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Desmond Bishop: 2011 Green Bay Packers Evaluation and Report Card

Desmond Bishop 1) Introduction: It’s been a long time since Bishop was “Mr. August” (named for being spectacularly awesome during the preseason only to be equally spectacularly terrible during the regular season) and since then Bishop has arguably turned into the Packers best inside linebacker, supplanting fellow inside AJ Hawk in pretty much every regard.  Bishop is easily...
Via Jersey Al's Packers Blog  |  February 01, 2012

Injury putting Bishop's meteoric rise on hold

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Packers inside linebacker Desmond Bishop faced a difficult reality this week. All of the personal goals he set for himself this season were dangling by their final thread. The calf injury Bishop suffered in the week leading up to Green Bay's Thanksgiving Day win over the Lions -- and then aggravated during that game -- had cost him what he had been working...
Via Fox Sports Wisconsin  |  December 22, 2011

James Starks, Desmond Bishop, Josh Sitton out for Packers

It’s not like Mike McCarthy needs an excuse to throw the ball in almost any situation. He was one anyhow this week with James Starks officially out with an ankle injury. Ryan Grant figures to get early down work, while rookie Brandon Saine picks up passing down duties. Grant just hasn’t returned the same player after…
Via Pro Football Talk  |  December 09, 2011

Hawk, Bishop ruled out against Giants

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Packers will be without both of their starting inside linebackers -- Desmond Bishop and A.J. Hawk -- as they try to improve to 12-0 this season Sunday in New York against the Giants. Bishop and Hawk both left the Packers' Thanksgiving win against Detroit with calf strains. Bishop stood on the sideline in the second half of that game with the aide of crutches...
Via Fox Sports Wisconsin  |  December 02, 2011

Packers ILBs Desmond Bishop and A.J. Hawk Ruled Out For Sunday’s Game with Giants

Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy announced on Friday that neither Desmond Bishop or A.J. Hawk will be ready to play when the Packers (11-0) take on the New York Giants (6-5) this Sunday at Metlife Stadium. Both Bishop and Hawk suffered calf strains last Thursday against the Detroit Lions and were held out of practice all week. McCarhy said they would wait until today to...
Via Jersey Al's Packers Blog  |  December 02, 2011

Bishop, Hawk could play against the Giants

GREEN BAY, Wis. As Packers linebacker Desmond Bishop stood on the sideline on crutches during the second half of Green Bay's 27-15 win at Detroit on Thanksgiving, his calf strain seemed like the type of injury that could have been fairly serious.However, coach Mike McCarthy said on Friday that, while more information won't be known until Wednesday, Bishop has "a chance...
Via Fox Sports Wisconsin  |  November 25, 2011

Green Bay's Bishop injures calf

Linebacker Desmond Bishop has left Green Bay's game at the Detroit Lions with a calf injury. His return is questionable. Bishop appeared to be having his right leg worked on over the on the sideline late in the first quarter. The 27-year-old Bishop, in his fifth season out of California, has been a mainstay in Green Bay's starting lineup for the last couple seasons. He...
Via AP on Fox  |  November 24, 2011

Bishop savors his blitz opportunities

One thing Green Bay Packers linebacker Desmond Bishop likes to do is blitz. And he's pretty good at it, too.
Via JSOnline.com  |  November 09, 2011

Week 10 Packers Stock Report: Rodgers, Bishop and a Deer Hunting Dilemma

Last weekend was the opening of deer hunting season and I had a dilemma: Do I skip the Packers vs. Chargers game to maximize my chances to bagging the 30-point buck, or do I leave the deer stand early to watch the game? I chose to watch the game (there’s always next weekend to chase the 30-pointer) and I was pleased with my decision. What a game. Also, by watching the game...
Via Jersey Al's Packers Blog  |  November 08, 2011

Packers Film Study: Desmond Bishop Wants It More Than You

Desmond Bishop is a tackling machine. I think anyone who has watched the Packers the last two years knows that and his stats prove that. Desmond Bishop loves to make the big hit and blow up running backs – again, no big surprise. But there is one thing about Bishop that perhaps goes overlooked – If you’re an opponent carrying the football, he will track you down...
Via Jersey Al's Packers Blog  |  October 27, 2011
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