Thank you again for another great camp report, Coach0. Couple of questions as usual. Is there a second unit for kickoff coverage? Any clue what is wrong with Hayes?Did Rhaney's injury appear serious? Really excited to see what the adjustments will be and just the commitment to tackling for this next game. I'm expecting/hoping Aaron Rodgers is given pure hell Saturday night. I've seen a lot of players have their best practices when there father comes... Hopefully Bates can make the PS one more year....I thought McLeod played a pretty good game last week (for him). Not perfect, but he was very active, and was showing up around all those breakaway runs...I think all the competition out there has been good for him. He was a favorite of mine in 2012.
I think with Hayes, they are just taking things slow with him, like they are with a few of the other guys. He apparently had some neck and shoulder issues taken care of in the off season, and with him being a veteran, he doesn't need the same time and reps to be ready for Sept. 7th. Now if he doesn't start working his back into a regular rotation in the next week or so, then there may be more to it than that.
They do have a 2nd unit for kickoff coverage, but honestly, it changes practice to practice, with all the players sitting out. It's difficult to even chart it. My suggestion is to keep an eye on the telecast tomorrow, to get a better idea of who it is THIS week.
Rhaney suffered a knee strain, and according to Fisher's post-practice comments, it isn't as serious as they thought. An MRI is scheduled. My guess is he won't be playing tomorrow. Don't be surprised to see Mike Person getting more than a few token reps at Center in tomorrow's game.
McLeod looks to be coming on. He is more often than not, in the single high safety position, and has showed to be quite comfortable, and is reading routes and making breaks on balls in the air. Again, he just needs to clean up his tackling, and I think people may be pleasantly surprised.
