Giacomini impresses

Perhaps one of the best stories coming out of the first open practice of the OTAs was the performance of rookie tackle Breno Giacomini.

Both the Green Bay Press-Gazette and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel took notice.

According to reports, Giacomini knocked defensive end Jeremy Thompson to the ground time after time in one on one pass rush drills.

Apparently the coaches have already worked hard with Giacomini on his technique since joining the Packers mere weeks ago.

According to Tom Pelissero of the Press-Gazette, "Three times, fourth-rounder Jeremy Thompson ended up on the ground when going against Giacomini, who said coaches made significant adjustments to his technique during rookie orientation camp in an effort to get him playing lower and with better leverage."

Sounds like a good idea. Standing 6-7, Giacomini will have to get low so as not to get blown by in pass protection by those cat-quick defensive ends.

Of course, at the other end of the stick, rookie defensive end Jeremy Thompson was at the losing end of the battle with Giacomini. Seeing as general manager traded up to get Thompson, one would have hoped for a better effort.

Alas, it's only May. No one should get carried away yet. It's very possible that Giacomini would be as good as he was on Wednesday and Thompson won't be as bad. Let's hope for a happy medium.