Packers and Browns planning joint practices

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Maybe the Browns will be better guests this year under new coach Kevin Stefanski.

According to Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Browns and Packers are planning joint practices next summer in Wisconsin.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur had the Texans come in for joint workouts last summer, the first such work for the Packers since 2005.

“I think it was a positive experience for us last year and I know as an evaluator, I got a lot out of it,” Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst said. “So I’m all for it. I think it helps our football team, so, but we’ll see. I think we’re just working through some details right now.”

The Browns worked out with the Colts last year, but it wasn’t such a good experience, as there were five fights during practice after then-coach Freddie Kitchens worked his team into a lather by telling them “we’re not going to back down anybody.”

In hindsight, it might have been a metaphor.

10 responses to “Packers and Browns planning joint practices

  1. I’ll bet Matt LaFleur is doing whatever the GM and QB want him to do. If someone wants to give him credit for the joint workouts being his idea then go ahead.

  2. “I’ll bet Matt LaFleur is doing whatever the GM and QB want him to do. If someone wants to give him credit for the joint workouts being his idea then go ahead.”

    Of course it was Lefleurs idea to hold joint practices with Houston last year,he was on the Houston coaching staff and they had beneficial joint practices for years.was it just coincidence that after 14 years the Packers had joint practices again? no way,and the GM never once brought up the idea before Lefleur became head coach so yes its a good bet whos idea it really was.

  3. Browns, under Stefanski, are installing the Vikings offense there. Good planning by the Pack.

  4. I am all for the joint practices and my only concern ever is injuries, but that is a concern during regular practices during camp as well.

    With players playing less and less in pre season games these joint practices are crucial in getting the team ready for the regular season. I feel teams that don’t do joint practices are putting themselves behind.

    #The2020GBPACKERS

  5. oscarxray says:
    March 1, 2020 at 11:51 am

    I’ll bet Matt LaFleur is doing whatever the GM and QB want him to do.
    _______

    Odd, I’m not quite sure why Brian Gutekunst would care how the new coaching staff conducted their practices and with the starting QB already going on record as saying he wasn’t particularly fond of the the concept, I’d say your theory is patently wrong.

    I’m not quite sure why everybody is so insistent on finding trouble where absolutely none exists, but it gets tiresome having to disprove it on a continual basis.
    Oh well………..

  6. Aaron will participate in these joint practices at the same level as he did in preseason last year.

    IIRC, Aaron never took a snap.

  7. cheeseisfattening says:
    March 1, 2020 at 3:57 pm
    Aiming high there Green Bay
    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    The Vikings winning secret is wishing, hoping, and praying, I guess. I’ll take a team scrimmage against a group of professionals anytime, before I’d do that.

  8. gtodriver says:
    March 2, 2020 at 2:23 pm
    Aaron will participate in these joint practices at the same level as he did in preseason last year.

    IIRC, Aaron never took a snap.
    Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    …….and he STILL outperformed Cousins!

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