3 Green Bay Packers to watch early in training camp

In just a few days,the Green Bay Packers will open training camp and we’ll all be sitting at work,constantly refreshing Twitter to see which players are standing out,which players are struggling,and which players are injured.

Live-tweets from NFL training camps might be one of the most pointless exercises in the entire universe,but I can’t help myself. As soon as my timeline starts lighting up about a Packers undrafted free agent who is shining or a veteran who may have lost a step,I get sucked in and start following along.

When this inevitably happens a few days from now,here are three Packers players I’ll be paying particular attention to:

LB Clay Matthews
Is he lining up inside? Outside? What’s the ratio? Does he look healthy? How’s he holding up in pass coverage drills? Is he spending more time on pass rush moves or adding volume to his hair? 

RB John Crockett
Will he live up to the fair amount of offseason hype he received? Is he getting enough carries behind Eddie Lacy and James Starks to really show what he can do? Could he contribute on special teams? Since he went to North Dakota State,does he talk like the people in the move “Fargo?”

B.J. Raji
Does he look as good in camp as he did in last year’s camp before the injury? How is playing strictly at nose tackle helping him? How is it helping the defense overall? How is Raji complementing Letroy Guion? Might we see Raji line up as a fullback in certain goal-line situations? 

Bonus person to watch:

HC MIke McCarthy
Is he serious about giving up playcalling? What’s he doing differently at practice now that he’s not calling plays? What is he doing to shore up the special teams? WIll he keep the beard or shave it before the season starts?