Marc from Holmen, WI

To build on Orv from Myrtle Beach, I would add Chester Make-all to the list of kicker names.

This is getting out of hand, but it serves as a nice segue.

Chuck from Richfield, WI

I can imagine the inevitable cacophony of emails that you'll receive about Chester Marcol, who won NFC Rookie of the Year honors in 1972, but not NFL ROTY. Few know that the Packers have never had a punter selected for a Pro Bowl. A streak that needs to end this year!

Good catch, but Marcol's rookie award in '72 came from UPI and The Sporting News, not the AP, and that NFC version of the award no longer exists. I agree on your punter comment, though in the spirit of Marcol's recognition, it should be noted Craig Hentrich was named College and Pro Football Newsweekly's All-Pro punter back in 1997.

Brian from Sugar Land, TX

Kickers are now bombing in FGs 60 yards and longer with regularity. Chiefs' Butker drilled a 69-yarder over the weekend. The Packers' Trey Smack is certainly capable from that distance and perhaps beyond. There are those crediting the ball doctoring, making FGs cheap points, especially combined with the kickoff rules that bring the ball further up field than ever. Others say whatever the reason, it makes for higher scoring and more exciting games. What do you see in this controversy?

I don't know if I'd label it a controversy. In any event, it certainly broadens the end-of-half and end-of-game scenarios. As for the monster kicks outside of those situations, there's still a major field-position risk with a miss. Giving the other team the ball at midfield can flip a game in a hurry.

Dave from Comer, GA

I read "Rivalries...a Nike and NFL initiative...is aimed at elevating NFL rivalry games...". I beg to differ. It is aimed at consumer wallets to suck even more money into the NFL corporate coffers. If all the effort in designing and producing these were, instead, aimed at ending hunger, homelessness, or cancer, it may have been a better use of resources. But I have to admit, they look pretty good.

Of all the submissions about the Rivalries uniforms, this one cracked me up. As I said on "Unscripted," I love the Lombardi-era GB logo on the chest/shoulder and the stripes through the middle of the helmet. The green facemask on the white – sorry, alabaster – helmet is also a nice touch. The rest, I can take or leave, but that's not being critical. I'm just getting old.

Mike from St. Louis Park, MN

Two-part question. Will the new Rivalry jersey replace the throwback this year? Do they only wear it for one home game?

The Rivalry uniform will be worn only once this year (Week 5 vs. Bears), but the throwback also will be worn once (TBD). Not sure if there are any plans to wear the all-whites this season.

Jennifer from Middleton, WI

Hey Spoff, the attention to detail and unique way our franchise history was woven into the uniform design is very cool. I actually like that some of it requires explanation you wouldn't understand unless told. But once you know, you know. It's like our own little secret for this tiny club of like 10 million fans.

That's "tiny" in the same vein as the behemoth bouncer at the bar with the bulging muscles is called "Tiny," right?

Jeff from Ely, MN

Ooh, Mike?! In one of your answers (about Kristian Welch?) on Monday you started by saying, "Here's a guy..." and I instantly thought of the beginning of a Cris Collinsworth monologue. I started to reach for my TV's mute button but then pulled myself together. Whew. Just thought I'd send a friendly warning buddy!

Might be the first time I've ever written that. I pick my spots.

Nate from Tomah, WI

Wes, everyone knows it's not a sword celebration; it's a seat belt celebration, since he locked his guy down. This is as important a topic as green socks.

Ja made it very clear to us it's a sword.

Nathan from Williamstown, MA

Last year at joint practice, everyone was talking about how Jaxon Smith-Njigba lit up the Packers' defense, and we saw the season he went on to have. Are there any players on the Cardinals you expect to pose a good test for Packers players? Trey McBride comes to mind, but anyone practicing against him is presumably already practicing against Tucker Kraft.

McBride is the most intriguing, and until Cooper’s showing Monday, nobody had stopped Kraft in practice. The other would be Marvin Harrison Jr. I know his Year 2 was a disappointment after such a promising rookie season, but he's still a really talented weapon.

Dwight from Brooklyn, NY

I recently read an article that because of the two types of preseason games, joint practices and formal preseason games, that coaches have recalibrated their approach. That joint practices are more "real" insofar as head-to-head competition and that preseason games themselves are spotlighting the lower-tier players. Your thoughts?

There's a lot of truth to that. Coaches are more comfortable opening up their playbooks, on both sides of the ball, in joint practices, because the film stays with the two teams. So they serve as better preparation for the starters for the real deal, and they'll take a few dozen snaps compared to just 5-10 in a preseason game. For the reserve units and roster hopefuls, there's plenty of evaluation going on in both settings, but their larger share of reps will come in the games as opposed to the joint practice.

John from Stevens Point, WI

Is this a "make or break" week for players looking to make the roster, or is the roster pretty much set? Can you ever remember a guy having a big week/game the last week of the preseason which enabled him to make the roster?

It's happened before, but it's usually somebody who's on the bubble and then puts an exclamation point on his case at the end. As for this year, I haven't sat down and counted it out, but it feels to me there are fewer spots in question right now than previous years.

T from Cedar Falls, IA

Good morning, Mike/Wes! Watching the SEA-TEN game and a third- or fourth-string DB got penalized for taunting. Makes me wonder, what's the most memorable or spectacular way you've seen a prospect play himself out of a roster spot?

The name escaped me long ago, but I remember a young guy nobody was paying attention to starting a fight in the final week of camp and getting kicked out of practice. Genius move. Maybe Wes would remember the specifics, if it wasn't before his time.

Steve from Beaver Dam, WI

I understand and agree with the Tyrod Taylor plan at QB2. However, assuming the Packers stick to that plan, has Kyle McCord played well enough for them to be forced to keep him on the 53 just to avoid another team stealing him?

I don't know. I can't see him being another team's QB2 in Week 1 when he has no regular-season experience and he'd be going to a place he doesn't know the offense. I realize Willis did that here, but he had played real games at Tennessee. Also, for another team to make room on a 53 for an unfamiliar third QB amidst all the other roster moves would strike me as unusual. But that's all for the personnel department to figure out.

Jeff from Cedar Falls, IA

Do you anticipate Josh Jacobs getting any action either in the shared practice with the Cardinals or in the preseason finale? If not, will he start the season on a pitch count and if so, will it be RB by committee or will ML get most of the playing time?

As long as he came out of Monday's practice OK, Jacobs should get limited reps in the joint practice. I don't anticipate him playing in the game against the Cardinals. Pitch count for Week 1? No idea.

James from Appleton, WI

In his first season, Matthew Golden seemed to get caught off guard by the difference between college ball and the pros, but this offseason sure has erased any concerns. Brandon Cisse has come in with his eyes wide open and it's exciting to think of the two excelling in the years ahead. Are they always lining up on opposite sides of the field? I never see a report of them going at it mano a mano.

I disagree with your assertion on Golden. I've said many times, he dealt with multiple injuries through the middle portion of last season that kept him out of game and practice action. Had he been fully healthy, I believe his rookie year would've gone differently. That aside, he and Cisse had a trio of one-on-one reps in the red zone during Monday's practice. Golden won the first, Cisse the last two. It was good work by/for both of them.

Troy from Westminster, CO

Regarding Brandon Cisse and his apparent uprising not only as a starting corner but potentially being the Pack's most impactful as well, when is it time to remove him from special teams coverage? Personally, to me, I think his value dictates he be taken off teams from this point forward. I think they dodged a bullet last week. Not only would I hate to see him go down in that situation but I'm not sure the Packers could afford to lose him early on. Is this being unrealistic?

If Cisse has the role on defense it appears he'll have, I don't expect to see him on special teams in the regular season.

Jeff from Indian Lake, NY

What's going on with Javon Bullard? He hasn't practiced in a few weeks it seems now. I'm guessing there are no long-term concerns or it would have been a bigger news story. And if he's close I would imagine they won't throw him out there for the joint practice with the Cardinals without any ramp-up period of some kind? Oh well, as long as he's good to go for Week 1, who cares? Just never want anyone missing valuable reps in practice, especially one we're all hoping breaks out in a big way this season.

Bullard certainly conveyed no long-term concern with his foot when he first was sidelined, and he's around the team constantly, including making the trip to Denver. I wouldn't expect to see him in action this week, and I suspect they're giving him as much time as possible to prevent the foot from becoming an ongoing issue.

Bill from Menominee, MI

A legitimate concern we've seen play out with a situation such as Aaron Banks' is that lingering ailments such as tendinitis don't just heal during a grueling season. Can it be managed, yes. The problem with managing is that Banks will regularly be classified as "veteran rest" and "questionable" on the mid-week injury reports, leading to fewer practice reps and continuity with a position group in which it's paramount.

No lie told. We'll just have to see how the team handles it and what impact it might have. For what it's worth, when they got Banks on a practice plan to manage his back last year, the second half of the season he played the way they envisioned him playing.

Bob from Forest Junction, WI

Good morning, II. How's Lukas Van Ness been looking? Unless I'm missing something, I'm only seeing him mentioned casually. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the Packers have picked up his fifth-year option. I'd love for them to sign him to an extended contract, as I believe that he has what it takes to continue improving. What are you seeing?

He's had some dynamite practices, and he was very impactful on the opening series in Pittsburgh. I also thought he held his own in Denver against a better opponent. Frankly, I think Van Ness has done just about everything he can do in the practice and preseason settings. We'll see what the joint practice brings, but it feels time for the real games for him. That's when we'll find out.

Kyle from St. Charles, MO

The talk about 56 flying around and his new running mate, Zaire Franklin, does it give you the sense that Cowboy Coop has started making more instinctual, educated reads with the confidence he has in his teammates behind him or more system familiarity? When reading I couldn't help thinking of a pitcher having confidence in his catcher blocking a buried, 0-2 off-speed pitch with runners in scoring position. Are there other parts of football you can think of to which that would be similar?

I specifically brought this up on our latest “Unscripted.” I'll defer to my comments there, if you don't mind checking it out.

Gary from Denver, CO

As a lifelong Packers fan and shareholder, I find the latest news story on CTE disheartening. I'm disoriented and flummoxed – hard to give up on the Packers and NFL football, but 25% (and likely much higher) of all players eventually having a degenerative brain disease is deeply disturbing. I guess many of us will struggle with this issue and I hope the NFL and players' union move to game-changing solutions.

You weren't the only reader with those thoughts. Hopefully a sobering study like this latest one will prompt more players to consider the guardian caps.

Robin from Ashburn, VA

Are we running out of questions?

I wish. Happy Wednesday.

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