Double test: Rodgers tries wristband with performs
GREEN BAY, Wis. — You would possibly see Aaron Rodgers do one thing he has by no means achieved earlier than in an NFL recreation on Sunday in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings: put on a playcalling cheat sheet on his wrist.
The Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback experimented with one throughout Friday’s observe as a manner to assist get first-year coach Matt LaFleur’s playcalls relayed extra rapidly. The Packers have talked all week about attempting to extend their offensive tempo after a sluggish begin of their 10-Three win over the Chicago Bears in Week 1.
LaFleur would not say for certain whether or not Rodgers will use it in opposition to the Vikings, however he thinks it may assist.
“It will get [the play] out of my mouth loads sooner, I will inform you that a lot,” LaFleur mentioned Friday. “So yeah, possibly it helps me get him the play just a little bit faster.”
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Rodgers mentioned earlier this week that the Packers must get out of the huddle and to the road of scrimmage extra rapidly, however that is powerful generally due to how lengthy LaFleur’s performs are.
“We do have some lengthy calls within the plan — that is simply the way in which the offense is,” Rodgers mentioned Wednesday. “There’s a variety of checks for various performs. It is getting that decision in and repeating it and going on the market and attempting to execute as rapidly as doable. The wonderful thing about this offense and the communication is we had an awesome debrief Monday and Tuesday about all the pieces. We made some refined modifications to hopefully assist with a few of that tempo.”
That is Rodgers’ first time in a brand new offense since he grew to become the starter in 2008. He had one head coach throughout that point, Mike McCarthy, till final December, when McCarthy was fired with 4 video games left within the season. Rodgers had three years as a backup — two beneath McCarthy — to be taught the offense earlier than he grew to become a starter.
Rodgers mentioned this offseason that studying LaFleur’s offense was like studying a overseas language. The wristband may assist the interpretation course of.
“I do not know, we’re simply attempting one thing new,” LaFleur mentioned. “We’ll determine the place we’re going with that.”
One different difficulty that is up within the air is the supply of All-Professional left sort out David Bakhtiari, who returned to observe after lacking Thursday due to a again damage. The Packers listed him as questionable.
Bakhtiari mentioned he expects to spend a lot of the following day and a half with the medical workers “to do no matter I would like to do this’s essential to open up my again, hold it from regressing to the place it was. If we do this, I believe I can have an excellent likelihood to play.”