McCarthy "open and optimistic" about Finley return

In an article recently published by ESPN Wisconsin, Packers HC Mike McCarthy was interestingly quoted saying that he is "very open and optimistic" about a Jermichael Finley return. 

“Pat (McKenzie) doesn't feel the same way about Jermichael as he felt about Nick,” McCarthy said in an interview at his Indianapolis hotel during a break in the annual NFL Scouting Combine. “So I'm very open and optimistic about Jermichael coming back. I think the specifics of their injuries are different."

So yea Packer fans, that's great news. It still doesn't guarantee anything, but still, it's a step in the right direction, isn't it?

Nick Collins: Packers Dr. McKenzie "only" doctor to not clear me

In an article recently published by ESPN Wisconsin, former Packers Safety Nick Collins, now a free agent attempting to make a comeback after his neck injury a few years ago, claimed that Packers team Dr. Pat McKenzie was the only doctor he saw that wouldn't medically clear him to play.

“The only doctor that was really unsure was Dr. McKenzie. He wasn’t quite sold on the idea of me playing for the Packers anymore,” Collins said. “That’s not saying that I wasn’t cleared to go nowhere else. I was cleared to go somewhere else. He just wasn’t 100 percent sold on the idea."

Now Collins didn't say exactly how many teams examined him, but still, I'm sensing a little hesitation on McKenzie's behalf here. I mean, if the guy has to admit that you were the only one to not clear him, then you must be acting at least a little differently than everyone else.