Raji and Matthews Press Conference: 5 p.m.

MadCityBucky · Post #1 » by **MadCityBucky** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:12 pm

Don't forget to watch

http://packers.com/multimedia/packers_on_air_schedule/

MikeIsGood · Post #2 » by **MikeIsGood** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:26 pm

Thanks for posting this, I would have forgotten to watch it otherwise.

Post #3 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:07 pm

I hope they get asked what they think about the Favre situation. That's far more interesting than anything to do with this years Packers team.

MikeIsGood · Post #4 » by **MikeIsGood** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:15 pm

I'm liking both of these guys.

Clay is a very natural speaker.

MikeIsGood · Post #5 » by **MikeIsGood** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:18 pm

Clay just said again that his weight has been exaggerated tremendously. He said he came to USC at 228. Said he was just a late bloomer.

EDIT: He also said he was 6'0 or 6'1 coming in. So he grew 2 or 3 inches and put on about 20 pounds in total, also probably converting a lot of his old body fat into muscle.

aaprigs311 · Post #6 » by **aaprigs311** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:21 pm

B.J. seems like a bashful fellow. He just wanted to get outta there.

dedned · Post #7 » by **dedned** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:21 pm

Thanks for the link. That streamed surprisingly well.

MikeIsGood · Post #8 » by **MikeIsGood** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:25 pm

I could see Clay becoming a defensive leader. He obviously has the workmanship, and it appears he's also relatively charismatic and a good talker.

Agree, BJ is more reserved. But he seemed to handle it well, especially the drug testing question.

Wise1 · Post #9 » by **Wise1** » Fri May 1, 2009 1:17 am

The both of them seemed composed and gave the impression that they'll be excellent pros. I believe this will prove to be an excellent draft. Nice job Ted. Nice job.

an_also · Post #10 » by **an_also** » Fri May 1, 2009 3:48 am

MikeIsGood wrote:I'm liking both of these guys.

Clay is a very natural speaker.

the same cant be said for his usc teammate Cushing. Dude is the epitome of a meathead

SteveScheffler · Post #11 » by **SteveScheffler** » Fri May 1, 2009 4:39 am

jesus you people sure hate brian cushing huh?

anyone know if this is on the net?

Post #12 » by **Wade-A-Holic** » Fri May 1, 2009 5:23 am

SteveScheffler wrote:jesus you people sure hate brian cushing huh?

What's there to like about him?

Don't know if it's on the net anywhere. Try the Packers site?

Raji did a good job on Homer's program a few days ago. Not sure if any of you guys caught it. Homer asked him about the positive drug test while BJ was at Boston College and he assured Homer and Packer fans that all that stuff is in the past and that he's a different person now. Again, the Packers would not have taken him if Jagodzinski hadn't given them a very good report on him. Not that anybody seems overly concerned about it... I'm just saying.

Kerb Hohl · Post #13 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Fri May 1, 2009 6:32 am

Man this gets me excited. If these guys can contribute this year(and I think they will) this defense is going to be tough. If Hawk shows that last year was mostly injuries and Kampmann transitions well this team is going to soar to new heights.

El Duderino · Post #14 » by **El Duderino** » Fri May 1, 2009 6:44 am

CharlosVllnueva wrote:Man this gets me excited. If these guys can contribute this year(and I think they will) this defense is going to be tough. If Hawk shows that last year was mostly injuries and Kampmann transitions well this team is going to soar to new heights.

I'm also excited, but i still have some concerns given how some coaches of other 3-4 teams say the transition from the 4-3 to 3-4 isn't as simple as many fans want to think over one season. When you have players at times thinking instead of just reacting instinctively, that split second of indecision can lead to mistakes or big plays. We are going to not only have a defense full of guys learning a new scheme, some will be playing new positions.

Obviously i want the defense to be good right away this season, but i'm really not sure what to expect out of the unit this season.

aaprigs311 · Post #15 » by **aaprigs311** » Fri May 1, 2009 1:30 pm

SteveScheffler wrote:jesus you people sure hate brian cushing huh?

anyone know if this is on the net?

The presser is on Packers.com.

Thunder Muscle · Post #16 » by **Thunder Muscle** » Fri May 1, 2009 2:47 pm

I wonder how they'll adjust to Green Bay coming from LA and NYC. Hope that won't be an issue. Otherwise I'm excited for these two guys. They both seemed pretty candid which was nice. I'm pumped for the start of the season!

Ayt · Post #17 » by **Ayt** » Fri May 1, 2009 4:28 pm

El Duderino wrote:
CharlosVllnueva wrote:Man this gets me excited. If these guys can contribute this year(and I think they will) this defense is going to be tough. If Hawk shows that last year was mostly injuries and Kampmann transitions well this team is going to soar to new heights.

I'm also excited, but i still have some concerns given how some coaches of other 3-4 teams say the transition from the 4-3 to 3-4 isn't as simple as many fans want to think over one season. When you have players at times thinking instead of just reacting instinctively, that split second of indecision can lead to mistakes or big plays. We are going to not only have a defense full of guys learning a new scheme, some will be playing new positions.

Obviously i want the defense to be good right away this season, but i'm really not sure what to expect out of the unit this season.

That problem hasn't seemed to plague teams coached by Capers. The Jags had the #1 scoring D his first year there (up from 17th), and the Dolphins had the #5 D (up from 15th). Both of those teams were 4-3 teams before Capers got there. Under Capers, they played a type of hybrid D, which is what I expect us to do.