Lumpkin Looking GoodKregg Lumpkin's chances of making the Packers are looking very good. Check out this article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. This was written prior to Lumpkin rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown in Green Bay's 27-24 win over Denver on Friday. At this point, K-regg leads the Packers in rushing for the pre-season with 126 yards on 28 carries (4.5 ypc). I'm really not surprised by his success thus far. The guy was a beast when healthy in college. I wonder if he still does the "you can't see me" celebration...
Credit to The Deaner on the Lumpkin story.
Mixed News for the Bulldog Falcons
D.J. Shockley didn't even play in the Falcons' victory over the Titans on Friday night. Not good. Again, I just hope he makes the next round of cuts and gets to start the finale. Maybe he can make something happen with the first team and stick around.
Also not so great news is that Curtis Lofton started at middle linebacker over Tony Taylor. Taylor started the first two games. One of the announcers on the broadcast said Taylor "hasn't played poorly. He just hasn't made anything happen." Ouch. I haven't watched enough of the games to agree or disagree. Whatever happens, Taylor is going to play. As the linked AJC article says:
With Lofton and Taylor, the Falcons were comfortable enough to move Brooking back to his preferred position of weakside linebacker, where he was named to five pro bowls.With the nerd playing another position, Taylor will see the field much more often.
It wasn't all bad news for the Bulldog Falcons though. Thomas Brown rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown on 7 carries. He also had 2 receptions for 3 yards, and returned 2 kicks for 43 yards. Jason Snelling, Brown's competition to back up Michael Turner and Jerious Norwood, also had a good night rushing for 46 yards on 9 carries. I'm not sure if the Falcons plan on keeping 4 backs or not. Hopefully Brown's ability as a kick returner makes him less expendable.
It seems to me that DJ has been at the bottom of a hole trying to climb his way out. The big money, literally, is on Ryan which is why they can justify playing him now. The unfortunate part, in my opinion, is that DJ never truly had the opportunity to compete for the position. Seriously, he didn't start a single preseason game and he was always playing with the 3's/4's.
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