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Byline: Tom Silverstein
GREEN BAY, Wis. _ Quarterback Craig Nall insists he feels no added pressure from the Green Bay Packers' pursuit of Cleveland's Tim Couch, but his errant throws through the first four days of minicamp would suggest otherwise.
Nall, the team's No. 3 quarterback the last two seasons, has gotten the majority of snaps the past week with starter Brett Favre mostly watching and backup Doug Pederson being asked to take part in only four of the seven practices.
It should be an opportunity for Nall to prove he deserves consideration for the No. 2 spot, but he has struggled with his accuracy and hasn't done anything to make the Packers think they can live without Couch or Pederson.
"Sometimes I catch myself being perfect instead of being good first," Nall said after the morning practice Saturday. "For the most part I'm making good decisions, but my accuracy is off right now.
"That might come ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Packers' pursuit of Couch seeming to throw QB Nall.(Milwaukee Journal...