Inbox: It's already a bigger part of this offense

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Ryan from Appleton, WI


With training camp most likely being closed to the public, what can fans expect for media availability?


I'm not sure and wondering the same thing. TBD.


Rob from Aiken, SC


The Ezra answer has got me wondering: How do you correctly pronounce Dave Pureifory's last name? I was only 9 in 1975 but I can remember always saying it like the second "r" was silent.


I believe that's correct.


Mutt from Blaine, MN


If there aren't any fans at games, could the NFL consider some neutral-site games depending on how different states' rules impact the games? Perhaps CA says no to all sporting events. NFL could schedule games in AZ or NV if those states' rules apply. Without fans, it wouldn't be much of a hit other than travel issues.


I don't see the league going that direction.


Eddie from Jollyville, TX


James Lofton was fast, but Don Beebe ran the 40-yard dash in 4.21 seconds. I'd be surprised if any other Packer can beat that.


Those would be my picks. Beebe in the 40, Lofton in the 100. Other readers mentioned Travis Williams, Steve Odom, Philip Epps and Travis Jervey. I'd also throw Sam Shields in the mix. Beebe, Odom, Jervey and Shields in the 40, and Lofton, Williams, Epps in the 100 would be dynamite races.


Scott from Lincoln City, OR


Mike, Wes answered a couple questions about players changing their numbers (thankfully Ty's wasn't one of them) and ended one with "and everybody lived happily ever after." Everybody except maybe the fans who owned jerseys with the old numbers and the businesses that still had some old outdated jerseys in their stock. By rule, wouldn't Brady have been required to buy all the unsold Godwin No. 12 jerseys that were still in circulation?


Maybe the rule didn't apply in this case because the Buccaneers released new uniforms this year with a different font for the jersey numbers.


Kyle from Osceola, WI


We're all tired of the uncertainty and the "crystal ball business." Unfairly and too often, you guys get asked to make predictions based on knowledge you don't have. So tell us. What would you like to tell us that you know for sure and that can you guarantee?


I'm taking Friday off and having a beer when I finish the morning's column on Thursday night.


Michael from Chanhassen, MN


Hey Wes, in regards to beating the 49ers on the road, you stated in the last half of your last sentence, "if only in the minds of the fans." I have to think there are a lot of players on the team who would like to rectify those losses from last season?


Of course they would, but these things don't stick with the players as much as fans think they do, and a regular-season game means little to nothing compared to a playoff game in terms of settling a score. The players won't feel any better or worse about last January's NFC title game no matter what happens this November. They'll engage in the topic for the media's sake, but that's about all.