Green Bay Packers: Five takeaways from mandatory minicamp
By Joe Kipp
The Green Bay Packers wrapped up their last week of organized team activities on Thursday, finishing their third day of minicamp. Here are the five biggest takeaways from those three days.
The storylines are plentiful after the Green Bay Packers three days of ‘mandatory’ minicamp. That is, mandatory for some players; 16 veterans were excused from participating. A team rule allows players who have accumulated at least six years of NFL experience to be excused.
Why? The latest collective bargaining agreement doesn’t allow players to take as many reps compared to years past. There’s only so many minutes and reps to go around.
Hence, coaches try to disperse reps to younger players who may need more experience and therefore, veterans who may not need the reps are excused.
The final day of minicamp marks the last time players, coaches and personnel staff will meet until training camp, which begins July 26.
Minicamp is a great way for players to get acclimated with coaches’ expectations, as well as gain extra reps before training camp begins.
Of course, it doesn’t provide us full insight into players’ abilities. After all, they’re just running around in shorts and a jersey, and there are many rules that disallow any sort of contact as well.
However, we can still speculate and enjoy all the hype. So, after taking in all that information, here are the five biggest takeaways from the Packers’ three days of minicamp.