April 2013 - Green Bay Packers Wiretap
Vince Young was cut by the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, but he hopes to continue his career as an NFL quarterback.
Young, however, has a job waiting for him with the University of Texas athletic department.
Young led Texas to a national championship.
Vince Young has been released by the Green Bay Packers.
Young didn't play in the NFL last season and was attempting to make a comeback with the Packers.
Young was the Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2006.
Mason Crosby has agreed to take a reduction in pay on his 2013 contract with the Green Bay Packers.
Crosby was scheduled to earn $2.4 million, but he will now earn $800,000 in base salary, which becomes fully guaranteed if he remains on the roster for Week 1.
Crosby can make up the $1.6 million difference via roster bonuses and performance incentives.
Aaron Rodgers moved past Brandon Marshall in the first round in a matchup that was difficult to take serious, while Adrian Peterson defeated Calvin Johnson in somewhat surprisingly comfortable fashion.
In the five seasons Rodgers has been the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, he has ranked sixth, fourth, third, first and first in passer rating and now is the career-leader at 104.9.
Rodgers was a highly accurate quarterback at Cal, but his lack of arm strength caused him to slide all the way to the Packers at 24th in the 2005 NFL Draft. Similar to Tom Brady, Rodgers significantly improved his physical profile once arriving in the NFL to make the type of throws that the way he reads the field allows possible.
Rodgers has a 52-26 record as a starter and that has come with a rotating cast of receivers and often a patchwork offensive line. Rodgers has mastered the West Coast offense in a way that would make Bill Walsh proud and he is truly a blend between Joe Montana and Steve Young given his playmaking abilities both in the pocket and in the open field with his running.
As a running back, Peterson's impact was instantaneous, rushing for 1,341 yards and 12 touchdowns as a rookie. With opposing defenses focused on containing Peterson, his yards per carry dropped below 5.0 for the next four seasons, even with a rejuvenated Brett Favre at quarterback for two of those.
When Peterson tore his ACL toward the end of the 2011 season, many expected to see a limited version of his previous self, but he came back stronger and more dominant than ever. Peterson rushed for 2,097 yards and 12 touchdowns on 348 carries, good for a remarkable 6.0 yards per attempt and 131.1 yards per game.
The concern with running backs is always longevity, but Peterson's return and comments on the condition of his knee by Dr. James Andrews suggests he can sustain 100 percent production for another three seasons and possibly 80 percent of that for another two or three years. Running backs typically fall off a cliff once they accumulate too much wear and tear, but Peterson is as likely as anyone to become the exception.
Donald Driver attempted to shed light on why Greg Jennings has made a series of comments against Aaron Rodgers. Jennings had issues with the leadership style of Rodgers.
"Sometimes you ask Aaron to take the pressure off the guys so we won't look bad, but he didn't want to do that," said Driver. "He felt like if you did something bad, you do it. But I think that's the difference. You want that leadership, and I think sometimes you may not feel like you got it. You have to earn that respect at the end of the day, and I think that's what Greg was probably referring to."
Driver also pointed to Rodgers' slide in the draft as putting a chip on his shoulder.
"I'm not saying Aaron is a bad guy. I think he's a great guy. I'm friends with Aaron, and we have a great relationship. But outside of that, he's going to play the game the way he's always played it."
PredictionMachine.com, a website that runs 50,000 simulations of the season, gives the San Francisco 49ers a 20.1 percent chance of winning the Super Bowl.
The Denver Broncos rank second in the model at 14.6 percent, while the Green Bay Packers are third at 10.5 percent.
The New England Patriots rank fourth at 8.9 percent, followed by the Seattle Seahawks at 7.2 percent and Houston Texans at 7.1 percent.
No other team, including the Atlanta Falcons, have been given more than a 2.9 percent of winning the Super Bowl.
Greg Jennings continues to speak negatively about the Green Bay Packers, the franchise he played for over seven seasons before signing with the Minnesota Vikings.
"One of the things that drew me to coming over here was the makeup of the team," said Jennings. When I came over here, I was kind of brainwashed. There's no 'kind of' to it. Being over in Green Bay, you're brainwashed to think anyone in the division is tiers below."
Jordy Nelson is out for the remainder of the preseason after undergoing knee surgery on Monday.
Doctors attempted to correct a nerve issue in Nelson's knee that has been bothersome since he was in college.
The issue has appeared on occasion and was present at the beginning of camp.
Nelson believes the surgery will correct the problem.
When Jay Cutler was traded to the Chicago Bears in 2009, it looked like he and Aaron Rodgers would begin a great NFC North rivalry at the quarterback position. There has been no comparison at all between the two players in the four subsequent seasons with Rodgers going on a historical run with a Super Bowl in 2010 and the NFL MVP in 2011 after a 15-1 season.
With Cutler out of the top-10 at the quarterback position and now 30, he isn't even our choice to be nominated from the Bears as that distinction goes to Brandon Marshall.
In the five seasons Rodgers has been the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, he has ranked sixth, fourth, third, first and first in passer rating and now is the career-leader at 104.9.
Rodgers was a highly accurate quarterback at Cal, but his lack of arm strength caused him to slide all the way to the Packers at 24th in the 2005 NFL Draft. Similar to Tom Brady, Rodgers significantly improved his physical profile once arriving in the NFL to make the type of throws that the way he reads the field allows possible.
Rodgers has a 52-26 record as a starter and that has come with a rotating cast of receivers and often a patchwork offensive line. Rodgers has mastered the West Coast offense in a way that would make Bill Walsh proud and he is truly a blend between Joe Montana and Steve Young given his playmaking abilities both in the pocket and in the open field with his running.
Marshall earned the Baby T.O. nickname early in his career and has produced to that effect with 1,241 yards per season in years two through six. Marshall has put up those numbers, however, on largely mediocre teams and is one of the best active players in the NFL to have never appeared in a playoff game.
Marshall is now 29 and is coming off the most productive season of his career, catching 118 balls for 1,508 yards and 11 touchdowns. He will almost certainly regress somewhat in 2013, but it is hard to envision him dropping below 85 yards per game. Marshall is physically one of the best talents at wide receiver and he also is supremely gifted as a route runner, even when compared to other elite players like Calvin Johnson.
Vince Young will work out for the Green Bay Packers.
Young is now 30 years old and hasn't played since 2011, but was in camp with the Buffalo Bills last season.
The Packers have Graham Harrell and B.J. Coleman battling for the backup quarterback job to Aaron Rodgers.
Young could also provide a good scout team quarterback against the defense in the read-option.
Ted Thompson was very high on Young when he came out of Texas.
