Angebot, Shop » Jimmy Graham isn’t worried about developing chemistry

GREEN BAY Justin Layne Jersey , Wis. — with Aaron Rodgers. The Green Bay Packers new tight end knows how good his new quarterback is, and through the first three days of training camp, they’ve already made plenty of progress.More Packers coverageRodgers’ hot start leads Packers past Vikings 21-16PHOTOS: Packers vs. VikingsPackers defense shines as win over Vikings moves them to 2-0Bucks�? Wes Matthews loves Wisconsin, is a Vikings fanPreview: Packers look to slow Vikings’ revitalized run gameBut when will Graham know that he and Rodgers have truly gotten on the same page?“I’ll be with the ball in the end zone,” Graham said after Saturday’s first in-pads practice of camp. “That’s really when you know.”That hasn’t happened yet in any of the 11-on-11 team periods of the first three practices, but the two have connected plenty of times during drills and expect to be on the same wavelength in time for the Sept. 9 regular-season opener against Chicago.“We’ll just keep plugging away. We’ll just keep doing that each and every day,” Graham said. “And come Week 1, 2, 3 http://www.steelersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-benny-snell-jr.-jersey , 4, 5 . we’ll be clicking, I’m pretty sure.”The Packers certainly need Graham, a five-time Pro Bowl tight end who came over from Seattle in free agency, to be a force. After cutting wide receiver Jordy Nelson during the offseason, they’ll be counting on Graham to be a go-to presence in the red zone. Last year with the Seahawks, all 10 of his touchdown catches came from inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.Coach Mike McCarthy’s offense is at its best when he has a big, athletic tight end in the mix, which is why the team has signed one three years running – Jared Cook in 2016 Zach Gentry Jersey , Martellus Bennett last year and Graham this time around. While the Bennett experiment backfired, Rodgers and Cook developed a strong connection during their one season together after Cook overcame early-season injury problems.“We just need more reps,” Rodgers said of his exposure to Graham. “He’s a big target, he catches the ball with his hands. We haven’t had a guy like that around here in a while. Obviously Jared did a lot of those things, but Jimmy, he’s got a great feel for coverages, getting open, he uses his body really well, runs good routes. And he’s a matchup issue. We haven’t had a consistent matchup issue guy like that for a long time.“So we just need reps together. He needs to hear the language Joey Bosa Jersey , he needs to hear some of the code words and the verbiage and the signals. I’m not worried about any chemistry issues with him.”Graham, who played with elite-level quarterbacks with the Saints (Drew Brees) and Seahawks (Russell Wilson), has been impressed with Rodgers’ accuracy and his ability to put the ball in places that protect his receivers from dangerous hits. To Graham, having that type of trust already with Rodgers is a very encouraging sign.“I know when leads me out there that I can just run right through it. I’ve got no worries in the world because I know he’s the eyes in the back of my head,” Graham said. “We’ll just keep working on that. It’s not him getting on my page, it’s me getting on his page, you know? He’s been in this league a long time, knows too much, and I’ve got to just catch up and just learn every day and make sure I’m supposed to be where I’m at so I can make that catch and make that big play.” Well Nick Bosa Jersey , cross the Cardinals off the list of potential Antonio Brown destinations.Receiver Larry Fitzgerald, the team’s elder statesman and one of the greatest receivers in NFL history, has weighed in on the Antonio Brown situation while speaking on a panel at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.“Mr. Big Chest is a good friend of mine, but I don’t think he’s going about it the right way personally,” Fitzgerald said when asked point-blank by the moderator about Brown. “To be able to play with an all-time quarterback like he’s able to play with, I don’t think he understands how good he has it. It can get tough out there. It can get tough out there.”The audience reacted audibly to Fitzgerald’s remarks, and applauded when he finished.Brown’s career began with Roethlisberger serving a four-game suspension, but Roethlisberger has been the starter throughout Brown’s career. Fitzgerald has had a largely-revolving door of quarterbacks since arriving in the NFL 15 years ago, from Josh McCown to Shaun King to John Navarre to Kurt Warner to Matt Leinart to Derek Anderson to John Skelton to Max Hall to Kevin Kolb to Ryan Lindley to Brian Hoyer to Carson Palmer to Drew Stanton to Blaine Gabbert to Sam Bradford to Josh Rosen. How much better would Fitzgerald have been if Fitzgerald L.J. Collier Jersey , drafted in the same year as Roethlisberger, had ended up with a franchise quarterback for most of his career?Brown, if he’s traded, is about to find out what it’s like to not have Roethlisberger as a quarterback. While Brown’s next quarterback may be more diplomatic, he also will not be nearly as skilled. Which could cause many to realize that, without Ben, Brown isn’t nearly as skilled, either.