导出博客文章GREEN BAY, Wis. -- No matter what the plan is for Julius Peppers this season,
the expectations arent changing for the oldest player on the Green Bay Packers
roster.Its not like were going to put him out to pasture or sit him over on the
bench a whole lot, general manager Ted Thompson said Wednesday.Peppers is
beginning his 15th NFL season; whether this will be the final one for the
36-year-old defensive stalwart isnt known.Of more immediate attention, as the
Packers prepare to play their first preseason game Friday night against the
Cleveland Browns, is just what role Peppers will have when the season starts in
a month.Peppers is listed as a starter on the depth chart this week. But another
former first-round draft pick, Nick Perry, not Peppers, has been taking most of
the reps at the outside linebacker spot opposite Clay Matthews in Green Bays
base defense early in training camp.Defensive coordinator Dom Capers said
reining in Peppers has been by design.I think we know what Julius is capable of,
so youll probably see limited reps of Julius with where he is, Capers said.
Youve seen that through training camp thus far, so its enabled Nick to get a lot
of reps. We have a number of guys there that we need to see and take a good look
at.While Perry is relishing the extra work as he looks to put an injury-marred
first four pro seasons behind him, Peppers isnt saying much about the apparent
role reversal. In fact, he hasnt spoken to reporters in the locker room since
the first couple of days of camp, which opened July 26.Peppers declined to talk
as he walked out of the locker room after practice Wednesday.As long as he can
stay healthy, which hes been since the teams offseason program in the spring for
the first time in his career, Perry is expected to have a bigger role in Green
Bays defense this season.Hes a physical guy, very good player against the run,
and he can use that physicality and size, and hes got a couple pass-rush moves
that hes very good at, Capers said.Perry has yet to play a full season, but the
Packers saw enough production at the end of last season to re-sign him to a
one-year contract.This is home for me, said Perry, who led Green Bay with 3 +
sacks in its two playoff games. For those guys to believe in me and know that
Ive got more to give, it just puts everything in perspective on whats to come.
Theres unfinished business here, and were just trying to get to that.As for
Peppers, the Packers are hopeful he will remain as productive as ever, even if
his role is diminished.Hes a marvelous player and a very gifted, athletic
specimen, the likes of which I dont know that Ive ever seen, Thompson
said.Peppers had a team-high 10 + sacks last season, moving him to No. 9 on the
NFLs all-time sacks list with 136. He also was selected to the Pro Bowl for the
ninth time.Thompson wouldnt say whether the team will try to maximize Peppers
production in the final year of a three-year, $26 million contract by reducing
his workload.I think certainly you can make that argument that that would be a
logical conclusion, Thompson said. I dont know. I think it just kind of depends.
I think you pick your spots and you use players that are extraordinary, which
Julius is, in a certain way.Game notes Matthews (ankle) and WR Randall Cobb
(calf) were held out of the Packers final open practice before Fridays game.
Among those still sidelined were QB Brett Hundley (ankle), LB Jake Ryan
(hamstring) and C JC Tretter (illness). . Long snapper Jesse Schmitt watched
practice with a cast on his broken right hand. Schmitt suffered the injury while
making a block on his first snap in a punt drill in his first practice with the
team Tuesday night. The Packers signed Schmitt, an undrafted rookie from Purdue,
to compete with incumbent Rick Lovato. Schmitt didnt know if surgery would be
needed.---AP NFL website:
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Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an
effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that
locals say can knock your socks off. Dayne Zorko believes the Brisbane Lions can
emulate Port Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs by going from AFL easybeats to
finals contenders in an instant.Zorko, 27, plays his 100th game on Sunday when
the Lions host Geelong at the Gabba.The Lions are coming off a nail-biting win
over Carlton - their third victory of the year - but another serious test awaits
at the hands of the finals-bound Cats.Geelong have won their past five games and
are seeking to secure a top-four finish.Longer term, Zorko reckons Brisbane are
nowhere near off the pace as most would believe and that an AFL premiership is
within reach before he retires.I cant see any reason why we cant do it, Zorko
told reporters on Tuesday.Weve seen with the likes of Port Adelaide and the
Western Bulldogs in previous years how quickly it can definitely change.Weve got
a lot of young kids now with quite a few games under their belt.Theyve got a lot
of opportunity this year too really show what theyve got and theres been plenty
of great signs, so I cant see any reason why (a premiership) cant happen in my
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Brisbanes rebuilding efforts.We know as a playing group it can turn really
quickly, he said.Experience takes a little bit of time, but these games are only
going to help fast-track those guys development.Zorko was best on ground in the
Lions four-point triumph over the Blues, kicking three goals - including his
career 100th - and helping setting up four others.His irresistible first half
ranked among the best recorded by the AFLs official player ratings system.It
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