nerdmann
10 years ago

GREEN BAY — His Desmond Bishop moment has arrived.

Jamari Lattimore talked all the time with Bishop as a rookie in 2011 , about the way Bishop impatiently waited for an opportunity to crack the Green Bay Packers' starting lineup on defense. And, when he did — after former first-round pick Nick Barnett broke his wrist early in the 2010 season — he took the job and never looked back.

Now, it's Lattimore's turn.

Lattimore will start in place of veteran inside linebacker Brad Jones on Sunday against the New York Jets at Lambeau Field. Jones has been ruled out for the game with a quadriceps injury after playing poorly in the team's season-opening loss at Seattle.

And Packers coach Mike McCarthy, for one, is challenging Lattimore to never give the job up.

"I would think anytime you get a chance to go and perform, if you perform at a high level, you don't want to give that spot back," McCarthy said after ruling Jones out Friday. "I think that's the part of injury. You look at the history of the National Football League, some of the greatest careers were started because of an injury in front of that particular player. This is a big opportunity."

And one that Lattimore is more prepared for than he was last season, when he started four games due to Jones' various injuries. He played a career-high 272 defensive snaps on defense last season, starting four games for an injured Brad Jones and recording 38 tackles (31 solo), two sacks and a forced fumble.

But he did that while battling a mysterious virus that was making him sick and weak, one that was never officially diagnosed.

"I had no choice," Lattimore said of the illness. "It's my job. I've got to go and play. But I didn't feel good. But you just have to suck it up."

Lattimore likened the illness to what former Packers inside linebacker Terrell Manning dealt with during training camp in 2012, when Manning was diagnosed with a parasite that caused colitis, an inflammation of the large intestine.

Lattimore never received a clear diagnosis — "If a person tells you they don't know what's wrong with you, how would you take it?" he said Friday — but is at full health now. Having re-signed on a one-year, restricted free-agent tender of $1.431 million this offseason, this is a big opportunity.

"I just come play ball," Lattimore said. "For me, I just look at every opportunity the same. My number's being called, so I've got to step up and show what I'm about and do the best job I can. Simple as that."

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Mucky Tundra
10 years ago


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hardrocker950
10 years ago
I cannot imagine Lattimore (even on a bad day) being any worse than Jones. Opportunity is knocking - better answer.[boxing]

yooperfan
10 years ago
I got to stand next to Jamari and he is an impressive specimen.
I think he makes a lasting statement today.

I'm just sorry I couldn't afford to buy his jersey in the Pro Shop yesterday because I would have been proud to wear it today.
steveishere
10 years ago
I didn't know Lattimore was sick last year. He played well in spurts but overall wasn't much different from Jones. Hopefully he's healthy now and cranks it up this time and injects some life into this defense.
Zero2Cool
10 years ago
Jamari Lattimore played 256 snaps last season at ILB and rated highest of all Packers ILB.


Name		Snaps	Overall	Rush	Cov.	Run	
Jamari Lattimore 256	1.6	2.9	-0.7	-0.9
Brad Jones	 594	-4.0	2.2	-1.8	-4.4
A.J. Hawk 1014	-10.0	-0.9	5.4	-15.1

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Gilligan
10 years ago
Lattimore, still sick, had a better game against Cleveland than Jones has ever had healthy.
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Zero2Cool
10 years ago
ProFootballFocus has Jamari Lattimore ranked 7th among all ILB's.



Here's who is ahead of him...
Luke Kuechly
Patrick Willis
Rolando McClain
Keenan Robinson
Jason Trusnik
Stephen Tulloch
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Mucky Tundra
10 years ago

ProFootballFocus has Jamari Lattimore ranked 7th among 3 - 4 ILB's.



Here's who is ahead of him...
Luke Kuechly
Patrick Willis
Rolando McClain
Keenan Robinson
Jason Trusnik
Stephen Tulloch

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



Carolina runs a 4-3 yet Kuechly sits atop a list for 3-4 ILBs?
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texaspackerbacker
10 years ago
I only got to see a little bit of the game on NFL Red Zone, and I didn't see much of Lattimore. Any info on how he did in the game?
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