Railbird Central : Daniel Muir

And the cuts start rolling in...

Dan Haddinger — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:01:46 GMT

According to ESPN, here are the Packers cuts so far:

Wide receivers Jake Allen, Johnny Quinn, Taj Smith and Brett Swain, cornerbacks Scorpio Babers and Joe Porter, defensive tackles Conrad Bolston, Alfred Malone and Daniel Muir, center Brennen Carvalho, safety Tyrone Culver, linebackers Spencer Havner and Danny Lansanah, tight end Joey Haynos, running backs Noah Herron and Vernand Morency, guard Ryan Keenan, tackle Orrin Thompson and fullback Corey White.

They also placed defensive tackle Rodney Allen, center Junius Coston and long snapper J.J. Jansen on injured reserve.

Some of the cuts are a little surpising, in my opinion. Getting rid of both Herron and Morency? That gives us a VERY young backfield. Combine that with the age of all of our QB's and we've got a group of kids who have no idea who the ThunderCats are.

We'll just see if Ted is looking to pick anyone up from wire. Looks like there's been a few bigger names let go.

My choice (and yes I know I sound like a homer) but let's bring in Nick Hayden. Panthers cut him today too and we could use someone with a good motor on the D line.

Friday August 1st blue chips and cow chips at Packers training camp

Green Bay Railbird Central — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:25:56 GMT

Among the blue chip performers at today's morning session at Packers training camp: Defensive tackle Daniel Muir batted down a pass by quarterback Matt Flynn during a team 11-on-11 portion of practice. As the defensive tackle position seemingly gets thinner by the minute, it's imperative that Muir steps up to become a force on the defensive line. After seeing spot duty during his rookie season, he's sure of becoming part of the regular rotation along the defensive line in his sophomore year. Safeties Atari Bigby and Tyrone Culver stole the show in a two-minute drill. Bigby stripped...(read more)

Harrell hits yet another setback for Packers

Green Bay Railbird Central — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:28:42 GMT

Justin Harrell has what seems like a career's worth of setbacks in his barely over one season of service with the Green Bay Packers. It's possible Harrell could miss even more playing time this season after yet another setback just a couple weeks ago. "Justin Harrell isn't jumping to conclusions, but he acknowledged this morning that it's possible he'll need more surgery after suffering a setback with his injured back," reports Tom Pelissero of the Green Bay Press-Gazette . It all started with Harrell's torn biceps in his senior year of college, which the Packers...(read more)