We Had Too Many Tight Ends Anyway » Brats & Beer

July 30, 2007
posted under: Packers, Pre-season

After two days of training camp in Green Bay everything appears to be going according to plan. At least it is if your plan included quarterback Brett Favre being called away to attend a family funeral, wide receiver Donald Driver being held out of practice due to a lingering injury, running back Vernand Morency suffering a knee injury, and tight end Tory Humphrey suffering what could be a season-ending ankle injury.

I know I shouldn’t be such a negative Norman — we do have a whole month left before the start of the regular season — but that’s an awful lot of bad news to pack into two days of camp. Now Favre will be back in camp soon enough (condolences to the family, by the way) and Driver no doubt will be ready for the start of the season, but loosing Humphrey from the roster could have huge implications for the Packers in 2007.

Before training camp began, both general manager Ted Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy singled out Humphrey as a player who was ready to step up and take his place on the roster ahead of struggling Bubba Franks. The other prospects, Zac Alcorn and seventh-round pick Clark Harris, both suffered from the heat yesterday and had to be pulled from the field, forcing McCarthy to end practice early. This just seems like an ominous beginning for the Packers.

On the other hand, maybe we’ll get all the negative ju-ju out of the way before the regular season starts and then everything will go swimmingly. Out bad ju-ju, out!