Week 2: 2010: Official Packers -vs- Bills Game Thread

[MJZiggy]

YEAHHHH Matthews!!!!!!

[Fred's Slacks]

Clay doesn't bite on the play fake. Wow. Nice.

[Tony Oday]

He's Good

[steve823]

I wish i was watching this. I keep waiting for sack by clay matthews..and it keeps appearing :D

[The Leaper]

You might want to BLOCK Clay.

[gbgary]

He's Good

:lol:

[Fred's Slacks]

You might want to BLOCK Clay.

They thought the play action fake would draw him in. Didn't work. The way the Bills are running the ball it probably should have but, its Clay.

[Guiness]

Hawk is flying around today.

ouch

I haven't been paying attention - has he been on the field? (I'm serious)

Yup in on almost all the running tackles and blitzing well

lol

I guess ML isn't the only one being showcased today? :lol:

[Fred's Slacks]

Did MM chew these guys out a little at the half. Looks like a different level of intensity then the 2nd quarter.

[jklowan]

just checking in here from R.I., been listening to the game via field pass.

I hope we can keep up the intensity, that second quarter was crap, so far so good here in the 3rd

[The Leaper]

Did MM chew these guys out a little at the half. Looks like a different level of intensity then the 2nd quarter.

No doubt. Why he can't chew them out on the sideline in the middle of the second quarter is what confounds me.

[Tony Oday]

B Jack seems to be showcasing the case for GETTING A NEW RB!!! Cmon B Jack ONE cut...

[Guiness]

You might want to BLOCK Clay.

How long before he's getting triple teamed a la White and Strahan? Or, I guess, more like Greene!

[The Leaper]

B Jack seems to be showcasing the case for GETTING A NEW RB!!! Cmon B Jack ONE cut...

He's been pedestrian. He clearly is what he is...a backup/3rd down back. Kuhn is a better runner than Jackson is.

[Fred's Slacks]

Nice route Jordy.

[gbgary]

two nice plays in a row there.

[The Leaper]

Let's put another 7 on the board and start salting this one away.

[MJZiggy]

Very nice, boys!

[The Leaper]

Hmm...Kuhn seems to be our RB now...lol

[steve823]

Cmon Driver get another TD..my fantasy team needs it :D

[Guiness]

So, BJack isn't doing it, we're comfortable, is Kuhn going to get a dozen carries here to see what he can do?

edit: wow that was a nice throw to Jackson, and Rodgers rolled out and avoided that rush beautifully

[imscott72]

Arod!!! TD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tony Oday]

AR!!!!

[MadScientist]

AR!!!!!

[The Leaper]

James Jones will certainly be a loser today...he's done nothing. Jordy should be our #3 IMO.

[gbgary]

very nice. getting comfortable now.

[steve823]

Who needs a rb when you have Aaron rodgers

[jklowan]

Raji out with a knee injury I hope it is not serious

[MJZiggy]

Who needs a rb when you have Aaron rodgers

We do.

[The Leaper]

OK...I expect this will be the good Buffalo drive for the 2nd half.

[imscott72]

Raji out with a knee injury I hope it is not serious

He's fine..

[Guiness]

Was Bulaga in at LT for that whole series?

Clifton hurt?

[MadScientist]

Buf will have to start throwing more, which should make for some more fun with Clay.

[imscott72]

Was Bulaga in at LT for that whole series?

Clifton hurt?

Don't think so, just ineffective..

[jklowan]

what was Raji's injury, I'm only listening to the game. They said he is done for the day

[RashanGary]

what was Raji's injury, I'm only listening to the game. They said he is done for the day

raji is in now.

[gbgary]

James Jones will certainly be a loser today...he's done nothing. Jordy should be our #3 IMO.

that's harsh. don't think anyone's earned a loser today. chuck's had a pretty invisible game today, except for the interference penalty, and i wouldn't give him a loser either.

[jklowan]

now they say he is back in wtf

[jklowan]

morgan int

[gbgary]

ball stolen by burnett

[Tony Oday]

BURNETT!!!!

[imscott72]

Burnett!!! What a play!!!!

[RashanGary]

Nice BURNETT!

[jklowan]

here comes the dagger

[MadScientist]

Burnett! Is that a pick or a pick-pocket?

[RashanGary]

Hopefully Dallas can beat the Bears.

[The Leaper]

I'm so glad Thompson listened to me and took Barnett...he's going to be a very good play in a few years. :D

[SkinBasket]

James Jones will certainly be a loser today...he's done nothing. Jordy should be our #3 IMO.

that's harsh. don't think anyone's earned a loser today. chuck's had a pretty invisible game today, except for the interference penalty, and i wouldn't give him a loser either.

Are you kidding? Jones' opportunities haven't been easy, but they've been numerous and he's fucked the poodle on every one of them. If he thinks he could be a #1 or 2 on any other team, he's got to make plays, not just catch footballs. And then drop them.

Barnett's still a retard too. I'm going to puke if I have to watch him wave his stupid arms around as he tries to stop himself from overrunning another play.

[MJZiggy]

OK...I expect this will be the good Buffalo drive for the 2nd half.

Well it was a good drive but not so much for Buffalo...

[The Leaper]

that's harsh. don't think anyone's earned a loser today. chuck's had a pretty invisible game today, except for the interference penalty, and i wouldn't give him a loser either.

Chuck has helped make the Buffalo passing game mostly disappear. James Jones should be able to make more of an impact than he does...considering all the other weapons we have that the defense has to keep track of.

[Tony Oday]

Thats a cutback!

[The Leaper]

Clearly, the team has zero confidence in Jackson right now...Kuhn is getting all the carries.

[imscott72]

DAGGER!!!!

[MadScientist]

that's harsh. don't think anyone's earned a loser today. chuck's had a pretty invisible game today, except for the interference penalty, and i wouldn't give him a loser either.

Chuck has helped make the Buffalo passing game mostly disappear. James Jones should be able to make more of an impact than he does...considering all the other weapons we have that the defense has to keep track of.

Ask and you shall receive. (Or Jones shall receive).

[gbgary]

that's harsh. don't think anyone's earned a loser today. chuck's had a pretty invisible game today, except for the interference penalty, and i wouldn't give him a loser either.

Chuck has helped make the Buffalo passing game mostly disappear. James Jones should be able to make more of an impact than he does...considering all the other weapons we have that the defense has to keep track of.

jones gets a td. and what buffalo passing game are you talking about? the one laying underneith clay matthews?

[Guiness]

breaking news: Bigby just lost his starting job

[The Leaper]

Jones must have heard me...he needs to start doing that against the other teams backup DBs.

[SkinBasket]

breaking news: Bigby just lost his starting job

Guess our defense if fucked this year then...

[imscott72]

Ugh Henne sucks..Phins going to piss it away..

[Tony Oday]

Matt Flynn Time!!!

[gbgary]

anyone else surprised pitt is up on tenn

[Tarlam!]

Matt Flynn Time!!!

My sentiments exactly!

[MJZiggy]

Ugh Henne sucks..Phins going to piss it away..

Favre picked off again.

[Tony Oday]

3rd Pick!

[Tony Oday]

another damn fumble

[MJZiggy]

Ugh Henne sucks..Phins going to piss it away..

Favre picked off again.

And they get it right back on the next play.

[Guiness]

3rd Pick!

ffweanie alert: So, my two QB's in FF Stafford and Farve. Ouch.

[Tony Oday]

CLAY MATHEWS!!!!

[gbgary]

MR MATTHEWS...AGAIN!

[imscott72]

Are you kidding me?? #6????

[imscott72]

Dolphins are IDIOTS! About to give the game away completely..

[Iron Mike]

http://shop.theclaymaker.com/media/Brian%20in%20Claymaker%20Helmet%20Shirt%20Small.pn g

[The Leaper]

There are a lot of mediocre teams in the NFL right now.

[Tony Oday]

Dolphins STOP AP at the goalline!

[Willard]

If CMIII keeps this up he may end up on my Winner's List this week.

[imscott72]

VIKINGS DENIED AT THE GOAL LINE!!

[Tony Oday]

Are you kidding me?? #6????

looks like we have a pass rush!

[The Leaper]

If CMIII keeps this up he may end up on my Winner's List this week.

Yeah...might be tough for some to justify it, but I'm guessing he gets on there.

8-)

[jklowan]

BJACK has been the featured back today

GB ATT YDS AVG LG TD
John Kuhn 8 33 4.1 12 0
Brandon Jackson 10 28 2.8 6 1
Aaron Rodgers 3 22 7.3 12 1

[Tony Oday]

So Clay is ALREADY a pro bowler this year

[PA Pack Fan]

YESS!

[gbgary]

VIKINGS DENIED AT THE GOAL LINE!!

ON FORTH DOWN. LOL

WAY TO GO DOALFINS!

[imscott72]

....

[RashanGary]

What a great 3 hours. If the Cowboys can somehow pull this out, we will have a GREAT start to our division.

[Tony Oday]

Buffalo Bills...this is your demise...his name is Clay Mathews...have a nice year.

[imscott72]

What a great 3 hours. If the Cowboys can somehow pull this out, we will have a GREAT start to our division.

Nah let the Bears win. With the Vikes and Boys 0-2 things look real good. We'll take care of the Bears next week..

[retailguy]

it was a little rough there in the middle for a while, but otherwise it looks pretty good today!

[gbgary]

minn is done

[Tony Oday]

VIKES LOSE!!!!

[imscott72]

vikings are gonna lose!!! WOOHOO

[Iron Mike]

Farve misses Giantcock!!!

[jklowan]

minny loses

[red]

DOWN GO THE VIKINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MadScientist]

What a great 3 hours. If the Cowboys can somehow pull this out, we will have a GREAT start to our division.
Ugh, rooting for the Cowpukes.

[jklowan]

bears up by 10 with 5 to go

[RashanGary]

it was a little rough there in the middle for a while, but otherwise it looks pretty good today!

Yeah. We dominate bad teams on our off days.

[cheesner]

So Clay is ALREADY a pro bowler this yearIf the best player is a probowler, then yes. Is anyone playing better?

[gbgary]

What a great 3 hours. If the Cowboys can somehow pull this out, we will have a GREAT start to our division.

i know you disagree but the boys going down today does us more good than the bears.

[gbgary]

roy williams stripped and bears get it. up by 10 w/4:30 to go

[MJZiggy]

Favre misses Giantcock!!!

For a sec I had to think about who you were talking about and then I remembered... :oops: :P

[red]

Favre misses Giantcock!!!

For a sec I had to think about who you were talking about and then I remembered... :oops: :P

you know, that thing you had as your desktop wallpaper for a half year

[Iron Mike]

minny loses

Wow, that ship's sinking fast!!!

http://www.dsperformancegroup.com/images/viking_s.gif

[denverYooper]

If we win and minny loses, it will be the best 3 hours of my week, bar none.

Congrats!

[Tarlam!]

Well, it's time to look ahead. What are their chances against The Bears next MNF?

[steve823]

http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/getty/2010/09000d5d81aa51f4_gallery_600.jpg

This sums the game up.

[Lurker64]

http://artaban7.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/2009-4-22-viking_funeral.jpg

[red]

http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/getty/2010/09000d5d81aa51f4_gallery_600.jpg

This sums the game up.

dude's a freaking monster

who will have more

will mathews have more sacks then favre will have turnovers this year?

i think we need a running tally on the home page

[imscott72]

2-0 Packers vs 2-0 Bears Monday Night football next week. I'm already getting jacked up.. :lol:

[MadScientist]

2-0 Packers vs 2-0 Bears Monday Night football next week. I'm already getting jacked up.. :lol:
Damn, have to wait an extra day for the game.

[Iron Mike]

2-0 Packers vs 2-0 Bears Monday Night football next week. I'm already getting jacked up.. :lol:

I expect the Bear trolls to be showing up anytime now.....

[gbgary]

http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/getty/2010/09000d5d81aa51f4_gallery_600.jpg

This sums the game up.

Packers haven't had a defensive superstar since Reggie. say hello to Clay Matthews.

[red]

2-0 Packers vs 2-0 Bears Monday Night football next week. I'm already getting jacked up.. :lol:

I expect the Bear trolls to be showing up anytime now.....

that's alright, they'll be gone again by late monday night

[red]

http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/getty/2010/09000d5d81aa51f4_gallery_600.jpg

This sums the game up.

Packers haven't had a defensive superstar since Reggie. say hello to Clay Matthews.

really, not even that guy in your avatar?

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[Tarlam!]

2-0 Packers vs 2-0 Bears Monday Night football next week. I'm already getting jacked up.. :lol:
Damn, have to wait an extra day for the game.

Ya, well I have to get up at 2 am, but at least it'll be on TV here.

[mission]

[quote=steve823]i think we need a running tally on the home page

What home page?

But really tho-- Mathews is an A+ guy. Not even 'A'. Monster > Beast > Stud ... couldn't agree more.

[gbgary]

really, not even that guy in your avatar?

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:shock: forgive me chuck!

[MJZiggy]

[quote=steve823]i think we need a running tally on the home page

What home page?

But really tho-- Mathews is an A+ guy. Not even 'A'. Monster > Beast > Stud ... couldn't agree more..

I know, more than a year later and I still feel like I need to write a game summary.

[MJZiggy]

Ok, I know about the discussion about reporters in the locker room, but really, can't we let them get dressed before we bring the cameras in? Linemen in towels. EEEEEEggghhhh.

[Iron Mike]

2-0 Packers vs 2-0 Bears Monday Night football next week. I'm already getting jacked up.. :lol:
Damn, have to wait an extra day for the game.

Ya, well I have to get up at 2 am, but at least it'll be on TV here.

Kewl....we'll have to have a shot of Barenjager every time Matthews sacks Cutler!!!

http://www.agirlandaboy.com/journal/archives/martini/10honeyclose.jpg

[MJZiggy]

2-0 Packers vs 2-0 Bears Monday Night football next week. I'm already getting jacked up.. :lol:
Damn, have to wait an extra day for the game.

Ya, well I have to get up at 2 am, but at least it'll be on TV here.

Kewl....we'll have to have a shot of Barenjager every time Matthews sacks Cutler!!!

http://www.agirlandaboy.com/journal/archives/martini/10honeyclose.jpg

You're gonna be sooooo drunk!

[Iron Mike]

Kewl....we'll have to have a shot of Barenjager every time Matthews sacks Cutler!!!


You're gonna be sooooo drunk!

Hopefully I won't go all 4and12to12and4 on you then..... :oops:

[Tarlam!]

Surely they'll gameplan against him? I can't see 3 OC in a row make the same mistakes.

[Iron Mike]

Surely they'll gameplan against him? I can't see 3 OC in a row make the same mistakes.

You just go ahead and start stocking up on Barenjager now..... :P

[Fritz]

So did the team dominate as much as the score seems to indicate?

[MJZiggy]

So did the team dominate as much as the score seems to indicate? All except Q2. Looked like they might make a game of it, but Matthews decided they wouldn't.

[pbmax]

I am thread jumping so I apologize if this has been covered.

Please tell me that someone else saw that most of the first half running yardage for the Bills came when they went 3 wide and ran against our nickel. I do not want to have to worry about run defense while I am worrying about pass defense.

Though my concern about pass rush is less now that it was over the offseason. Moving Matthews and having him opposite Jenkins really has seemed to work. Also, I like the work Raji is doing.

[pbmax]

So did the team dominate as much as the score seems to indicate?
It looked like they would be tied or behind by a point near the end of the second quarter. The Packers offense seemed to strip a gear.

[pbmax]

Morning guys....




Packers declared FB Korey Hall, TE Andrew Quarless, OL Marshall Newhouse, OT T.J. Lang, OL Nick McDonald, DL Mike Neal, LB Desmond Bishop and CB Brandon Underwood inactive for Sunday's game against the Bills
RASTAK!

Hello.

[Fritz]

I am thread jumping so I apologize if this has been covered.

Please tell me that someone else saw that most of the first half running yardage for the Bills came when they went 3 wide and ran against our nickel. I do not want to have to worry about run defense while I am worrying about pass defense.

Though my concern about pass rush is less now that it was over the offseason. Moving Matthews and having him opposite Jenkins really has seemed to work. Also, I like the work Raji is doing.

Was Chillar playing linebacker in the nickel? And who were the down linemen?

By the way, how did Shields play today? And did Underwear play?

[Lurker64]

Was Chillar playing linebacker in the nickel? And who were the down linemen?

By the way, how did Shields play today? And did Underwear play?

Hawk played in the nickel early, Chillar played late. Not sure of the split.

The only time I heard Shields' name called today was when he made a good tackle to prevent a first down on a third down passing play. The Bills passing offense is kind of offensive, to be honest.

[pbmax]

I haven't been paying attention - has he been on the field? (I'm serious)

Yes...we've been in our base defense much of the game. Hawk has a number of tackles already. The notion that he isn't good is inaccurate. Sure, he's probably not going to live up to his draft position...but he's a solid player.
Radio interview with M3 said they had a nickel package with Hawk for today which is why he and Chillar split time in the nickel. They also ran Psycho, which has 5 LBs so they are both on the field with Jenkins (I think) as the only D lineman.

[retailguy]

it was a little rough there in the middle for a while, but otherwise it looks pretty good today!

Yeah. We dominate bad teams on our off days.

psst - you did see the 2nd quarter right? When we made Lynch look like a probowler, instead of a 3rd string rb?

Dom made some great adjustments at halftime, THEN we dominated.

Better to have a bad quarter in the 2nd than the 4th! That's progress!

[pbmax]

I am thread jumping so I apologize if this has been covered.

Please tell me that someone else saw that most of the first half running yardage for the Bills came when they went 3 wide and ran against our nickel. I do not want to have to worry about run defense while I am worrying about pass defense.

Though my concern about pass rush is less now that it was over the offseason. Moving Matthews and having him opposite Jenkins really has seemed to work. Also, I like the work Raji is doing.

Was Chillar playing linebacker in the nickel? And who were the down linemen?

By the way, how did Shields play today? And did Underwear play?
Nickel down lineman were Raji and Jenkins with Pickett in for each occasionally. LBs depending on down and distance were Barnett, Jones, Matthews and Hawk/Chillar. I think the Packers played Hawk if they expected some kind of run. I bet they scouted the Bills to be more likely to run in 3rd and medium than other teams. 3rd and long I would think they went more traditional nickel with Chillar.

Also played Psycho (Jenkins, 5 LB, 5 DBs) in obvious passing situations.

In the second quarter, the Bills backs would just stutter step behind the lineman, almost like a screen, drawing in LBs to be blocked by the O lineman. Then they would scoot through a seam, even though it seemed they were surrounded.

This was less effective in the 2nd half but for reasons that are unclear for me. They may have played more base, simply not fearing Edwards.

Chillar got serious snaps, but not as many as last week and reports of Hawk's demise were premature. I did not see Underwood.

[pbmax]

Neal, Hall, Underwood, Bishop, McDonald, Lang, Newhouse and Quarless are inactive for Packers. Quinn Johnson starts for Hall. Also Nance is active..
Fritz, Underwood was inactive.

Neal is probably back next week. Which will round out the D line better.

I will say this, late in the game CJ Wilson was getting some pressure in the middle. He wasn't exactly beating a world class opponent, still, nice to see.

Radio said Clifton had knee trouble this week in practice with swelling. I did not see him, but was only with the radio in the first quarter. Did Bulaga replace him or start for him?

[red]

So did the team dominate as much as the score seems to indicate?

i honestly don't think it was as close as the score shows

we took a break in the 2nd quarter but other then that the game was never close to being in doubt

[RashanGary]

it was a little rough there in the middle for a while, but otherwise it looks pretty good today!

Yeah. We dominate bad teams on our off days.

psst - you did see the 2nd quarter right? When we made Lynch look like a probowler, instead of a 3rd string rb?

Dom made some great adjustments at halftime, THEN we dominated.

Better to have a bad quarter in the 2nd than the 4th! That's progress!


2-0. Read it and weep.

[Fritz]

Thanks, PB, for the updates. It's good to get a handle on what this win might mean.

[MJZiggy]

Tony Romo's wondering if the Cowboys are ever going to win a game... :lol:

[pbmax]

Even JSO had a good game so far. They answered the question I mentioned above. Clifton was pulled halfway through the second quarter. McCarthy was saying he needs time to get healthy and everyone else from Philbin on down was busy saying nothing.

[Pugger]

anyone else relying on Internet feeds today? Apparently Minnesota has a football team :roll:

I almost was going to be looking to do the same thing. fortunately, I get two sets of local networks and one of them decided to carry the packers. they must have just switched today because when i checked earlier this week it wasn't going to be on.

you still have time to find a good bar to catch the game!

We went to our local watering hole that has a room set aside for us Packer fans and the damn satellite was on the fritz!!! :evil: I'll have to wait until the replay on NFL Network later this week to see more besides a couple of highlights on BSPN.

[Fritz]

anyone else relying on Internet feeds today? Apparently Minnesota has a football team :roll:

I almost was going to be looking to do the same thing. fortunately, I get two sets of local networks and one of them decided to carry the packers. they must have just switched today because when i checked earlier this week it wasn't going to be on.

you still have time to find a good bar to catch the game!

We went to our local watering hole that has a room set aside for us Packer fans and the damn satellite was on the fritz!!! :evil: I'll have to wait until the replay on NFL Network later this week to see more besides a couple of highlights on BSPN.

I did not notice any satellite on my back today.

[MJZiggy]

anyone else relying on Internet feeds today? Apparently Minnesota has a football team :roll:

I almost was going to be looking to do the same thing. fortunately, I get two sets of local networks and one of them decided to carry the packers. they must have just switched today because when i checked earlier this week it wasn't going to be on.

you still have time to find a good bar to catch the game!

We went to our local watering hole that has a room set aside for us Packer fans and the damn satellite was on the fritz!!! :evil: I'll have to wait until the replay on NFL Network later this week to see more besides a couple of highlights on BSPN.

I did not notice any satellite on my back today.

Hence the problem.

[Pugger]

anyone else relying on Internet feeds today? Apparently Minnesota has a football team :roll:

I almost was going to be looking to do the same thing. fortunately, I get two sets of local networks and one of them decided to carry the packers. they must have just switched today because when i checked earlier this week it wasn't going to be on.

you still have time to find a good bar to catch the game!

We went to our local watering hole that has a room set aside for us Packer fans and the damn satellite was on the fritz!!! :evil: I'll have to wait until the replay on NFL Network later this week to see more besides a couple of highlights on BSPN.

I did not notice any satellite on my back today.

hehehehehe! :D

[Joemailman]

We now know Fritz's true identity. Unfortunately, the game wasn't on NBC.

http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/10/al_franken.gif

[retailguy]

it was a little rough there in the middle for a while, but otherwise it looks pretty good today!

Yeah. We dominate bad teams on our off days.

psst - you did see the 2nd quarter right? When we made Lynch look like a probowler, instead of a 3rd string rb?

Dom made some great adjustments at halftime, THEN we dominated.

Better to have a bad quarter in the 2nd than the 4th! That's progress!


2-0. Read it and weep.

See, Justin, these are the posts that cause me to think that you just don't get it.

I commented that the 2nd quarter sucked. It was better than the 4th quarter sucking. Lynch should not have been able to run wild on this defense. He did. Good news is Capers figured out how to shut him down, and I saw some very good half time adjustments (also a previous rarity in GB).

I'm delighted the team is 2-0. I expected it, remember? I wasn't shitting you or the forum about 19-0 and the Super Bowl. I was pulling your leg HARD in the way I expressed it, but I EXPECT it to happen.

Ideally, today, we'd have had 4 quarters of complete domination against a very weak opponent. We got 3 quarters. I am thrilled with that.

[mraynrand]

anyone else relying on Internet feeds today? Apparently Minnesota has a football team :roll:

I almost was going to be looking to do the same thing. fortunately, I get two sets of local networks and one of them decided to carry the packers. they must have just switched today because when i checked earlier this week it wasn't going to be on.

you still have time to find a good bar to catch the game!

We went to our local watering hole that has a room set aside for us Packer fans and the damn satellite was on the fritz!!! :evil: I'll have to wait until the replay on NFL Network later this week to see more besides a couple of highlights on BSPN.

I did not notice any satellite on my back today.

It isn't your schtick anyway.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tYZSLzBpAcM/SkqB5psVrII/AAAAAAAAAUM/TdlaVZcsPus/s400/al_franken.gif

[mraynrand]

I was pulling your leg HARD.

stop that

[retailguy]

I was pulling your leg HARD.

stop that

Ok. I'll pee on it instead.

[mmmdk]

Clay Matthews is 2-0...not so sure rest of Packers are. But wins are wins, right?

Bears vs Packers on MNF next - this will be a nailbiter. This game is for AR to win for us 'cos Packers D will be exposed and fold when they should stand tall. Bold predictions!

[ThunderDan]

Clay Matthews is 2-0...not so sure rest of Packers are. But wins are wins, right?

Bears vs Packers on MNF next - this will be a nailbiter. This game is for AR to win for us 'cos Packers D will be exposed and fold when they should stand tall. Bold predictions!

Disagree. The offense looked good. We scored on 6 of 9 possesions.

Clay is a beast but the whole team was getting pressure. When Jenkins gets push and Hawk blitzed well it becomes next to impossible to double Clay unless you are going to run 2 and 3 WR routes and max protect.

We dominated a weaker team like we should. We held Buffalo to 186 yards. Of which 80 came on 1 drive. So for the rest of the game Buffalo had 106 yards. As much as people want to say the 2nd Q sucked BUFF only had one drive that quarter.

[hoosier]

Clay Matthews is 2-0...not so sure rest of Packers are. But wins are wins, right?

Bears vs Packers on MNF next - this will be a nailbiter. This game is for AR to win for us 'cos Packers D will be exposed and fold when they should stand tall. Bold predictions!

Disagree. The offense looked good. We scored on 6 of 9 possesions.

Clay is a beast but the whole team was getting pressure. When Jenkins gets push and Hawk blitzed well it becomes next to impossible to double Clay unless you are going to run 2 and 3 WR routes and max protect.

We dominated a weaker team like we should. We held Buffalo to 186 yards. Of which 80 came on 1 drive. So for the rest of the game Buffalo had 106 yards. As much as people want to say the 2nd Q sucked BUFF only had one drive that quarter.

I didn't see the game but interesting to hear that both Jenkins and Hawk were providing some pressure. It will be interesting to see how Martz tries to counter that: normally he is not one to run lots of max protect and the routes in his scheme require time. Maybe Chi will ask Cutler to buy time with his feet if their OL isn't up to the task, but I could also see Matthews (or someone else) having a big day at the line's expense.

[ThunderDan]

Clay Matthews is 2-0...not so sure rest of Packers are. But wins are wins, right?

Bears vs Packers on MNF next - this will be a nailbiter. This game is for AR to win for us 'cos Packers D will be exposed and fold when they should stand tall. Bold predictions!

Disagree. The offense looked good. We scored on 6 of 9 possesions.

Clay is a beast but the whole team was getting pressure. When Jenkins gets push and Hawk blitzed well it becomes next to impossible to double Clay unless you are going to run 2 and 3 WR routes and max protect.

We dominated a weaker team like we should. We held Buffalo to 186 yards. Of which 80 came on 1 drive. So for the rest of the game Buffalo had 106 yards. As much as people want to say the 2nd Q sucked BUFF only had one drive that quarter.

I didn't see the game but interesting to hear that both Jenkins and Hawk were providing some pressure. It will be interesting to see how Martz tries to counter that: normally he is not one to run lots of max protect and the routes in his scheme require time. Maybe Chi will ask Cutler to buy time with his feet if their OL isn't up to the task, but I could also see Matthews (or someone else) having a big day at the line's expense.

I guess the thing that I really like about Clay is his short burst speed. He changes directions and gets to top speed so quick. I would not want my QB to have to buy time with that guy rushing. Edwards made LBs miss a couple of times with quick movement left and right but Matthews was always right there.

[mmmdk]

Clay Matthews is 2-0...not so sure rest of Packers are. But wins are wins, right?

Bears vs Packers on MNF next - this will be a nailbiter. This game is for AR to win for us 'cos Packers D will be exposed and fold when they should stand tall. Bold predictions!

Disagree. The offense looked good. We scored on 6 of 9 possesions.

Clay is a beast but the whole team was getting pressure. When Jenkins gets push and Hawk blitzed well it becomes next to impossible to double Clay unless you are going to run 2 and 3 WR routes and max protect.

We dominated a weaker team like we should. We held Buffalo to 186 yards. Of which 80 came on 1 drive. So for the rest of the game Buffalo had 106 yards. As much as people want to say the 2nd Q sucked BUFF only had one drive that quarter.

Hmm Packers run game went nowhere and AR + receivers didn't kick in till after half. Oh and Bills suck big time!

Packers can and must play better to beat the Bears...on the road...on MNF. I sense a wakeup call game for Packers! Could go either way.

[vince]

Here's ProFootballFocus' take on the game. Some interesting points in here.

http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2010/09/21/re-focused-week-2-bills-at-packers/

Re-Focused: Week 2, Bills at Packers
September 21st, 2010 | Author: Nathan Jahnke
This game started out close but then turned into a blowout. The Bills showed a little bit of spark in the 2nd quarter with their running backs running wild, but the offensive line was dismantled by the Packers which didn’t allow for the Bills to have much offense.

One of the interesting story lines of this game included the Marshawn Lynch for A.J. Hawk trade drama. Both players saw a significant increase in their playing time compared to the first week, and both played well.

The Bills defense did uncharacteristically well against the run, getting a score of +10.9, but the Packers passing attack returned to its 2009 form with a +4.5 in passing and +4.4 in pass protection which let the Packers come away with a big victory.

BILLS

The Bills problems in recent years have had to do with the offensive line, and this game was no different. On the right side of the line was guard Eric Wood (-4.9) and tackle Cornell Green (-4.7), who each had ratings worse than -2.0 in both pass and run protection. They both performed adequately against the Dolphins, but had no answer for Clay Matthews and the rest of the Packers. They allowed a combined 8 QB pressures which left Trent Edwards little chance to be successful.

A high point on the day for the Bills was defensive end Dwan Edwards. He moved around a lot along the defensive line and had a rating of +3.0 which came from a positive rating in every category. He came up with three of the Bills four QB pressures and also chimed in with two stops. His +2.1 rating against the run can help give Bills fans hope that they can still have a good defense this season.

Cornerback Drayton Florence (-1.2) who was very inconsistent last season has started the season consistently performing poorly. Florence was thrown at three times while covering Donald Driver and Greg Jennings, and allowed catches on all three occasions. He only had one tackle, and also allowed the Driver touchdown.

PACKERS

Second year defensive tackle B.J. Raji has been asked to step up this year and in this game passed expectations. He has been given the most snaps amongst the Packers defensive lineman so far, and put together an excellent rating of +5.0. This made it not only the best game of his career to date but also the best game by a Packers defensive tackle since we started recording PFF statistics. Raji came up with three pressures, and a +2.8 rating against the run.

After playing no snaps with the defense last week, LB A.J. Hawk (+4.2) played in 44 this week and also performed well. Against the run he had a +1.9 rating. In the past Hawk’s weakness has been in pass coverage, and this year he had lost his job to Brandon Chillar on passing downs. The Packers didn’t believe the Bills would throw much of the time, even in three receiver sets so they left Hawk in. He had four QB pressures and one hit on just six pass rushes, and was never thrown at on any of the 10 occasions he did drop back in pass coverage.

The only Packer to have more than 30 snaps and a score in the red was guard Daryn Colledge. While the rest of the line only allowed one hit and one pressure on Rodgers, Colledge allowed three pressures. This resulted in a -1.7 pass protection rating and a -3.1 rating overall. This was Colledge’s worst game since early on in the 2009 season, and leaves the option open for Brian Bulaga to replace Colledge if he doesn’t permanently replace Chad Clifton.

ROOKIE REPORT

Both teams had a number of rookies play in this game, including high draft picks as well as undrafted players. For the Bills, first round pick C.J. Spiller (+0.1) saw less action with only 16 offensive snaps in this game, but performed better. He did have six kick returns and had a +1.8 special teams rating because of it. Second round pick Torell Troup saw limited action on the defensive line and had a -1.3 rating.

The Bills also had two undrafted players see time on offense. WR David Nelson came in whenever they had a four receiver set and dropped the one ball that was thrown at him. When Andy Levitre was injured on the fourth play of the game, Cord Howard came in and performed better than most of the Bills line, registering a -1.0 grade.

For the Packers, the big rookie news was first round pick Brian Bulaga replacing Chad Clifton in the second quarter and putting up a 0.0 rating; his perfect day in pass protection (+0.9) being cancelled out by his false start. Third round pick Morgan Burnett (+0.7) and undrafted free agent Sam Shields (+1.7) both played the majority of the game on defense and had a better second game than first. Shields only allowed a four yard catch, and Burnett had an interception.

More Packers to see action were 7th round pick DE C.J. Wilson who made his NFL debut in a goal line play followed by garbage time in the fourth quarter. Undrafted rookie Frank Zombo also had some garbage time in the fourth quarter, and newly acquired Dimitri Nance had two runs for eight yards and a penalty

RANDOM NOTE

On six plays, the Packers used a formation including Donald Driver, Greg Jennings, James Jones, Jordy Nelson and Jermichael Finley. On those plays, Aaron Rodgers was 4 for 6 for 64 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 long first downs.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Good stuff.

[mmmdk]

Good stuff.

Yup, good stuff.

Note: this ain't the time for Colledge to take steps back when Cliffy is being replaced by Bulaga.

Who'd replace Colledge if Bulaga wasn't available? Newhouse? :shock:

[Joemailman]

Good stuff.

Yup, good stuff.

Note: this ain't the time for Colledge to take steps back when Cliffy is being replaced by Bulaga.

Who'd replace Colledge if Bulaga wasn't available? Newhouse? :shock:

More likely Spitz.

[HarveyWallbangers]

More likely Spitz.

Maybe Lang if he gets back to the level he was at the end of last year.

[Bossman641]

Hmm, I'm certainly no line expert but I didn't notice Colledge playing that poorly. The little pressure that Rodgers did face was coming from the edges, at least that was my perspective.

[pbmax]

Hmm, I'm certainly no line expert but I didn't notice Colledge playing that poorly. The little pressure that Rodgers did face was coming from the edges, at least that was my perspective.
I saw him flat whiff once. But did not see the other two they mention.