nerdmann
3 years ago
Holy shit  people.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”
Zero2Cool
3 years ago
Holy Shit! I was not expecting that. The Packers are returning guys like it's the old WWF days. Who the fook is coming out to the ring next? Elgton? Tonyan?



Packers to miss extended time with injury this season that have returned to practice and/or games before playoffs, updated list:

LT David Bakhtiari
CB Jaire Alexander
OLB Za'Darius Smith
WR Randall Cobb
RT Billy Turner
C Josh Myers
OLB Whitney Mercilus
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beast
3 years ago
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OH WHO AM I KIDDING!

I'm getting too damn excited and amped uup


I feel like my heart is gonna get broken... but if they get get a health and consistent pass rush rotation, and stay healthy, and don't overly focus on deep ball plays in the passing game which have worked on a much lower rate this year (probably due to OL and WR injuries), and remember to run the ball hard (which has almost always worked and helped open the passing game when they've stuck with it).


But I'm so extremely excited!

BUT we need to wait until we actually get them back on the field before we get too excited (I'm trying so hard!)

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wpr
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3 years ago
It's great news. I didn't think about him coming back at all.
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earthquake
3 years ago
Oh man, I thought he was out for the year for some reason. Is there a list of people who have been put on season ending IR? I think Elgton Jenkins was?
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Mucky Tundra
3 years ago
Well, didnt see that one coming
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3 years ago
Interesting comments.

Whitney Mercilus practiced on Thursday, and while this news didn’t generate the same kind of buzz that surrounded the returns of cornerback Jaire Alexander, left tackle David Bakhtiari, center Josh Myers, and edge rusher Za’Darius Smith, it shouldn’t be minimized. It’s probably not a coincidence that the regression of the defense started around the time the 31-year-old former Texan was placed on injured reserve with what was thought to be a season-ending biceps injury.

In the last three games Mercilus played for the Packers before getting hurt, the defense gave up a total of 34 points. Not only was the 10-year veteran from Illinois effective as a pass rusher with 11 pressures and a sack in just over 100 snaps, but more importantly, he did a very good job of setting the edge versus the run. In that trio of games from late October through the middle of November, Arizona, Kansas City, and Seattle gained a total of 226 yards on the ground.

In the seven games since Mercilus went on IR, the defense has given up 191 points and 783 yards rushing. To say this is all due to the absence of one player would be disingenuous, but there’s no question how much No. 50 was missed. Without him, starters Rashan Gary and Preston Smith and backups Jonathan Garvin and Tipa Galeai were forced to play too many snaps. Gary and Smith tended to tire in the fourth quarter, and while Garvin and Galeai did mostly solid work, both should be on the field for 10 to 15 snaps a game and not the 20 to 30 they were logging some weeks.

The potential return of Mercilus is the latest bit of good news for a defense that definitely needed a jolt of positivity heading into the postseason. If all goes well on the practice field in the coming days, Mercilus and All-Pros Alexander and Za’Darius Smith will be joining a unit that already boasts a Pro Bowl nose tackle in Kenny Clark, a pair of edge rushers who’ve combined for 18.5 sacks and 125 pressures in Gary and Preston Smith, a likely All-Rookie corner in Eric Stokes, and two of the league’s most pleasant surprises in inside linebacker De’Vondre Campbell and corner Rasul Douglas.

Of course, none of this guarantees the defense will suddenly start playing as it did earlier in the season. Coordinator Joe Barry still needs to figure out how to integrate his new additions, and getting these three key players back won’t do much good if the recent spat of communication problems and sloppy tackling persist. Still, it’s hard not to be excited if you’re a Packers fan. Alexander and Za’Darius Smith returning is like receiving a couple of very late Christmas gifts in the mail, and now the possibility of Mercilus joining them is like finding one last present that somehow slipped behind the couch.



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nerdmann
3 years ago
Man if these guys can play, our team is literally stacked.

Wish we could keep em all for a few years. Maybe the cap will go up and Aaron will play for the minimum.


“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”
Nonstopdrivel
3 years ago

Of course, none of this guarantees the defense will suddenly start playing as it did earlier in the season.


No shit, Sherlock.

Or, "Tell me you're an amateur sportswriter without telling me you're an amateur sportswriter."

These are the useless kinds of sentences that good writers mercilessly cull from their writing, because they add nothing of substance. They weigh down the prose, make it feel plodding and ponderous.

I know I'm being a crab, but the death of editing in modern sportswriting is a source of irritation for me.

Oh, and I'm happy to see that Mercilus has a chance to get back on the field. He was fun to watch this year.
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