Morning Buzz: Almost Hundley time

Welcome to your Morning Buzz, rounding up news and views regarding the Green Bay Packers from around the web and here atPackersNews.com. Grab a cup of coffee (or brew some tea, if that’s your thing) and get caught up on everything you need to know about the Packers.

We’ll start withTom Silverstein’s look at Damarious Randall and his prospects for making the team’s “Star” position his own.

From Tom:

In Dom Capers’ defense, having a slot corner with a full athletic resume and a head for the game changes a lot of things. The so-called “star” position holds a certain cache in the Packers’ nickel scheme.

 

“The 'star' position is the position you want to play in this defense,” cornerback Davon House said. “It’s a great position to be in.”

 

Many would be surprised to learn the Packers are pinning their hopes on third-year corner Damarious Randall to fill that spot. Quinten Rollins will have a say in it before camp is complete and LaDarius Gunter is getting work there, but with Rollins occupying a starting spot opposite House in the base defense, the position is being handed to Randall on a platter.

 

It’s up to him not to drop it.

Tom spoke with Michael Cohen about the secondary and the quarterbacks on today’s Packers Podcast:

Michael looks at the young quarterbacks and the opportunities ahead in the preseason:

I answered reader questions late on Monday afternoon:

Pete Dougherty’s camp insider features DeAngelo Yancey’s best day of camp:

No word on when Vince Biegel will return from his foot injury:

Don’t expect to see Davon House on Thursday night:

Elsewhere, Mike Florio says the Packers have been underachievers with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback:

Cory Jennerjohn writes on the pressure on Mason Crosby:

A former Packers long snapper threw out a timely workout tape:

Rob Demovsky writes on the signs pointing to another quiet preseason from Rodgers:

The Power Sweep tempers fears of a slow start from Rodgers:

Larry McCarren looks at the tight ends for the team website:

Donald Driver is holding his own charity softball game: