DT Ryan "Big Grease" Pickett (Super Bowl Champion)

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Notes: Lawsuit probable for Pickett
By BOB McGINN and TOM SILVERSTEIN
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Posted: Aug. 1, 2006

Green Bay - Defensive tackle Ryan Pickett of the Green Bay Packers escaped almost unscathed Saturday after being at fault in a two-car crash but now might face a civil lawsuit for his part in the mishap.

The driver of the other vehicle, Pamela Young of Green Bay, told the Green Bay Press-Gazette on Tuesday that she and her three passengers would sue Young for the injuries they suffered.

"I know this whole thing is about to get very interesting," Young told the newspaper. "We're the little people involved in all of this, but after the accident all anyone seemed to care about is that (Pickett) is OK. We want people to know that there were people who were severely hurt in that accident."

Pickett, who suffered a minor concussion and missed portions of three practices, was cited for failure to yield while making a left-hand turn from the Packers' administrative complex at Lambeau Field onto Lombardi Ave. Late Monday afternoon, about 52 hours after the accident, Pickett said he had not spoken to the people injured in the other vehicle.

"I haven't had a chance yet," Pickett said. "In camp, you're pretty much stuck here."

Pickett signed a four-year, $14 million contract March 15 to leave St. Louis as an unrestricted free agent.

Young, 37, was driving a 1994 Dodge Spirit when it struck the side of a Ford Expedition driven by Pickett. The police report said Pickett stopped at the stop sign leaving the stadium parking lot but apparently didn't see Young.

According to Young, she suffered two badly damaged knees and a dislocated wrist.

"I have no way of walking and no way of getting around," she said. "The doctors tell me it will be four to six months of healing. He’s fine, but we’re the ones who will be dealing with the pain and recovery for the next several months."

The passengers in the car, all residents of Green Bay, were Young's daughter, Melanie, 16; Paul Peterson, 31; and Elias Freeman, 18.

Pamela Young said her daughter would need plastic surgery because of deep cuts to her nose and face.

According to Young, Peterson suffered torn ligaments in his shoulder and a concussion.

Young said Freeman suffered a skull fracture and was unconscious after the accident.
“Right after the accident they were the most concerned about him because of the head injury,” she said.

Pickett, a starter for the Packers, is married and the father of two children.

“We were just driving down Lombardi toward the Resch Center when he pulled out of the stadium,” Young said. “There’s no way he looked before he pulled out. We have five or six witnesses who saw it who will say the same thing.”

Young has plans to meet with an attorney soon.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=479314

 

[BayBuck]

"I know this whole thing is about to get very interesting," Young told the newspaper. "We're the little people involved in all of this, but after the accident all anyone seemed to care about is that (Pickett) is OK. We want people to know that there were people who were severely hurt in that accident."

I think somebody's seeing dollar $ign$.

 

[BoxCar_Willie]

These are some greedy fucks. You don't suddenly come out and announce your going to sue a few days after a car accident. They won't even know the extent of their injuries for about 3 more months.

 

[osugrad21]

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Rotation Keeps Defensive Tackles Rested, Hungry

by Mike Spofford, Packers.com
posted 08/08/2006

Ryan Pickett

It's not a novel concept. Rotating defensive tackles in and out throughout the course of a football game can keep the team's biggest defenders fresh for four quarters.

But the Packers' two new additions at defensive tackle, free agents Ryan Pickett and Kenderick Allen, have noted the Packers rotate at the position more than other teams they've played on, and they expect that to be a benefit to the entire defensive unit.

"There's always rotation in D-line play, but it's a better rotation here," said Allen, who previously played for the Saints in 2003 and the Giants in 2004-05. "It's going to turn out more like 50-50, 60-40. That would be great.

"When it's your turn to make plays you have no excuse not to. You can't blame it on being fatigued, you don't have an opportunity to get tired, so you have to make the best of your playing time."

Pickett and Allen have joined a young group of defensive tackles that includes Colin Cole, Corey Williams, Cullen Jenkins, Johnny Jolly and Jerome Nichols. Throughout training camp, players have been mixed and matched in different tandems in the middle of the defensive line, and they're all getting accustomed to working alongside one another.

Pickett comes from a defensive scheme in St. Louis that didn't rotate as many players through, so the Packers' system is a bit of an adjustment for him. But he's impressed with the players surrounding him.

"I was pretty much every down when I wanted to be, and when I wanted a break, I got a break. That's how we ran it in St. Louis," he said. "But I think the talent is so great here we're going to have a rotation because we have a lot of great players."

Everyone at the position made at least one tackle in the Family Night scrimmage, and Jolly led the way with four (two solo, two assists). The group combined for seven solo tackles, a respectable number of the team's total of 47 solos, and had a consistent impact.

The biggest play might have been turned in by Allen, who was the first to bust through when the defense stuffed running back Samkon Gado on fourth-and-1 on the opening series.

Those types of plays help sort out just how the rotation is going to work.

"You can have a rotation, but if somebody is making plays, they're going to be in there more. It's like that everywhere," said Pickett, whose experience and track record would suggest he's less likely to be rotated out as much as the others. "Pretty much every team I've seen has a defensive line rotation, but if somebody is in there making plays, they're going to be in there at crucial times."

That ultimately is the key incentive for everyone in this group that expects to be on the field but don't necessarily know when. The structure seems particularly effective with such a young group in which everyone except Pickett was either a late-round draft choice or low- to mid-level free agent acquisition.

"A lot of us are just excited to get the opportunity to be playing and contributing," Jenkins said. "We don't have any problems with the rotation."

They just have to be ready to go in, and ready to make the most of it.

"I think it works, so two people won't just be out there dog-tired," Williams said. "It gives the other people a chance to get out there and play and show what they can do too."

 

[osugrad21]

Packers | Pickett dinged
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 06:07:32 -0700

Packers.com reports Green Bay Packers DL Ryan Pickett (finger) left the team's preseason game Saturday, Aug. 12, with a minor funger injury.


http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl

 

[osugrad21]

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+2] Chris Havel column: Start with Pickett, add a nickel [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+1] That defensive strategy may just work against Bears [/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] By Chris Havel [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ryan Pickett has been watching A.J. Hawk for years. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Pickett, who also played at The Ohio State University, doubts Green Bay Packers fans truly understand how good the rookie linebacker is. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"They can't see him in practice," Pickett said. "I don't think people realize how special he is. He made a pick in Monday's practice and I was like, 'Wow!' This boy's real athletic, and he knows the game. He's going to be a great player for years to come." [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Through no fault of their own, Packers fans also may not realize that Pickett is a pretty good player, too. [/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Pickett, 26, led National Football League defensive linemen with 115 tackles last season. The Packers signed the free agent to replace Grady Jackson as the primary run stopper. The 6-foot-2, 322-pound Pickett has flashed signs that he can do that, but he also can chase down ball carriers from behind and apply pressure on passing downs. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"I ain't got much of a chance to show it," he said. "But I'll get my chance. It's coming. It's coming Sunday, and I'm looking forward to it." [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Brett Favre said Wednesday the Packers' offense is looking for something "to hang its hat on." That "something" is the running game in concert with the new zone-blocking scheme. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Whether it flourishes or fails remains to be seen. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Either way, it raises the question: What is the defense going to hang its hat on? [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]It could be the nickel package, in which defensive coordinator Bob Sanders replaces a linebacker with a cornerback on passing downs. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Offenses relish the thought of running teams out of the nickel because it forces the defense's hand. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]That is especially true of the Bears, who use the run to set up the pass, and prefer to throw against four defensive backs and single coverage. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]If the Packers' defense is going to put the Bears on their heels, it must be successful with its nickel package. If Chicago can't run at will, and finds it must pass against five defensive backs, the Packers' odds of success improve. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]One reason the nickel has a chance to thrive is Hawk and fellow linebacker Nick Barnett. With Hawk and Barnett paired together, their speed should enable them to drop into coverage but recover in time to limit the ball carrier to a modest gain. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Another reason the nickel could be effective ? and don't laugh ? is Ahmad Carroll's presence. As a starting cornerback, he's unreliable. As a nickel back, he's covering the opponent's No. 3 receiver, which shouldn't be too much to ask of a former first-round pick. He also is expected to come up and support the run in the nickel, and he has shown to be a willing, tenacious tackler, if nothing else. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Add Pickett's history of playing the run, Brady Poppinga's potential as situational pass rusher and Abdul Hodge's ability to give Hawk or Barnett a breather, and there is a chance the defense will have something to hang its hat on ? just above the bearskin rug. [/FONT][/FONT]

 

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Pickett status iffy for Eagles' game

By TOM SILVERSTEIN
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Posted: Sept. 25, 2006

Green Bay - Not a lot of the free agent pickups Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson has made have had a big impact, but one who has is nose tackle Ryan Pickett.

Before spraining his right ankle in the 31-24 victory over the Detroit Lions Sunday, Pickett was playing the most consistent football of perhaps anyone on defense. He was injured in the second quarter but returned to play in the second half, albeit at less than full strength.
On Monday, his ankle was very swollen and his status for the Philadelphia game next Monday night is up in the air.
"It's only three games into the season, but he's off to a solid start," defensive tackles coach Robert Nunn said. "We just have to stay healthy and get this little injury taken care of and be ready to move forward this week. He has quite a bit of swelling today, but I think he'll be ready to roll."
The Packers have paired Pickett with all of the other defensive tackles at some point during training camp and the regular season and they can do it because they know what they're going to get from him every game. The Lions had some success running the football in the first half, but 27 of running back Kevin Jones' 70 first-half yards came after Pickett left the game.
Though he was given more freedom in St. Louis to rush upfield and make plays in the backfield, the 6-2, 322-pound Pickett has been used as an anchor in the middle. His job is to draw double teams and help keep the offensive linemen off the linebackers.
Where he often shows up is on hustle plays, moving down the line of scrimmage or chasing running backs and receivers to the sideline. Were he unable to play against the Eagles, it would be a major blow to the defense because the Packers must contain running back Brian Westbrook.
"He's come in with a terrific attitude and he's got good work ethic," Nunn said. "He's done a good job for us doing exactly what we want him to do. He's off to a good start."
The only other injury the Packers suffered was to defensive tackle Kenderick Allen's foot.
Three's company: Offensive guard Daryn Colledge played better against the Lions and has moved into a position where the coaches will have to think about whether he's one of the two best guards.
Colledge got his chance to play after fellow rookie Jason Spitz injured his thigh. Spitz has missed two straight games and still might not be available this week. However, if he is, the coaches will have to decide whether Colledge goes back to the bench or keeps his job.
An option would be to move Spitz to right guard in place of another rookie, Tony Moll, who has had his ups and downs as a starter.
"He's improving," offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski said of Colledge. "With a young player that's what you want. If he gets better at one thing then at the end of the season he's gotten better. He improved this week to last week. He's getting better and better."
Asked whether he had solidified a spot, Jagodzinski said, "We'll see. We'll play the best of the three."

 

[Buckskin86]

Posted July 29, 2007

Pickett fails conditioning test, sits out practice

By Tom Pelissero
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When asked whether this was the first time he?d failed a preseason conditioning test, Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Ryan Pickett chuckled deeply and said, ?Unfortunately, no.?


Coach Mike McCarthy wasn?t laughing.

?Their conditioning was not where it needed to be,? McCarthy said after Pickett and backup defensive tackle Johnny Jolly sat out Saturday?s opening training camp practice because of conditioning.

McCarthy added: ?I?m not happy about it.?

PackersNews.com - Pickett fails conditioning test, sits out practice

Posted July 31, 2007

Notebook: Pickett, Driver will be back soon

By Tom Pelissero
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Two of the Green Bay Packers' most notable training-camp absences could end in the next day or two.


Defensive tackle Ryan Pickett on Monday passed the conditioning test he failed last week, and receiver Donald Driver's injured shoulder apparently passed a re-examination Sunday night. Coach Mike McCarthy said he hoped Driver and defensive tackle Johnny Jolly would practice today, with Pickett joining them by Thursday.


Pickett and Jolly have missed four training camp practices since failing a team-conducted running test Friday. They took the same test together Monday and passed, Pickett said.


With flying colors?


"If you can call it flying colors," Pickett said, laughing.


"I made my time, but ? any pass is good."

PackersNews.com - Notebook: Pickett, Driver will be back soon

 

[Buckskin86]

Ryan is having a good year with the Packers

The DTs don't get a lot of pub. Who's doing a good job that we're not noticing?
"They've all been very solid. We were a little bit inconsistent against the Vikings. Johnny (Jolly) was having some issues health-wise that he didn't play as solid as he's been playing. Colin Cole and with the exception of a couple plays, he had a solid outing. Ryan Pickett may have had his best game since he's been here. He played well and showed up on the stat sheet. A lot of times he's not going to show up on the stat sheet when he plays well. Ryan Pickett's having another solid, solid year. Last year he played some games that the stats didn't show up with Nick Barnett, A.J. Hawk and Brady Poppinga. That's because of the way Ryan plays up front. But he had his best game overall yesterday, I don't think there's any question. He's off to a great start."
What does Ryan do well?
"He stays square inside and occupies two people. That's a lot of the hidden things you're talking about. It's hard to tell when those linebackers are going free over the top. And to be honest with you, the linebackers help him by playing fast. That's how our scheme works."

Monday's with Mikey's men, vol. 3 - Packers Blog

 

[Buckskin86]

A nose for the position
Pickett playing at a high level this season
By LORI NICKEL
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Posted: Oct. 9, 2007

Green Bay - The Green Bay Packers could consider themselves lucky for having such good players at nose tackle over the years. Gilbert Brown and Grady Jackson were reliable and sometimes dominant at their craft, and the Packers even had Russell Maryland during a transitional phase.

Ryan Pickett may continue that exceptional lineage.

In his second season, Pickett is playing his best football in Green Bay and matching his best from the 2005 season when he was with St. Louis.

His ability to stop the run and absorb two offensive linemen will be counted on by the 4-1 Packers, who are preparing for the Washington Redskins, the10th-ranked rushing team (130 yards per game) in the National Football League.

JS Online: A nose for the position

 

[Buckskin86]

The honorary captain for the game is Ryan Pickett, a defensive tackle for Ohio State from 1998 to 2000. He was a first-round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams in 2001 and currently plays for the Green Bay Packers.

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Buckeyes to honor former captain

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Scout.com$

Quiet strength...........article discusses Pickett's leadership on the Packer defense and his stellar play this year.

 

[Thump]

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Buckeyes to honor former captain

When I was watching the game and they showed Pickett before the game at midfield, he looked like he weighed 360 lbs.

Man, he looked overweight.

 

[ShakerBuck]

When I was watching the game and they showed Pickett before the game at midfield, he looked like he weighed 360 lbs.

Man, he looked overweight.

I said the same thing...he looked nothing like a current NFL player.

he had a build like romeo crennel

 

[Buckskin86]

Posted November 3, 2007

Pickett has put his size and skill to use as Packers? man in middle

By Pete Dougherty
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When the Green Bay Packers prepared to go free-agent shopping in 2006 for a bulky defensive tackle to fit Jim Bates? defensive system, they projected Ryan Pickett would be the hottest commodity and they would grab Baltimore?s |Maake Kemoeatu while most other teams bid on Pickett.


Instead, Kemoeatu drew more suitors, and the player the Packers liked better, Pickett, was second in line. The Packers eventually landed Pickett at a deal worth $14 million over four years, and even though that?s a significant contract, Pickett for 1? seasons has been perhaps the most unsung player on a defense that?s rapidly improved.

The Packers considered Pickett a younger, healthier version of Grady Jackson ? not quite as big or purely explosive as Jackson could be in penetrating a gap, but still plenty big and with much better stamina ? and they?ve gotten their money?s worth. He?s been plugging the middle of the line effectively for 23 games since he signed, and despite a knee injury that leaves him listed as questionable on their injury report, he?ll probably be in the starting lineup for game No. 24 on Sunday at Kansas City.

?Ryan really, truly has been an unsung guy his whole career, not just here,? said John Schneider, the Packers? personnel analyst to the general manager. ?The year (before) we signed him in free agency he led defensive tackles yet was not a Pro Bowl player and was kind of an unsung guy. That?s kind of been his history, period ? an unsung guy. Not real boisterous. He just goes about his business. And he?s a load in there.?

Green Bay Press-Gazette - Pickett has put his size and skill to use as Packers? man in middle