More Banjo: Week4 @ San Fran

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http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...330605101.html

Cobb definitely did bang his shoulder in the end zone, which is not going to heal properly at this rate. Agrees he was grabbed before the ball got there.

Adams denies a previous report that he has a high ankle sprain. Says he had one in high school and this one is different.

Crosby's perfect season done in by a cross wind. I thought they moved out of Candlestick?

Randall is highly competitive and no one was surprised he reacted to being challenged again after the long Smith completion by knocking the ball away from Smith.

No update on Richardson I can find. Did anyone see one from GBPG?

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What happened to Richardson? Did he get hurt?

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Left with cramping.

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Rodgers agreed that Jones got the first on that catch and fall forward. Packer Report concurs.

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 2h2 hours ago
Jones had the first down by a yard but they spotted him a yard short. Third-down incompletion on the short-hop to Montgomery.

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 2h2 hours ago
Rodgers referenced a bad spot on a pass to JOnes. That was about 3:20 into second quarter. Jones got the first. Was spotted short.

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Rodgers agreed that Jones got the first on that catch and fall forward. Packer Report concurs.

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 2h2 hours ago
Jones had the first down by a yard but they spotted him a yard short. Third-down incompletion on the short-hop to Montgomery.

Packer Report ‏@PackerReport 2h2 hours ago
Rodgers referenced a bad spot on a pass to JOnes. That was about 3:20 into second quarter. Jones got the first. Was spotted short.

Why did we not challenge the spot?

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Why did we not challenge the spot?

They showed Stubby on the sidelines and he looked annoyed at the spot, so my guess is that he was aware it was a bad spot, but didn't want to waste a challenge when he thought he could get the first down anyway. oops.

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Why did we not challenge the spot?

I haven't seen the replays. maybe it was as evident or maybe M3 never got word. Haven't seen it addressed.

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After four games the Packers have run the ball one more time than they have thrown it, 124 to 123. I think the last time they looked this balanced was maybe early in 2007, before Favre convinced McCarthy that he was done throwing three picks per game.

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if it was 2 safeties high, isn't that where Lacy is supposed to be the solution?

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if it was 2 safeties high, isn't that where Lacy is supposed to be the solution?

They finished with 162 on the ground.

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Wildly Underrated Head Coach, Mike McCarthy

Michael Cohen ‏@Michael_Cohen13 13h13 hours ago
McCarthy said the team is still working through the health situation coming out of Sunday's game. Full injury report on Wednesday.

Michael Cohen ‏@Michael_Cohen13 13h13 hours ago
McCarthy: "I feel very good on what we have accomplished, but our attention is on what's ahead of us, the St. Louis Rams."

Green Bay Packers ‏@packers 13h13 hours ago
McCarthy: Richard (Rodgers) is multidimensional...Our system puts a lot on the TE's plate...He does everything well.

BLOCKING, TOUCHDOWNS AND BEING SLOW

Michael Cohen ‏@Michael_Cohen13 13h13 hours ago
McCarthy said OLB Nick Perry is off to the best start of his career with the #Packers.

Michael Cohen ‏@Michael_Cohen13 13h13 hours ago
"I look at James Jones as just jumping back in the groove with Aaron." -- McCarthy

Michael Cohen ‏@Michael_Cohen13 13h13 hours ago
The 4th game of the year, McCarthy said, is a good benchmark for analytics about a team. This is when tendencies of the Packers become real.

Michael Cohen ‏@Michael_Cohen13 13h13 hours ago
"Ty Montgomery is a four-down football player. That's something we always liked about him." -- McCarthy

Michael Cohen ‏@Michael_Cohen13 13h13 hours ago
McCarthy hopes RT Bryan Bulaga can participate in some regard this week. The decision on his status will be made Wednesday morning.

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Probable Next Head Coach, GB Packers, Edgar Bennet

Michael Cohen ‏@Michael_Cohen13 12h12 hours ago
Bennett: "We feel like we have to execute better than what we did Sunday. Not so much a focus on the opponent, a focus on ourselves."

Michael Cohen ‏@Michael_Cohen13 12h12 hours ago
OC Edgar Bennett on James Jones: "Complete understanding of what we like to do on offense."

Michael Cohen ‏@Michael_Cohen13 12h12 hours ago
Bennett on the hits Rodgers took yesterday: "From a fundamental standpoint, we certainly feel like we can continue to improve in that area."

Michael Cohen ‏@Michael_Cohen13 12h12 hours ago
Bennett said WR Jared Abbrederis has had two "phenomenal" practice weeks and will have opportunities in the future.

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Michael Cohen ‏@Michael_Cohen13 12h12 hours ago
Bennett said WR Jared Abbrederis has had two "phenomenal" practice weeks and will have opportunities in the future.

For Abracadabra, phenomenal is where he remembers his name for the whole week.

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http://www.espnwisconsin.com/common/...2171&is_corp=1

Through four games, the Packers are tied for third in the NFL in scoring defense (17.8 points per game allowed) and are eighth in total defense (312 yards per game allowed). The next goal would be to generate more takeaways – among the NFL’s best takeaway teams since Capers took over in 2009, the Packers go into Sunday’s game against St. Louis having forced only five turnovers – and keep that arrow pointing up.

Top 10 defense is all people asked for.

The group has gotten better in two significant areas. One, after giving up 189 yards on the ground against Chicago in the opener, opponents have averaged 90.3 yards in the last three games, taking the Packers from dead last in the 32-team NFL in run defense to 21st. And two, the Packers have now sacked opposing quarterbacks 13 times in the past two games, which according to ESPN Stats & Information is tied for their most in a two-game span since sacks became official in 1982, tying the 13 they posted during Weeks 8 and 9 in 1998. With 17 sacks on the season, the Packers are tied for second-most in the league after four games.

Can you name the front seven from 1998?

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http://www.espnwisconsin.com/common/...2171&is_corp=1



Top 10 defense is all people asked for.




Can you name the front seven from 1998?

Let's see....Wilkins, Brown, Dotson, Reggie. No, wait, Holliday was a rookie in '98, him instead of Wilkins.

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Let's see....Wilkins, Brown, Dotson, Reggie. No, wait, Holliday was a rookie in '98, him instead of Wilkins.

How could you forget ol' Gabe got canned; Gabe, who replaced Sean Jones and started '97 so spectacularly, then flamed out when they needed him most...

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Let's see....Wilkins, Brown, Dotson, Reggie. No, wait, Holliday was a rookie in '98, him instead of Wilkins.

How could you forget ol' Gabe got canned; Gabe, who replaced Sean Jones and started '97 so spectacularly, then flamed out when they needed him most...

Reggie led the way with 16, but Vonnie Holiday was tied with 8 for second place.

Can anyone guess who he was tied with? I would never remembered without ProFootballReference, but I should have. This guy was effective for his time. Classic tweener (DE/OLB). Do would have made him an OLB. Tried to anyway.

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Reggie led the way with 16, but Vonnie Holiday was tied with 8 for second place.

Can anyone guess who he was tied with? I would never remembered without ProFootballReference, but I should have. This guy was effective for his time. Classic tweener (DE/OLB). Do would have made him an OLB. Tried to anyway.

Williams and Koonce were the starters around then, weren't they? Don't remember either of them getting many sacks. Kabeer didn't come along until a little later.

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How could you forget ol' Gabe got canned; Gabe, who replaced Sean Jones and started '97 so spectacularly, then flamed out when they needed him most...

"Canned" = let go as FA, signed a decent contract with SF.

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"Canned" = let go as FA, signed a decent contract with SF.

He'll always be the Super Bowl quitter to me.