Havner to pull double duty?

Pack93z
Select Member Topic Starter

15 years ago

I wonder if this is skill set driven or him desperately trying to hang onto a roster spot.. with the numbers at LBer.. I think the odds of him hanging with that group is slim.

Source of course...

Havner at TE

Spencer Havner switched over from linebacker to tight end and will be there through the minicamp. Then he'll switch between the two positions in training camp. The last time he played both ways was in high school, but he played tight end on the Packers' scout team last year.

"They're just trying to find an opportunity for me to possibly make the team," Havner said. "They have a lot of linebackers, so . . . They came to me Thursday about it. I was excited about it. I just wanted to make sure it was for the right reasons and I think it was. It's hopefully just about giving me an opportunity to be a core special teams player and be a backup linebacker and tight end."

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DarkaneRules
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15 years ago

Hmm... good luck Havner!

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RainX
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15 years ago

He's probably got a better chance of being a possible 3rd TE on the team instead of trying to penetrate the massive logjam we already have at the 4 LB spots. Especially now where even a couple of our starters last year at LB might be in more of a reserve/rotational role this year.

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earthquake
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15 years ago

They've got 12 LBs on the team already, and i could see anywhere between 8 to 10 making the team. I think LB is one of the positions where those guys have the best shot to make it(unlike, say, WR with 12 on the roster and only 5 slots). The final couple LBs will come down to who can play ST, back up multiple positions, etc. Maybe they think they can only keep 2 TEs if Havner does well enough? It wouldn't shock me to see that they're considering him as a 4th TE.

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DakotaT
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15 years ago

It wouldn't shock me to see that they're considering him as a 4th TE.

"earthquake" wrote:

We have a third tight end now? I think what this does is allows us to carry the 2 tight ends that are going to play, and in a pinch have Havner play a couple downs.

DarkaneRules
Veteran Member

15 years ago

So out of Lee, Finley, and Humphrey... who do you see as the odd man out there?

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DakotaT
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15 years ago

Humphrey.

go.pack.go.
Veteran Member

15 years ago

Well, it frees up a roster spot, but I wouldn't trust him out there as a TE.

Nonstopdrivel
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15 years ago

"They're just trying to find an opportunity for me to possibly make the team," Havner said. "

"pack93z" wrote:

I have to say, if he's accurately describing the situation, and not just engaging in typical sports understatement, he doesn't sound very optimistic to me.

DarkaneRules
Veteran Member

15 years ago

#10

That was my assumption NSD... I mean I got a pretty pessimistic vibe from it personally.

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