CINCINNATI – Wednesday’s takeaways from the Green Bay Packers’ joint practice with the Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday:
Elgton Jenkins will get the boot
The very last thing groups need in a joint observe is a struggle that would find yourself injuring anybody, not to mention a key starter. However in Wednesday’s observe, one of many Packers greatest gamers, guard Elgton Jenkins, acquired into two skirmishes, the second of which acquired him thrown out of shape by coach Matt LaFLeur.
Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt was the clear instigator in Jenkins’ first struggle. Jenkins had blocked Pratt to the bottom on a center display go. When Pratt acquired up, he barked at Jenkins, then threw a punch at him. Jenkins reacted by going exhausting after Pratt, and that shortly led to an enormous scrum involving gamers from each groups that took a few minute to interrupt up.
Jenkins was the clear instigator within the second struggle, on the primary play of the subsequent crew interval. Jenkins was blocking defensive lineman DJ Reader on the again aspect of a go play. The 2 hit the bottom after which tussled as they acquired up, and Jenkins then took a swing at Reader as a teammate tried to separate the 2.
It was exhausting to inform if Jenkins’ punch at Reader was with an open or closed hand, however both method taking a swing at a participant carrying a helmet is an efficient technique to break your hand. It’s additionally an automated ejection if achieved in a recreation.
“It takes somewhat bit away from observe, however Elgton completely was in the correct the primary time, I’m not going to say in any other case,” sort out David Bakhtiari stated. “Have to guard your self, feelings get excessive. I do know he’ll by no means do it in a recreation, he’s by no means achieved it in a recreation. Observe is somewhat bit completely different. You already know you shouldn’t, however you additionally know there’s no penalties.”
Jenkins was pulled from the remainder of the crew interval after the primary struggle. LaFleur threw him out of shape after the second. Reader insinuated that he’d been getting the very best of Jenkins in observe.
“The man’s simply mad,” Reader stated after observe. “While you’re not successful the way in which you wish to and you’re feeling such as you’re that man, that’s what occurs, guys get mad, attitudes, pissed. However in the event you’re that man, you go on the market and win and don’t fear about that sort of stuff. While you suppose you’re that man and also you’re on the market dropping, I’m positive it could possibly change your perspective actual fast.”
Packers’ beginning protection not examined
If final yr’s joint practices with the New Orleans Saints confirmed something, it’s to not make an excessive amount of of the Packers’ protection outplaying an in any other case beginning offense being run by its No. 2 quarterback.
Final yr, Saints starter Jameis Winston didn’t observe towards the Packers due to an harm, and the Packers’ domination of the Saints in these practices turned out to not be an indication that the Packers had been going to have one of many league’s higher defenses.
On Wednesday, the Bengals had been lacking Joe Burrow (strained calf), who’s most likely the second-best quarterback within the NFL. The Packers’ beginning protection badly outplayed the Bengals’ starters, however they had been going towards Jake Browning and Trevor Siemian, who’re battling for the No. 2 quarterback job.
Browning, who performed in school at Washington, was on the Bengals’ observe squad the previous two years and has by no means taken a snap in an NFL recreation. Siemian is 13-17 as an NFL starter.
The Packers held Browning to 1-for-5 passing within the first section of the primary crew interval, together with Rasul Douglas breaking apart an out path to beginning receiver Tyler Boyd on the primary snap, and Browning overthrowing Ja’Mar Chase towards rookie cornerback Carrington Valentine on the subsequent snap.
The Packers’ starters had solely somewhat more durable time towards Siemian in that interval. Douglas gave up a completion on a slant to Stanley Morgan, and Boyd later caught a slant that was simply out of the attain of linebacker De’Vondre Campbell and that might have been a pleasant acquire. However the Packers additionally practically picked off Siemian on a excessive throw over the center that was deflected and hit the bottom.
In a third-down interval later in observe, the Packers held Browning to just one first down on 5 tries. Corey Ballentine broke up one go, Kenny Clark had a sack on one other, and backup cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles most likely would have had a sack on a blitz from the slot on one other.
The Packers’ starters went up towards Siemian within the 2-minute and saved the Bengals from getting throughout midfield.
Harm replace
Returned: None.
New accidents: None.
Didn’t observe: C Jake Hanson (elbow), TE Josiah Deguara (calf), RB Lew Nichols (shoulder), S Innis Gaines (shoulder).
Bodily unable to carry out record: CB Eric Stokes (foot/knee).
Bits and items
- Anders Carlson went 7-for-10 kicking for the day. One in all his misses was an additional level. One other was a 56-yarder right into a slight breeze, and the ultimate one was a 60-yarder towards the breeze that was a pair yards brief on the finish of Jordan Love’s 2-minute drill.
- Cornerback Jaire Alexander hasn’t taken half in crew drills in back-to-back practices. Alexander doesn’t seem to have an harm, however on Wednesday he once more did solely particular person and group drills. Carrington Valentine changed him with the starters.
- First-round draft decide Lukas Van Ness gained his first two one-on-one pass-rushing reps of camp. On his first, he beat Bengals backup sort out Jackson Carman with a spin transfer. On his subsequent rep within the rotation, Van Ness beat sort out Hakeem Adeniji with an influence rush. On Van Ness’ third and last rep, sort out D’Ante Smith stopped Van Ness’ spin transfer.
- Defensive lineman Johnathan Ford burst into the Bengals’ backfield on back-to-back snaps in a single crew interval. He had a strain and doable sack of Browning on the primary play, then stopped working again Chase Brown for a loss on the subsequent play.
- With David Bakhtiari participating in observe, Zach Tom was first within the rotation at proper sort out. He and Yosh Nijman are nonetheless battling for that beginning spot.
- Rashan Gary took half in his second observe since coming off PUP this week, although he took half solely in particular person drills.
- Christian Watson dropped a landing go from Jordan Love in a red-zone drill. Love had moved to his left to purchase further time, then threw a sidearm shot to Watson, who had labored free in the course of the tip zone. However Watson dropped the go.
- Love tried an Aaron Rodgers-like no-look go in one other crimson zone interval, however Bengals linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither broke up the throw to Jayden Reed on the aim line.
Extra:A breakdown of Jordan Love’s performance at Wednesday’s Packers-Bengals joint practice
Quote of the day
“I was tremendous towards joint practices, however I feel they’ve acquired a great beat. I feel the understanding is sweet and so they’re not attempting to be (jerks), and I’m not attempting to be (a jerk) to them, too. That’s a very powerful factor. We’re right here to get some work in, get some laughs, additionally get to know an unusual opponent, that’s actually useful. Undoubtedly rising on me.” − left sort out David Bakhtiari on joint practices.
