Aaron Jones is ready for Packers offense to end training camp trend
The Green Bay Packers offense has had some good moments during training camp, but the unit could really use a good moment when it matters most. That's because the defense has either a) won the day or b) won the contested period that determines who does up-downs at the end of practice. And they've won every […]
The Green Bay Packers offense has had some good moments during training camp, but the unit could really use a good moment when it matters most.
That's because the defense has either a) won the day or b) won the contested period that determines who does up-downs at the end of practice.
And they've won every moment since the Packers started training camp on July 25.
It's all in the spirit of competition and good-natured fun, but it's totally fair and easy to assume the offense is over it. These guys are some of the most competitive people in the world, so of course they're going to want their moment in the sun, at some point.
And Packers star running back Aaron Jones is going to make sure the offense enjoys every second of it.
"It's gonna change soon for the offense, we're gonna get a win," Jones told reporters Tuesday. "I am getting sick of it, they are definitely letting us hear about it. Especially when when it's time to do the up-downs or the push-ups – they're right there. So you know as a competitor, you never like that and I make sure I'm right next to them so they can see me doing them.
"And when the roles flip, I'm going to be right there counting for them."
Typically, the defense always has a head start when training camp kicks off and that's a league-wide trend. Defenses are reactionary when compared to offenses, which are more of a process when it comes to execution. Therefore, it's a bit simpler, so to speak, for the defense to play off what they're seeing in front of them. Especially for a defense like the Packers, a unit that is going into its third year under Joe Barry and has practiced against Matt LaFleur's offense the previous two years.
The Packers offense -especially Jordan Love- has also flashed on several occasions. The unit put some pretty good work in on Saturday and Monday before coming back to Earth a bit on Tuesday.
The offense has pretty much been the epitome of what most thought coming it would be: a work in progress.
The competition is great for the players because not only will it teach them to take and overcome their lumps, but it gets them focused and dialed-in for the clutch moments that will eventually be the difference in a win and a loss. LaFleur saw it have a direct impact on the team when he started incorporating the method last season, so it makes sense that he's continuing it in 2023.
"I just think it makes it a little bit more meaningful," LaFleur told reporters Tuesday. "… Going back to last season, we started implementing more competition periods as the season progressed. And I thought our team got better. I thought there was more intensity to the practice, I thought there was more focus, and I thought that's when you started to see us improving. So, that's something that we'll probably do moving forward, as well."
The competition is only going to help the team grown and learn with each other. And for a group that already seems pretty tight-knit, it should eventually pay off down the road.
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