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1:04	Tom Pelissero - Hey everybody. What do you have for me?

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[Comment From BubbaOne]
Tom, Special teams ranked 26th last year. If we can improve to avg. (16th) I feel it's worth a couple of victories by itself let alone improve the defense . Teamwise: What's your first impression of the special team units and how is coach Slocum making a difference? Individually: I know it is early and also final cuts could change things but being on the first team for some of the units is a good indication who will make the club. Did I see correctly LB's Jones and Havner are on first team units? Using this measuring stick I feel Ruvell Martin will make the final roster. Who else of the marginal players are on first team units?

1:06	[Comment From Paul S.] Here's a general interest question. What do the Packers provide for the players in terms of religious services -- at home and on the road? Thanks!

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Tom Pelissero - Bubba, I asked around quite a bit on this and will be writing on it soon. The two main emphases seem to be on accountability and fundamentals. The former is to try to galvanize players, get some enthusiasm about playing special teams, and I get the feeling players like having a younger coach. The latter comes down to simple things like blocking technique, which was an afterthought under Stock. Jones and Havner were on first units, yes. Can't remember off hand which ones.

1:07	Tom Pelissero - Sorry, that got out of order. Paul, I know there is some sort of mass/service on the road. At home, as far as I know, players are on their own. But I can honestly say I've never looked too much into this.

1:08	[Comment From Paul] Can you convince me that the 3-4 is the way to go?

1:08	Tom Pelissero - No one should be able to convince you, because we haven't seen it yet outside of shorts-and-no-contact practices. It looks to be a more dynamic defense than Bob Sanders' scheme. But that means nothing if you don't execute it well.

1:08	[Comment From dustin] should we be intrigues/excited about this brandon underwood kid, looks like he has great size and hopefully ability for the cb position.

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Tom Pelissero - We didn't get much of a look at Underwood this offseason because of the NFL policy that keeps away players whose schools use the quarters system. He was so far behind after missing a month that he was buried on the third team for most team drills. He has good length and a really narrow frame. Seems to run OK. Versatile. It will be a challenge for him to make the 53, though.

1:10	[Comment From Gary Rankel] Hey Tom.......What do you guys have planned for keeping us Packer junkies from getting too bored in July??

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