguration? Fuck man...I don't even know.....



PEACE

Dude. It's seneca fucking wallace. Do you really give a shit if he quits?

[peanut butter]

So this is how yall Nortenos rock then, huh?



PEACE

[capable_keL]

So this is how yall Nortenos rock then, huh?