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Insiders Blog: Wholl return kickoffs

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Published April 28, 2010 at 5:25 p.m.

When Packers coach Mike McCarthy was asked after the draft whether his kickoff returner for the 2010 season is on the roster, he replied: Yes. But the question remains: Who is going to be the primary kickoff return man ...

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Packers, Slocum Looking For Consistent Punter

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Published April 28, 2010 at 4:48 p.m.

Head Coach Mike McCarthy has termed the punting here over the last couple of seasons "unacceptable." General Manager Ted Thompson has called the position a "vexing" problem ... At this point there are two candidates to fix it, and the downside is that neither has any NFL game experience. The upside is that there's no telling how good either might be. And the intriguing thing is that one is right-footed, the other left-footed, and they've taken vastly different paths to get this chance ... Tim

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Packers Counting On Capers

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Published April 27, 2010 at 11:39 a.m.

The Packers like to preach "improve from within" when talking about the younger players on their roster. It's starting to look like that mantra extends to the coaching staff as well ...

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Free agents like chances with Packers

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Published April 25, 2010 at 11:39 p.m.

When general manager Ted Thompson said post-draft that the Green Bay Packers "still were working on" outside linebacker, free agents Tim Knicky, John Russell and Frank Zombo turned out to be the fruits of those labors ...

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Packers NFL Draft Grades, Day 3, Round 4 through Round 7

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Published April 25, 2010 at 1:29 a.m.

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More photos » ... TONY DING - AP ... 6 months ago: ... Penn State tight end Andrew Quarless (10) catches a 60-yard pass to score a touchdown in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game agianst Michigan, on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Tony Ding) ... Browse more photos » ... For the Green Bay Packers, Day 3 was actually only rounds 5 through 7 because they traded away their 4th round pick to move up and select S Morgan Burnett in the 3rd round. But thanks

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Thompson Found Good Value Throughout Draft

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Published April 24, 2010 at 12:40 p.m.

General Manager Ted Thompson has often said he doesn't draft to fill needs, he drafts to find good football players ... The 2010 draft was yet another example of that, as in the eyes of some the Packers failed to address two much-talked-about needs over the last three days, outside linebacker and cornerback, while adding players at some positions seemingly well-stocked ... But with the seven-player class Thompson selected -- two offensive linemen, two defensive ends, a safety, a tight end and a

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Wilson Adds More Depth To Defensive Line

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Published April 24, 2010 at 12:40 p.m.

General Manager Ted Thompson held true to his philosophy of taking the best player on the team's draft board with the selection of another defensive end, C.J. Wilson of East Carolina, with the team's final pick in the seventh round on Saturday ... In Wilson, the 230th overall selection, the Packers get a highly productive college player who the team and Wilson himself thought would go higher in this weekend's draft ... "I have no idea (why he slid)," Thompson said. "I talked to him briefly

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Open Thread: 2010 NFL Draft, Day 3, 4th Round and Beyond

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Published April 24, 2010 at 10:32 a.m.

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More photos » ... Evan Siegle - AP ... 4 days ago: ... Green Bay Packers director of football operations Reggie McKenzie, left, and director of college scouting John Dorsey work the phones the phones in the war room at Lambeau Field for the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 22, 2010, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Siegle, Pool) ... Browse more photos » ... This open thread is up about two hours later than I had planned. It's all my fault, but I blame my apathy on GM Ted Thompson for

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Packers 2010 2nd Round Draft Choice, Purdue DE Mike Neal

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Published April 23, 2010 at 8:40 p.m.

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More photos » ... Michael Conroy - AP ... about 1 month ago: ... Purdue's Mike Neal runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Monday, March 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ... Browse more photos » ... I'm sure everyone was expecting the Green Bay Packers to draft a defensive lineman in the 2nd round. Right? Well I wasn't and everything I know about Purdue DE Mike Neal I've learned in the past 15 minutes. ... It wasn't something I had written about, but defensive

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Burnett Beefs Up Safety Position

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Published April 23, 2010 at 4:18 p.m.

Last season when starting safety Atari Bigby got injured in Week 1 of the regular season, safeties coach Darren Perry admitted the defensive staff was scrambling a bit to figure out how to man the position without adequate depth ... Hopefully the selection of safety Morgan Burnett in the third round of Friday night's NFL Draft helps to fix that ... "No question about us being thin last year," Perry said. "When we lost Atari that first game it hurt us a little bit." ... Burnett was impressive

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