Cheesehead
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Chase from Ft. Wood, MO
I wonder how Mike Smith feels about sacks being used as the benchmark for a good pass rusher...?
That was an epic rant, but done in a measured and respectful tone I thought. Not that Coach Smith was intentionally being pre-emptive with the media, but he intuitively understands how difficult it will be for the Smiths to replicate their 25½ combined sacks (29½ including playoffs), and there are going to be questions if this year's numbers don't measure up. It's clear Coach Smith won't be evaluating his namesakes by one stat alone.
Estillac from Belem, Brazil
AJ Dillon looks really strong, but how fast does he seem to be?
Plenty, as far as I can tell.
Shilo from Murrieta, CA
It's funny that Mike mentioned "Kuhn cutting across the formation to clip Peppers on the fourth-and-8 from the 48 at Soldier Field in '13" in his answer Friday about pass protection. Kuhn did a podcast with Jason Wilde this past year, and I think that he said that there was a miscommunication on the line call that led to his last-second block on Peppers.
I hadn't heard that before. If so, that makes Kuhn's block all the more remarkable. And for those who thought I was suggesting Kuhn committed a penalty because I used the word "clip," that was not my intention at all. It was a legal cut-block.
Dan from Cross Plains, WI
It's been quite some time since we used the franchise tag on a player. If we cannot get an extension done for David Bakhtiari, do you believe he will get tagged?
I'd never rule anything out, but I'm sure both sides would prefer to avoid that outcome. That type of decision is roughly six months away at this point.
Mike from Pittsfield, MA
Can you imagine this defense with Casey Hayward and Micah Hyde still on the team? I'll never let the front office live this down.
That's an unrealistic perspective. I'm not going to relitigate the initial decisions, but you have to understand subsequent moves resulted in part from those made before. I seriously doubt Adrian Amos is here if Hyde still is, and I'd question whether Jaire Alexander and Kevin King are both here if Hayward is. The draft is different from free agency with the best-player-available approach, but need breaks any close calls, so it's easy to see the Packers going different directions with some of those high picks if the roster is different at the time of those drafts. In a similar vein, while I understand fans' frustrations at passing on T.J. Watt in the '17 draft, and it clearly did not work in the Packers' favor in '17 and '18, there's no way both Smiths are here, and maybe neither is, if Watt is on the team. I'm not saying the organization never makes mistakes, but the context of your premise is fantasyland.
Matt from Fort Worth, TX
Are there any rules that you're aware of regarding the ambient noise? Could the home team turn it off, or down, when on offense and crank it up to the maximum allowed decibel level when on defense?
I think everyone is still waiting for all the specifics to be spelled out by the league.
Tom from Charlotte, NC
In the pictures of the QBs throwing in practice drills, they are straddling a red pad placed on the field. I assume this is some sort of training aid to teach proper form. Can you expound on that?
Straddling the pad forces the QBs to maintain a wide, solid base while shifting left or right in the pocket. A solid base keeps the fundamentals in order and helps execute throws amidst contact. Aaron Rodgers' accuracy at hitting the targets in the nets – which are called out at random while the QB is shuffling back and forth – is always impressive.