The Packers and Greg Jennings have agreed to a deal that will keep the wide receiver with the team through the 2012 season. Jennings will be paid nearly $9 million per season under the deal, which would make him one of the highest paid receivers in the league.
The Pack look like they’re planning to get Ryan Pickett and B.J. Raji on the field together as much as they can. When the Packers drafted Raji with the No. 9 overall pick in April, they talked of moving one of the two behemoth defensive tackles to play some end in their new 3-4 defensive scheme, and in offseason practices they’ve done it. When both players have been present, they’ve lined up with the No. 1 base defense: Pickett exclusively at nose tackle and Raji at defensive end.
Aaron Kampman said he believes the team can be successful in their new 3-4 defensive alignment if they can execute in the alignment.
“Historically it’s been a great defense. I think it has an opportunity to be a good defense. If we execute it, it’ll be good,” Kampman said. There have been rumors this offseason that Kampman was not happy with the switch to a 3-4 defense that makes him play at linebacker instead of defensive end.
Clay Matthews said he was 100% recovered from a pulled hamstring that limited him in off-season practices. He originally hurt his hamstring in late May.
Quarterbacks coach Tom Clements had a list of roughly 10 things for Aaron Rodgers to work on this offseason. ‘The first day we met, I said ‘here’s a list of about 10 things,’ Clements said. ‘Some more important than others, some just very technical things, and then we continued to work on those as the offseason progressed.’ Perhaps most important was footwork. Head coach Mike McCarthy believes footwork is critical in the West Coast passing game because so much of the system is predicated on timing.
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