Ageless Green Bay Packers receiver Donald Driver isn’t going anywhere, even though the roster is loaded with younger talent.

Driver, 36, still looks good, feels good, is in tip-top shape and has no plans to relinquish his starting job.

“I think he’s had a good camp, I really do,” said Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Tuesday.

“It’s typical Donald. He’s going to run his routes well, he’s going to catch the ball and he’s going to make some plays when he gets in game situations.”

Driver has thrived on silencing his doubters, and he is hoping this year is no different.

“It’s been like that all my life,” Driver said. “As a child growing up, people tell me I can’t do this, I can’t do that. I prove people wrong.”

His string of six consecutive 1,000-yard seasons ended last year when he caught 51 passes for 565 yards. Some believe it’s a sign his career is nearing an end. To Driver, that kind of talk will only serve as motivation.

“It’s been the talk since I got here in ’99 and the talk continues in 2011,” Driver said. “I don’t think it’s going to ever change.”

Driver is realistic enough to know he can’t play forever. He is humble enough to accept a smaller role in the offense, if asked. He even would settle for a nonstarting position if that’s what the Packers wanted.

“If it got to that point where they made a decision to say, ‘Hey Donald, we’re not going to start you,’ I’m OK with it,” Driver said. “It’s not going to be the first time I haven’t started a game.”

But that time hasn’t arrived, according to Driver. He hasn’t lost a step or hit the proverbial wall.

“I said I want to play until I’m 40,” Driver said. “Will that day come? I hope. If not, I’m willing to know when it’s over, it’s over. And right now for me it’s not over. It’s been a proven fact I’m still playing at a high level. I’m competing at a high level.”

Driver suffered a high ankle sprain in the Super Bowl and missed the second half of the championship game. He normally works out fiendishly in the offseason but was forced to rest.

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IMO, Jordy Nelson is the biggest threat to unseat DD for a starting role.

I am interested to see how Jordy Nelson would handle the #2 wr position. He had a big game in the Super Bowl, but its not like the Steelers had a game plan to stop Nelson. Many times Jordy was in zone coverage and had a mismatch covering him.

This season, Nelson may see some ddl teams, some safeties coming over the top and taking shots at him. Interested to see how he handles that.

I think DD has a big year in him. I think he can reach 60 catches for 800-900 yards and keep his starting role over Nelson.

I figure Jennings and Finley will put up 1000 yard seasons. I think the Packer Offense will try to get Jordy Nelson in single coverage as often as possible and use him to stretch the defense. DD will be a possession wr, and remain a starter.

Originally Posted by: dhpackr 

IMO
Nelson > Jones

Originally Posted by: dhpackr 

IMO
Nelson > Jones

Originally Posted by: dhpackr 

Were you the guy who wrote something like this a few weeks ago, then Zero put up the stats showing that Jones had better numbers than Nelson in every category last year?

I would still take Jones over Nelson in a pinch, but they are both very good, and either one of them would be a legitimate #2, so I I'm just happy to have them on my team.

Originally Posted by: Greg C.